HSV Sports, LLC

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HSV Sports, LLC (or HSV Sports) is a sports management company located in Huntsville, Alabama. It borrows its name from the IATA airport code for the Huntsville International Airport.

HSV Sports was founded in 2004 by Keith Jeffries to be the corporate owner of the Huntsville Havoc professional hockey franchise. This followed John Cherney's dissolution of the Huntsville Channel Cats franchise due to disputes with arena management. In 2006 HSV Sports took over operations of the Tennessee Valley Vipers franchise, which lay dormant for a year after then owner Art Clarkson moved the franchise to United Indoor Football and renamed them the Tennessee Valley Raptors before moving the team to Rockford, Illinois after the 2005 season.

HSV Sports provides the front office support for both franchises, which allows them to cut costs both in labor and office space. Their offices are located in the Von Braun Center.