As excitement grows for the opening of the R.P. Lumber Center Ice Rink around Memorial Day, the Edwardsville High School ice hockey program recently received some bad news.
Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association president John Criswell informed the high school program that the league doesn’t plan on scheduling any games at the new ice rink.
The Tigers had three teams in the league last season, including one in the varsity division and two in the junior varsity division. The top EHS ice hockey team competes in a separate league in Missouri in the Mid States Club Hockey Association.
The MVCHA typically schedules games between the beginning of November through the middle of March.
In an e-mail to The Intelligencer from Criswell, the MVHCA president gave his reasons for the decision.
“The MVCHA stance is very clear and simple. We do…
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