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Post by purplehaze on May 25, 2021 16:49:00 GMT -5
I know it's a wild thought to suggest AHA membership but there are two schools taking a look to dive into D.1 1) A report out of Nashville says HBCU Tennessee State will conduct a feasibility study to determine the viability of starting and maintaining a D1 men's ice hockey program at the school. The report also indicates that a partnership with the NHL Nashville Predators may be announced in the future. If the program is started, it will be the first D1 ice hockey team in the history of the country's historically black colleges and universities. TSU's decision is expected in the Fall. Lack of an adequate facility is their biggest hurdle. www.nashvillepost.com/sports/colleges/tsu-considering-starting-di-ice-hockey-program/article_21d75a40-a629-11eb-94ed-c3f6bad5f895.html2) Lindenwood University in suburban St. Louis is looking to take the D1 leap in hockey. They are being supported by the NHL Blues. If they make the leap, they will skate at the Blues practice rink which seats over 3,000. They are supposed to make their announcement this summer. P.S. Alabama Huntsville recently announced (another time) that they are discontinuing their program effective immediately.
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Post by matunuck on May 25, 2021 18:34:43 GMT -5
Like to see Navy make the jump.
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Post by bfoley82 on May 25, 2021 19:37:47 GMT -5
I know it's a wild thought to suggest AHA membership but there are two schools taking a look to dive into D.1 1) A report out of Nashville says HBCU Tennessee State will conduct a feasibility study to determine the viability of starting and maintaining a D1 men's ice hockey program at the school. The report also indicates that a partnership with the NHL Nashville Predators may be announced in the future. If the program is started, it will be the first D1 ice hockey team in the history of the country's historically black colleges and universities. TSU's decision is expected in the Fall. Lack of an adequate facility is their biggest hurdle. www.nashvillepost.com/sports/colleges/tsu-considering-starting-di-ice-hockey-program/article_21d75a40-a629-11eb-94ed-c3f6bad5f895.html2) Lindenwood University in suburban St. Louis is looking to take the D1 leap in hockey. They are being supported by the NHL Blues. If they make the leap, they will skate at the Blues practice rink which seats over 3,000. They are supposed to make their announcement this summer. P.S. Alabama Huntsville recently announced (another time) that they are discontinuing their program effective immediately. Lindenwood has a D-1 women's team already. PS Anchorage is also either stopping the program for the year or cut it completely....I can't find the latest on them.
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Post by bison137 on May 25, 2021 19:52:49 GMT -5
I know it's a wild thought to suggest AHA membership but there are two schools taking a look to dive into D.1 1) A report out of Nashville says HBCU Tennessee State will conduct a feasibility study to determine the viability of starting and maintaining a D1 men's ice hockey program at the school. The report also indicates that a partnership with the NHL Nashville Predators may be announced in the future. If the program is started, it will be the first D1 ice hockey team in the history of the country's historically black colleges and universities. TSU's decision is expected in the Fall. Lack of an adequate facility is their biggest hurdle. www.nashvillepost.com/sports/colleges/tsu-considering-starting-di-ice-hockey-program/article_21d75a40-a629-11eb-94ed-c3f6bad5f895.html2) Lindenwood University in suburban St. Louis is looking to take the D1 leap in hockey. They are being supported by the NHL Blues. If they make the leap, they will skate at the Blues practice rink which seats over 3,000. They are supposed to make their announcement this summer. P.S. Alabama Huntsville recently announced (another time) that they are discontinuing their program effective immediately. Lindenwood has a D-1 women's team already. PS Anchorage is also either stopping the program for the year or cut it completely....I can't find the latest on them. Anchorage announced it was cutting the program completely. But a group of alums are trying to save it. They have raised $2.1 Million thus far and have to reach $3 Million by August for the college to continue the program. They have some sort of partnership with the new Seattle Kraken, which may help.
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on May 25, 2021 19:58:38 GMT -5
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Post by cruskater31 on May 27, 2021 10:24:45 GMT -5
Last I saw UAH was waiting on Atlantic Hockey to make a determination. Then again, it was from earlier this month. The article is below. I would support these teams joining AHA. I imagine Lindenwood, with a strong ACHA club history and women's program (and support of the Blues) would be best situated to make inroads in D1 hockey. I would hope HC would feast upon this new competition (and then transition to Hockey East...just kidding I will be old and grey before that happens I think).
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Post by timholycross on May 28, 2021 13:13:20 GMT -5
St. Louis U had a D1 team in the CCHA, played at the Checkerdome same as the Blues.
The team existed throughout the 70s, then they went club with it.
Having a 3K seat rink instead of a huge arena certainly would be a plus for Lindenhurst.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on May 29, 2021 7:55:37 GMT -5
Last I saw UAH was waiting on Atlantic Hockey to make a determination. Then again, it was from earlier this month. The article is below. I would support these teams joining AHA. I imagine Lindenwood, with a strong ACHA club history and women's program (and support of the Blues) would be best situated to make inroads in D1 hockey. I would hope HC would feast upon this new competition (and then transition to Hockey East...just kidding I will be old and grey before that happens I think). Just like we feasted on LIU
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Post by cruskater31 on Jun 1, 2021 9:13:15 GMT -5
Last I saw UAH was waiting on Atlantic Hockey to make a determination. Then again, it was from earlier this month. The article is below. I would support these teams joining AHA. I imagine Lindenwood, with a strong ACHA club history and women's program (and support of the Blues) would be best situated to make inroads in D1 hockey. I would hope HC would feast upon this new competition (and then transition to Hockey East...just kidding I will be old and grey before that happens I think). Just like we feasted on LIU That's more a result of an over enthusiastic new program and a program that was run into the ground the last 4-5 years. We need to build it back up from recruiting, character, team play, etc.
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