One year ago, the University of New Haven hockey club team made it to the top, winning the championship and earning a sport in American Collegiate Hockey Association.

After a championship, they move up to a higher level of hockey, which is a huge step in the program. The season did not turn out the way they would have hoped, but as previously stated, it’s a huge step.

They finished the season with a 4-11 record. The last couple games for them have not been great for the Chargers, but as you build a program, there will be some bad years.

Even with 11 losses, they have played close games, only losing by one to three goals most games. The future looks bright for UNH puck, as they have a young team that should develop over this offseason and will be better with one years experience under their belt.

Six years ago when this program was first put together, no one would have thought that this is where the program would be today, as it’s one of the most popular sports on campus, and even though they don’t play their home games directly on this campus, they still get a huge student turnout; showing not only that UNH Chargers love their hockey, but they have school pride and UNH puck pride.

With everything looking in such a positive direction, I don’t see this program doing badly or having to fold for many years to come. You never know, maybe one day they will get moved up to be an official sport on campus.