Dr. Altenkirch outlines hockey budget expectations
UAH President Robert Altenkirch met with The Huntsville Times editorial board Tuesday and outlined the budget expectations for the hockey program to stay Division I: Under the new plan, UAH will provide $650,000 to the projected $1.5 million annual budget cited by the school to have a competitive NCAA Division I hockey program. That leaves [...]
2012 Hockey Campaign Under Way
The official UAH Chargers 2012 Hockey Campaign is under way! Head to this site and let Jared Ross bring you the details: http://www.uah.edu/2012hockeycampaign If you haven’t donated to the cause, now is the time. Any help, no matter how small, is appreciated. We must show prospective conferences that we have the financial strength and backing to be accepted. Conference [...]
How to Help: Mid-November 2011
People have been asking how to help these days. If you haven’t heard, the money from outside donors appears to be there in terms of covering the operating budget of the hockey program. As such, we have hearts and minds to convince these days. You can contact members of the University of Alabama System Board [...]
On Media Coverage
Sunday afternoon, Eric Burton pinged me on Twitter about local media coverage. He’s known around the Internets as “ndgoon” or “goon48″, and he blogs about college hockey at Goon’s World. Goon has often written about the UAH situation from a WCHA perspective, terming the CCHA’s rejection of UAH’s 2009 application as “bs” right after it [...]
Be Thankful: Contact the Schools Who Schedule Us
One of our freshmen’s parents sent me an email with a great idea: taking the contact information for the NCAA schools who helped UAH out this year with scheduling and putting it together to thank them. I think it’s a great idea, so I’m publishing the list here for you. For all the below links, [...]
Marketing for UAH: Put Your Wallet Where Your Mouth Is!
Over the years, we’ve heard plenty of people complain about UAH hockey being poorly marketed. Heck, we’ve been the ones to say it some of the time. Want to fix that? Here’s your chance. Job Description: The Marketing Coordinator is responsible for all marketing related to sponsorships and corporate sales. The position serves as a [...]
Buying Road Blues
No game-worn jerseys are left at this time. Thank you. –GFM We posted about the availability of road blue jerseys back in March, and we’d like to let you know that they’re available. Authentic Road Blues Road Blues are going to be $175. You need to let us know: size, number, and nameplate. You can [...]
2010 Charger Golf Tournament
Here’s the latest from Coach: Dear Charger Faithful, We sent out a save the date memo earlier for our golf outing on June 12, 2010. We have attached the sign up info and look forward to seeing you there. It looks to be a great outing and many alumni from out of town have let [...]
UAH Hockey in the 2010 Regoinals: TV and Radio
Howdy, everyone. I think we’re all aware that UAH has made the 2010 Midwest Regional. Wondering where to catch it? Television: ESPNU will carry the game at 3:00 p.m. Huntsville time. Buffalo Wild Wings on University Drive (Madison Sq. Mall) has indicated to us that they receive ESPNU and would be willing to host UAH [...]
Buying a UAH Road Blue Jersey
Jerseys are no longer available. Thank you for your interest. Several folks, via email, text, Twitter, Facebook, and here on Save UAH Hockey, have asked, “How do I get one of those blue road jerseys that UAH wears?” Your chance to get one of the camo thirds is now gone, but I’ve talked to Coach [...]