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The Tennessee State men’s hockey jerseys were unveiled recently on social media, and coach Duante’ Abercrombie was happy with the buzz that was created.
“It’s been phenomenal. The response from NHL people, people on a national level all the way down to people I grew up with calling me saying, ‘Duante’, that jersey is phenomenal,’ ” Abercrombie said. “I just got two messages from friends saying they just ordered two jerseys, ‘I just wanted to say keep crushing it. This is exactly what hockey and the world needs.’ “
TSU is the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to create an NCAA Division I hockey program. The team is expected to start playing during the 2025-26 season.
Abercrombie is not tooting his own horn when he talks about the sleek design of the uniforms, which feature a large outlined tiger head on the front, a number along with the player’s name on the back, and striping across the base and the sleeves and a lower case TSU logo. He did not play a role in the design, but did take part on the final selection after he was hired in April.
Abercrombie said athletic director Mikki Allen, associate AD Dusty Bennett and assistant AD for communications and creativity content Nick Guerriero provided several designs from which to choose.
“I just felt the jersey that we chose spoke very well to the history of hockey and Tennessee State University, but it was also something that everybody could wear and love,” Abercrombie said.
One set of uniforms is predominately blue, the other is white. Abercrombie said more uniform sets will be introduced before the team starts playing.
Soon after the uniform was unveiled, former TSU football All-American Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, who played 12 seasons in the NFL, ordered one and posted it on his social media accounts. Former vice mayor Howard Gentry Jr., a longtime TSU radio analyst, also has been seen wearing one of the uniforms around town.
“I appreciate the buzz but don’t be surprised when it continues to grow,” Abercrombie said. “I definitely won’t be.”
The unveiling of the uniform was the latest step in the evolution of the hockey program, which Allen first announced in 2023 following a feasibility study conducted in 2021.
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