michigan hockey january 11, 2010

Michigan Hockeymichiganhockeyonline.com

V.20:I.11 | January 11, 2010FIRST CLASS

*Free senior stick with purchase of senior skates. Free junior stick with purchase of junior skates. Offer limited to the CCM U+ Pro Reloaded skate model. CCM and logo are registered trademarks of CCM Holdings (1983) Inc./Gestion CCM (1983) Inc. and is used under license by Sport Maska Inc. and under sublicense by Maska U.S. Inc. ®: Means a registered trademark of Sport Maska Inc. NHL and the NHL Shield are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League. ®NHL 2009.

GET A FREE U+ CL STICK WHEN YOU PURCHASECCM U+ PRO RELOADED SKATES.*

IT’S CRAZY LIGHT!

Valid from November 15, 2009 to January 15, 2010.For more details, visit ccmhockey.com

GET A FREECCM U+ CL STICK

VALUE OF $21999

3Michigan HockeyMichiganHockeyOnline.com

http://lcahl.pucksystems2.com/

4 Michigan Hockey MichiganHockeyOnline.com

Decade in Review - Sled hockey at the

USA Disabled National Festival, state

and national championships, eight

overtimes, a Cold War and two Hobey Baker Awards are part of a big decade

PAGE 22 PAGE 27 PAGE 32

College Hockey Despite the presence of

Michigan Tech mascot Blizzard T.

Husky, Michigan State wins their

12th Great Lakes Invitational title

Boy’s High School Catholic

Central and

Cranbrook

to play

outside

Red Wings Insider

2009 was

an up and

down year

AMATEUR HOCKEY REPORT

Belle Tire 19U girls take North American Friendship Tournament 6

Rochester Squirt Pythons win Cleveland Rock ’N’ Roll Cup 6

Novi Sabres win Eddie Edgar Thanksgiving Challenge 6

Birmingham Rangers take Empire State championship 6

Allen Park 16U girls win big at Tournament of Lights 8

Three Midland teams take Regional Silver Stick titles 8

Kensington Valley Mini-Mite Admirals start strong 12

YOUTH LEAGUE STANDINGS

LCAHL Travel, House and Girls 10-11

Adray Community Hockey League 12

Tier I Elite League 13

GET BETTER Fun, Skill Development and Communication 14

TRAINING TABLE Pre-Game Nutrition and Hydration 15

SOTG Ref Rage by Lyle Phair 16

FROM THE CREASE Proper Post Integration by Steve McKichan 17

NAVIGATING THE FROZEN WATERS High School Hockey 18

REEBOK TOURNAMENT CALENDAR 20

MH BEAT

Michigan Moose hosts military families at JLA 21

Nominate your “Hero of Hockey Day” 22

New gear highlights ModSquadHockey weekend 23

MAHA Winter Meeting is Jan. 22-23 23

GIRLS AND WOMEN

New coach has Plymouth-Canton-Salem going in right direction 26

Angela Ruggiero hosts girl’s clinic in Mount Clemens 26

BOYS HIGH SCHOOL

Ten forwards from the eastside to keep your eye on 27

ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE

Whalers and Spirit Year in Review 28

JUNIOR HOCKEY

NAHL Top Prospects Tournament coming to Ann Arbor on January 18-20 30

NHL INSIDER

Lockout canceled season is decade’s top story 34

PAGE 24PAGE 24

Table of Contents

January 11, 2010, Volume 20 : Issue 11

PAGE 24PAGE 24

Our annual special issue includes features on what

you’ll learn, what to expect and why you should go

to hockey school, along with our directory of schools

with programs off ered and contact information.

Look for it on the stands and in your

e-mail In Box on January 22.

Advertising copy is due on January 13.

Contact Lucia Zuzga at (248) 479-1134 or

[email protected] for more

information.

COMING IN OUR NEXT ISSUEHOCKEY SCHOOL GUIDEHOCKEY SCHOOL GUIDEHOCKEY SCHOOL GUIDEHOCKEY SCHOOL GUIDE

Bringin’ it in 2010

FROM THE EDITOR

Happy New Year and welcome to the new Michigan Hockey.This is shaping up to be a very good year for hockey, both in

Michigan and across the U.S. In addition to the upcoming MAHA and MHSAA state tournaments, the 2010 calendar also includes huge events like February’s Winter Olympics in Vancouver, April’s USA Hockey Tier II Girls National Championships in Lansing, the NCAA Frozen Four at Detroit’s Ford Field in April and the World Junior Championship in Buff alo (NY) next December.

And Michigan Hockey is committed to bringing it all to you with both print and digital issues and also online at our website michiganhockeyonline.com. Our goal is simple - we want to be the complete resource for Michigan’s hockey players, parents, coaches and fans.

With that in mind we’ve made some changes to the look and feel and to what you’ll see and read in Michigan Hockey in 2010.

Our printed and digital issues are now full color on every page. The print version of Michigan Hockey now uses a brighter paper and a higher resolution so that photos and text are sharper and easier to read. And Michigan Hockey is now stitched and trimmed for a cleaner, neater look on the outside.

And after hearing feedback from our readers, you’ll notice changes inside Michigan Hockey too. We’ll have bigger photos and more of them. For parents we’ll have a feature story in every issue on the people, events and trends that are shaping the game in the state, a tournament calendar to help plan the season and educational stories on topics like fundraising and the American Development Model (ADM), along with our Navigating the Frozen Waters series to help you make decisions on your player’s hockey path.

In addition to Lyle Phair’s State of the Game column, coaches can expect more drills, skills and instruction-themed content in our Get Better column. Players will benefi t from the physical and mental tips off ered in the fi tness-oriented Training Table.

In-season, you can expect more coverage of girls and boys high school, junior and college hockey, in addition to Michigan players competing at those levels outside of the state. Michigan Hockey’s editorial mix will also include our Red Wings and NHL Insiders, more rankings, top 10 lists, interviews with people making an impact on the game and guest columns from hockey moms, referees and linesmen and Steve McKichan’s From the Crease goaltending instruction.

And in addition to next issue’s Hockey School Guide, the 2010 Michigan Hockey editorial calendar also includes a Training and Fitness Guide (May), Equipment Buyers Guide (July) and our popular Coaches Guide (September) and Holiday Gift Guide (November).

You can expect your Michigan Hockey twice a month on every other Friday all year long (except for one issue a month in May and June). And while our printed issues are still available free at over 100 arenas and sporting good stores across the state, more and more readers are getting their copy of Michigan Hockey via our digital issue sent right to their e-mail box. Just send us your e-mail address and we’ll add you to the list.

Our commitment to you is to cover as much as we can, from youth to the Red Wings and everything in between, in both the print and digital versions of Michigan Hockey.

But in between issues, 24 hours a day and seven days a week, our newly re-designed website michiganhockeyonline.com will include features, news and photo galleries, columns and blogs, coaching tips, fi tness and instructional video, reader polls and reader comment sections.

Other resources on our website will include a monthly hockey calendar with big games and events, Tournament, Equipment Retailers and Hockey Association directories, a list of Michigan Hockey distributors and links to other cool hockey sites.

In addition to our 18th Annual Michigan Hockey Banquet of Champions on April 13, we also have some other exciting events planned for 2010. So stay tuned and don’t hesitate to tell us how we’re doing.

See you at the rink,

20 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE• Shopping list includes ideas for your player,

coach and fan

HEALTHY MEALS for Hockey Moms

submitted by Hockey Moms

1-1/2 cup sifted fl our

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup shortening

3/4 cup sugar

1 egg

1/4 cup molasses

1/2 cup coconut or raisins

1/2 cup chopped nuts

1 cup sugar for dipping cookies

Sift fl our, baking soda and salt together. Cream shortening, sugar, egg and molasses. Blend in dry ingredients gradually and mix thoroughly. Add raisins or coconut and nuts. Chill.

When ready to bake, preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Roll out dough on a fl oured board to about 1/4 - 1/2 inch thick. Cut cookies using a round cookie cutter. Dip each cookie in sugar and bake on lightly greased or non-stick cookie sheet for 10 to 12 minutes.

GRANNY’S MOLASSES

COOKIES RECIPE

Submit your recipe & photo to: [email protected]

Contact Lucia @ 248-479-1134 if you would like to sponsor this unique program.


MICHIGAN HOCKEY23995 Freeway Park Drive • Suite 200

Farmington Hills, MI 48335-2829(248) 478-2500 • FAX: (248) 478-1601

EMAIL: [email protected]: www.michiganhockeyonline.com

Photos this page (from top): Sled hockey player at the 2005 USA Disabled Hockey

National Festival at Great Lakes Sports City in Fraser by Dave Reginek/Michigan

Hockey; Michigan Tech mascot Blizzard T. Husky at the 2009 GLI by Renato Jamett/

Michigan Hockey; Detroit Catholic Central practices at Clark Park in preparation

for their Outdoor Classic game against Cranbrook on Jan. 17 courtesy Cranbrook

Hockey and Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard by Tom Turrill/Michigan Hockey.

Cover reprints available:

email [email protected]

Editor-in-Chief

Advertising

Design

Contributing Editor

Distribution

Controller

Administrative Director

EDITORIAL BOARD: Bob DeSpirt, Christine Szarek, Derek Blair,

James Jenkins, Julie Pardoski, Kirk Vickers, Linda Holland

Lisa Zarzycki, Mark Vansaw, Nyron Fauconier, Randy Paquette

Rob Mattina, Susan Bottrell, Tim Wilson, Todd Krygier

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: MICHIGAN HOCKEY® welcomes Letters

to the Editor. They must be signed and include the writer's full

home address and day and evening telephone numbers.

MICHIGAN HOCKEY is published by SUBURBAN SPORTS

COMMUNICATIONS, a division of Suburban Sports Group, 23995

Freeway Park Drive, Suite 200, Farmington Hills, MI 48335-2829.

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to MICHIGAN HOCKEY®,

23995 Freeway Park Drive, Suite 200, Farmington Hills, MI 48335-

2829. ©2010 by Suburban Sports Communications. All Rights

Reserved. The opinions and views expressed in this publication are

not necessarily those of MICHIGAN HOCKEY or its advertisers. All

editorial copy, photographs and advertising materials remain the

property of MICHIGAN HOCKEY.

Philip D. [email protected]

Lucia [email protected]

Lauren [email protected]

Chuck Stevens

Kevin Allen

Rob Murphy

Lucia Zuzga

David J. Klavon

Amy Jones

From the EditorJanuary 11, 2010, Volume 20 : Issue 11


Novi Sabres win Eddie Edgar Novi Sabres win Eddie Edgar Thanksgiving ChallengeThanksgiving Challenge

Belle Tire 19U girls take Belle Tire 19U girls take Friendship TournamentFriendship Tournament

Rochester Squirt Pythons win Rochester Squirt Pythons win Cleveland Rock ’N’ Roll CupCleveland Rock ’N’ Roll Cup

The Novi Pee Wee B Sabres won the 2009 Thanksgiving

Challenge Tournament at Livonia’s Eddie Edgar Arena on

November 29.

Throughout the tournament, the Sabres played strong

off ense and very solid team defense. The Novi Sabres

fi nished with four wins and one loss and scored 27 goals

while surrendering only seven.

The Sabres defeated the Novi Predators, 6–0, in their

opening game on Friday. On Saturday morning the Sabres

played Sault Saint Marie Sal-Dan and won 9-0. Saturday

afternoon’s 2-1 loss to the Livonia Bruins would prove to be the

Sabres toughest challenge. The Sabres made the semifi nals

on the strength of their goal diff erential and were the fourth

seed for Sunday’s competition.

In their Sunday semifi nal game the Sabres played the

top-seeded Livonia Wild. In a very exciting, and well-played

physical game, the Sabres battled the Wild to a 4-2 victory.

The win sent the Sabres into the tournament championship

against the Livonia Blues. The fi rst period ended with the

Sabres ahead 2-1. Over the fi nal two periods, the Sabres

were able generate fi ve more goals while limiting the Blue’s

to two goals en route to a 7-3 victory.

The 2009 Novi Sabres are: Parker Schmitt, Scott Crawford,

Patrick Priebe, Christian Peters, Jake Iatrou, Evan Arnold, Chris

Dufresne, Harrison Biederman, Ben Krawiec, Alex Tarrant,

Simon Nesich, Adam Tarrant, Davis McCarel, Luke Lindstrom,

Chase Anderson and Greyson Otwell.

The Sabres head coach is Jim Nesich, and assistant coaches

are John Arnold, Chris Anderson and Chris McCarel.

The Belle Tire 19 and Under girls team went 5-0 over the

Thanksgiving Weekend to capture the Senior Division of the

5th Annual North American Friendship Tournament.

The tournament drew over 40 teams in four age divisions

to the Taylor Sportsplex and the Ice Box. In the 12U division,

Windsor defeated Chatham and Honeybaked beat Saugeen

Maitland to claim the 14U championship. The Midget division

was an all-Canadian fi nal with Burlington outlasting Kitchener

1-0 and Belle Tire defended their 19U crown by beating

Burlington 4-2 in the fi nal.

The Belle Tire girls beat Burlington 7-1, Hamilton 4-0 and

Ohio 3-1 in pool play. Belle Tire then beat league and local

rival Honeybaked in the semifi nals, 8-1. Maddie Collias and

Kari Schmitt led the way off ensively with two goals apiece

while Taylor Strazzula, Shannon Yoxheimer and many others

joined in the off ensive barrage. Lexi Molotky was strong in

net making big saves when called upon.

In the fi nal Burlington came out strong and took a 1-0

lead midway through the fi rst, but Belle Tire kept working

and eventually took a 2-1 lead midway through the second

period. The came was close the rest of the way and Belle Tire

pulled away for the 4-2 victory. Goalie Katie Aluia played

strong between the pipes and Hannah McGowan was named

the tournament fi nal MVP.

The Belle Tire 19U team is: Katie Aluia, Maddie Collias,

Sarah Gilbride, Alexis Molotky, Lauren Slavik, Sarah Miller,

Kari Schmitt, Sara Schmitt, Katelyn Scott, Shannon Yoxheimer,

Hannah McGowan, Hannah Jaiven, Emily Neitzel, Mackenzie

Ritsema, Taylor Strazzula and Emily Flom. The team is coached

by Mike Vigilante, Bill Vigilante, Steve Yoxheimer, Scott

Yoxheimer and John Hindle.

The 2000 Birmingham Rangers brought home the

championship banner from the Empire State International

Invitational Tournament in Rochester, New York.

The Rangers played against travel teams from New York

and Canada and had a great weekend winning its fi rst four

games and advancing to the championship game, where

they beat a team from Niagara, 8-2. During the fi ve games

they played the Rangers outscored their opponents 35-9.

The third and fourth grade Ranger players are coached

by Al Sasson,Todd Antenucci and Jeff Wardlow. The 2000

Birmingham Rangers are: Timmy Young (East Pointe), Ethan

Nystrom (Bloomfi eld Hills), Will Rough, Alex Carrothers

(Commerce), Paul Maurer (Plymouth), Sam Wardlow

(Birmingham), Jack Muir (Birmingham), Evan Theros

(Grosse Pointe), Matt Kessel (Bloomfield Hills), Bobby

Kunz (Birmingham), Scotty Simon (Birmingham), Sam

Antenucci (Beverly Hills), Max Sasson (Birmingham), Noah

Bien (Birmingham), Justin Song (Farmington Hills) and Alex

DiMarco (Rochester Hills).

Thanks to a complete team eff ort, the Rochester Pythons

went 4-0 and swept the Rock ‘N’ Roll Cup tournament held

in Cleveland over Thanksgiving weekend.

The Pythons faced the Elyria Panthers, Strongsville

Mustangs and Winterhurst Warriors and capped off the

championship with a second victory over the Warriors, 5-2,

in the fi nal.

After scoring critical goals in each game, Jacob Petri was

named the tournament MVP.

The Pythons are goalie Grant Williams, Nathan LaFalce, Kurt

Bedra, Brent Kroger, Jacob Petri, Matthew Miller, Zachery Kerr,

Cameron Cleland, Tony Neubacher, Lucas Reath and Connor

Rajan. The Python coaches are: Brian Reath, Tim Miller, Greg

Neubacher and Mike Petri.

Birmingham Rangers take Birmingham Rangers take Empire State championshipEmpire State championship

Birmingham Rangers take Birmingham Rangers take Empire State championshipEmpire State championship

Belle Tire 19U girls take Belle Tire 19U girls take Friendship TournamentFriendship Tournament

Novi Sabres win Eddie Edgar Novi Sabres win Eddie Edgar Thanksgiving ChallengeThanksgiving Challenge

Rochester Squirt Pythons win Rochester Squirt Pythons win Cleveland Rock ’N’ Roll CupCleveland Rock ’N’ Roll Cup

Amateur Hockey Report January 11, 2010, Volume 20 : Issue 11


7-Week Program

10-11am, 1-2pm, 4-6pm

10-11am, 1-2pm, 4-6pm

10:30am-1:00pm

Taking first steps to playing hockey and

freestyle skating

Hockey skating skill classesSpeed classes

Freestyle skating classes

classes Jan. 6th through March 28th

sign up today!

