Savoring the last season of Spartan hockey
From the day I got onto campus, I knew eventually I would have my final season as a Spartan, but damn, it flew by.
Heading into my fifth year season with all my best buddies is the icing on the cake. Thanks COVID for the extra year.
From the start of skates this season, something felt different, our team looked different, we have an old team who has gone through the ups and downs of the past few years. Every single one of us wants that to change.
When I got to Castleton, I always wanted to leave it much better than I found it. This season is my last chance and a lot of others chance to leave that mark we all saught after when commiting here.
All together the time of being a Spartan has flown by and I have made best friends for life because of this place and because of Spartan hockey.
I feel as though this last season is a hell of a way to cap off everything because it’s the last season the Spartans will be in the NEHC and it will be a perfect send off after we make some noise and shock the conference this season.
The process of getting into my final season has been an interesting one, going from a COVID freshman season playing only seven games to now nearly five years later being able to get a true fourth season of college hockey.
It honestly hasn’t settled in yet for me that this is my last dance as a Spartan. I hope it doesn’t settle, at least not until the season is over.
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