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Per SI:
Tennessee State announced Wednesday that it will become the first historically black college and university to introduce an ice hockey program.
The news comes as TSU had previously established a relationship with the NHL’s Predators, which share a home with TSU in Nashville. Now, the program will include a partnership with College Hockey Inc., the NHL and the Predators.
College Hockey Inc., in collaboration with the NHL and the NHL players’ association, ran a feasibility study to gauge whether the university was a good fit for a men’s or women’s hockey program. The study dives into the financial impact of creating a hockey program, whether the school can manage adding scholarships internally, the costs of adding a coaching staff and support staff for the new team, as well as a conference evaluation to find out whether a team has a reasonable course of action to join a hockey conference.
Go Gophers!!
Tennessee State announced Wednesday that it will become the first historically black college and university to introduce an ice hockey program.
The news comes as TSU had previously established a relationship with the NHL’s Predators, which share a home with TSU in Nashville. Now, the program will include a partnership with College Hockey Inc., the NHL and the Predators.
College Hockey Inc., in collaboration with the NHL and the NHL players’ association, ran a feasibility study to gauge whether the university was a good fit for a men’s or women’s hockey program. The study dives into the financial impact of creating a hockey program, whether the school can manage adding scholarships internally, the costs of adding a coaching staff and support staff for the new team, as well as a conference evaluation to find out whether a team has a reasonable course of action to join a hockey conference.
https://www.si.com/college/2023/06/28/tennessee-state-to-become-first-ever-hbcu-with-ice-hockey-team
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