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Post by cruskater31 on May 22, 2020 16:02:14 GMT -5
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Post by HC92 on May 22, 2020 16:57:21 GMT -5
This may have happened anyway but Covid definitely didn’t help.
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Post by southernsader on May 22, 2020 20:48:54 GMT -5
I think the world will survive without a college hockey team in Alabama.
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on May 22, 2020 22:06:47 GMT -5
Easy for you to be flip about it I guess when you're not one of the affected kids.
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Post by beachbound on May 23, 2020 21:33:34 GMT -5
LIU should offer all the players and coaches of Alabama Huntsville and then submit an application to be the 12th member of Atlantic Hockey
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Post by longsuffering on May 24, 2020 13:56:50 GMT -5
In 1987 Alabama Governor George Wallace declared Huntsville the "Hockey Capital of the South." The Chargers were two time NCAA D-2 national champs and play in a 6600 seat modern municipal arena.
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Post by purplehaze on May 29, 2020 15:32:26 GMT -5
Well, the folks in northern Alabama want their hockey - the program has been saved - here's the story:
The University of Alabama in Huntsville announced Friday afternoon that it would restore the canceled hockey program after supporters exceeded fundraising requirements spelled out by the school.
The resurrection of the program – the second time in nine years it has been canceled and brought back – comes a week after school president Darren Dawson announced its termination.
UAH said Friday that more than $750,000 had been raised through private donations.
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Post by HC92 on May 29, 2020 15:39:11 GMT -5
Tough to recruit to a hockey program without a conference that has been dropped and brought back twice in nine years.
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on May 29, 2020 16:18:41 GMT -5
Actually easy to recruit when the closest D1 competition for players is 400 miles away.
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Post by longsuffering on May 29, 2020 18:21:24 GMT -5
Well, the folks in northern Alabama want their hockey - the program has been saved - here's the story: The University of Alabama in Huntsville announced Friday afternoon that it would restore the canceled hockey program after supporters exceeded fundraising requirements spelled out by the school. The resurrection of the program – the second time in nine years it has been canceled and brought back – comes a week after school president Darren Dawson announced its termination. UAH said Friday that more than $750,000 had been raised through private donations. UAH cuts hockey and then calls the bank to alert them to a large deposit coming in about a week. Never let a Crisis go to waste. |
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Post by bfoley82 on May 29, 2020 19:46:02 GMT -5
Well, the folks in northern Alabama want their hockey - the program has been saved - here's the story: The University of Alabama in Huntsville announced Friday afternoon that it would restore the canceled hockey program after supporters exceeded fundraising requirements spelled out by the school. The resurrection of the program – the second time in nine years it has been canceled and brought back – comes a week after school president Darren Dawson announced its termination. UAH said Friday that more than $750,000 had been raised through private donations. Players do NOT need to stay at UAH as they all get to transfer without sitting out a year. BC has already snatched their best player and I bet other teams are going to do the same. |
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Post by longsuffering on May 29, 2020 20:18:30 GMT -5
Well, the folks in northern Alabama want their hockey - the program has been saved - here's the story: The University of Alabama in Huntsville announced Friday afternoon that it would restore the canceled hockey program after supporters exceeded fundraising requirements spelled out by the school. The resurrection of the program – the second time in nine years it has been canceled and brought back – comes a week after school president Darren Dawson announced its termination. UAH said Friday that more than $750,000 had been raised through private donations. Players do NOT need to stay at UAH as they all get to transfer without sitting out a year. BC has already snatched their best player and I bet other teams are going to do the same. Shouldn't someone in the NCAA have the "pucks" to pull the plug on that no sit out provision since hockey was only cancelled for a week or so? It's an insult to the loyal fans who donated the $75OK. |
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Post by HC92 on May 30, 2020 0:06:29 GMT -5
Actually easy to recruit when the closest D1 competition for players is 400 miles away. The closest D1 player might be more than 400 miles away. |
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Post by bfoley82 on May 30, 2020 3:18:20 GMT -5
Actually easy to recruit when the closest D1 competition for players is 400 miles away. The closest D1 player might be more than 400 miles away. There is a kid from Huntsville on the roster with another two from Tennessee and at least one from both Georgia and Texas |
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Post by bfoley82 on May 30, 2020 3:19:33 GMT -5
Players do NOT need to stay at UAH as they all get to transfer without sitting out a year. BC has already snatched their best player and I bet other teams are going to do the same. Shouldn't someone in the NCAA have the "pucks" to pull the plug on that no sit out provision since hockey was only cancelled for a week or so? It's an insult to the loyal fans who donated the $75OK. Hell no...the school was cutting their scholarships so they should be able to go elsewhere |
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Post by timholycross on May 30, 2020 7:23:04 GMT -5
Players do NOT need to stay at UAH as they all get to transfer without sitting out a year. BC has already snatched their best player and I bet other teams are going to do the same. Shouldn't someone in the NCAA have the "pucks" to pull the plug on that no sit out provision since hockey was only cancelled for a week or so? It's an insult to the loyal fans who donated the $75OK. Not unless there's some evidence that someone involved wasn't acting in good faith (e.g., had BC knocking on their door a couple months ago, that sort of thing). Given it's late May, time was of the essence in any player securing a spot on another team for next season (if there is one). |
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