After seeing the caption post from UNC Hockey Instagram in January She was a freshman at the time and was promoting the new girls' team. Hattie leisure I got straight to work.
leisure I played hockey in high school. And she, along with many other women, expressed interest in joining the team. Group Me For future players.
Reger was ultimately selected for the club. president And helped put the team together. vice president rear Schaefer Administrator Isabel SwindallThe group found a coach; Participation Procedure of American Collegiate Hockey Association Division II. From there they Atlantic Coast Conference Hockey League.
Many of the women on the team, like Avery, who will be a sophomore, Waltershad Advance Hockey experience. Walters Figure Skating Club Before he could join the hockey team at the University of North Carolina, he had to learn a new style of skating.
“I bought new skates and they definitely needed some adjustments,” Walters said. Said“It's like having to relearn how to walk after skating your whole life. It's a completely different experience.”
The other players had previous hockey experience but had never played in the league. Competitiveness As ACCHL.
Senior Haley Minter played for co-ed Raleigh. Puccaneers She said the new women's team will be a step above the level of hockey she has played in the past, but it will be a unique opportunity to play an all-female team.
“I think having a women's team makes it a more welcoming environment, a more friendly environment and makes it more fair on the ice,” Minter said. Said.
Minter I believe She said there is a growing demand for a women's league and teams, a sentiment shared by many of the players. Attract With so few women's college hockey teams, more students are becoming interested in hockey at UNC.
