The Marshall University hockey club has been re-re-launched! Bill Sawyers informed me the other day there was an intro meeting at South Charleston with 20 prospects. Naturally they're hoping for the ice situation to be resolved at Big Sandy Superstore Arena so they can actually play in Huntington, but for now South Charleston appears to be a more than adequate venue (so long as gas stays under $5 a gallon anyway!).
Molly the Perpetually Awesome tipped me off to a
Parthenon article on the club. Some choice quotes:
"The rink in South Charleston is a masterpiece that is comparable to most of the top rinks throughout the country," said [JD] Rappold, who has both worked and played at the rink. "Everything is in place to set up shop, we just need numbers."
Rappold, a senior from Huntington, spent some of his undergrad at Maryland-Baltimore County with their
team. Also cited in the article was freshman Evan Hazelett, who hinted at future opponents...
We have two games semi-scheduled with some teams up north[...]
Of course there's a LOT of teams north of Huntington--who Marshall plays would probably depend on what ACHA division the
Ice Herd end up in. WVU is a given I figure--besides the obvious rivalry there, they field both D-I and D-II teams...
