Bay City Wolves vs Mid Michigan Storm hockey game Monday Feb 27, 2012

Players from the Mid-Michigan Storm and Bay City Wolves fight for the puck during a game Feb. 27, 2012 at Bay County Civic Arena.

(Yfat Yossifor)

School officials have cancelled the remainder of a Mid-Michigan varsity hockey team's season after allegations of a "serious" hazing incident that could result in criminal prosecution.

Gladwin Community Schools Superintendent Rick Seebeck told the Midland Daily News that the Mid-Michigan Storm hockey team would no longer compete this season due to a locker-room hazing on Dec. 19, 2016.

"We haven't had to deal with anything as serious as this since I've been the superintendent," Seebeck, who has headed up the district for 12 years, told the Midland Daily News.

"Obviously, I wouldn't have made the decision to end the season prematurely if I didn't think it was an extraordinarily serious situation and warranted a serious response from me."

Mid-Michigan Storm is a co-op hockey program comprised of students from Gladwin, Ogemaw Heights, Beaverton and Harrison high schools.

Gladwin High School is the team's host.

Seebeck said the hazing occurred Dec. 19 off school grounds at the Gladwin Community Arena. The matter was investigated by police and forwarded to the Gladwin County Prosecutor's Office for possible charges, he said.

The decision to cancel the season, which was about half over, was made by Seebeck after a meeting with the team's board of directors on Jan. 3.