Union College announced earlier this month it is changing its nickname to Garnet Chargers, starting with the 2023-24 school year. Garnet has been the school's primary color for a century-and-a-half. The university has also introduced a new logo to coincide with the new name.
According to USCHO.com, the Union men's hockey team, which originally began play in 1903, was known as the Skating Dutchmen until 2002, when it dropped "Skating" from the nickname. Union went on to win the 2014 NCAA Division I men's hockey national championship.
The Union women's program started up in 1999 and switched to Skating Dutchwomen in 2002 before becoming just the Dutchwomen the following season. They Union women have never recorded a winning campaign in their short existence.
The Union men went 14-19-2 overall last season, while the women finished 11-22-1. Both remain members of ECAC Hockey. The only other NCAA Division I hockey school nicknamed "Chargers" was Alabama-Huntsville, although UAH has been dormant since May 2021.
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