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THIS IS TennesseE!!!
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Founded
in 1794 as Blount College, The University of Tennessee,
the state's land-grant university is home to over 26,000 students.
The University of Tennessee is dedicated to providing students
with a quality education as well as quality experiences to prepare students
for the future. Tennessee boasts 391programs at the
Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral levels, including several nationally
accredited programs such as the College of Business, College of Engineering, College of Education, and College of Architecture. The University of Tennessee System also includes the Health and Sciences Center in Memphis, the UT Institute of
Agriculture, the Public Services Institute, and the Space Institute in Tullahoma. UT is also known for football
Saturdays, when over 105,000 Volunteer fans pack Neyland
Stadium, the third-largest stadium in the nation, and largest in the
south. The campus also boasts the Thompson-Boling Assembly Center and Arena, the largest
on-campus basketball-only facility in the nation. Thompson Boling is
the home of the the Tennessee men's basketball team and
six-time National Champion Lady Vols. Tennessee's other athletic
programs have flourished as well, with Tennessee being one of only 2
Southeastern Conference schools to claim a conference title in each sport
in which it competes. The legendary Tennessee Track program has claimed an
amazing 67 SEC Titles and 5 National Championships.
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THE ORIGINAL ENTRANCE TO CAMPUS AT THE HILL
AYRES
HALL
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WORLD'S FAIR PARK
and THE SUNSPHERE
RIVERFRONT KNOXVILLE
WORLDS FAIR PARK and DOWNTOWN
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UT is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, in the foothills of the Great Smokey Mountains. Knoxville was recently names as "Best Place to Live" by Places
Rated for cities with less than one million people. It was also ranked
as having the 3rd lowest cost of living among all U.S. metropolitan areas.
Knoxville is located less than an hour from the 520,000 acre Great Smokey
Mountains National Park, which includes 800 miles of trails for hiking and
horseback riding, 735 miles of streams for fishing, scenery from countless
lookouts and 13 peaks of over 6,000 feet as well as the mountain resorts of
Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. Knoxville is Tennessee's third largest city with a
metro population of 650,000 people. Aside from being a center for
agriculture and recreation, Knoxville is well known for the
arts. The downtown Civic Coliseum hosts the Knoxville Symphony
Orchestra, numerous Broadway plays,
concerts, and professional sports. The city also hosts the Sundown in
the City Concert Festival, Hot Summer Nights Concert Series, Dogwood Arts
Festival, and Boomsday - the largest fireworks
show in the southern U.S. - held each Labor Day. Knoxville was the host city for the 1982
World's Fair, and the old World's Fair site was recently converted into a
beautiful new city park adjacent to the new
ultra-modern Knoxville Convention Center. Knoxville is also home to the Women's
Basketball Hall of Fame, author Alex Haley's home,
the East Tennessee Museum of Art, and the Museum of Appalachia.
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Frequently
Asked Questions
Q:
Tennessee has a hockey
team?!?!?!?
A: YES! The Tennessee Hockey Club was founded in 1966,
making it the oldest and most established hockey team in the southern United States. It is also the oldest
continuously running sports club at the University of Tennessee.
Q: Is
hockey a varsity sport at Tennessee?
A: No, the Ice Vols are a non-varsity
sport; sanctioned through the RecSports office,
made up of players who are members of the Tennessee Hockey Club. The
Tennessee Ice Vols are not affiliated with the UT
Athletic Department and receive NO money from the UTAD.
Q:
How do I become a member of the UT Hockey Club?
A: Membership is open to all full-time UT students who have
paid the proper activities fees as well as UT faculty and staff. However,
only full-time students are allowed to be rostered
players per ACHA rules.
Q:
What is the ACHA?
A: The ACHA is our national governing body, similar to the
NCAA. The ACHA is comprised of over 300 colleges and universities in
3 divisions and is recognized by USA Hockey and the American Hockey Coaches
Association. All ACHA and USA Hockey rules govern play.
Q:
Are the Ice Vols different from an intramural
team?
A: Yes, intramural sports at UT do not travel or play against other
schools. The Ice Vols have traveled and
played intercollegiately since 1967.
Q:
What schools do you play against?
A: We play the majority of our games against major
universities here the South such as Kentucky, Georgia, and Vanderbilt. We also
compete against well-known schools across the nation including Arizona, Texas, North Carolina, Cincinnati, and Penn State.
Q:
How many games do you play, and how long is your season?
A: We
typically play around 30 games a season, beginning in October and running
through the ACHA National Championship Tournament in early March. We do not
play during Thanksgiving and Winter Breaks
Q: I am interested in becoming an Ice
Vol. When are tryouts, and how does that work?
A: Consult the Player Information section below and bring your
equipment to school. We hold a training camp around the first week of
September for coaches to determine the initial 22-man roster; however, all
players will have an opportunity to move up to the 22-man roster during the
season. Players who are not on the 22-man ACHA roster will play on
the B-team against smaller colleges, high school's and area men's league teams.
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THE
TORCHBEARER
CAMPUS and
the GREAT
SMOKY MOUNTAINS
NEYLAND STADIUM
MORGAN HALL
TAYLOR LAW BUILDING
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PLAYER INFORMATION / RECRUITMENT
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Current and future Tennessee students interested in playing
for the Ice Vols should contact Head Coach Steve Durrigan at 508-287-7245 or via email at sdurrigan@comcast.net. They need to know the following
and fill out the appropriate forms listed below. The forms and training
camp fee, should be brought to the first day of training camp or mailed to:
Steve Durrigan
9518 Glynn Downing Dr.
Collegedal, TN
37363-8932
DOWNLOADABLE REQUIRED FORMS
1.
