Published on Show Me Mizzou April 24, 2026
Story by Tony Rehagen, BA, BJ ’01
In January, Mizzou’s hockey club announced it will launch a women’s team in 2026. The move came before the U.S. Women’s National Hockey Team added an exclamation point to the expanding popularity of the sport by bringing home an Olympic gold medal home from Milan. The Tigers will join 118 other women’s teams in the American College Hockey Association, including fellow SEC schools Arkansas, Auburn and Tennessee. The goal is to stage a developmental season with limited games in 2026–27 before skating full-strength into intercollegiate competition the following year. “This is an exciting step forward for University of Missouri Hockey,” Mizzou Hockey CEO John Lamond said in a press release. “Adding a women’s team reflects the continued growth of hockey at Mizzou.”
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