Hockey Team fighting to stay alive

Last year the CU Denver Hockey team made their debut as the first club sport of the school. This year the team is back and hopes to solidify a sense of school spirit the university is seriously lacking in.

Speaking to Gordon Nytes, the CU Denver Ice Hockey Team President, you quickly find out the amount of adversity the first team on campus faces. With $1,200 per player due fees, zero financial support from the school, and not having an ice rink to call their own, the club hopes to establish not only a better team but also a better sense of identity.

“Obviously being a new team it has been a challenge to compete with some of the clubs who have had successful teams for many years, but we are constantly working hard and I am confident we will be right there with them in the near future,” proclaimed Nytes.

As it currently stands, the team still faces a 0-6 loss record this season, and has yet to establish the availability of merchandise at the Auraria Campus Bookstore, though they are currently in the process of doing so.

Their upcoming game on Sunday November 4 at Big Bear Ice Arena against Creighton University at 1pm is expected to attract more students, and hopefully turn their losing streak around.

After an intense opening game against Colorado School of Mines, a crowd of over 100 students displayed an extraordinary amount of support, but  with games being free be sure to grab some friends and check out one of the coolest things to happen at the University. 

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UCD HOCKEY PRESIDENT GORDON NYTES

Schedule:

	Date	Day	Location	Opponent	Rink	Time
	3-Nov	Sat	Laramie, WY	University of Wyoming	Laramie Community Ice Arena	7pm
	4-Nov	Sun	Denver, CO	Creighton University	Big Bear Ice Arena	1pm
	10-Nov	Sat	Colorado Springs	UCCS	World Arena	9pm
	16-Nov	Fri	Greeley, CO	Northern Colorado	Greeley Ice Haus 1 2 3 Recommended: Articles that may interest you Facebook Comments Site Comments Be the first to comment on this article! Add comment I am not posting spam. I understand posting spam or other comments that are unrelated to this article will cause my comment to be flagged for deletion and possibly cause my IP address to be permanently banned from this server. log out On the Web Check out our Facebook to join the conversation UCD Advocate Facebook Check out college promotional products and items in CO. .edu Text Links Photo of the Day About Us Contact Us Advertise Esubscribe Classifieds Problems with this site? RSS © UCD Advocate. All rights reserved. This site is powered by: is a member of the Official Music Sponsor: