Empty Net: Carlisle Ice Hockey Team Discontinues
Lack of players and funding cited as reasons behind team ending.
More stories from Chaela Williams
The Ice Hockey team winning the state championship last year.
Last year the Carlisle boys ice hockey team had a surprising winning streak capped with a championship title.
Which is why it was a shock to many CHS students that the team has been discontinued this year.
“Due to lack of booster budget and number of players, there will not be a team this year,” said by CASD athletic director George Null.
Students who were part of the hockey team was shocked and disappointed to hear they will not be playing for their team this year including former player, Tyler Rexroth, who explained, “It sucks that we don’t have a team this year. It would’ve been awesome to play hockey my senior year”
But funding wasn’t the only problem the team faced apparently.
“The coach stepped down for personal reasons and we lost our team management such as the president and treasurer,” Rexroth added.
Even though the ice hockey team won’t be playing this year at least they made CHS proud by ending last year’s season with a bang by winning the championship.
Want to help the Herd? Please consider supporting the Periscope program. Your donation will support the student journalists of CHS and allow us to purchase equipment, send students to workshops/camps, and cover our annual website hosting costs.
Chaela is a member of the Periscope staff. It's also her third year on staff. She is a senior at CHS. She loves writing stories, watching anime,...
Laura Dayok • Sep 24, 2015 at 9:54 pm
This is so disheartening to hear! I was so impressed when I first started at CHS and heard they had a hockey team. It’s a shame to see such a talented group of students missing out because of a confluence of events largely out of their control.
Lynn Darby • Sep 24, 2015 at 8:33 am
I think that it is very unfortunate that the hockey team had to be discontinued. They were a successful team and it is unfortunate that they had to be discontinued. I think that eventually the team will come back at one point in the future, but for now everyone that was on that team can say they are champions.
Madi Clepper • Sep 24, 2015 at 8:16 am
It really sucks that their wont be a team this year because I really enjoy high school hockey and I’ve been to every game the last 4 years because my brother played. I also got to watch my cousins play and it was something fun to do when there was nothing to do. I think they should’ve tried to join another team so the players that still wanted to play could, because that’s what the ice hockey team did in previous years.