Hockey Day Free Learn to

Play ClinicSaturday

11:45-12:35

Call to Register 248-601-6699


Three Midland teams take Three Midland teams take Regional Silver Stick titlesRegional Silver Stick titles

Allen Park 16U girls win big Allen Park 16U girls win big at Tournament of Lights at Tournament of Lights

The Allen Park Huskies girls U16 team went undefeated

and won the 2009 Gladwin Tournament of Lights with a 7-0

shutout of a strong Escanaba team in the fi nal on December 6.

In game one of the tournament against the Riuniti Sting,

the Huskies got a goal from Megan Mazzella (assists to Katie

Barnes and Allison Bell) to take a 1-0 lead. After the Sting

tied the game in the middle period, Allen Park’s Mamie Talty

scored unassisted to clinch a 2-1 win.

“Strong defensive performances by Natasha Tarnowski,

Adriana Ayala, Brianna Surma and Lauren Brown were the

key to this win,” said Huskies head coach Gary Mazzella.

In game two the Lady Huskies faced the tournament host

Gladwin G Force and won 9-0. The goals came from every line

in every period and every spot in the off ensive zone. The G

Force faced a barrage of shots with seven diff erent shooters

fi nding the net, including Allison Bell, Breanna Brennan,

Jamie Taylor, Carlye Thompson, Brianna Surma (2 goals),

Jessica Elkins and Mamie Talty.

Game three matched the Huskies against the Escanaba

Hawks, and the game was a lot closer than the 5-0 score

appeared. The Huskies came out and scored quickly on a

goal from Paige Nester. The game remained close through

the fi rst and second periods in a duel of the goalies. In the

third period the Huskies turned on their off ensive machine

and added four more goals from Carlye Thompson, Jamie

Taylor, Mamie Talty and Jessiac Elkins.

“If not for the outstanding defensive play and strong

goaltending from Deanna Ames the Hawks could have turned

this one around,” said Mazzella.

The win came even though the Huskies were missing Bell,

who had to go for the fi rst day of her fi rst job.

“The game is about teaching a work ethic and I’m proud of

her for making the right choice,” said Mazzella. “We missed

Allison in the line up but players like Paige Nester and Katie

Barns stepped up to fi ll that void.”

In the fi nal the Lady Huskies once again faced the Hawks.

The Huskies had just played the Hawks four hours before

and were faced with a new challenge, “over confi dence”

said Mazzella “I was worried that my girls were going to

come out fl at.”

But instead the Huskies came out ready to play and got

off ense from all of the girls in the 7-0 win. Goalscorers were

Natasha Tarnowsky with back-to-back early goals, Jamie

Taylor (two), Brianna Surma with a rocket shot from the

point and Adriana Ayala. Huskies goaltender Deanna Ames

held her opponents to just one goal in four games and had

three shutouts.

After winning the game and receiving the Tournament of

Lights trophy Mazzella said “winning is what happens when

you give every thing you’ve got and leave it all out on the ice.”

The Squirt A, Pee Wee A and Bantam A Midland Northstars’

teams all won at the Regional Silver Stick Tournament in

December at the Midland Civic Arena. Sponsored by Buff alo

Wild Wings, the tournament helped raise money for the

association’s scholarship fund. The Midland teams advance

to the Silver Stick international fi nals in Newmarket, Ontario

on January 14-17, 2010.

The Midland Squirt A team (top) is: Graham Bailey,

Jonathon Baillargeon, Jacob Best, Drew Deridder, Noah Eller,

Matthew Gross, Cameron Hundley, Joseph Johnson, Brendan

Kischnick, Thomas Middleton, Caleb Nieporte, Chase Pletzke,.

Brendan Sanders and Jeremy Slasor. Head coach is Brian

Kischnick, and assistants are Dennis Johnson, Derek Sanders

and Scott Slasor.

The Midland Pee Wee A squad (middle) is: Weondong

Hwang, Scott Leitz, Ethyn Altman, Cayetano Wagner, Luke

Trombley, Travis Nemeth, John Minnich, Alec Bailey, Alex

Farrell, Zack Olen, Tyler Severson, Jake Coff ey, Dakota Bohn,

Zach Dornseifer, Brendan Witt, Nick Sleeper and Andrew

Michalowski. Head coach is Jim DeLong, assistant coaches

are Steve Nemeth, Steve Trombley, Mike Witt and Steve

Witt. Student coach is Travis Walker and team manager is

Wendy Dornseifer.

The Midland Bantam A team (bottom) is: Turner Anderson,

Tyler Angers, Samuel Brushaber, Drake Cergnul, Andrew

Healy, Matt Lee, Michael Leslie, Jacob Mackie, Travis McNally,

Zachary Paisley, Steven Roberts, Joshua Ruthig, Derek Striker,

Jacob Swartz, Brandon Veihl and Colin Walters. Head coach

is Greg Walters and assistants are John Hollingsworth, Terry

McNally, James Roberts and Derek Ruthig. Student coach

is Wil Vosejpka.

Three Midland teams take Three Midland teams take Regional Silver Stick titlesRegional Silver Stick titles

Allen Park 16U girls win big Allen Park 16U girls win big at Tournament of Lights at Tournament of Lights

The non-profi t OneGoal program is again helping to

get more kids on the ice by off ering their starter sets of

equipment to hockey associations, arenas and retailers.

The starter sets target kids aged 4-8, and contain

shoulder and elbow pads, pants, shin guards, gloves and

a helmet with a cage – everything but the skates and

stick. OneGoal off ers two sizes of kits: small packages

for four- to six-year-olds and large packages for six- to

eight-year-olds. OneGoal will accept orders through

February 1 for delivery by July 1. The cost per set is $70

plus shipping. Hockey organizers can download an order

form or program fl yer at onegoal.com.

TIME TO ORDER ONEGOAL STARTER EQUIPMENT

Amateur Hockey Report January 11, 2010, Volume 20 : Issue 11

LITTLE CEASARSAmateur Hockey LeagueLITTLE CEASARSAmateur Hockey League

Travel StandingsTravel StandingsTravel StandingsTravel StandingsMite A - Lidstrom 1TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMTroy Sting 02 9 8 0 1 17 66 12 0St. Clair Shores Saints 02 10 6 2 2 14 42 23 0Rochester Rattlers 02 10 6 4 0 12 55 30 6Mt. Clemens Wolves 02 9 5 3 1 11 36 33 16Grosse Pointe Bulldogs 02 10 1 9 0 2 17 60 2Blue Water Stars 02 10 1 9 0 2 17 75 0

Mite A - Lidstrom 2TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMPlymouth Stingrays 02 10 8 1 1 17 43 15 0USA Eagles 02 10 6 3 1 13 28 23 0Orchard Lake Pirates 02 10 6 4 0 12 29 28 0Livonia Knights 02 10 4 4 2 10 19 18 0Bay County Blizzard 02 10 3 6 1 7 43 44 0Surburban Stars 02 10 0 9 1 1 19 53 0

Mite A - Lidstrom 3TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMVictory Honda 02 9 9 0 0 18 59 12 6Novi Icecats 02 10 7 3 0 14 54 23 10KV Rebels 02 8 6 2 0 12 42 15 14Jackson Generals 02 10 2 8 0 4 17 49 0Ann Arbor Wolves 02 10 2 8 0 4 15 51 4KV Renegades 02 9 2 7 0 4 13 50 8

Mite A - Lidstrom 4TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMAllen Park Huskies 02 7 6 0 1 13 48 5 0Sylvania Maple Leafs 02 7 3 2 2 8 23 19 0Belle Tire 02 7 4 3 0 8 40 12 0Trenton Blades 02 7 2 5 0 4 13 25 0Wyandotte Warriors 02 8 1 6 1 3 7 70 0

Mite AA - Lidstrom SouthTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMToledo 01 10 8 1 1 17 51 20 0Ann Arbor 01 10 6 0 4 16 39 18 0Grosse Ile 01 10 3 4 3 9 23 29 0BT South 01 10 4 6 0 8 19 36 0Trenton 01 10 2 6 2 6 24 33 0Compuware 01 10 2 8 0 4 12 32 0

Mite AA - Lidstrom NorthTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMKV Rebels 01 10 9 1 0 18 66 14 24Troy 01 7 5 2 0 10 35 11 2Mt. Clemens 01 8 5 3 0 10 26 24 0Macomb 01 8 4 4 0 8 21 33 4Bay County White 01 10 2 8 0 4 31 58 14Bluewater 01 9 1 8 0 2 10 49 4

Mite AA - Lidstrom EastTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMPort Huron 01 10 10 0 0 20 72 23 0Grosse Pointe 01 8 5 2 1 11 33 28 0Rochester 01 10 3 7 0 6 33 46 0St. Clair Shores 01 9 1 7 1 3 12 37 16

Mite AA - Lidstrom WestTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMBay County Blue 01 10 7 3 0 14 44 21 10Livingston 01 10 6 3 1 13 35 22 8Grand Rapids 01 10 6 3 1 13 29 24 10Flint 01 9 5 1 3 13 30 19 4KV Renegades 01 9 2 7 0 4 17 39 2Chelsea 01 10 0 9 1 1 21 51 8

Mite AA - Lidstrom Metro EastTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMBirmingham 01 8 6 1 1 13 26 14 8USA 01 9 5 1 3 13 30 20 2OLP 01 10 2 7 1 5 28 39 14PK Warriors 01 10 0 7 3 3 15 42 0

Mite AA - Lidstrom Metro WestTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMPlymouth 01 10 8 0 2 18 71 13 6Suburban 01 9 6 2 1 13 46 17 4Livonia 01 9 6 2 1 13 34 11 20Novi 01 10 1 6 3 5 12 54 26Canton 01 9 1 6 2 4 9 38 20Lakeland 01 9 1 7 1 3 8 47 4

Mite AA - Lidstrom OutstateTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMIndianapolis 01 12 7 0 5 19 61 38 42Columbus 01 12 7 1 4 18 59 32 8Queen City 01 12 3 6 3 9 49 57 0Dayton 01 12 1 11 0 2 23 65 24

Squirt A - YzermanTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMNovi Ice Cats 00 18 14 2 2 30 69 37 0Midland Northstars 00 18 11 1 6 28 68 35 26Grosse Ile Islanders 00 18 11 3 4 26 63 36 6Birmingham Rangers 00 17 9 6 2 20 57 50 0Toledo Cherokee 00 18 7 9 2 16 49 62 8

Squirt A - Yzerman (CONTINUED)Motor City Chiefs 00 17 5 7 5 15 37 39 24St. Clair Shores Saints 00 18 4 8 6 14 39 49 6PK Warriors 00 17 2 9 6 10 48 68 4Macomb Mavericks 00 17 1 9 7 9 29 53 14Livonia Knights 00 18 3 13 2 8 40 70 6

Squirt A - Howe EastTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMPort Huron Flags 00 16 12 4 0 24 106 47 12Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 00 16 9 5 2 20 77 71 0Lakeland Hawks 00 16 9 6 1 19 95 59 16Saginaw Badgers 00 15 6 8 1 13 58 62 0Rochester Rattlers 00 16 3 13 0 6 48 106 0Troy Sting 00 16 3 13 0 6 35 101 6

Squirt A - Howe WestTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMGrand Rapids Griffins 00 16 13 3 0 26 77 36 0Plymouth Stingrays 00 15 9 5 1 19 77 44 0K.V. Renegades 00 14 9 4 1 19 81 53 6Suburban Stars 00 16 7 9 0 14 60 68 0Ann Arbor Wolves 00 14 2 12 0 4 29 68 0Birmingham Liberty 00 16 1 15 0 2 23 119 10

Squirt A - Howe SouthTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMColumbus Blue Jackets 00 16 13 0 3 29 82 33 0Nashville Jr. Predators 00 18 11 4 3 25 73 34 0Indianapolis Racers 00 16 8 6 2 18 52 49 0Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones 00 18 4 12 2 10 27 50 10

Squirt A - Lidstrom 5TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMKensington Valley Rebels 00 14 11 1 2 24 79 34 0USA Eagles 00 14 9 5 0 18 61 43 0Royal Oak Eagles 00 14 6 6 2 14 53 52 4Dragons 00 13 6 7 0 12 39 46 20Grosse Pointe Bulldogs 00 13 6 7 0 12 50 59 16Lapeer Storm 00 14 5 8 1 11 55 74 0Belle Tire Dearborn 00 13 4 6 3 11 55 56 10Mt Clemens Wolves 00 13 3 10 0 6 46 74 4

Squirt A - Lidstrom 6TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMSylvania Maple Leafs 00 14 14 0 0 28 75 14 16Trenton Thrashers 00 13 10 3 0 20 68 36 18Cleveland Warriors 00 14 10 4 0 20 57 32 10Garden City Gold Wings 00 14 8 6 0 16 49 53 0Canton Crush 00 13 3 9 1 7 37 47 2Woodhaven Leafs 00 12 3 9 0 6 48 65 4Allen Park Huskies 00 14 2 10 2 6 33 65 8Chelsea Chiefs 00 14 2 11 1 5 31 86 10

Squirt A - Lidstrom 7TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMHolland Ice Dogs 00 14 11 1 2 24 69 22 18Jackson Generals 00 14 8 3 3 19 73 41 24Capital Centre Pride 00 14 8 5 1 17 63 30 38Traverse City Knights 00 14 8 5 1 17 71 54 8KOHA K-Wings 00 14 7 4 3 17 56 42 28West Michigan Warriors 00 14 4 7 3 11 37 44 18Muskegon Chiefs 00 14 2 10 2 6 26 87 39Lansing Capitals 00 14 0 13 1 1 18 93 12

Squirt AA - Yzerman EastTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMUSA Eagles 99 17 13 2 2 28 63 39 8Suburban Stars 99 19 12 4 3 27 74 44 18Toledo Cherokee 99 18 7 8 3 17 58 60 103St. Clair Shores Saints 99 18 7 8 3 17 48 53 14Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 99 19 4 11 4 12 43 65 86Rochester Rattlers 99 18 4 12 2 10 37 56 28Orchard Lake Pirates 99 17 3 14 0 6 30 64 94

Squirt AA - Yzerman WestTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMNovi Ice Cats 99 17 12 2 3 27 70 44 5Ann Arbor Wolves 99 18 11 5 2 24 67 53 14Plymouth Stingrays 99 18 10 5 3 23 73 50 38Allen Park Huskies 99 17 9 6 2 20 40 35 0Grand Rapids Griffins 99 18 7 8 3 17 46 51 9Holland Ice Dogs 99 19 6 11 2 14 61 62 2Livonia Knights 99 19 4 13 2 10 41 75 18

Squirt AA - Howe EastTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMTroy Sting 99 16 14 1 1 29 113 33 4Saginaw Badgers 99 18 12 3 3 27 73 42 6Lapeer Storm 99 18 11 4 3 25 63 42 6Summit Plastics Molding 99 18 9 6 3 21 81 66 28Royal Oak Eagles 99 17 6 7 4 16 38 54 0Cleveland Warriors 99 18 7 10 1 15 43 51 34Macomb Mavericks 99 17 6 10 1 13 53 61 22Grosse Pointe Bulldogs 99 17 3 7 7 13 39 56 10Port Huron Flags 99 17 5 10 2 12 55 73 0Mt. Clemens Wolves 99 16 0 15 1 1 28 108 82

Squirt AA - Howe WestTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMBirmingham Rangers 99 18 10 1 7 27 77 51 10KOHA K-Wings 99 18 10 3 5 25 86 47 30Chelsea Chiefs 99 18 9 4 5 23 55 47 2Livingston Lightning 99 18 8 6 4 20 56 51 6Kensington Valley Rebels 99 18 8 7 3 19 58 54 14Farmington Hills Fire 99 18 7 7 4 18 45 41 0Trenton 99 17 8 8 1 17 45 46 4Kentwood Falcons 99 18 4 11 3 11 41 60 62Compuware 99 17 4 10 3 11 33 60 52Canton Crush 99 16 2 13 1 5 38 77 28

Squirt AA - Lidstrom NorthTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMMidland North Stars 99 14 13 1 0 26 77 16 68Lakeland Hawks 99 13 8 4 1 17 36 31 72Michigan Travelers 99 14 8 5 1 17 52 48 30Capital Centre Pride 99 14 6 5 3 15 39 33 34Dragons 99 13 5 6 2 12 44 48 20Flint Phantoms 99 14 5 8 1 11 37 48 14Blue Water Stars 99 14 3 10 1 7 31 60 49Michigan Ice Hawks 99 14 1 10 3 5 24 56 10

Squirt AA - Lidstrom SouthTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMK.V. Renegades 99 13 11 0 2 24 73 12 6Grosse Ile Islanders 99 14 10 3 1 21 60 18 4Sylvania Maple Leafs 99 14 7 4 3 17 44 23 4PK Warriors 99 12 7 3 2 16 46 41 14Belle Tire Dearborn 99 13 7 5 1 15 50 39 8Garden City Gold Wings 99 13 3 9 1 7 50 68 8Birmingham Liberty 99 13 2 9 2 6 15 57 4KOHA-Bronco 99 14 0 14 0 0 10 90 10

Pee Wee A - Yzerman 1TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMToledo Cherokee 98 19 14 1 4 32 111 58 14Mt. Clemens Wolves 98 18 10 4 4 24 76 51 4Allen Park Huskies 98 19 8 9 2 18 63 62 37PK Warriors 98 18 7 8 3 17 61 55 8Birmingham Rangers 98 17 6 7 4 16 50 56 8Grosse Pointe Bulldogs 98 17 5 11 1 11 41 72 0Rochester Rattlers 98 18 4 11 3 11 55 69 6

