PREDATORS ASSIST TSU HOCKEY EFFORT: In historic move, Tennessee State to become first HBCU school with hockey program Reach Mike Organ at 615-259-8021 or on X @MikeOrganWriter.

Tennessee State University announced Wednesday that it plans to introduce a men's ice hockey program in 2024 and later a women's team, becoming the first HBCU to offer it.

Tennessee State's new men's ice hockey team added its first player to the roster Friday with Drury University forward Xavier Abel announcing he will transfer to the Nashville-based historically ...

— Tennessee State Hockey (@TSUTigersHockey) June 28, 2023. The Predators partnered with TSU in 2020 as part of the school’s “$1 Million in 1 Month” campaign in honor of Black History Month.

Duanté Abercrombie was hired Thursday as the first coach of the Tennessee State ice hockey team, which will begin play in the 2024-25 season.

Tennessee State’s new men’s club hockey program, which will begin play next year, is looking to become the first HBCU to field an NCAA Division I team.

Tennessee State University is prepared to become the first Historically Black College and University to field a collegiate hockey team, the school revealed Wednesday ahead of the 2023 NHL Draft in ...

TSU Hires Duanté Abercrombie As First Head Coach For Men’s Hockey Program. In addition to his work as an inaugural member of the Washington Capitals’ Black Hockey Committee and co-creator and ...

Tennessee State men's hockey landed two player commitments on Friday, its first steps in building a roster for the 2025-26 Division I season.. Trey Fechko, a 20-year-old forward out of Minnesota ...

Tennessee State University announced Wednesday it was adding a club men's hockey team, making it the first historically Black college or university (HBCU) to introduce a college hockey program.