{"id":22128288,"date":"2024-02-19T06:13:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T13:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/?p=22128288"},"modified":"2024-02-15T20:26:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T03:26:14","slug":"hockey-club-funds-and-runs-themselves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/hockey-club-funds-and-runs-themselves\/","title":{"rendered":"Hockey club funds and runs themselves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Utah State club sports do not receive the same funding as school-sanctioned sports, forcing players to provide most of the funding. Despite facing financial hurdles, USU hockey and their supporters have found innovative ways to fundraise and strengthen their program.<\/p>\n<p>Player dues, ticket sales and community sponsorships form the financial backbone of their team. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Player dues vary depending on factors like player position and tenure. A first-year team member will pay close to $1,750 while returning players have a lower cost of $1,400. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA freshman pays more for their jerseys, helmets and gloves,\u201d said Brendan Woolcott, a senior defenseman for the Aggies. \u201cGoalies buy a lot of their gear. It\u2019s custom for them, so it\u2019s pretty expensive.\u201d <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>There are no current USU scholarships for the club hockey team. If a player does have one, it\u2019s academic. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany guys on the team have part-time jobs and jobs over the summer to help get themselves through the school year,\u201d said Trace Farr, a defenseman on the team.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ticket sales are where most of the funds come from.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A few days before a home game, the team dresses up in their jerseys to promote it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA main source of our revenue is ticket sales, so that\u2019s why you\u2019ll always see us standing outside if the weather\u2019s good, or in the TSC, marketing with little fliers,\u201d said Titan Anderson, the team\u2019s goalie.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The team is blessed with a generous community of sponsors and fans who make their season possible. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Two major sponsors of Aggie hockey include ScyTek Laboratories and Summit Pizza Co. During the game, the team highlights their sponsors during power plays and penalty kills.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe put their logo up on the screen and our PA announces something like, \u2018Your Aggies are on a Summit Pizza Co. powerplay. Summit Pizza Co. is a proud sponsor of the Utah State Hockey Club\u2019, \u201d Woolcott said. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>All sponsors are announced the same way throughout the games, simply listing their names followed by \u201c\u2026. are proud sponsors of Aggie Hockey!\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>One of the team\u2019s most successful fundraising endeavors was the creation of the \u201cAggie Fund.\u201d It is much like GoFundMe, but for the Aggies. This initiative, launched ahead of the national tournament last year, allowed students, parents and Aggies fans to donate funds to support the team\u2019s travel expenses.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were very fortunate to receive around $23,000 from the community and alumni last year,\u201d Farr said. \u201cThis year, we plan on utilizing the Aggie Fund again as we strive to qualify for the National Tournament once more.\u201d <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Utah State hosted the Mountain West College Hockey League Championship tournament from Feb. 8-10 at the George Eccles Ice Center. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>After a win against Providence on Feb. 10, the Aggies became the 2024 Mountain West Collegiate Hockey League champions. Their season is not over quite yet as they prepare for the American Collegiate Hockey Association Regionals and Nationals, <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>in St. Louis, Missouri. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Donations to the team can be made through the USU hockey website at usuhockey.com.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Utah State club sports do not receive the same funding as school-sanctioned sports, forcing players to provide most of the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":900018,"featured_media":22128289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22128288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - 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