Pee Wee A - Yzerman 2TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMHolland Ice Dogs 98 19 14 2 3 31 72 36 24Plymouth Stingrays 98 19 15 4 0 30 79 41 106Novi Ice Cats 98 18 11 7 0 22 87 62 68K.V. Renegades 98 19 8 8 3 19 61 62 14Lansing Capitals 98 19 8 9 2 18 63 66 16Jackson Generals 98 19 3 14 2 8 31 75 18Orchard Lake Pirates 98 19 0 18 1 1 43 128 40

Pee Wee A - Howe 3TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMSuburban Stars 98 19 16 3 0 32 66 32 62K.V. Rebels 98 19 11 3 5 27 95 74 64Grand Rapids Griffins 98 18 8 8 2 18 67 65 26KOHA K-Wings 98 18 7 7 4 18 63 72 32Compuware Tier II 98 19 4 11 4 12 54 80 24Ann Arbor Wolves 98 19 2 11 6 10 52 81 46Farmington Hills Fire 98 17 4 12 1 9 39 74 78

Pee Wee A - Howe 4TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMMidland Northstars 98 19 15 2 2 32 99 27 114Cleveland Warriors 98 19 13 4 2 28 62 29 20Flint Phantoms 98 18 9 6 3 21 70 60 40St. Clair Shores Saints 98 17 9 7 1 19 69 64 56Trenton Trojans 98 18 8 8 2 18 59 51 98Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 98 17 4 11 2 10 50 62 48Troy Sting 98 19 1 18 0 2 44 118 121

Pee Wee A - Howe 5TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMCanton Crush 98 13 12 0 1 25 80 35 71Brighton Bandits 98 13 10 2 1 21 74 29 54Livingston Lightning 98 14 8 4 2 18 48 34 92Capital Centre Pride 98 14 8 5 1 17 76 49 12Chelsea Chiefs 98 13 6 6 1 13 62 69 74Livonia Knights 98 14 3 10 1 7 37 72 90Birmingham Liberty 98 14 2 10 2 6 48 98 104Sylvania Maple Leafs 98 13 0 12 1 1 33 72 95

Pee Wee A - Howe 6TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMMacomb Mavericks 98 16 13 0 3 29 82 20 16Bay County Blizzard 98 16 12 1 3 27 84 33 8Belle Tire Dearborn 98 15 9 5 1 19 57 48 111Michigan Jaguars 98 14 5 4 5 15 45 33 0Woodhaven Leafs 98 16 6 7 3 15 48 56 8Cleveland Warriors Black 98 16 4 8 4 12 44 60 18Port Huron Flags 98 15 3 9 3 9 34 65 54Michigan Travelers 98 16 2 10 4 8 33 60 76Grosse Ile Islanders 98 16 1 11 4 6 30 82 86

Pee Wee A - Lidstrom 7TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMI.M. Mountain Cats 98 14 11 1 2 24 67 21 29USA Eagles 98 14 6 4 4 16 58 59 16Royal Oak Eagles 98 15 6 6 3 15 50 56 30Rink Rats 98 13 5 5 3 13 50 60 2Saginaw Badgers 98 15 4 9 2 10 51 64 32Lakeland Hawks 98 15 1 11 3 5 37 72 0

Pee Wee A - Lidstrom 8TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMMichigan Ice Hawks 98 12 9 1 2 20 60 25 0Redford Royals 98 14 6 4 4 16 38 28 0Motor City Machine 98 13 6 6 1 13 40 41 0Summit Plastics Molding 98 14 4 8 2 10 42 54 0Washtenaw Hurricanes 98 13 3 6 4 10 41 54 14

Pee Wee A - Lidstrom 9TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMRockford Rams 98 16 16 0 0 32 121 17 54Kentwood Falcons 98 16 10 5 1 21 77 65 28Muskegon Express 98 16 8 7 1 17 57 57 30West Kent Hawks 98 16 4 12 0 8 60 96 30KOHA Broncos 98 16 1 15 0 2 27 107 70

Pee Wee AA - Yzerman 1TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMFarmington Hills Flames 97 13 9 3 1 19 56 33 0Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 97 14 9 4 1 19 50 46 30Grand Rapids 97 13 7 4 2 16 51 43 56Suburban 97 11 7 3 1 15 35 19 25Belle Tire Dearborn 97 13 6 4 3 15 47 39 10West Kent 97 14 3 8 3 9 28 48 0Troy 97 14 2 8 4 8 42 47 5Mt. Clemens Wolves 97 12 0 9 3 3 22 56 10

Pee Wee AA - Yzerman 2TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMTrenton 97 17 12 0 5 29 67 33 20Rochester 97 17 11 3 3 25 81 49 27Lansing 97 18 10 5 3 23 60 45 0Flint 97 17 10 7 0 20 88 63 12Fraser 97 16 8 5 3 19 56 40 12Macomb 97 16 6 6 4 16 51 43 24Bluewater Stars 97 18 6 9 3 15 53 61 44Plymouth 97 17 6 9 2 14 53 52 15Sylvania 97 18 2 13 3 7 29 82 0Orchard Lake Pirates 97 16 0 14 2 2 29 99 32

Pee Wee AA - Howe 3TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMCanton Crush 97 14 8 2 4 20 50 30 0Kentwood Falcons 97 14 7 5 2 16 47 33 6Michigan Ice Hawks 97 12 6 3 3 15 45 40 0Allen Park Huskies 97 14 5 5 4 14 45 53 16Ann Arbor Wolves 97 14 6 7 1 13 44 44 40Lakeland Hawks 97 13 5 5 3 13 47 38 20Metro Titans 97 12 4 4 4 12 38 41 16Westland 97 13 1 11 1 3 30 67 12

Pee Wee AA - Howe 4TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMK.V. Rebels 97 19 16 2 1 33 121 46 30Columbus Capitals 97 20 14 3 3 31 77 54 10Toledo 97 19 13 4 2 28 72 33 16Ft. Wayne Komets 97 20 10 6 4 24 76 55 54Novi 97 19 10 6 3 23 67 54 24Livonia 97 18 6 8 4 16 42 53 16Orchard Lake Warriors 97 20 6 13 1 13 78 103 32Birmingham Rangers 97 19 4 10 5 13 49 68 4USA 97 19 4 11 4 12 43 79 14Livingston Lightning 97 19 4 14 1 9 45 96 4Compuware 97 18 3 13 2 8 33 62 0

Pee Wee AA - Howe 5TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMKOHA K-Wings 97 20 16 2 2 34 124 30 20Saginaw 97 19 13 2 4 30 64 28 15Midland Northstars 97 18 13 4 1 27 76 29 10Michigan Jaguars 97 18 11 4 3 25 75 43 42Rink Rats 97 20 11 7 2 24 91 69 0Summit Plastic 97 19 8 8 3 19 48 53 10Port Huron Flags 97 19 7 11 1 15 40 64 42PK Warriors 97 20 6 14 0 12 59 97 10Grosse Pointe Bulldogs 97 19 4 11 4 12 45 90 0St. Clair Shores 97 19 4 14 1 9 46 69 10MI Travelers 97 19 1 17 1 3 35 131 85

Pee Wee AA - Lidstrom 6TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMHenry Ford Hurricanes 97 16 9 6 1 19 58 51 50Woodhaven 97 16 8 7 1 17 59 44 12Cleveland Warriors 97 15 7 6 2 16 39 31 0Ann Arbor Blades 97 15 6 7 2 14 51 68 5Midwest Bulldogs 97 16 4 12 0 8 34 66 84Toledo Jets 97 14 0 14 0 0 30 105 32

Pee Wee AA - Lidstrom 7TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMGRAHA #2 97 16 13 3 0 26 65 37 4Redford 97 16 12 2 2 26 87 43 12Lapeer 97 16 9 4 3 21 78 44 43CC Pride 97 16 7 7 2 16 65 53 12KV Renegades 97 16 7 7 2 16 60 56 10Ice Mountain 97 16 4 11 1 9 52 80 0

Bantam A - Yzerman EastTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMRochester Rattlers 96 14 12 1 1 25 55 15 10Midland Northstars 96 16 11 4 1 23 69 47 10St. Clair Shores Saints 96 15 6 4 5 17 46 40 45Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 96 14 5 5 4 14 45 43 10Orchard Lake Pirates 96 15 5 9 1 11 38 64 0Port Huron Flags 96 15 2 12 1 5 36 68 0

Bantam A - Yzerman WestTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMW. Michigan Warriors 96 16 14 2 0 28 80 34 30K.V. Renegades 96 14 5 5 4 14 35 41 0Livonia Knights 96 14 4 5 5 13 50 45 0USA Eagles 96 14 3 6 5 11 40 44 20Westland Renegades 96 15 2 9 4 8 23 57 0Farmington Hills Fire 96 14 2 9 3 7 31 50 40

Bantam A - Howe 2 EastTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMMt. Clemens Wolves 96 17 12 3 2 26 61 34 20Trenton Thunder 96 17 11 3 3 25 72 49 5Cleveland Warriors Gold 96 17 10 5 2 22 65 54 15Troy Sting 96 18 9 7 2 20 64 60 0Toledo Cherokee 96 16 7 5 4 18 61 54 0Monroe Ice Hawks 96 17 8 8 1 17 57 55 10PK Warriors 96 16 6 9 1 13 55 56 10Macomb 96 17 5 9 3 13 41 50 15Cleveland Black 96 17 5 10 2 12 41 51 11Columbus Capitals 96 18 1 15 2 4 33 87 4

Bantam A - Howe 2 WestTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMKentwood Falcons 96 14 11 2 1 23 65 34 10Lakeland Hawks 96 14 8 5 1 17 55 36 0Flint Icelanders 96 14 7 6 1 15 47 49 0Muskegon Chiefs 96 13 7 6 0 14 50 42 10Plymouth Stingrays 96 13 6 5 2 14 48 50 10Novi Ice Cats 96 14 5 5 4 14 43 41 0K.V. Rebels 96 14 3 9 2 8 38 58 30Ann Arbor 96 12 1 10 1 3 28 64 10

Bantam A - Howe 3TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMBay County 96 13 12 0 1 25 78 28 10Lapeer 96 13 8 3 2 18 49 35 30Allen Park 96 14 8 5 1 17 48 40 15Redford 96 14 6 4 4 16 54 49 0MI Jags 96 14 6 8 0 12 47 37 20West Kent Hawks 96 14 6 8 0 12 45 41 20Birmingham Rangers 96 14 3 10 1 7 48 76 20Grosse Pointe 96 14 1 12 1 3 27 90 0

Bantam A - Howe 4 WestTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMCanton 96 15 13 1 1 27 92 28 0Jackson Generals 96 15 11 3 1 23 83 36 10Kalamazoo K-Wings 96 16 10 4 2 22 73 38 0Suburban 96 13 8 5 0 16 61 38 20Vipers 96 16 7 9 0 14 55 78 0Livingston 96 14 6 6 2 14 44 63 20Bruins 96 16 5 9 2 12 53 52 10Dexter Destroyers 96 15 3 11 1 7 45 76 0Chelsea Chiefs 96 16 0 15 1 1 21 118 45

Bantam A - Howe 4 EastTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMSummit Plastics 96 16 15 0 1 31 75 19 0Belle Tire South 96 16 10 4 2 22 89 42 6Woodhaven 96 15 10 4 1 21 67 29 0Saginaw 96 16 8 6 2 18 54 55 26MI Ice Hawks 96 15 7 6 2 16 46 32 33Blue Water Stars 96 15 5 8 2 12 50 69 0Sylvania 96 14 4 8 2 10 37 49 20Motor City Jags 96 16 1 12 3 5 26 76 37Troy Jaguars 96 15 1 13 1 3 15 88 4

Bantam AA - YzermanTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMRochester Rattlers 95 13 11 0 2 24 69 29 0Grand Rapids Griffins 95 14 10 3 1 21 50 32 0Suburban Stars 95 13 7 5 1 15 45 35 0Flint Phantoms 95 12 6 5 1 13 32 33 10Grosse Pointe Bulldogs 95 14 5 6 3 13 41 54 10Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 95 13 5 8 0 10 44 49 35Allen Park Huskies 95 14 3 9 2 8 27 46 20Birmingham Rangers 95 13 1 12 0 2 21 51 0

Standings by Pointstreak as of January 5, 2010

House StandingsHouse StandingsLITTLE CEASARSAmateur Hockey LeagueLITTLE CEASARSAmateur Hockey League

House StandingsHouse Standings

Bantam AA - Howe 2TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMHolland Ice Dogs 95 16 9 3 4 22 54 39 33St. Clair Shores Saints 95 15 9 3 3 21 56 37 60Kensington Valley Rebels 95 16 9 4 3 21 52 38 82Belle Tire Lakers 95 15 8 5 2 18 58 37 37K.V. Renegades 95 15 7 5 3 17 62 48 40Royal Oak Eagles 95 16 5 8 3 13 53 50 199USA Eagles 95 15 5 8 2 12 53 62 141Blue Water Stars 95 16 4 11 1 9 40 71 54West Michigan Warriors 95 16 3 12 1 7 44 90 52

Bantam AA - Howe 3TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMSylvania Maple Leafs 95 14 10 2 2 22 55 33 146Mt. Clemens Wolves 95 14 8 3 3 19 58 38 77Fort Wayne Komets 95 14 7 3 4 18 58 41 0Kentwood Falcons 95 14 6 5 3 15 55 45 36Macomb Mavericks 95 12 6 6 0 12 58 44 88Canton Eagles 95 13 5 7 1 11 42 56 83Motor City Chiefs 95 13 4 7 2 10 50 65 141Cleveland Warriors 95 14 0 13 1 1 19 73 70

Bantam AA - Howe 4TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMMidland Northstars 95 11 9 0 2 20 49 18 20Grand Rapids Griffins 2 95 12 9 3 0 18 73 22 0Troy Sting 95 12 8 2 2 18 63 33 20Orchard Lake Pirates 95 11 3 7 1 7 38 50 10Michigan Ice Hawks 95 10 3 6 1 7 23 45 10Lakeland Hawks 95 12 3 9 0 6 28 56 10Michigan Patriots 95 12 1 9 2 4 21 71 10

Bantam AA - Howe 5TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMChelsea Chiefs 95 16 12 2 2 26 78 35 0Livonia Knights 95 16 11 3 2 24 56 40 37Capital Centre Pride 95 14 10 2 2 22 61 23 0Toledo Cherokee 95 16 10 4 2 22 64 35 18Kalamazoo Kwings 95 16 8 7 1 17 46 40 15Plymouth Stingrays 95 15 5 7 3 13 32 43 38Lansing Capitals 95 16 4 11 1 9 38 62 24Henry Ford Hurricanes 95 16 1 13 2 4 31 86 30Novi Ice Cats 95 15 0 12 3 3 31 73 10

Bantam AA - Lidstrom 6TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMM. Mountain Cats 95 12 11 0 1 23 98 19 165Ann Arbor Wolves 95 12 8 3 1 17 59 38 28Lapeer Storm 95 12 7 3 2 16 53 26 18Findlay 95 12 4 6 2 10 50 59 8KOHA Broncos 95 12 3 7 2 8 35 61 115Belle Tire Dearborn 95 12 3 8 1 7 34 60 15Canton Crush 95 12 1 10 1 3 26 92 10

Midget A - YzermanTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMSaint Clair Shores Saints 93 19 16 1 2 34 80 29 40Troy Sting 93 19 13 4 2 28 78 39 54Allen Park Huskies 93 19 12 5 2 26 67 45 65Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 93 20 11 7 2 24 68 58 268Lapeer Storm 93 20 10 8 2 22 73 59 155Canton Crush 93 18 9 6 3 21 60 50 33Summit Plastic 93 18 9 8 1 19 43 43 27Capital Centre Pride 93 20 8 9 3 19 49 47 61Michigan Stars 93 19 2 14 3 7 37 92 88Westland Warriors 93 20 2 17 1 5 31 83 50Orchard Lake Pirates 93 18 1 14 3 5 28 69 30

Midget A - Howe WestTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMJackson Generals 93 20 17 1 2 36 112 21 60West Kent Hawks 93 19 14 1 4 32 107 24 45Toledo Cherokee 93 18 12 3 3 27 91 39 140Trenton 93 18 11 5 2 24 83 44 85Suburban Stars 93 20 9 7 4 22 83 68 12Plymouth Park 93 18 10 8 0 20 73 63 30Plymouth Stingrays 93 20 8 10 2 18 61 74 10Kensington Valley Rebels 93 18 5 12 1 11 57 83 0Michigan Ice Dogs 93 19 3 14 2 8 44 92 35Grand Rapids Griffins 93 18 2 14 2 6 48 101 55Farmington Hills Flames 93 16 0 16 0 0 15 165 15

Midget A - Howe EastTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMMt Clemens Wolves 93 16 15 0 1 31 102 15 85Macomb Mavericks 93 16 12 4 0 24 57 28 139Livonia Knights 93 16 11 3 2 24 86 28 15Wayne Wings 93 16 10 5 1 21 72 27 266Belle Tire Dearborn 93 16 7 8 1 15 36 62 5Grosse Pointe Bulldogs 93 16 6 10 0 12 35 70 55St Ignace Firehawks 93 16 4 11 1 9 25 66 0Bloomfield Aces 93 16 2 12 2 6 29 72 55Gladwin Gladiators 93 16 0 14 2 2 23 97 20

