It was in early August the Missouri State club hockey team announced their American Collegiate Hockey Association season would begin in January because of COVID-19. Normally, it would start in September.
Faced with still needing to operate the team and select a squad, head coach Jeremy Law and other members of the team staff came up with an idea: an intra-squad tournament, broadcasted live with a trophy attached.
“As soon as the cancellation happened, I thought, ‘It’s going to be frustrating having tryouts, picking a team and then practicing without any games,’” Law said. “Players practice to play.