Fairview Hockey... back after nearly 20 years!

After a nearly 20 year hiatus, hockey is back at Fairview. The club began fielding freshman and varsity teams in 2004. The freshman club had great success finishing 3rd in the Northeast Ohio Hockey League. The varsity team, competing in the same league, finished near the bottom. Although competitive in many games, the young Tigers could not overcome their inexperience.

The club is optimistic about the coming year. Although still young with only four seniors, the team is more balanced and is counting on talented goaltenders to improve the team's standing.

The philosophy of the club is to have fun. The club practices roughly 2.5 times week and will play most of their games on the weekends. Both the varsity and freshman teams will play approximately 30 - 35 games with the opportunity to pick up additional games playing JV games. The club has some of the lowest fees in the area.

The Early Years…
The Fairview program originated in 1975 and competed in the Lake Shore Hockey League along with McDowell, Strong Vincent, Tech Memorial, Cathedral Prep and others.

The early years were highlighted by a State Championship in the 1977. After preliminary rounds playing Penn Hills and North Catholic, Fairview defeated Moon in the semi-finals and faced Cathedral Prep in the finals. The team outlasted Prep to captured its first state title.

The following year Fairview successfully defended their title by defeating Abbington in a three game playoff hosted by Penn State in State College. The club would remain competitive through the 1985 season after which it was disbanded.