Midget AA -Yzerman TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMSummit Plastics 91 10 10 0 0 20 52 14 0Mt Clemens Wolves 91 11 8 2 1 17 57 29 0Orchard Lake Pirates 91 9 6 3 0 12 41 20 0Michigan Jaguars 91 10 5 4 1 11 35 33 0W. Michigan Warriors 91 12 4 8 0 8 40 41 0Garden City Goldwings 91 11 2 9 0 4 26 66 10Michigan Hurricanes 91 11 1 10 0 2 16 64 0

Midget AA - HoweTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMTroy Sting 91 14 12 2 0 24 62 18 60Michigan Blues 91 13 9 3 1 19 48 24 67Plymouth Stingrays 91 14 8 3 3 19 68 37 93Battle Creek Bruins 91 14 9 5 0 18 62 44 187Grosse Pointe Wild 91 13 5 4 4 14 51 51 65B.H. Gamblers 91 13 1 9 3 5 32 62 50Adrian Jr Bulldogs 91 13 1 9 3 5 30 70 48Grand Rapids Griffins 91 14 2 12 0 4 33 80 88

Girls 12U - Howe 1TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMHoneybaked G12U 14 9 3 2 20 39 17 2Little Caesars #1 G12U 13 8 2 3 19 52 18 0Belle Tire G12U 13 5 7 1 11 33 26 0

Girls 12U - Howe 2TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMLivonia G12U 16 14 2 0 28 79 18 8Ice Breakers G12U 17 10 7 0 20 46 32 6Victory Honda G12U 17 8 8 1 17 48 65 8Mt. Clemens G12U 15 4 10 1 9 27 49 0

Girls 12U - Howe 3TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMAnn Arbor G12U 17 6 10 1 13 31 58 8St. Clair Shores G12U 16 5 8 3 13 28 35 10Little Caesars #2 G12U 17 4 10 3 11 51 82 6Grosse Pointe G12U 15 4 10 1 9 18 52 2

Girls 14UTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMM. Ice Breakers 14U 21 20 0 1 41 120 23 14Mt.Clemens 14U 19 15 3 1 31 103 26 0Mich Caps 14U 19 13 4 2 28 85 33 8Livonia 14U 20 11 9 0 22 55 46 0Summit 14U 21 7 13 1 15 58 70 10Rochester 14U 19 4 13 2 10 30 91 0Farmington Hills 14U 19 2 15 2 6 25 99 0Ann Arbor 14U 20 2 17 1 5 22 110 2

Girls 16UTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMBirmingham 16U 11 11 0 0 22 52 15 24Livonia 16U 11 6 4 1 13 37 32 6Mich Ice Breakers 16U 12 3 6 3 9 21 31 38Allen Park 16U 12 0 10 2 2 15 47 24

Girls 19UTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMG-Force 19U 18 15 0 3 33 97 10 5SCS 19U 18 14 2 2 30 112 27 0Mich Ice Breakers 19U 19 10 8 1 21 91 40 0Redford 19U 20 9 9 2 20 66 52 5Walker 19U 19 4 15 0 8 32 160 0Kalamazoo 19U 18 0 18 0 0 23 132 0

Mini Mite B - Div 1TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMBelle Tire Lakers MM 11 11 0 0 22 72 30 2Allen Park MM 12 7 4 1 15 50 31 0Dearborn Scorpions MM 11 3 5 3 9 43 44 2Belle Tire #2 MM 12 3 7 2 8 40 58 0Dearborn Tigers MM 12 2 7 3 7 18 42 0

Mini Mite B - Div 2TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMPlymouth Tiger Sharks MM 10 8 2 0 16 44 31 6Wayne Warriors MM 10 6 3 1 13 40 22 0Canton Wings #1 MM 11 2 8 1 5 25 41 0Canton Wings #2 MM 11 1 7 3 5 17 50 2

Mite B - Div 1TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMTrenton Spitfire MTB 15 12 3 0 24 106 31 0Trenton Devils MTB 15 11 2 2 24 74 37 0Allen Park Huskies #2 MTB 15 8 7 0 16 58 57 0Trenton - Kneiding MTB 15 7 8 0 14 43 51 8Allen Park Huskies MTB 15 6 9 0 12 53 60 6Belle Tire Lakers MTB 15 0 15 0 0 11 108 2

Mite B - Div 2TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMGrosse Ile Islanders MTB 14 12 2 0 24 64 16 2Wyandotte Warriors MTB 14 7 4 3 17 45 33 10Monroe Ice Hawks #2 MTB 14 6 6 2 14 51 49 8Monroe Ice Hawks #1 MTB 14 6 7 1 13 45 32 14Southgate Senators MTB 14 1 13 0 2 25 101 2

Mite B - Div 3TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMPlymouth - Simons MTB 13 12 0 1 25 93 15 2Chelsea Bulldogs #1 MTB 14 11 3 0 22 58 33 6Livingston Lightning MTB 14 9 4 1 19 53 38 8Chelsea #2 MTB 14 5 6 3 13 28 31 6Livingston Thunder MTB 14 5 7 2 12 37 44 0Plymouth - Zylik MTB 14 5 8 1 11 29 45 0Canton #2 MTB 13 2 11 0 4 21 67 4Canton Hawks #1 MTB 14 1 11 2 4 30 76 2

Mite B - Div 4TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMWayne Fire Dogs MTB 12 10 0 2 22 54 17 12Dearborn Cougars MTB 12 9 2 1 19 58 17 6Westland Blazers MTB 12 8 4 0 16 46 25 4Dearborn Storm MTB 12 5 6 1 11 49 35 12Detroit Dragons MTB 11 5 6 0 10 25 33 4Orchard Lake Pirates MTB 11 1 10 0 2 7 53 4Garden City Stars MTB 10 0 10 0 0 3 62 2

Squirt B - Div 1TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMAllen Park Huskies #1 SQB 15 15 0 0 30 80 14 0Monroe Ice Hawks #2 SQB 15 11 4 0 22 61 43 0Trenton Devils SQB 15 9 4 2 20 66 38 15Monroe Ice Hawks #1 SQB 16 7 6 3 17 60 46 0Woodhaven SQB 15 7 7 1 15 61 57 0Trenton #2 SQB 16 4 8 4 12 35 59 0Trenton Bulldogs SQB 15 5 9 1 11 34 46 0Allen Park Huskies #2 SQB 16 4 9 3 11 46 53 0Wyandotte SQB 15 0 15 0 0 12 99 4

Squirt B - Div 2TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMNovi #4 Predators SQB 14 12 0 2 26 98 17 0Westland Blazers SQB 14 12 1 1 25 108 26 4Plymouth GW Sharks SQB 15 11 2 2 24 78 32 0Novi #1 Firecats SQB 16 9 6 1 19 74 58 2Belle Tire Lakers SQB 16 6 9 1 13 41 79 12Novi #5 Wildcats SQB 16 5 10 1 11 42 84 8Dearborn Chiefs SQB 13 3 8 2 8 45 57 43Canton Canadiens SQB 15 2 12 1 5 40 105 6Detroit Dragons SQB 13 0 12 1 1 34 102 16

Squirt B - Div 4TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMFarmington H. Heat #1 SQB 13 10 2 1 21 51 33 18Novi #2 Cougars SQB 14 9 3 2 20 60 41 10Suburban #1 SQB 14 9 4 1 19 49 36 0Novi #3 Panthers SQB 13 7 6 0 14 66 49 6Victory Honda SQB 13 1 12 0 2 18 56 16

Squirt B - Div 5TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMFarmington H. Inferno SQB 14 10 3 1 21 58 38 32Novi #7 Tigers SQB 15 10 4 1 21 54 34 10Novi #6 SQB 14 7 7 0 14 49 48 4Plymouth Sharks #2 SQB 13 6 6 1 13 60 44 6Suburban #2 SQB 15 2 13 0 4 25 68 2Canton Stars SQB 14 1 12 1 3 20 63 20

Squirt B - Div 6TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMAnn Arbor - Sirota SQB 14 10 4 0 20 52 38 0Chelsea Bulldogs #1 SQB 14 9 5 0 18 58 28 2Ann Arbor - Simon SQB 14 8 4 2 18 49 35 5Chelsea Bulldogs #2 SQB 14 5 8 1 11 38 46 0Ann Arbor - Reid SQB 14 2 10 2 6 33 69 4

Squirt B - Div 7TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMFlint (EMHA) SQB 15 13 1 1 27 108 31 10GFHA - Lesser SQB 14 9 5 0 18 59 48 28Livingston Thunder SQB 15 8 5 2 18 72 44 2Livingston Lightning SQB 15 7 6 2 16 62 43 6Ice Mountain SQB 15 2 13 0 4 28 111 4GFHA - Hutchings SQB 14 1 13 0 2 16 82 18

Pee Wee B - Div 1TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMDearborn Dragons PWB 16 15 0 1 31 53 16 16Grosse Ile Islanders PWB 14 10 3 1 21 49 22 32Belle Tire Lakers PWB 14 8 5 1 17 47 28 14Dearborn PWB 15 6 8 1 13 32 41 78Allen Park #1 PWB 15 4 9 2 10 33 62 59Allen Park #2 PWB 14 3 10 1 7 31 53 42

Pee Wee B - Div 2TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMTrenton Flyers PWB 16 9 4 3 21 50 33 44Monroe Ice Hawks PWB 16 7 5 4 18 53 46 20Wyandotte Warriors PWB 15 5 6 4 14 54 52 14Wyandotte Warriors #1 PWB 16 5 7 4 14 62 66 97Trenton Walleyes PWB 16 3 9 4 10 25 46 10Trenton Hurricanes PWB 15 1 10 4 6 23 47 6

Pee Wee B - Div 3TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMNovi #4 Sabres PWB 13 12 0 1 25 79 15 10Novi #5 Firecats PWB 14 9 2 3 21 40 24 0K.V. Cavalry PWB 14 8 3 3 19 55 28 0K.V. Federals PWB 14 6 7 1 13 38 49 10K.V. Eagles PWB 13 2 5 6 10 28 33 0Chelsea Bulldogs PWB 13 3 7 3 9 25 46 0Ann Arbor - Praschan PWB 13 2 9 2 6 17 46 0Ann Arbor Aces 12 1 10 1 3 23 64 10

Pee Wee B - Div 4TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMNovi #1 Cougars PWB 13 11 1 1 23 40 22 18Plymouth T.Sharks PWB 14 10 3 1 21 61 23 31Novi #2 Panthers PWB 14 7 5 2 16 34 34 5Canton Wings #1 PWB 14 7 6 1 15 50 33 12Novi #3 Bobcats PWB 13 7 5 1 15 38 29 20Plymouth Ice Sharks PWB 14 5 7 2 12 38 36 10Farmington Hills #1 PWB 14 2 11 1 5 38 65 19Canton Wings #2 PWB 14 1 12 1 3 13 70 82

Pee Wee B - Div 5TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMGarden City Stars PWB 16 13 1 2 28 93 48 24Novi #6 Predators PWB 16 13 3 0 26 78 27 14Westland IceHogs PWB 15 11 4 0 22 85 42 0Novi #7 Wildcats PWB 15 9 5 1 19 64 36 0Farmington Hills #2 PWB 16 7 8 1 15 59 59 4Novi #8 Jaguars PWB 14 5 7 2 12 47 48 0Plymouth Razor Sharks PWB 15 5 9 1 11 60 63 22Detroit Dragons PWB 15 1 12 2 4 20 83 0Farmington Hills #3 PWB 16 0 15 1 1 17 117 0

Pee Wee B - Div 6TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMLivingston Thunder PWB 12 9 2 1 19 37 23 7Ice Mountain Cats PWB 12 8 1 3 19 43 21 97Flint Ice Raiders 12 6 4 2 14 38 35 36L. Lightning #1 PWB 12 5 6 1 11 32 31 10K.V. Destroyers PWB 11 5 6 0 10 32 35 56K.V. Admirals PWB 12 2 8 2 6 24 37 34K.V. Brigade PWB 11 1 9 1 3 20 44 34

Bantam B - Div 1TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMLivingston Thunder BB 16 14 1 1 29 115 34 8Capital Centre Pride BB 16 13 1 2 28 82 30 10Chelsea Bulldogs BB 16 10 4 2 22 90 65 10K.V. Destroyers BB 15 8 5 2 18 61 60 26Livingston Lightning BB 15 8 6 1 17 77 45 38K.V. Generals BB 14 5 9 0 10 48 57 16Ice Mountain BB 16 4 11 1 9 43 71 35K.V. Federals BB 14 2 11 1 5 39 84 41Ann Arbor - Gagnon BB 16 0 16 0 0 22 131 12

Bantam B - Div 2TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMAllen Park Huskies BB 16 14 2 0 28 96 36 43Wyandotte Warriors BB 16 11 3 2 24 68 38 0Allen Park #1 BB 16 10 4 2 22 56 42 93Grosse Ile Islanders BB 16 8 6 2 18 64 48 27Trenton Blades BB 15 4 7 4 12 27 35 98Monroe Ice Hawks #1 BB 15 5 9 1 11 27 52 46Southgate Stars BB 16 5 10 1 11 36 52 66Monroe Ice Hawks #2 BB 14 4 9 1 9 32 48 36Trenton Hurricanes BB 16 2 13 1 5 15 70 0

Bantam B - Div 3TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMRedford Wolf Pack BB 18 15 3 0 30 104 40 83Dearborn Hooligans BB 17 13 3 1 27 90 27 32Dearborn Huskies BB 18 13 4 1 27 75 36 42Westland Warriors BB 16 11 4 1 23 79 42 8Belle Tire Lakers BB 17 7 7 3 17 49 54 87Garden City BB 17 7 9 1 15 70 78 144Novi #5 Bobcats BB 17 6 10 1 13 47 61 11Novi #2 Panthers BB 18 3 12 3 9 43 84 47Novi #6 Cougars BB 17 3 13 1 7 29 69 26Detroit Dragons BB 13 0 13 0 0 19 114 35

Bantam B - Div 4TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMLakeland Royals BB 17 12 2 3 27 58 36 26Canton Wings BB 18 11 6 1 23 69 58 10K.V. Cavalry BB 17 11 6 0 22 79 55 18Lakeland Talons 16 9 4 3 21 73 45 10USA Dragons BB 18 9 7 2 20 53 41 123Novi #3 Predators BB 17 7 8 2 16 58 60 10Lakeland Cobras BB 18 5 8 5 15 52 69 32Novi #4 Firecats BB 18 6 9 3 15 49 68 44K.V. Brigade BB 18 3 12 3 9 47 76 26Farmington Hills #2 BB 17 0 11 6 6 44 74 82

Bantam B - Div 5TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMK.V. Eagles BB 16 12 3 1 25 75 43 42K.V. Admirals BB 16 11 3 2 24 75 46 93Novi #1 Wildcats BB 16 6 4 6 18 58 50 4Plymouth Vipersharks BB 15 8 6 1 17 64 57 28Plymouth Sharks BB 14 6 3 5 17 59 58 4Novi #7 Jaguars BB 16 6 9 1 13 62 66 70Farmington Hills #1 BB 15 5 9 1 11 26 46 41Lakeland #53 BB 15 2 10 3 7 52 78 22Lakeland #55 BB 15 2 11 2 6 38 65 77

Midget B - Div 1TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMSummit Falcons MGB 13 12 1 0 24 85 18 29Blue Water MGB 13 11 1 1 23 67 18 118St Clair Shores MGB 14 8 5 1 17 78 50 32USA Eagles MGB 13 2 11 0 4 23 118 141Lakeland Maple Leafs MGB 12 0 12 0 0 12 96 42

Midget B - Div 2TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMBerkley Brawlers MGB 14 12 2 0 24 94 33 20Plymouth Killer Sharks MGB 15 9 6 0 18 78 38 10Novi #1 SaberCats MGB 15 9 6 0 18 75 47 10Capital Center Pride MGB 14 5 9 0 10 44 54 96K.V. Admirals MGB 15 4 11 0 8 40 74 24Farmington Hills MGB 12 2 10 0 4 33 83 33

Midget B - Div 3TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMLivonia Flyers MGB 13 12 1 0 24 83 21 12Redford Wolf Pack MGB 13 11 2 0 22 87 24 30Livonia BlackHawks MGB 13 4 8 1 9 36 70 68Dearborn MGB 11 2 8 1 5 15 54 20Southgate Vipers MGB 12 0 9 3 3 17 87 58

Midget B - Div 4TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMBelle Tire Lakers MGB 14 11 2 1 23 65 28 32Livonia Sharks MGB 15 11 4 0 22 57 31 36Livonia Predators MGB 14 7 6 1 15 75 44 18Detroit Dragons MGB 13 5 7 1 11 47 56 39Garden City MGB 15 4 9 2 10 46 64 15Allen Park Huskies MGB 15 2 13 0 4 34 83 47

Midget BB - Div 1TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMGarden City Stars MGBB 14 12 1 1 25 82 36 70Belle Tire Lakers MGBB 14 11 3 0 22 76 36 35Woodhaven MGBB 13 8 3 2 18 56 31 30Livonia Kings MGBB 14 8 5 1 17 57 38 70Livonia Flames MGBB 14 6 8 0 12 46 61 0Canton Wings MGBB 13 5 7 1 11 54 65 30Dearborn MGBB 14 2 12 0 4 42 86 55Ann Arbor - Storm MGBB 14 0 13 1 1 28 88 120

Midget BB - Div 2TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMSummit Red Wings MGBB 18 18 0 0 36 164 21 97Farmington Hills MGBB 18 15 2 1 31 114 52 151SCS MGBB 18 12 5 1 25 102 72 54Lakeland Stars MGBB 18 11 5 2 24 113 92 32Novi MGBB 18 8 9 1 17 90 88 116Livingston Lightning MGBB 17 8 9 0 16 76 74 59Troy Storm MGBB 17 5 11 1 11 56 111 49Livingston Thunder MGBB 18 4 12 2 10 53 105 79USA Eagles MGBB 18 2 16 0 4 40 99 65Ice Mountain MGBB 18 1 15 2 4 45 139 140

LCAHL Girlstravel standings

SEND US YOUR NEWS!

