Youth hockey players join fight to save Charger program

The youngest hockey fans are getting involved

Generation.

Ll: the potential end of the uah hockey program has rallied support from former chargers everywhere.

But it's not just alumni who want to hockey to stay in huntsville, the littlest hockey players are passionate too.

Pkg: 10 year old evan parker can't imagine huntsville without uah hockey.

"it would just be boring without it."

Evan and riley's dad, matt parker, was part of uah's national championship teams in 96 and 98 "it's really cool to go to the vbc and look up in the rafters and see how many championships we've won."

Parker played youth hockey because of the chargers.

Decades later, uah is still motivating kids to pick up a stick, and compete.

"they really inspire me to try my hardest and work hard at hockey."

Matthieu miller along with evan and riley are coached by current uah hockey players.

They don't want to see their role models leave alabama to play somewhere else.

"coming and supporting us is just a real booster it gives you confidence in hockey and in life."

"i would be devastated to see uah gone."

Mellisa miller says you can't put a price tag on the impact uah hockey has on her son.

"he chose number 28 for his number and that is from kurt gosselin from uah hockey, matt said with him when he was injured and kurt talked to him the whole game."