Player Profile
Form
2. USA Hockey
Waiver
3. ACHA Waiver
4. University of
Tennessee Waiver
5. Photocopy of your Insurance Card
TRAINING
CAMP FEE
$25 for all returning players and new candidates. The cost of the training
camp will be increased to $50 after the first day. Make checks payable to University of Tennessee.
ACADEMIC
ELIGIBILITY
The ACHA administers
specific eligibility rules to which each player must adhere in order to
maintain their active status on the Tennessee Hockey Team. The basic
academic rule states that each player must maintain at least a 2.0 GPA, be a full-time undergraduate (12 credit hours) or
graduate (9 credit hours) student and pass a minimum of nine (9) credits
each semester. It is also required that each player complete 24 units from
the previous school year to be eligible to play in the fall of the
following year.
ANNUAL
DUES
Tennessee Hockey is a pay-to-play (fee) Club sport. The University of
Tennessee Athletic Department does not financially support us. We have
several sources of revenue, including corporate sponsors, fundraisers,
clothing sales, gate receipts and program ad sales. At this point, it is
not enough to offset the team's expenses that include, but are not limited
to, equipment, travel and lodging and ice time.
This year's fee will
be approximately $400 per semester and must be paid before the first team
practice of each semester.
If you are still
interested in attending Tennessee and being a part of our
program, please complete the Online Player Profile Form and return it
directly to me by mail or email as soon as possible. Please be sure to
include your correct address, phone number and e-mail address.
If you have any
further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the club.
Thank you for your interest in the Tennessee Hockey Program.
icevols2002@yahoo.com
DOWNTOWN KNOXVILLE from AYRES HALL
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IMPORTANT LINKS
Department Of Admissions
Why UT?
Academic Information
Student Information
The Daily Beacon
Take an IPIX Tour of Campus
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI and FRIENDS OF THE
UNIVERSITY
ENTERTAINERS
Deana
Carter, John Cullum, Dixie Carter, James Denton,
David Keith, Samuel L. Jackson, Andie McDowell,
Kenny Chesney, Charlie Daniels
ASTRONAUTS
Henry Hartsfield, Rhea Seldon, Chris Hadfield, Jeff Ashby, Alex Dunlap, Dominic Gorie, Donald Peterson, Joe Edwards, Charles Hobaugh, Scott Kelley, Barry Wilmore, Douglas Hurley
POLITICIANS
Prime Minister of Jordan Ali Hussein Ragheb,
Fmr. Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker, Estes Kefauver, Congressmen Bob Clement, John Duncan, Bart
Gordon, Van Hilery, William Jenkins, John Tanner,
and Zach Wamp
SPORTS STARS
Peyton Manning, Chamique Holdsclaw, Tom Pappas, Reggie White, Allan Houston, Todd
Helton, Pat Quinn, Justin Gatlin, Kevin Nash, Bernard King, Ernie Grunfeld,
Jim Gallagher, Sterling Marlin,
and many more.
BROADCASTERS
Woody Paige, Lindsay Nelson,
John Ward, Anne Holt,
Gene Wojciechowski
NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS
Economist-James Buchanan
AUTHORS
Cormac McCarthy,
John Noble Wilford, James Agee, John C. Hodges
BUSINESSMEN
UT has produced CEO's of more than 50 major corporations including:
Ron Rice of Hawaiian Tropic,
Bob Goodfriend of Goody's,
Allan Jones of Check Into Cash,
Bill Regal of Regal Entertainment
and Jim Halsam of Pilot Oil Corp.
KNOXVILLE:
A CORPORATE BOOMTOWN
The following companies are all based in Knoxville and the surrounding
area:
AC Entertainment (Bonneroo)
Bush Brothers Foods
Clayton Homes
DeRoyal Industries
EdAmerica Financial Services
Goody's Family Clothing
Petro's Chili & Chips
Pilot Oil Corporation
Regal Entertainment Group
Ruby Tuesday
Scripps Networks (HGTV & DIY)
Sea Ray Boats
Stokely-Van Camp Foods
Tennessee Valley Authority
Triton Boats
FAMOUS KNOXVILLIANS
James Agee, author
Ava Barber, actress
Dr. William Bass of the Body Farm
Brian Bell of Weezer
Polly Bergen, actress
Ben Bolt, composer
Francis Burnett, author
Kenny Chesney, singer
John Cullum, actor
Lowell Cunningham, MIB creator
David Farragut, Civil War Admiral
Nikki Giovanni, poet
Alex Haley, author of Roots
Todd Helton, pro baseball player
Dennis Hwang of Google
Jeff Jarrett, wrestler
David Keith, actor
Johnny Knoxville, actor
Cormac McCarthy, author
Brownie McGhee, jazz musician
Patricia Neal, actress
Randy Orton, wrestler
Chad Pennington, NFL Quarterback
Dr. Jerry Punch of ESPN
Brad Renfro, actor
Quentin Tarantino, director
Bob Thomas, actor
Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy's
Jake Thomas, actor
KNOXVILLE
EVENTS
Boomsday
Dogwood Arts Festival
Eskimo escapades
Great Knoxville Rubber Duck Race
Greekfest
Honda Hoot
Brewers' Jam Beer Festival
Knoxville Marathon
Kuumba Festival
Market Square Farmer's Market
Rossini Festival
SKA Weekend
Sundown in the City Concert Series
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