[email protected]

Standings by Pointstreak as of January 6, 2010


Kensington Valley Mini-Kensington Valley Mini-Mite Admirals start strongMite Admirals start strong

The Kensington Valley Mini-Mite Admirals have started

out the season with a 2-2 league record.

The Admirals won their fi rst game of the season, beating

the Kensington Valley Brigade 4-2. Jackson Groman made

several key saves in the victory. Scoring for the Admirals were

Evan Wohlart (2), Aiden Gray and Kyle Sierota. Aiden Gray

also got an assist on Kyle Sierota’s goal. Game pucks were

awarded to Jackson Groman and Evan Wohlart.

In the team’s second game Danny DiPietro’s breakaway shot

crossed the goal line a second after the fi nal horn sounded

and the Admirals lost 3-2 to the Cavalry. Jackson Groman

played another great game in net and Admiral goals were

scored by Aiden Gray (Carson Wood) and Tommy Madden.

Tommy Madden and Aiden Gray were awarded game pucks

for the Admirals.

The Admirals found themselves in another tight low-

scoring game in game three against the KVHA Eagles. Down

2-0, Gabe Pietila scored to close the gap to one. Adam Moule,

playing in his fi rst game in goal, made several key saves late

in the game. For the second straight game the Admirals

pulled their goalie trying to tie the score, but after several

great chances the fi nal buzzer sounded and the Eagles came

away with the win. Gabe Pietila and Adam Moule received

game pucks.

Against the KVHA Destroyers the line of Evan Drus, Luke

McIntyre and Evan Wohlart scored two of the Admirals four

goals. Drus and Wohlart each had a goal and an assist while

McIntyre had two assists. Danny DiPietro also had a goal and

an assist and Gabe Pietila had an unassisted goal. Adam Moule

had the shutout victory in net. Luke McIntyre and Evan Drus

earned Admiral game pucks.

The Admirals are Carson Wood, Luke McIntyre, Adien Gray,

Evan Wohlart, Chris Willis, Gabe Pietila, Tommy Madden,

Jacob Karch, Kyle Sierota, Noah Bigelow, Evan Drus, Dominic

Rieli, Jackson Groman, Adam Moule, Danny DiPietro and

Jackson Cyganski.

Kensington Valley Mini-Kensington Valley Mini-Mite Admirals start strongMite Admirals start strong

ADRAY COMMUNITY HOCKEY LEAGUE STANDINGS AS OF JAN. 5

EAST DIVISIONMITE W L T TP GF GA GPWHITE SAGINAW 3 4 2 0 8 33 20 6MT PLEASANT 2 3 2 0 6 33 34 5LAPEER 2 3 3 1 7 32 32 7SAGINAW 1 2 3 1 5 23 22 6MIDLAND 2 1 3 0 2 6 19 4 RED SAGINAW 2 6 1 1 13 47 19 8MIDLAND 3 3 2 1 7 29 22 6MIDLAND 1 4 3 0 8 38 34 7LAPEER 1 2 3 1 5 8 20 6SAGINAW 4 2 3 1 5 23 27 6MT. PLEASANT 1 0 5 0 0 9 32 5 SQUIRT W L T PTS GF GA GPWHITE SAGINAW 4 9 0 0 18 69 25 9BAY COUNTY 1 8 1 1 17 72 22 10BAY COUNTY 3 6 4 1 13 57 31 11MT. PLEASANT 1 5 4 0 10 42 48 9MIDLAND 3 5 7 0 10 31 52 12SAGINAW 2 3 7 0 6 40 73 10LAPEER 2 1 6 0 2 14 38 7MIDLAND 1 1 9 0 2 20 56 10 RED LAPEER 1 5 0 3 13 31 14 8MIDLAND 2 6 2 0 12 28 19 8BAY COUNTY 2 7 2 1 15 53 30 10HURON 1 2 3 2 6 13 17 7SAGINAW 3 3 5 1 7 17 20 9SAGINAW 1 2 4 1 5 26 30 7SAGINAW 5 2 5 2 6 24 49 9MT. PLEASANT 2 1 7 2 4 19 32 10 PEEWEE W L T PTS GF GA GPWHITE MIDLAND 2 8 0 1 17 49 6 9BAY COUNTY 1 5 3 1 11 28 15 9BAY COUNTY 3 3 2 3 9 19 17 8MIDLAND 4 4 3 1 9 23 22 8MT. PLEASANT 1 1 2 4 6 16 20 7SAGINAW 3 1 6 0 2 14 40 7SAGINAW 2 0 6 2 2 11 40 8 RED HURON 1 6 0 1 13 35 9 7MIDLAND 1 5 1 1 11 21 7 7MIDLAND 3 3 1 2 8 23 9 6BAY COUNTY 2 4 3 0 8 28 16 7MT. PLEASANT 2 4 3 1 9 35 25 8LAPEER 1 3 3 1 7 18 21 7SAGINAW 1 2 7 0 4 22 41 9SAGINAW 4 0 9 0 0 7 61 9 BANTAM W L T PTS GF GA GPWHITE BAY COUNTY 1 9 0 1 19 60 16 10BAY COUNTY 3 5 1 0 10 44 6 6MIDLAND 2 2 2 1 5 11 18 5MIDLAND 4 3 4 0 6 27 25 7LAPEER 1 3 4 0 6 19 25 7SAGINAW 4 1 6 0 2 5 41 7SAGINAW 2 1 7 0 2 10 45 8 RED BAY COUNTY 2 7 0 0 14 55 3 7MT. PLEASANT 1 7 1 1 15 60 12 9MIDLAND 1 3 1 0 6 27 10 4MIDLAND 3 4 2 1 9 36 19 7SAGINAW 1 2 6 0 4 21 60 8SAGINAW 3 0 7 0 0 13 59 7HURON 1 0 6 0 0 0 49 6 MIDGET W L T PTS GF GA GPWHITE MT PLEASANT #1 5 0 0 10 35 5 5MIDLAND #2 2 1 0 4 16 10 3HURON #1 2 2 1 5 17 21 5BAY COUNTY #2 0 1 3 3 12 18 4SAGINAW #3 0 2 2 2 7 12 4SAGINAW #1 0 3 2 2 9 30 5 RED FLINT #1 5 0 0 10 40 10 5SAGINAW #2 3 2 0 6 24 25 5SAGINAW #4 3 2 0 6 33 18 5LAPEER #1 2 2 0 4 18 18 4MIDLAND #1 2 2 0 4 20 16 4BAY COUNTY #1 1 4 0 2 12 41 5MIDLAND #3 0 4 0 0 9 28 4

METRO DIVISIONMITE W L T PTS GF GA GPRED TRAVELERS 1 10 0 0 20 70 19 10DYHA 1 8 2 0 16 65 19 10DYHA 2 4 4 1 9 35 48 9SUMMIT 3 6 1 7 35 55 10DYHA 3 2 6 1 5 29 35 9DYHA 4 2 7 1 5 22 59 10

BLUE SCS 1 6 0 0 12 37 4 6SCS 2 6 1 0 12 27 15 7SCS 3 2 5 0 4 18 32 7GPHA 1 0 3 0 0 6 24 3GPHA 3 0 4 0 0 2 15 4GPHA 2 0 5 0 0 5 26 5 SQUIRT W L T PTS GF GA GPWHITE MTC 1 6 0 3 15 24 7 9MTC 4 8 1 4 20 52 20 13TRAVELERS 1 9 2 3 21 36 24 14TYHA 3 8 7 1 17 45 35 16GPHA 1 1 7 1 3 19 37 9DYHA 1 1 8 1 3 19 47 10SCS 1 1 9 1 3 17 42 11 RED FALCONS 1 13 2 0 26 97 35 15BWHA 2 9 3 0 18 54 38 12MTC 3 6 4 1 13 50 19 11TYHA 2 7 5 1 15 38 32 13SUMMIT 1 6 5 2 14 34 26 13PHMHA 2 2 # 0 4 21 80 13GPHA 3 0 # 0 0 18 82 13 BLUE TYHA 1 10 1 1 21 57 24 12SCS 2 9 1 3 21 74 31 13MTC 2 8 5 0 16 64 31 13BWHA 1 5 7 1 11 54 46 13DYHA 2 4 7 1 9 36 49 12PHMHA 1 3 8 2 8 33 63 13GPHA 2 0 # 0 0 16 90 10 PEEWEE W L T PTS GF GA GPRED BWHA 1 6 0 6 18 53 30 12MTC 2 9 3 2 20 67 44 14SCS 3 9 3 2 20 50 38 14TYHA 2 8 3 2 18 39 24 13PHMHA 1 6 5 1 13 63 51 12MTC 4 6 6 1 13 49 53 13MACOMB 2 3 9 1 7 40 59 13SCS 1 1 9 2 4 23 56 12TRAVELERS 1 1 # 1 3 31 60 13 BLUE DYHA 1 13 1 1 27 51 15 15FALCONS 1 10 2 2 22 55 19 14TYHA 1 9 3 2 20 52 33 14MACOMB 1 7 4 0 14 39 15 11MTC 1 7 6 1 15 50 31 14BWHA 2 5 # 2 12 36 61 17BWHA 3 2 6 4 8 37 51 12MTC 3 3 # 1 7 35 49 14GPHA 1 3 9 0 6 33 86 12SCS 2 3 # 1 7 24 52 15 BANTAM W L T PTS GF GA GPWHITE DYHA 1 9 1 0 18 74 20 10MACOMB 3 7 2 3 17 41 27 12MTC 1 7 3 1 15 58 37 11TRAVELERS 1 8 4 1 17 67 50 13SCS 2 6 4 3 15 66 55 13MACOMB 2 5 6 1 11 49 56 12BWHA 1 5 9 0 10 36 69 14BWHA 3 2 # 1 5 33 64 15MTC 3 1 9 2 4 31 77 12 RED SUMMIT 1 11 0 1 23 100 16 12SCS 3 11 1 1 23 70 27 13MTC 2 6 5 1 13 54 42 12MACOMB 1 5 4 3 13 44 41 12BWHA 2 6 7 1 13 57 55 14SCS 1 4 5 1 9 29 34 10TYHA 1 5 7 2 12 56 75 14MTC 4 4 8 0 8 45 78 12FALCONS 1 2 8 3 7 20 61 13GPHA 1 0 9 1 1 12 58 10

WEST DIVISIONMITE W L T PTS GF GA GPWHITE HAWKS 2 9 1 0 18 74 24 10HOLLAND 1 7 1 0 14 72 5 8EGRAHA 1 3 3 1 7 20 29 7SOUTHSIDE 1 2 3 1 5 19 32 6GRAHA 2 2 3 0 4 28 22 5ROCKFORD 1 1 5 0 2 15 47 6WEST SHORE 1 1 9 0 2 10 79 10 RED GRAHA 1 7 0 0 14 40 13 7CAPITOL PRIDE 1 6 2 2 14 41 29 10HOLLAND 2 6 3 1 13 45 29 10HAWKS 1 6 4 1 13 52 41 11GRAND VALLEY 1 3 6 0 6 26 37 9GRAHA 3 3 6 0 6 25 45 9BATTLE CREEK 1 0 # 0 0 23 58 10

SQUIRT W L T PTS GF GA GPWHITE HAWKS 2 6 1 0 12 28 18 7GRAHA 2 7 0 3 17 31 12 10GRAND VALLEY 1 5 3 1 11 36 27 9ROCKFORD 1 2 4 1 5 13 23 7MUSKEGON 2 2 6 3 7 33 41 11KENTWOOD 2 1 4 1 3 11 19 6CADILLAC 1 1 6 1 3 13 25 8 RED KENTWOOD 1 8 0 1 17 39 10 9GRAHA 3 7 1 1 15 55 16 9BIG RAPIDS 1 5 1 2 12 34 28 8WEST SHORE 1 5 6 0 10 38 47 11EGRAHA 1 3 4 2 8 31 27 9MUSKEGON #1 2 8 0 4 27 46 10CADILLAC 2 0 # 0 0 13 63 10 BLUE KOHA 2 7 0 0 14 39 14 7BATTLE CREEK 1 3 2 0 6 12 12 5BERRIEN 1 2 2 1 5 13 13 5JACKSON 2 2 3 1 5 10 23 6KOHA 1 2 3 1 5 16 16 6JACKSON 1 0 6 3 3 18 30 9 GREEN GRAND VALLEY 2 7 1 1 15 29 13 9HAWKS 1 7 2 1 15 30 15 10GRAHA 1 4 2 2 10 22 14 8GRAND VALLEY 3 4 4 0 8 20 17 8HAWKS 3 3 5 0 6 18 18 8HOLLAND 1 2 7 0 4 14 30 9SOUTHSIDE 1 1 7 0 2 12 38 8 PEEWEE W L T PTS GF GA GPWHITE KOHA 2 9 0 1 19 55 15 10GRAND VALLEY 1 8 1 0 16 56 14 9BATTLE CREEK 1 5 2 1 11 19 19 8HAWKS 1 5 2 2 12 25 20 9HOLLAND 1 4 4 1 9 18 16 9CAPITOL PRIDE 1 4 6 4 12 33 47 14GLAHA 2 4 6 1 9 30 47 11JACKSON 1 2 # 0 4 29 60 12GRAHA 2 0 # 0 0 17 44 10 RED KENTWOOD 2 6 1 1 13 34 14 8GRAND VALLEY 3 7 2 0 14 38 21 9CADILLAC 1 5 2 2 12 31 22 9WEST SHORE 1 5 3 2 12 35 25 10BIG RAPIDS 1 7 5 0 14 57 42 12HAWKS 3 3 5 3 9 30 39 11MUSKEGON 1 3 6 4 10 27 48 13EGRAHA 1 2 6 2 6 24 35 10GRAHA 1 0 8 0 0 8 38 8 BLUE ROCKFORD 1 11 0 0 22 60 16 11GRAND VALLEY 2 9 2 2 20 63 31 13KENTWOOD 1 6 3 2 14 46 18 11BERRIEN 1 6 3 3 15 41 31 12KOHA 1 6 4 3 15 49 30 13EGRAHA 2 4 3 1 9 35 26 8HAWKS 2 3 # 1 7 44 63 14GLAHA 3 1 # 1 3 28 64 13JACKSON 2 0 # 1 1 21 ## 11 BANTAM W L T PTS GF GA GPWHITE KENTWOOD 2 12 0 1 25 75 21 13GRAND VALLEY 1 9 1 2 20 53 26 12HAWKS 1 7 5 2 16 52 41 14GLAHA 2 5 4 2 12 42 34 11EGRAHA 1 5 5 0 10 41 26 10KOHA 1 4 6 3 11 26 38 13BERRIEN 1 5 7 0 10 37 56 12GRAND VALLEY 2 6 9 0 12 51 52 15GRAHA 1 4 7 3 11 31 49 14HOLLAND 1 3 7 3 9 42 46 13JACKSON 1 1 # 4 6 41 ## 15 RED HAWKS 2 12 0 0 24 96 8 12GRAND VALLEY 3 8 1 1 17 55 24 10EGRAHA 2 7 2 1 15 57 23 10MUSKEGON 1 7 5 1 15 59 50 13SOUTHSIDE 1 4 4 0 8 26 40 8KENTWOOD 1 3 5 1 7 27 30 9BIG RAPIDS 1 3 6 1 7 38 53 10GLAHA 1 2 7 1 5 18 43 10KOHA 2 2 9 1 5 31 65 12WEST SHORE 1 2 # 1 5 22 93 14 MIDGET W L T PTS GF GA GPRED SOUTHSIDE 1 3 1 0 6 22 6 4GRAHA 1 4 2 0 8 21 14 6EGRAHA 1 4 5 0 8 28 29 9GLAHA 1 2 5 0 4 12 34 7

ADRAYHOCKEY.ORG

• NHL • NHL • College• College

• Community • Community • Residential • Residential

Serving:Serving:

Ice rinksIce rinksFor more information call Bob Bishop 313-600-8655

• NHL • NHL • College• College

• Community • Community • Residential • Residential

Serving:Serving:

Ice rinksIce rinksADRAYHOCKEY.ORG

ACHL Standings January 11, 2010, Volume 20 : Issue 11


Ryan and Laurie Swick with their daughter Shelby.

