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WCHA faces imbalanced schedule after Alabama-Huntsville drops hockey

Suddenly down to nine members, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association is mulling its next steps for the 2020-21 schedule.

The WCHA, Bowling Green’s conference affiliation in hockey, released its full league schedule May 6, but last week lost one of its 10 teams when the University of Alabama-Huntsville eliminated its hockey program due to economic shortfalls exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.

The Chargers, a two-time champion in NCAA Division II, moved up to the highest level of college hockey in 1998 and were the only Division I hockey team in the South.

As of Wednesday afternoon, more than 6,300 people had signed a change.