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ORLANDO, Fla. (September 12, 2023) -- AAU College Hockey and College Hockey South are proud to announce The Columbus Classic, the first women's collegiate hockey tournament in league history.
 
On January 2, 2023, College Hockey South announced the first-ever women's collegiate hockey division in the southeastern United States.
 
“Since joining with the Collegiate Hockey Federation to launch AAU College Hockey earlier this year, the opportunities for student-athletes have continued to grow,” said Keith Noll, AAU Hockey National Chair. “We look forward to helping grow the game of women’s hockey, and we wish good luck to all the school teams participating.”
 
For the 2023-24 season, the Women's Division will feature teams from Auburn University, University of Georgia, University of Miami, University of South Florida, University of South Carolina and University of Tampa.
 
"We're extremely excited about this event," College Hockey South Commissioner Kyle Knell said. "Being able to partner with AAU College Hockey and the Columbus Sports Council has been great. Ever since we made the announcement of the Women's Division, we knew we wanted to do something special to kick off the season."
 
The Columbus Classic 3-day event will take place in Columbus, Georgia, September 22-24, 2023, at the Columbus Ice Rink located at 400 4th St, Columbus, GA 31901. All games will be free admission.
 
The game times will be:
 
Friday, September 22, 2023
University of Georgia vs. University of Tampa - 4:30 p.m. EST
Auburn University vs. University of South Florida - 6:15 p.m. EST
 
Saturday, September 23, 2023
Auburn University vs. University of Tampa - 5:30 p.m. EST
University of Georgia vs. University of South Florida - 7:15 p.m. EST
 
Sunday, September 24, 2023
University of South Florida vs. University of Tampa - 10:00 a.m. EST
Auburn University vs. University of Georgia - 11:45 a.m. EST
 
The AAU and College Hockey South are looking to continue to grow the sport, making history along the way and giving more teams an opportunity to compete.
 
“We are proud to be partnering with College Hockey South to produce the first women’s collegiate hockey tournament in league history,” said Jo Mirza, AAU President. “The AAU’s mission is ‘Sports For All, Forever’ and helping to facilitate The Columbus Classic is one way we’re making that mission a reality.”
 
For more information be sure to follow @ aau_collegehockey on Instagram. And visit aauicehockey.org for all upcoming events and information.  
 

ABOUT THE AAU:
The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is one of the largest, non-profit, volunteer sports event organizations in the country. As a multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports programs. Founded in 1888 to establish standards and uniformity in sports, the AAU philosophy of “Sports For All, Forever” is now shared by more than 800,000 members and 150,000 volunteers across 50+ sports programs and 55 U.S. districts. For more information, visit www.aausports.org.
 
ABOUT College Hockey South:
Founded in 2008, College Hockey South is a 25-school, 38 team intercollegiate hockey conference spanning seven southeastern U.S. states that competes in AAU College Hockey. College Hockey South is a 501(c)3 not for profit organization.
 

 

 

 

 

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