Michigan Hockey Winners' Circle 23995 Freeway Park

Drive Farmington Hills, MI 48335

FAX 248.478.1601

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS:1. Each time a player becomes eligible for

a Michigan Hockey “ Winner ’s C ircle”

achievement award, notify us by mail or

you can email us at:

[email protected]. Please

include the player’s name, level (squirt, etc.), team name, grade point & school attending and/or game date, opposing team and what award was achieved.

2. I nclude your name and telephone number along with the

address information for mailing the awards. Awards can be

mailed to coaches, team managers or to individual players.

3. Names of achievement award winners will be listed here in

the "Winner's Circle" section of Michigan Hockey.

4. achievement. (Limit one award per category per player per year.)

Enter online at:michiganhockeyonline.com

Austin KaneBrian Scally

Evan ThomasNick Wineka

Devin FarkasNathan Graff

Joshua LammonMaxwell Watson

Austin Kane

Jason DamanDevin Farkas

Joshua LammonJustin Smith

U18 Midget Major GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMChicago Mission (MM) 36 27 8 1 55 148 81 385Belle Tire (MM) 36 25 6 5 55 149 95 535Team Illinois (MM) 36 23 5 8 54 145 89 473CYA (MM) 34 25 6 3 53 144 80 509Russell Stover (MM) 32 20 8 4 44 123 75 429Colorado Thunderbirds (MM) 33 20 10 3 43 122 89 471St. Louis Amateur Blues (MM) 32 20 11 1 41 115 87 578LA Kings (MM) 32 18 9 5 41 112 79 483Compuware (MM) 33 17 9 7 41 101 61 483Madison Capitols (MM) 36 17 16 3 37 119 123 614Philadelphia Jr Flyers (MM) 35 17 16 2 36 102 106 343Honeybaked (MM) 34 16 15 3 35 122 105 448Dallas Stars (MM) 33 12 16 5 29 108 111 682Little Caesars (MM) 34 12 17 5 29 109 122 724Pittsburgh Hornets (MM) 33 12 17 4 28 91 103 447Boston Advantage (MM) 30 11 13 6 28 88 81 352Chicago Fury (MM) 36 12 21 3 27 94 119 468Ohio Blue Jackets (MM) 33 10 16 7 27 94 125 518PF Changs (MM) 33 11 20 2 24 109 137 440Cleveland (MM) 33 8 18 7 23 86 138 480Colorado Rampage (MM) 32 10 20 2 22 92 137 397Victory Honda (MM) 35 8 22 5 21 83 129 627Buffalo Regals (MM) 34 7 24 3 17 68 130 393LA Selects Hockey Club (MM) 33 6 24 3 15 74 143 502Team Comcast (MM) 32 5 22 5 15 78 131 434

Midget Minor U16 GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMChicago Mission (mm) 25 21 3 1 43 113 44 412Little Caesars (mm) 23 19 2 2 40 109 56 550Colorado Thunderbirds (mm) 29 17 6 6 40 95 59 255Compuware (mm) 24 15 5 4 34 77 46 310Russell Stover (mm) 27 14 8 5 33 102 77 373Team Illinois (mm) 25 14 7 4 32 97 64 362Honeybaked Hockey (mm) 22 13 5 4 30 97 60 484Chicago Young Americans (mm) 24 13 8 3 29 91 69 443Belle Tire (mm) 21 12 7 2 26 64 42 317LA Selects Hockey Club (mm) 28 10 12 6 26 95 85 485Chicago Fury (mm) 25 10 10 5 25 70 63 367St Louis AAA Blues (mm) 24 10 11 3 23 60 65 227Madison Capitols (mm) 25 9 11 5 23 57 84 346Cleveland Barons (mm) 26 9 13 4 22 71 78 322Pittsburgh Hornets (mm) 26 9 13 4 22 71 92 290Victory Honda (mm) 23 6 12 5 17 65 84 655Dallas Stars (mm) 28 4 17 7 15 43 89 358PF Changs (mm) 27 4 20 3 11 44 120 488LA Kings (mm) 28 4 22 2 10 59 118 325Colorado Rampage (mm) 28 3 24 1 7 38 123 449

1995 Bantam Major GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMHoneybaked Hockey (1995) 22 22 0 0 44 119 29 272Little Caesars (1995) 20 13 5 2 28 64 41 227Victory Honda (1995) 22 11 6 5 27 67 52 160Team Illinois (1995) 19 11 4 4 26 88 37 214Chicago Mission (1995) 27 11 14 2 24 66 83 426Cleveland Barons (1995) 23 11 11 1 23 63 62 268Belle Tire (1995) 22 8 11 3 19 64 76 388Chicago Young Americans (1995) 19 7 9 3 17 45 55 266Chicago Fury (1995) 23 3 19 1 7 34 105 324Compuware (1995) 23 1 19 3 5 35 105 275

1996 Bantam Minor GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMBelle Tire (1996) 20 20 0 0 40 152 18 158Cleveland Barons (1996) 21 16 3 2 34 108 44 308Team Illinois (1996) 21 13 5 3 29 88 48 238Chicago Mission (1996) 23 13 7 3 29 80 56 208Little Caesars (1996) 20 8 8 4 20 59 52 307Honeybaked Hockey (1996) 18 6 10 2 14 53 58 231Compuware (1996) 22 6 14 2 14 50 114 348Chicago Young Americans (1996) 21 5 12 4 14 45 80 210Victory Honda (1996) 19 5 14 0 10 48 85 304Chicago Fury (1996) 19 0 19 0 0 18 146 215

1997 Pee Wee Major GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMCompuware (1997) 21 18 1 2 38 130 40 402Little Caesars (1997) 23 16 5 2 34 139 58 359Chicago Young Americans (1997) 20 15 4 1 31 69 36 172Chicago Mission (1997) 18 13 2 3 29 94 31 278Belle Tire (1997) 19 11 7 1 23 74 48 268Honeybaked Hockey (1997) 23 9 12 2 20 62 78 293Victory Honda (1997) 21 5 16 0 10 71 103 381Cleveland Barons (1997) 19 5 14 0 10 42 100 317Team Illinois (1997) 22 4 17 1 9 43 130 128Chicago Fury (1997) 20 1 19 0 2 16 116 268

1998 Pee Wee Minor GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMLittle Caesars (1998) 21 17 2 2 36 138 41 205Chicago Mission (1998) 23 17 4 2 36 112 33 354Team Illinois (1998) 21 15 5 1 31 88 45 305Honeybaked (1998) 20 13 4 3 29 108 44 254Victory Honda (1998) 17 8 7 2 18 66 41 165Compuware (1998) 18 7 9 2 16 59 57 233Cleveland (1998) 18 7 11 0 14 61 70 228CYA (1998) 19 3 16 0 6 34 84 220Belle Tire (1998) 16 1 15 0 2 10 115 239Chicago Fury (1998) 17 1 16 0 2 16 162 235

1999 Squirt Major GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMChicago Mission (1999) 22 21 0 1 43 146 31 228Little Caesars (1999) 19 14 4 1 29 86 44 272Team Illinois (1999) 20 14 5 1 29 100 60 228Belle Tire (1999) 22 13 7 2 28 97 57 182Compuware (1999) 20 9 10 1 19 73 78 220Honeybaked Hockey (1999) 18 6 8 4 16 68 67 158Victory Honda (1999) 20 5 13 2 12 68 103 234Cleveland Barons (1999) 21 4 15 2 10 53 115 228Chicago Fury (1999) 23 4 17 2 10 56 123 203Chicago Young Americans (1999) 17 3 14 0 6 53 122 205

Girls 19U GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMChicago Mission 19U 13 10 1 2 22 49 16 126Team Illinois 19U 13 10 2 1 21 42 15 108NJ Rockets 19U 14 8 5 1 17 58 35 159Anaheim Lady Ducks 19U 10 7 3 0 14 48 17 78Belle Tire 19U 11 6 4 1 13 26 16 134Little Caesars 19U 9 5 1 3 13 38 24 87Ohio Flames 19U 13 6 7 0 12 50 34 52Madison Capitols 19U 12 6 6 0 12 39 35 88Victory Honda 19U 10 5 4 1 11 22 20 134Team Pittsburgh 19U 14 4 7 3 11 30 42 129Grand Rapids 19U 10 4 4 2 10 27 16 94CYA 19U 14 3 9 2 8 20 30 107Honeybaked 19U 7 3 4 0 6 30 16 64St Louis Lady Blues 19U 12 3 9 0 6 16 63 64Shamrocks(Exhibition NH) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Chicago Fury 19U 14 0 14 0 0 4 120 98

Girls 16U GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMLittle Caesars 16U 14 13 0 1 27 68 9 96Team Pittsburgh 16U 15 10 3 2 22 51 23 100Honeybaked 16U 14 8 3 3 19 38 16 112Victory Honda 13 8 4 1 17 36 18 112Madison Capitols 16U 14 7 4 3 17 43 30 84Wisconsin Wild 16U 13 6 4 3 15 43 32 124Chicago Mission 16U 11 6 5 0 12 35 16 90Ohio Flames 16U 15 4 8 3 11 20 33 104CYA 16U 10 3 5 2 8 18 22 74Grand Rapids 16U 15 3 12 0 6 17 59 90Team Illinois 16U 11 2 8 1 5 16 44 44St Louis Lady Blues 16U 15 0 14 1 1 9 92 74

Girls 14U GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMChicago Mission 14U 15 14 0 1 29 90 7 74Honeybaked 14U 13 11 0 2 24 51 5 56Team Pittsburgh 14U 13 10 2 1 21 69 11 64Little Caesars 14U 14 7 4 3 17 39 17 157St Louis Lady Blues 14U 13 7 3 3 17 34 23 78CYA 14U 15 6 6 3 15 29 32 86Compuware 14U 15 6 7 2 14 23 39 94Ohio Flames 14U 12 5 5 2 12 28 28 76Belle Tire 14U 15 5 10 0 10 28 57 163Team Illinois 14U 15 3 10 2 8 15 50 84Wisconsin Wild 14U 14 2 9 3 7 22 55 80Chicago Fury 14U 13 3 10 0 6 19 53 82Victory Honda 14U 15 1 14 0 2 19 89 134

Standings(Jan. 5, 2010)

Standings by Pointstreak

BY CARL CHIMENTIFor the past four years the Canton Fire Fighters and Canton Hockey Association

Coaches have played and worked to take on the role of Santa Claus.

The groups’ annual charity game has helped collect toy donations and money

to be distributed to the No Child Without A Christmas Toys for Tots charity program.

This year the December 6 game at the Arctic Arena in Canton also helped raise

money for their fellow fi refi ghter Ryan Swick, who is fi ghting against a Stage 3

Melanoma with Lymphoma.

“All the money raised tonight goes to help Ryan and the toys go to the Toys for

Tots,” said Craig Manser, President of the Canton Hockey Association. “In addition

a lot of the fi refi ghters have given up their vacation days and sick days to Ryan

because he ran out of his.”

The 28-year-old fi refi ghter, who has been with the Canton fi re department for

the past fi ve years, has been through a lot. Just before Swick and his wife Laurie

were about to embark on their honeymoon the cancer was detected and for the

past three years he has had two surgeries and a year of Chemo. After his fi rst surgery

the cancer was gone for about a month, but was once again detected after a scan

and worse then the previous detection.

Swick, along with Laurie and young daughter Shelby, were appreciative of

all the support.

“This has been very humbling for me and my family,” said Swick, who is now

cancer free and ready to start rehab that will put him on the road to hopefully

getting back to work. “I don’t know how to receive all of this because I have never

been one to ask for help. In fact I am the kind of person who likes to help out when

ever I can, so I am just honored with what everyone has done for me here tonight.”

The event included a raffl e of gift baskets and a signed Detroit Red Wings and

Plymouth Whalers hockey jerseys to the highest bidder. A 50/50 raffl e and Chuck-

A-Puck included Detroit Red Wings tickets as prizes for the winner.

“We are here to try and help Ryan and his family by raising some money to

pay for hospital bills that his insurance does not cover and things of that nature,”

said Dave Holloway, a Canton fi refi ghter who spearheaded the benefi t. “As soon

as we decided to do this for Ryan all the guys were in and everyone donated. Our

hats are off to the Canton Hockey Association because they have done so much to

help our cause and we can’t thank them enough.”

Swick was notifi ed a couple days before the benefi t that he was cleared but

his testing will continue along with his rehab in an eff ort to keep him cancer free.

“I have a good support group and my wife has been at my side through all of

this for which I am very thankful,” said Swick. “I just try to stay positive and keep

a smile on my face every day.”

Tier 1 Elite League Standings

Annual charity game helps Swick


Hustler

Award Program

Buffalo Wild Wings would like to acknowledge

ambitious hockey players by rewarding extra effort

on the ice with a BUFFALO WILD WINGS

“HUSTLER” sticker.

SEE PROGRAM DETAILS AT MICHIGANHOCKEYONLINE.COM

MICHIGAN HOCKEYBuffalo Wild Wings Hustler Program23995 Freeway Park DriveFarmington Hills, MI 48335-2829FAX: (248) 478-1601Phone: (248) 478-2500Email: [email protected]

Contact your local BWW for fundraising opportunities!

Wayne Youth Hockey AssociationGavin Hayes

Caden PachotaCody Pathota

Discounted Kids Meals on Sundays and Wednesdays at Buffalo Wild Wings!!

Buffalo Wild Wings is a great family friendly place to go after games. Visit buffalowildwings.com for the location nearest you

AT

TE

NT

ION

For a FREE brochure, complete information and mail to: M.S.U. SPORTS CAMP, 400 E. Jenison Field House, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1025 or phone (517) 432-0730.

Name ___________________________ Age ______

Address _____________________________________

City/Town ___________________________________

State ______________ Zip _____________________

Telephone ____________________________________

Position Playing ________________________________

where...MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

when...June 13 to 17June 20 to 24July 11 to 15July 18 to 22July 25 to 29

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYRICK COMLEY HOCKEY CAMP

Rick ComleyHOCKEY CAMPwww.sportcamps.msu.edu/

email: [email protected]

2010

Fun, skill development and communicationAt last summer’s USA Hockey National Coaches Symposium in St. Paul, Minn.,

the 580 amateur coaches going for their Level 5 cards were encouraged to make

the game fun for kids and to preach skill development over winning.

“You coaches have to face the delicate balance between coaching and teaching,

developing players and winning games,” said former Minnesota North Stars coach

and GM Lou Nanne, who was recently presented with the USA Hockey Distinguished

Achievement Award for all he’s done for hockey in Minnesota and around the country.

“You as a coach will see kids grow and have a great infl uence on them at the most

critical time in their life. It’s your responsibility to make sure you don’t stifl e them.”

Part of that is to keep the game fun, Nanne said.

“I tell parents all that time that it’s tough to reach the top. One thing that keeps

them reaching is a love of the game. That love is developed as a youngster, and

you have to make sure you don’t dry them up.”

A star defenseman at the college and minor pro levels, Todd Richards couldn’t

agree more. Richards spent seven seasons coaching at the American Hockey

League and NHL levels before landing the head-coaching job this season with

the Minnesota Wild.

While the NHL is all about winning, Richards said he doesn’t focus on tangible

things like wins and losses, but on getting his team ready to play every day. It’s a

message that he hoped youth coaches would take to heart.

“For kids the focus shouldn’t be on scoring goals and winning. It should be about

having fun, working hard, doing things the right way,” Richards said. “Focusing on

the process and let the results will take care of itself.”

“I think the ultimate compliment for a coach is when a player comes in and says

‘I love coming to the rink everyday.’ That means you’re doing your job. It all comes

down to the culture you create and the identity you’ve established for your team.”

Getting better also helps players develop a love for the game.

“So make sure you continue to work on skill development,” said University of

Minnesota head coach Don Lucia. “As kids move up the ladder coaches are looking

for how well they can skate, how well they can shoot, how well they can pass, not

how well they forecheck. You do that, and you instill in them a love of the

game, and you will make them successful.”

New York Rangers coach John Tortorella also knows the importance of

communicating with players and letting them know coaches are there for them.

“As a coach, you’re a teacher. You’re doing the same thing as a math teacher

or a sociology teacher. You’re developing people,” said Tortorella.

“I think coaches get way too much credit when we win, and we get way too

much credit when we lose,” he said. “Don’t kid yourself. You’re a teacher and

a guidance counselor. Coaches are important but players win or lose games.”

As a coach, Tortorella has won more than his share of games. His

straightforward approach has earned him a reputation as a no-nonsense

coach, but few can argue with his passion for the game, and his players.

“I think that players want honesty. They may not like some of your honesty,

but they want it. That’s what strengthens the locker room. It makes all of them

feel like they’re in it together,” said Tortorella, who coached the Tampa Bay

Lightning to the Stanley Cup in 2004.

By Harry Thompson

BASEBALL

PURPOSE: A fun drill to improve passing skills and a great way to end practice.

