 The president's budget proposal eliminates public media funding. Learn how you can help at lptv.org slash action. Two days ago the women's college hockey scene got shaken up a bit when the UND women's hockey team was cut along with two other athletic programs at the university. Emotions ran high. One women's hockey player was even seen around campus in her jersey wearing a sign saying I need a hug. Former players and fans alike voiced their displeasure but we never heard from the team until today. It's hard to put into words how we're all feeling. I think there's quite a bit of grief and anger and a lot of sadness but I think it's important that we're all sticking together at this time through all the hardships and I know I just think that with everything that's gone down it's very hard to put into words how we're all feeling. How do you take hockey from a hockey school? Like you don't and that that is us like that is our opinion but I think our community has our back and I think Brian Faizon and President Kennedy are wrong to do that and like leaving a legacy I think we did leave a legacy like people know that this is wrong and like we'll make our legacies somewhere else so yeah. I'd like to think you know we built something pretty special that really you know was fun to be around and a lot of people wanted to be around and you know be a part of and um yeah but time will tell what that legacy is honestly I feel more compassion for some of the players before and some of the players I coached in the early years who have built it to this and you know to it was exciting for them to say hey I was a part of that and for them not to have that for them to say I played at a program that no longer exists painful. The school has said it will honor scholarships but many players have already been contacted about transferring schools. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.