UVA Ice Hockey
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Anonymous
| Has anyone heard whether UVA is getting local ice? They lost their rink on Main Street at the start of the pandemic, and I hear the hockey teams are hauling hours for practice. Any updates? There was an effort afoot, but not sure if it floundered. |
Anonymous
| No nothing is happening. A local group did a half hearted fundraising attempt but that didn’t go anywhere. |
Anonymous
| Bummer. Where is their hockey team practicing now? |
Anonymous
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From UVA hockey’s website
Regrettably, Main Street Arena was demolished in the summer of 2018 with plans of using the land to develop an office park. The team will now practice at LaHaye Ice Center (Liberty University) in Lynchburg, VA and play its home games at Richmond Ice Zone in Richmond, VA and SkateNation Plus in Short Pump, VA. |
Anonymous
Yep. They are having trouble fielding a competitive team at ACHA D2 level. Should drop to CHF. There is a construction project that was supposed to build a rink but Covid derailed that effort. |
Anonymous
| Wow. Surprised they can’t pull something together. Those rinks are far! They used to have a good hockey team, too. Such a shame. |
Anonymous
| Do they at least have a bus to get players to practice and games? Or are they figuring out rides? |
Anonymous
| Even with all the snark, this is the reason I love DCUM. Such a random question and yet, there are readers who have some info. |
Anonymous
Amen. Always great info you just need to keep your BS filter on and use a little critical thinking. |
Anonymous
AFAIK they drive themselves. Same with the JMU team. |
Anonymous
| Maybe they can tap some policy folks at UVA who specialize in community development to help out. UNC has an amazing resource on this. |
Anonymous
How's their Hockey team? |
Anonymous
It’s a club sport not a UVA team, resources will not be spent on this when there is a multimillion dollar sports master plan for NCAA teams. |
Anonymous
Anonymous
| Anyone hear of any effort to get a rink for the area? Seems so odd there is nothing for the community, looking beyond the UVA hockey and figure skaters |