SET-UP: This can be played at both ends of the rink simultaneously. The fielding team spreads out on their half of the ice, while the batting team lines up in the corner with the batter on the goal line. The batter “hits” by shooting the puck wherever he desires. If the puck is caught in the air, if he shoots it over the boards, or if he shoots it over the center ice red line without it touching a fielding player, the batter is out. Once the batter “hits”, he has to skate out around two cones in the neutral zone and back behind the net. The fielding team must retrieve the puck, make three passes (four different people must touch the puck) and score before the batter reaches home base (crossing behind the net). Once three outs have been made, the teams change positions. The number of passes and the length of the trip around the bases should be adjusted for the age and skill level of players.

Web-enabled sports training software to help players teach and players learn

Call (248) 601-0100 or visit Vbksportsviewer.com for more information.VISUALLY BROADENING KNOWLEDGE

presented by

Doing drills and working with players to constantly improve

their skating ability and to make plays with the puck at full

speed is important at all levels.

PH

OT

O B

Y F

AS

TP

HO

TO

PR

O.C

OMGet Better


TRAINING TABLEPre-game nutrition and hydration

Pre-game meals for hockey players vary from meal

replacement drinks, to a steak, to baked potatoes and

everything in between.

Eating a balanced diet of high-carbohydrate sources,

including a lot of vegetables and fruits, will help your body

perform at the level it’s capable of. The goal of pre-exercise

nutrition is to provide energy, physical comfort and mental

alertness by including optimal fl uid intake and eating foods

that are high carbohydrate, moderate protein, and low in fat.

The idea is to maximize fluid levels and prevent

dehydration, supply food that is quickly and easily digested

to ensure energy to train or compete and to prevent hunger

before and during exercise.

The pre-game meal

The last large meal before a game should be about 5-6

hours prior (which will give you enough time to digest the

food while not leaving you feeling empty when you step

on the ice). Have a fairly sizable meal high in carbohydrates

(since your body gets most of its energy from carbs, this is

like fi lling your sports car with high octane fuel), and low

in fat and protein.

If you’re getting stomach cramps during hard physical

eff ort (such as skating), odds are it’s because you haven’t

left enough time between eating and skating, and as your

body diverts energy from digesting to skating, it leaves food

in your stomach in “slow digest mode.”

Too much food and too little energy to digest, and voila!

Cramps! Just add a little more time between your pre-game

meal and your game, and add in a snack several hours prior

to keep a little food in your stomach to prevent hunger pangs

(your stomach doesn’t need to be empty to avoid cramps.

It just can’t be “too full”).

Pre-game snack

A good rule of thumb is the closer you get to game-time,

the lighter (in other words, less fi ber, fat and protein) and

more liquid your snacks should be. Bagels, and low fat

cereal with skim milk is good three hours or so before your

game. Yogurt, fruit juices, and carbohydrate gels are better

an hour or two before the game.

Try and avoid anything too sugary such as fruit juices or

candy within the hour before your game. Everybody knows

about sugar highs and sugar lows, right? Well, this is where

it happens. By eating high- carbohydrate/high-glucose

foods shortly before a game, you’ll get your sugar high,

and then as insulin pulls the excess glucose out of your

body, you crash, feeling lethargic and fatigued (the fancy

word for this drop in blood glucose is called hypoglycemia).

Hydration

The best thing you can do is drink a lot of water 2-3 hours

before a game (about 16 oz. according to the Coaching

Association of Canada) and then more during a game.

Avoid fl uids for about an hour or so before your game to

give your body time to process the liquid in your body and

excrete it, then drink more water 5-15 minutes before the

game (about 6-10 oz. according to the CAC) for an added

boost in combating dehydration and fatigue. This will not

only help to re-hydrate you, but it’ll help regulate your body

temperature, and help to provide you with more energy.

Every hockey player should bring their own water bottle to

the rink, and drink only from their water bottle.

If you’re dehydrated, you won’t feel it until the third

period, and by then it’s too late, so drink starting early in

the fi rst, and you should have enough water in you to carry

you to the end of the game.

Experiment with fl uids and foods in training to fi nd out

what, and how much, is comfortable for you. And never try

new foods or drinks before or during competition.

Source: Betterhockey.com and the Sports Nutrition Advisory

Committee of the Coaching Association of Canada (coach.ca).

The amount and type of food will vary according

to the amount of time available between the meal/

snack and the start of training or competition. Allow

time for digestion.

• Toast/bagel with jam, peanut butter, juice,

yogurt

• Oatmeal/cereal, milk, raisins, juice

• Pancakes with a little syrup/spread, ham, juice

• Grilled chicken sandwich, juice

• Lean meat sandwich, carrots, milk, oatmeal

raisin cookie, fruit

• Minestrone soup, cheese, crackers, vegetable

juice

• Chili, bagel, milk

• Pasta with tomato/lean meat sauce, applesauce,

chocolate milk

• Lentil soup, crusty roll, salad with a little

dressing, soy beverage

Snack ideas

• Fruit (fresh, canned, or juice)

• Fruit yogurt

• Low-fat muffi n, juice, or applesauce

• Yogurt, social tea biscuits, juice

• Pita with hummus, vegetable juice

• Fig or oatmeal cookies, fruit, milk

• Dry cereal

• Cereal, sport, or energy bars

• Juice boxes or fruit cup

• Crackers

• Dried fruit

• Trail mix with cereal

Make a list of the drinks and foods that work for

you. Plan ahead, be prepared and carry pre-exercise

food. Avoid bacterial contamination of meals and

snacks. Keep cold foods cold and hot foods hot. Bacteria

reproduce quickly at room temperature.

Source: Sports Nutrition Advisory Committee of the

Coaching Association of Canada (coach.ca).

Meal ideas – from home or on the go

January 11, 2010, Volume 20 : Issue 11 Training Table

20/20 CLASSIFIED ADS20 words for $20 • 50¢ each word over 20

North American Hockey Tournaments — Fort Lauderdale, Florida - March 24-29, 2010, Atlantic City, New Jersey - April 9-11, 2010, Hartford, Connecticut - April 16-18, 2010, Montreal, Quebec - April 23-25, 2010, Chicago, Illinois - April 30 - May 2, 2010, Las Vegas, Nevada - May 5-10, 2010,

San Diego, California - May 12-17, 2010

CONTACT: BENJAMIN M. ALAIMO, P.O. BOX 3172, ENFIELD, CT 06083-3172 - Call/Fax: 1-800-322-NAHH - EMAIL: [email protected] | www.nahhtours.com

248-479-1134To place a classified ad please call:

TOURNAMENTS


REF RAGEREF RAGEplay. Well at least most coaches aren’t, but some are. Either way, there is a huge

diff erence between professional sports and youth recreational sports.

But apparently not in the way referees are viewed. That is the problem.

Youth hockey referees are paid. That is the argument most people haul out

when voicing their displeasure. Absolutely. They should be. Who in their right

mind would want to do that for nothing? Who in their right mind would want

to do it for what youth hockey referees actually get paid? Don’t get me wrong,

$20-40 an hour, depending on the level of play, is not bad money to offi ciate a

hockey game. I can think of much worse ways to earn money. But factor in the

potential verbal and risk of physical abuse and it really doesn’t seem like much.

JUST A COUPLE OF ISSUESI only have a couple of issues with offi cials. One is with payment when one

referee doesn’t show up for a game and the other one feels they are obligated to

at least half, if not all, of the absent referee’s share. Seriously? Are you going to

somehow grow a second set of legs, arms and eyes, be in two places at once and

have the ability to blow a second whistle with another orifi ce?

Yes, I get that they might have to work harder. But that is not the fault of

the teams participating. If I order breakfast at Denny’s and they forget to bring

my pancakes along with my eggs, hash browns and sausage you can bet I am

not paying for them. And they wouldn’t even think of charging me for them.

The other issue is presence, body language, whatever you want to call it. Act

like you want to be there. Some referees look arrogant, like they are “too good”

for the level of game they are offi ciating. Their eff ort is lackluster and enthusiasm

non-existent. If you don’t want to be there, then don’t. Let someone else do the

game. Your actions (or lack of them) are only serving to fuel the fi res of angst

toward you. Like coaches, players and spectators need a push to go in that direction.

MISTAKES ALL AROUNDReferees will make bad calls or what one side or the other will perceive as the

wrong call. Absolutely. So will the players and coaches. It is a game of mistakes.

Especially at the youth recreational level because everybody is learning the game

as they go. As much as professional sports is an entertainment experience, youth

sports is a learning experience. For everybody.

So because referees receive a paycheck they should be perfect? And in whose

eyes must they be perfect? Because surely there are no more biased people in

an ice arena than the players, coaches and parents. Think their perception of

a referee’s decision might be a little warped by their allegiance? Just a little?

When I fi rst started coaching at the youth level I wondered how some referees

got hit by the puck during the action. How couldn’t they get out of the way? How

could they not know where the puck was going to go based on the positioning

and movement of the players on the ice? How did they miss that obvious call?

How did they make that obvious non-call? What did they see that I didn’t see?

What didn’t they see that I did see?

Easy. First of all I have played and watched hockey for over 40 years. What

seems obvious to me might be new to them. Secondly, I am on the bench. My

sightline is completely diff erent than theirs. I don’t have to worry about being

run into by a player or hit by the puck. I am not part of the action, constantly

assessing and re-assessing where I am, where the puck is, where all of the players

are and what they are doing. It’s pretty easy for me to make a decision. One that

is more often than not biased by the team I am affi liated with.

Which makes me wonder what parents are thinking (or obviously not thinking)

when they yell at offi cials from their safe perch in the stands, far away from the

action. I feel very confi dent in suggesting that 100% of hockey parents don’t

even know the rules or how to apply them. I know I don’t. I don’t even try. And

I would bet that 100% of coaches don’t either. And for that matter probably

100% of referees. Although I am sure I will get an e-mail from one or twenty

claiming that they do.

On the topic of not knowing, I really don’t know what the offi cial pre-game

protocol is for referees in youth hockey. But I do know that some are much better

than others at “humanizing” themselves to coaches, introducing themselves at

the bench before the game and having a friendly chat. I think it is no coincidence

that there tend to be fewer confl icts in games refereed by those offi cials than by

those who are less engaging.

As we head into the meat of the hockey season with the “more important”

league and state tournament playoff games being played, it is a great time for

everyone to take a step back, a deep breath and lay off of the referees. But at

the same time it is a great time for the offi cials to step up, be active, be involved

and be confi dent in making calls as they see them.

Stateof the

Gameby Lyle Phair

This season, more than ever, it seems that the outpouring of outrage directed

toward hockey referees has reached a new high. Or more aptly, an unprecedented

low.

Maybe it is just my imagination. Maybe it is just a result of how the world

has become that much smaller and the fl ow of information that much faster and

far-reaching so we hear more about these kinds of things. Maybe. But maybe

there really are more of these kinds of incidents occurring in all of youth sports,

not just hockey.

Earlier this season the Toronto Star ran a series of articles about confl ict in youth

hockey, the rampant verbal and physical abuse of offi cials by players, coaches and

parents. Many referees are in fear for their safety during and after games with

no idea who or what might be waiting for them as they make their way from the

dressing room to their car.

Where exactly did this concept of the referee playing the role of the villain

come from? I am guessing it fi lters down from how offi cials are viewed at the

professional levels of sports. I “get it” at that level. It makes sense to me. It is

all part of the entertainment experience for the fans. The referees enter the ice

for their warm-up skate to a chorus of boos accompanied by “Three Blind Mice”

courtesy of the organist. Depending on the score of the game and the play of the

home team that could be it or it could very much go south from there. Whether

the referees had anything to do with it or not.

Somehow that attitude toward offi cials has descended into the depths of youth

sports where the game is not exactly entertainment for the spectators. By that I

mean they are not paying money to watch and be entertained. They are defi nitely

paying money for their child to participate. But there very much is a diff erence.

The players and coaches are not professionals. By that I mean they are not paid to

REF RAGE

State of the Game January 11, 2010, Volume 20 : Issue 11

Now accepting Head Coach Applications

2010-11 Buffalo Wild Wings

AAA Hockey Club

Please forward your hockey coaching

resume and letter of interest to:

Buffalo Wild Wings AAA Hockey Club

Fax 586.992.8666


REF RAGE

Future Pro Goal is again sponsoring a “GOALIE ONLY” Contest! Enter to win one of 12 Top-Selling DVD sets! Contest will run from November - March with a winner selected randomly from each MH issue.

Send entries to Steve at [email protected] with Name/Address/Phone Number/Email

The most popular Goalie School in Michigan - REAL Credentials...REAL Results!

Visit futurepro.com 519-247-3122Visit futurepro.com 519-247-3122

GO TO

Tell us aboutyour Hockey Momand win a chanc

STEVE MSTEVE McKICHANKICHAN

eto take herto dinner at

Buffalo Wild Wings!

From the creaseFrom the creaseThe Butterfl y and Proper Post Integration

When a goaltender has used a butterfl y at the top of the crease they typically will have to reposition post-save if they have not executed a possession save.

In the event the puck has bounded out a long way from the goaltender he should execute a powerful backside recovery fully to their deep stance and reposition accordingly on their skates.

A goaltender should not use a down sliding butterfl y to reposition on shots that are clearly not in imminent danger. I see a lot of Western Canadian goalies sliding to and fro post save when there is no immediate second attack coming. Get up!

If the resulting play is a dangerous 8-10 foot put-back you may need to slide over across the top of the crease using a down push in a diagonal direction. However if the puck has ended up below the goalie line in tight, the attacker might attempt a quick tight wrap/jam play. The lively end boards in rinks like Joe Louis Arena are well known to feed this type of play. The appropriate save response here is the post leg up.

The photo at right illustrates the fi nish point of a key teaching concept so that a common error is avoided.

Once you read you have the tight wrap/jam potential you need to properly target your slide. You should be sliding directly back to the post. You need perfect ankle targeting skills. The little bone sticking out the side of your heel needs to land precisely on the post for a proper seal (see photo).

You need to have perfect kinesthetic awareness so that your landings on the post are perfect every time. I see many goalies miss their slide here and they get poor attachment to the post.

A great drill to perfect this is:1. At the top of the crease drive to a hard

butterfl y, pivot, plant and push while down back to the post, fi nishing on the post in a perfect sealed post leg up position.

2. Hold the PLU position for a 2-count and then slide directly from the PLU out to the top of the crease and once there snap up to your feet.

3. Repeat the other way.Hit this drill over and over again until you can

achieve perfect post integration in the PLU every time. Your game counts on it.

From the Crease


Editor’s Note: The following article is the sixth installment of our “Navigating the Frozen Waters” educational series aimed at helping both new and veteran players and parents understand the diff erent levels and pathways of hockey available in Michigan and across the United States. Michigan Hockey will explore other levels and issues in youth hockey in future issues.

We invite you to share your questions and concerns regarding Navigating the Waters by e-mailing us at:

[email protected].

BY TIM WILSONAnyone that has been around hockey in Michigan can’t help but notice the

growth of the game at the high school level over the past 10-15 years.Not only have schools added programs, but the quality of play has increased

dramatically as well. While moving from high school directly to a top level junior program was once a rarity, players at the high school level are now regularly garnering attention from both junior and college programs.

Although the state boasts some of the country’s fi nest midget organizations, numerous players that might have chosen AAA in the past are now opting to play for their school.

“One of the reasons players are choosing high school is because of the lifestyle that it off ers,” said Cranbrook head coach Andy Weidenbach. “You practice after school and don’t miss school activities and functions. You also spend less time traveling, which is a big bonus.”

Now in his 17th season with the Cranes, Weidenbach has seen the high school level grow in both numbers and quality.

“When I was coaching high school hockey 17 years ago there were around 90-100 teams. There were approximately 10-15 really strong teams, where now there are more than 30-40 and that number is increasing every year.”

Today Michigan boasts 177 school-based programs representing approximately 225 schools, according to Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) assistant director Randy Allen. Of the 177 programs, around 40 are co-op teams consisting of two or more schools. Some programs involve as many as six schools.

“In hockey we allow larger combined enrollment for the co-op teams compared to other sports,” said Allen. “Hockey has a combined enrollment limit of 3,500 while in other sports it is normally under 1,000.”

“We’ve added a lot in the last ten years, maybe as many as 40 schools. I really think one of the main reasons for the growth was when we went to divisions. This move gave more schools a legitimate tournament opportunity.”

Before 2000 the MHSAA state tournament had two divisions, with Class A schools competing for one title

and classes B-C-D competing for the other. Hockey is now divided into Division I, II and III with an equal number of teams in each division.

“Now we’ve got a tournament that mirrors our enrollment,” said Allen.Allen noted that the growth in teams has probably leveled off at this point as

only Holly added a new program this year.And while a large enrollment may be helpful in drawing more numbers to

a program, it certainly doesn’t guarantee a competitive advantage according to Trenton head coach Mike Turner.

“One of the biggest misconceptions is that Division I has all the best talent and then Division II and so on,” said Turner. “It’s not big programs versus small programs. There are a lot of big schools that aren’t very good. Division II probably has the deepest talent.”

LOTS OF ICE TIMEA criticism of the high school level has always been the number of games

played, which is limited to 24 prior to the state tournament. “People like to say we only play 24 games, but that’s misleading,” said Turner

noting that his Trojans are normally on the ice six days a week with four practices and two games. “Our guys are on the ice as much as any travel team.”

While the number of games may be signifi cantly less that what a travel team plays, that doesn’t hurt development in the eyes of high school coaches.

