‘Inspire the next generation’: Alabama women’s hockey making impact on and off the ice [Video]

The Alabama women’s hockey team kicked off the second half of its season in winning fashion, 6-2, over South Carolina Friday evening.A big win and night for the Tide as it celebrated women in sports and leadership night. Celebrating fellow women in sports and leadership at Alabama along with this team that’s bringing women’s hockey to the south. The program has grown so much in a short time. Freshman Claire Carson remembers what she thought when she first arrived from Canada to Tuscaloosa.”I was never expecting that to happen; when I first applied, I was like, they probably don’t even know what hockey is,” Carson said.Not only did they know, but there was a men’s team followed by the women’s team founded in 2023 by three players. Some players had to learn at the start, but the team has continued to grow since. “Even our goalie that we still have …