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NHL commissioner Gary Bettman delivers remarks during Tuesday's news conference to announce the formation of the Player Inclusion Coalition in Nashville, Tenn.

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Tennessee State to become first HBCU to add ice hockey

Tennessee State to become first HBCU to add ice hockey

Tennessee State University announced it will become the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to introduce ice hockey. The program has been created in partnership with the National Hockey League, National Hockey League Players Association and the Nashville Predators. The announcement comes on the date of the NHL draft. Since 2017, the NHL and the players Association have sponsored feasibility studies to U.S. colleges and universities that are interested in exploring the addition of Division I men's and women's programs. TSU and the NHL began their study in 2021.