The CMU division II hockey team practices at the Isabella Ice Arena on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016.
Coming into the season, fortune seemed to be in favor of the Central Michigan Division II club hockey team.
After finishing the 2014-15 season ranked 10th in the nation, the team was poised to make a run at a national championship. Most players from last season’s team were set to return, but an unexpected decision splintered the group.
Before classes resumed for the fall 2016 semester, seven players informed DII Head Coach Brian Knopp they decided to join the Division III club hockey team.