Ayodele Adeniye and Peyton Francis thought the emotional rollercoaster regarding the University of Alabama in Huntsville's hockey team was over after supporters, led by Flames goalie Cam Talbot, raised nearly $790,000 to save the program.

University president Darren Dawson and athletic director Cade Smith had announced on May 22 that the school was ending hockey, men's tennis and women's tennis because of budget problems related to the coronavirus pandemic. However, officials said they would reconsider their decision if supporters of the team could raise a total of $750,000.

"It was nerve-racking, but it's good to have security now," said Adeniye, an incoming freshman defenseman who's a graduate of the NHL's "Hockey Is For Everyone" program. "Figuring you have a scholarship and you're going to come out of school without being in debt then hearing your program has folded and you don't have anywhere to go to college, it scares you a little bit."

That quote was on Tuesday. The next day, Adeniye and Francis learned that UAH coach Mike Corbett, the man who recruited them, had resigned along with assistant Gavin Morgan.

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