BREAKING: Alabama Huntsville dropping men’s ice hockey effective immediately, citing

[woodenskates]

Re: BREAKING: Alabama Huntsville dropping men’s ice hockey effective immediately, cit

What happens to the hockey players who have already committed somewhere else if the funds are raised to save the program? I guess that the transfer won't be approved by the NCAA?

[Bonin21]

Re: BREAKING: Alabama Huntsville dropping men’s ice hockey effective immediately, cit

What happens to the hockey players who have already committed somewhere else if the funds are raised to save the program? I guess that the transfer won't be approved by the NCAA?

They would allow it. This fund raiser isn't buying any stability beyond a year.

[slowe]

Re: BREAKING: Alabama Huntsville dropping men’s ice hockey effective immediately, cit

They’re at $485k with a few hours to go. Looking good but it’ll sure be nice to just finish it up already. I’m quite impressed.

[MavHockey14]

They’re at $485k with a few hours to go. Looking good but it’ll sure be nice to just finish it up already. I’m quite impressed.

https://twitter.com/saveuahhockey/status/1266414685970141200?s=21

$500K secured

[aparch]

They’re at $485k with a few hours to go. Looking good but it’ll sure be nice to just finish it up already. I’m quite impressed.

They also have 26k from T-Shirts sold, so they're over 500k.

[Russell Jaslow]

Re: BREAKING: Alabama Huntsville dropping men’s ice hockey effective immediately, cit

What happens to the hockey players who have already committed somewhere else if the funds are raised to save the program? I guess that the transfer won't be approved by the NCAA?

Apparently, once they announced the program was being canned, players can transfer without penalty. Even if the school says, "Just kidding..."

[MavHockey14]

Apparently, once they announced the program was being canned, players can transfer without penalty. Even if the school says, "Just kidding..."

I presume this would require a waiver to the NCAA which would likely be granted? (Of course the NCAA rarely does things how they’re supposed to be done)

[Ralph Baer]

Re: BREAKING: Alabama Huntsville dropping men’s ice hockey effective immediately, cit

I didn't think that they would make it.

[Sol Diablo]

Re: BREAKING: Alabama Huntsville dropping men’s ice hockey effective immediately, cit

Frustration with my alma mater doesn't mean that my BS meter is broken. My BS meter is highly tuned from what I do for work — I was never a marketing major, and my sophomore year is a good 24 years in my rear view (right back there with that last D-II championship).

Do some **** homework on NCAA rules, etc. Knock the attitude off. Show some humility — you're getting your face washed here because you act like a punk.

In other news, I feel very good about the program being resurrected at this point. I'm hopeful that this is the last whiplash I get from this for a while.

GFM

As is my BS meter highly tuned. As an engineer I have learned to reply to BS with BS, reply to data with data. And that got me in trouble as many people don't want to discuss points and stances with data but with opinion. As a marketer I have learned not to reply to BS with BS but to point out my position based on qualitative data. I apologize if I mis-communicated my stance, and it was not taken in a constructive manner. However, reality is what it is, there are 2 sides to every story and I will continue to promote college hockey in the best way I see fit which is what I think most people here are trying to do, promote college hockey.

[woodenskates]

Re: BREAKING: Alabama Huntsville dropping men’s ice hockey effective immediately, cit

Apparently, once they announced the program was being canned, players can transfer without penalty. Even if the school says, "Just kidding..."

Really? That won't help UAH save the program as it is likely that the some of the more talented found a new home first. What is your source for this? I would hope, for the benefit of UAH on a competitive level for the coming year, that this is not the case. They have enough struggles already with no conference, no rink on campus and an AD that wants to drop them. Holding on to competitive players will help a bit.

[Sol Diablo]

Re: BREAKING: Alabama Huntsville dropping men’s ice hockey effective immediately, cit

Anybody caught shoplifting?

Ha! good one! boy that would have been terrible.

[J.D.]

Re: BREAKING: Alabama Huntsville dropping men’s ice hockey effective immediately, cit

How is this sustainable long-term?

[Sol Diablo]

Re: BREAKING: Alabama Huntsville dropping men’s ice hockey effective immediately, cit

WCHA is 2500 seat minimum for new facilities.

Thank you. I looked and looked, could never find any standard publicly issued on the internet.

[Russell Jaslow]

Re: BREAKING: Alabama Huntsville dropping men’s ice hockey effective immediately, cit

I presume this would require a waiver to the NCAA which would likely be granted? (Of course the NCAA rarely does things how they’re supposed to be done)

A waiver is not necessary, because I believe that's the rule. The school announced it was shutting down. At that point, you are free to transfer.

[gfmorris]

Re: BREAKING: Alabama Huntsville dropping men’s ice hockey effective immediately, cit

Apparently, once they announced the program was being canned, players can transfer without penalty. Even if the school says, "Just kidding..."

Clarke Saunders (NoDak) and Mac Roy (RMU) both left the first time. It's my understanding that Hak offered to release Clarkie from his NLI so he could stay in Huntsville. I ... I think I'd rather be the starting goalie for a storied program.

GFM