Personally I have to say that I am shocked by the decision as well.
HUNTSVILLE, AL - The University of Alabama-Huntsville's application to join the Central Collegiate Hockey Association has been denied, the CCHA Council voted today.
According to a short statement, the council "voted by acclamation to deny the University of Alabama in Huntsville's application to become a member of the conference."
UAH officials were stunned by the decision.
"We are certainly disappointed in the decision and feel like our program has a lot to offer to any league," said UAH director of athletics Jim Harris. "We are going to look at other options that are available to us and then move forward."
Harris said the decision will not affect the upcoming season, which is the team's 25th year as a varsity sport. It will also be the final year of College Hockey America, which UAH helped found in 1999. Three other remaining members of the CHA - Bemidji State, Niagara and Robert Morris - have all been admitted to other conferences.
"Many people have put a lot of work into trying to make this happen; from all of the Chargers past and present through to Dr. Williams and the leaders in the city of Huntsville," said head coach Danton Cole, who is in Slovakia as an assistant coach with the U.S. Under 18 Select Team. "I do not know what the future holds for the program, but we will be looking at our options and move forward in the best interest of the University."
CCHA Commissioner Tom Anastos said the council, comprised of athletic administrators and faculty athletic representatives, discussed "various issues" before voting to "maintain our membership at its current level."
"The CCHA will remain focused on maintaining and strengthening our existing members to ensure the conference's continued success and long-term viability," Anastos said in the statement.
I want to throw up.
ReplyDeleteI do too, I wonder what grass roots things we can do about this?
ReplyDeleteHmmm, all leagues pull their non-conference contracts with CCHA teams...... Let the CCHA play an Atlantic Hockey like schedule
ReplyDeleteJust another reason why WCHA >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CCHA?
ReplyDeleteI think this could be taken a couple of ways, maybe the CCHA is looking for the NCAA to step in and give them some overture. This is not good for college hockey.
ReplyDeleteThe other thing the CCHA is doing is they might be looking for a dialog because they wanted to talk the WCHA about a solution and they WCHA didn't, what ever it is, it appears as if the CCHA is acting like a bunch of snobs...
ReplyDeleteAs a BSU alum, I am supposed to hate Huntsville, but man, I just hate the CCHA more for being a bunch of stuck up losers and how they are trying to prove a point. I agree with Millsy, screw them and their schedules with the other leagues.
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