By Jack Harvey

It has been a long time since Lane last had a hockey team, and this year is shaping up to be a great season for the first-year Lane Boy’s hockey team.
Lane used to have a hockey program from the mid 1970s through the mid 1990s. Last spring, Lane restarted the team and began to play practice games. The team’s official season started back in September and they have been winning most of their games. The team is 12-3 overall and 9-1 in their league, IHSHL Suburban Division, putting them in first place.
“Things are moving along quicker than expected, but there is always room for improvement,” Coach Marzac said.
Getting experienced players to sign up for the new team was not very difficult.
Center Erik Lundgren, Div. 550, has been playing hockey since he was three and was recently named an all-tournament player at Loyola Academy’s 42nd Annual Thanksgiving Tournament.
“I wanted to play for our school so I could get us ginos (goals), get the team on the map, and to grind hard,” Lundgren said.
Even though the team is very new and still getting to know each other, the players were confident they would do well in their inaugural season.
“I could tell our team would develop to get stronger and better chemistry wise,” Lundgren said.
The team has beaten most of the teams in their league quite handily, but the team’s most impressive game actually came in a loss.
“I was most impressed with our team’s performance in a loss that took place in the Loyola Academy Thanksgiving Tournament,” Coach Marzac said. “We nearly upset Glenbrook North, a team that won the state championship last season.”
“We were able to battle with them. We should have won the game, but we only lost 6-4,” Lundgren said.
The team will look to finish the season strong and make a run in the league and state playoffs.