Complex sentence: First year of Eagle River hockey there was only a varsity team because of lack of players, there were 13 players and two goalies: a sophomore (Price Blair) and a junior (Nate Stroud).
Split into simpler sentences: First year of Eagle River hockey there was only a varsity team due to a lack of players. There were 13 players and two goalies: a sophomore (Price Blair) and a junior (Nate Stroud).