University of Alberta says it is suspending participation in six team sports for the 2020-21 season for financial reasons.The programs affected are men’s and women’s hockey, men’s and women’s basketball and men’s and women’s volleyball.
Ian Reade, athletic director for Golden Bears and Pandas Athletics, said in a release that cuts to the Campus Alberta Grant, the Alberta government’s requirement that universities balance their budget and reduce expenditures, and a reduction in student fees combined for a “worst-case scenario.”“This scenario has brought most of our diverse revenue streams to a complete halt, and the Athletics budget is no longer able to support participation for the 2020/2021 season,” Reade said in a media release.“While.