Pelham Civic Complex to host SEC hockey championship tournament

Published 10:37 am Monday, February 22, 2010

The Pelham Civic Complex will play host to some of the best college hockey players around, as the Southeastern Collegiate Hockey Conference Championships will be held Feb. 26-28.

Last year’s champion, the University of Tennessee, will join host Alabama and eight other SEC teams in the three-day tournament.

Florida, Arkansas, Georgia, LSU, South Carolina and Mississippi are back in the tournament, while Vanderbilt and Ole Miss will play for the first time.

Auburn and Kentucky still do not have hockey teams.

Tickets are $10 per day, or $20 for a weekend pass. Tickets will be available at the gate.

Here is the tournament schedule:

Game Times for Friday, Feb. 26

Game 1

2 p.m. – (No. 8) Ole Miss vs. (No. 9) Mississippi State

Game 2

4:30 p.m. – (No. 7) LSU vs. (No. 10) Vanderbilt

Game 3 Opening Ceremony

7 p.m. – (No. 4) Tennessee vs. (No. 5) Alabama

Game 4

9:30 p.m. – (No. 3) Georgia vs. (No. 6) South Carolina

Game Times for Saturday, Feb. 27

Game 5

9 a.m. – 9th Place Game

Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2

Game 6

11:30 a.m. – 7th Place Game

Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2

Game 7

2 p.m. – 5th place game

Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4

Game 8

5 p.m. – Semifinal

(No. 1) Arkansas vs. Winner Game 3

Game 9

8 p.m. – Semifinal

(No. 2) Florida vs. Winner Game 4

Game Times for Sunday, Feb. 28

Game 10

11 a.m. – Consolation Game

Loser of Game 8 vs. Loser Game 9

Game 11

2 p.m. – Championship Game

Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of game 9