“The kids here are on the ice six days week,” said Orchard Lake Saint Mary’s head coach Brian Klanow. “It’s proven that kids develop from practice time. The practice to game ratio needs to be higher. We practice three to four times for every game that we play. Kids are moving on from high school to junior and college. We’re not taking anything away from AAA. In some cases we are producing stronger players.”

“Last year I had seven or eight kids talk to Division I schools. This year I have had six or seven that have been talked to by junior or college teams. Scouts are realizing that Michigan high school hockey is a hidden gem.”

ECONOMICSIn some cases, high school hockey has benefi ted from the state’s economic

downturn as players have opted to play high school due to the cost. While the cost can vary greatly depending on the district, in general, high school is going to cost less than most travel programs. At Trenton the cost for a player to compete is a $100 activity fee, the same charge as other sports at the school. Players at other schools may end up paying between $1,000-2,500 per season.

Another important facet of high school’s growth has been the addition of supplemental teams and leagues in addition to the regular season. The Michigan Developmental Hockey League brings together many of the state’s most talented players in a fi ve-team league that runs from August through November.

Teams in the MDHL play a 15-game season while MDHL select teams play against midget AAA and select prep teams in tournaments. This fall, two MDHL select teams faced off in the championship game of the Motor City Cup, a tournament that featured a number of AAA teams.

Farmington head coach Mark Vellucci is one of the coaches behind the Michigan Elite team, another squad made up of high-end talent that plays in various showcases leading up to the high school season. Made up of 20 players and fi ve alternates, the Michigan Elite team competes in September and October at a cost of roughly $2,000 per player. During the two-month span the team practices 22 times and plays 20 games. The cost includes all ice time and lodging at the Chicago Showcase.

Having recently completed their second season, Michigan Elite plays in tournaments featuring AAA squads similar to the MDHL select teams.

“I’m glad we started it,” said Vellucci. “High school hockey is so big now and there is so much talent that we saw a need to have another tournament team. Junior coaches are realizing that good players are coming out of the high school level in Michigan. It’s not just high school kids from Minnesota and out East anymore.”

EXPOSUREPerhaps the biggest event of the season, outside of the MHSAA state

tournament, comes in February when the Michigan Interscholastic Hockey League holds the Prep Hockey Showcase in Trenton. With 36 of the state’s top teams invited, the showcase attracted more than 15,000 fans last season. The tournament also drew 45 junior and college scouts, according to Turner.

But it isn’t just showcases that are getting the attention of scouts these days. With Cranbrook consistently a top team in the state that advances players to the next level, the Cranes have scouts at regular season games as well. This is due in part to players such as senior Patrick Brown who is garnering a great deal of interest.

“We’ve had some good teams the last few years,” said Weidenbach. “The good players attract the scouts. We have had some NHL scouts attend our games this year. When you have high profi le players, you attract attention.”

In addition to the rise in talented players, the coaching at the high school level has also improved signifi cantly over the years.

“In high school, the kids in your school are what you get to work with,” said Weidenbach. “A high school coach must develop his players. If you don’t develop them you won’t be successful. Now-a-days, high school coaches do a great job of developing their kids.”

“High school hockey across the board in stronger everywhere,” said Klanow. “Everything I see continues to be an upgrade. People are seeing that coaches are taking the necessary steps to get kids exposure. As a coach, you do what you can to help your players get to the next level.”

In addition to competitive hockey, the high school route off ers players a chance to play in front of their classmates while representing their community. As mentioned by Allen, “playing for your school with the enthusiasm and support is special.”

As high school hockey has improved, it has made itself a viable option for players seeking to advance to the next level and Michigan players are fortunate to fi nd themselves with more than one avenue for a player to realize his or her potential.

A veteran coach at multiple levels since the 1970s, Weidenbach knows the merits of the high school game.

“I have previously coached AAA for seven years and junior hockey for eight including two seasons in the Ontario Hockey League,” he said. “Having coached at many diff erent levels I feel high school hockey provides a great overall experience for a student-athlete. It’s a healthy environment and tough to beat.”

NaNavigating the vigating the FrozFrozen en WaWaterstersHigh School Hockey


TOURNAMENT CALENDARGreat Lakes Tournament Series Holland, MIJanuary 8-10, 2010Mite House, Squirt A, Midget House Contact Advanced Tournaments847-277-7343 www.advancedtournaments.com

Big Bear - The FireBird Ann Arbor, MIJanuary 8 -10, 2010 Mite B & A, Squirt B & A, Peewee A & AA, Bantam B, Midget B –JV, Midget BB/HSwww.shootouthockey.com 248-399-1694

Great Lakes Tournament Series Holland, MIJanuary 15-17, 2010Mite AA, Squirt House, Bantam AAContact Advanced Tournaments847-277-7343 www.advancedtournaments.com

6th Annual January Freeze TournamentBay County, MIJanuary 15-17, 2010Mite – Midget B & Midget BB989-671-1000 x105www.baycounty-mi.gov/CivicArena

Capital City ShowdownEast Lansing, MIJanuary 15-18, 2010Mite – Bantam AA, A & B 517-336-4272www.suburbanice.com

Motown Cup Tournament SeriesDETROIT, MIJanuary 15-18, 2010Mite thru Midget/JV & High School (AA,A,B,House Select,House)Tony Prpic (216)325-0567, [email protected]

Michigan Pond HockeyWhitmore Lake, MIJanuary 15-18, 2010Adults 4 on 4734-834-0084www.michiganpondhockey.com

Michigan Pond HockeyWhitmore Lake, MIJanuary 16-18, 2010Kids 4 on 4734-834-0084www.michiganpondhockey.com

Big Bear - The Big Chill Ann Arbor / Detroit, MIJanuary 16 - 18, 2010 Mite – Midget/HS, B, BB, A, AA & H.S.J.V. + Elite Pee Wee AAwww.shootouthockey.com 248-399-1694

Great Lakes Tournament Series Holland, MIJanuary 22-24, 2010Squirt AA, Pee Wee House, Bantam A Contact Advanced Tournaments847-277-7343 www.advancedtournaments.com


Michigan Senior OlympicsRochester, MIJanuary 25-27, 2009800-400-8161www.michiganseniorolympics.org

Great Lakes Tournament Series Holland, MIJanuary 29-31, 2010Mite House, Squirt House, Bantam House Contact Advanced Tournaments847-277-7343 www.advancedtournaments.com


Big Rapids Area Junior Hockey AssociationJanuary 29-31, 2010Big Rapids, MIPee Wee tournamentwww.ferris.edu/icearenawww.bigrapidshockey.orgTournament Hotline: (231) 591-2881

Big Bear - The Avalanche Grand Rapids, MIJanuary 29 -31, 2010 Mite B, Squirt B & A, Pee Wee B, Bantam B plus Girls U12, U14, U16 & U19 www.shootouthockey.com 248-399-1694

Great Lakes Tournament Series Holland, MIFebruary 5-7, 2010Mite A, Pee Wee House, Midget HouseContact Advanced Tournaments847-277-7343 www.advancedtournaments.com

Big Bear - The Bear Mite Festival & More Ann Arbor, MI February 5 - 7, 2010 Mini-Mite, Mite B, A, AA, Squirt B & APee Wee B & AA, Bantam A plus Girls U19B – BB - A – AA www.shootouthockey.com 248-399-1694

Great Lakes Tournament Series Holland, MIFebruary 12-14, 2010Squirt House, Pee Wee AA, Bantam AAContact Advanced Tournaments847-277-7343 www.advancedtournaments.com

Wolverine Cup Tournament SeriesBRIGHTON/NOVI (Western Detroit Suburbs), MIFebruary 12-15, 2010Mite thru Midget/JV & High School (AA,A,B,House Select,House)Tony Prpic (216)325-0567, [email protected]

K-Zoo Cup Tournament Series KALAMAZOO, MIFebruary 12-15, 2010Mite thru Midget/JV & High School (AA,A,B,House Select,House)Tony Prpic (216)325-0567, [email protected]

Big Bear - The W.J.C. Classic Detroit, MIFebruary 13 - 15, 2010 Mite, Squirt, Peewee, Bantam, MidgetB – BB - A - AAwww.shootouthockey.com 248-399-1694

Great Lakes Tournament Series Holland, MIFebruary 19-21, 2010Mite House, Pee Wee House, Bantam HouseContact Advanced Tournaments847-277-7343 www.advancedtournaments.com

Big Rapids Area Junior Hockey AssociationFebruary 19-21, 2010Big Rapids, MIMite tournamentwww.ferris.edu/icearenawww.bigrapidshockey.orgTournament Hotline: (231) 591-2881

Big Bear - The Ursa Minor Ann Arbor, MI February 19 - 21, 2010 Mini-Mite, Mite, Squirt, Peewee, Bantam, Midget - High School & H.S.J.VB – BB – A – AA www.shootouthockey.com 248-399-1694

Great Lakes Tournament Series Holland, MIFebruary 26-28, 2010Squirt House, Squirt A, Midget House Contact Advanced Tournaments847-277-7343 www.advancedtournaments.com

Big Rapids Area Junior Hockey AssociationFebruary 26-28, 2010Big Rapids, MIMidget tournamentwww.ferris.edu/icearenawww.bigrapidshockey.orgTournament Hotline: (231) 591-2881

Great Lakes Tournament Series Holland, MIMarch 5-7, 2010Mite House, Pee Wee House, Bantam House Contact Advanced Tournaments847-277-7343 www.advancedtournaments.com

Weekend Hockey Tournaments Feb 19 - 21, 2010Brampton, ON19+, 25+, 30+, 35+, 40+, 45+, 50+A, B, C, D, E Levels Mens/ [email protected] www.weekendhockey.com

Weekend Hockey Tournaments March 12 - 14, 2010Niagara Falls, ON19+, 25+, 30+, 35+, 40+, 45+, 50+A, B, C, D, E Levels Mens/ [email protected] www.weekendhockey.com

Weekend Hockey Tournaments March 19 – March 21, 2010 Tampa, FL19+, 25+, 30+, 35+, 40+, 45+, 50+A, B, C, D, E Levels Mens/ [email protected] www.weekendhockey.com

Weekend Hockey Tournaments May 14 – 16, 2010 Niagara Falls, ON19+, 25+, 30+, 35+, 40+, 45+, 50+A, B, C, D, E Levels Mens/ [email protected] www.weekendhockey.com

Weekend Hockey Tournaments April 2 - 3, 2010Philadelphia, PA19+, 25+, 30+, 35+, 40+, 45+, 50+A, B, C, D, E Levels Mens/ [email protected] www.weekendhockey.com

Weekend Hockey Tournaments April 9 - 11, 2010Pittsburgh, PA19+, 25+, 30+, 35+, 40+, 45+, 50+A, B, C, D, E Levels Mens/ [email protected] www.weekendhockey.com

Weekend Hockey Tournaments April 23-25, 2010 Montreal, PQ19+, 25+, 30+, 35+, 40+, 45+, 50+A, B, C, D, E Levels Mens/ [email protected] www.weekendhockey.com

Weekend Hockey Tournaments Apr 30 – May 2, 2010 Niagara Falls, ON19+, 25+, 30+, 35+, 40+, 45+, 50+A, B, C, D, E Levels Mens/ [email protected] www.weekendhockey.com

Weekend Hockey Tournaments June 4 - 6, 2010 Atlantic City, NJ19+, 25+, 30+, 35+, 40+, 45+, 50+A, B, C, D, E Levels Mens/ [email protected] www.weekendhockey.com

Rock ‘N Roll Cup Tournament SeriesCLEVELAND, OHJanuary 15-18, 2010Mini-Mite thru Midget/JV & High School (AA,A,B,House Select,House)Tony Prpic (216)325-0567, [email protected]

Three Rivers Cup Tournament Series PITTSBURGH, PAJanuary 15-18, 2010Mite thru Midget/JV & High School (AA,A,B,House Select,House)Tony Prpic (216)325-0567, [email protected]

Queen City Cup Tournament SeriesCINCINNATI, OHJanuary 15-18, 2010Mite thru Midget/JV & High School (AA,A,B,House Select,House)Tony Prpic (216)325-0567, [email protected]

CHICAGO CUP Tournament Series: Chicago Midwinter ClassicChicago, ILJanuary 16-18, 2010Mite through Midget; B, A, and AA, High School Varsity and JV Contact Advanced Tournaments847-277-7343 www.advancedtournaments.com

MY Hockey Rankings Midwinter Invitational Chicago, ILJanuary 16-18, 2010Pee Wee Minor/A, Bantam Minor/A and Midget MinorContact Advanced Tournaments847-277-7343 www.advancedtournaments.com

Steel City Tournament Series: Pittsburgh Midwinter ClassicPittsburgh, PAJanuary 16-18, 2010Mite through Midget: B, A, AAContact Advanced Tournaments847-277-7343 www.advancedtournaments.com

Music City Tournament Series: Music City Cup Nashville, TNJanuary 16-18, 2010Mite through Midget: B, A, and AAContact Advanced Tournaments847-277-7343 www.advancedtournaments.com

Empire State Tournament Series: Empire State CupRochester, NYJanuary 16-18, 2010Mite through Midget: B, A, AAContact Advanced Tournaments847-277-7343 www.advancedtournaments.com

Congressional Cup Tournament Series: Congressional Midwinter ClassicWashington, DCJanuary 16-18, 2010Mite through Midget: B, A, AAContact Advanced Tournaments847-277-7343 www.advancedtournaments.com

Golden State Tournament Series: Golden State CupRiverside, CAJanuary 16-18, 2010Mite through Midget: B, A, AAContact Advanced Tournaments847-277-7343 www.advancedtournaments.com

Festival of Lights – Blizzard ChallengeNiagara Falls, NYJanuary 16-18, 2010Mite – Midget A, AA & AAAEmail: [email protected]

Big Bear - The Cross Roads Chicago, IL January 16 - 18, 2010 Mite A, Squirt A & AA, Pee Wee A, Bantam A & AA,Midget A plus Girls U12, U14 & U19www.shootouthockey.com 248-399-1694

Big Bear - The Mountain King Tampa, FLJanuary 16 - 18, 2010 Mite, Squirt, Peewee, Bantam, Midget/HSB - A - AA www.shootouthockey.com 248-399-1694

Big Bear - The Brickyard Indianapolis, INJanuary 16 - 18, 2010Mite B, A, AA, Squirt B, A, AA, Pee Wee B, A, AA,Bantam B & A, HSJV/Midget B & BB/HAwww.shootouthockey.com 248-399-1694

Big Bear - The Smokey Mt. Shootout Nashville, TNJanuary 16-18, 2010Mite, Squirt, Peewee, Bantam, Midget.B - A – AA www.shootouthockey.com 248-399-1694

Big Bear - The Wintergarden Cleveland, OHJanuary 16 - 18, 2010 Mite, Squirt, Peewee, Bantam, MidgetB - A - AA www.shootouthockey.com 248-399-1694

Big Bear - Rolling Thunder St. Louis, MOJanuary 16 - 18, 2010 Squirt A & Peewee A only www.shootouthockey.com 248-399-1694

Gene Harrington Invitational – Winter Ice ExperienceNiagara Falls, NYJanuary 22-24, 2010716-674-0026House - [email protected]

“Escape the Blues” AA TournamentToronto, CanadaFebruary 5-7, 2010Atom – Minor Midget905-854-3435www.torontocityblues.com

COMPLETE TOURNAMENT LISTING ON WEBSITE

www.michiganhockeyonline.com


January 11, 2010, Volume 20 : Issue 11 MH Beat

AdvancedTournaments

For More Information:www.advancedtournaments.com

847-277-7343

Holland, MI

March 5-7, 2010Mite B, Pee Wee B, Bantam B

January 22-24, 2010Squirt AA, Pee Wee B, Bantam A

January 29-31, 2010Mite B, Squirt B, Bantam B

February 5-7, 2010Mite A, Pee Wee B, Midget B

February 12-14, 2010Squirt B, Pee Wee AA, Bantam AA

February 19-21, 2010Mite B, Pee Wee B, Bantam B

February 26-28, 2010Squirt B, Squirt A, Midget B

March 12-14, 2010Squirt B, Squirt AA, Midget B

All Tournaments Four Game Minimum

Period Length Entry FeeGreat ValueMites 13 minutes $695

Squirts/Pee Wees 13 minutes $750Bantams 13 minutes $795Midgets 14 minutes $895

Detroit Moose host military families at JLADetroit Moose host military families at JLABY SARAH ZIENTARSKI

The Taylor-based Detroit Moose adult team has always worked just as hard off

the ice doing charity and community work as they do on it.

“On the ice we play to win, but our team is built on giving back,” said Moose

captain Derek Fowler. “From day one this was my dream to have a team that would

give back and make a diff erence in the community.”

The Moose invited military families to watch a Red Wings practice at Joe Louis

Arena on Dec. 23. Each of the military families had lost a family member in the

Iraq or Afghanistan wars.

“I think the big thing was to do something diff erent and we wanted to do

something to give back to these families who have given the ultimate sacrifi ce of

losing a parent in the war,” Fowler said.

The families got the red carpet treatment. After parking in the executive lot

and being greeted by the Red Wings PR staff , the families watched some of their

favorite players sharpen their skills at practice. Chris Osgood signed the back of a

boy’s Osgood jersey and Mike Babcock made sure the families got a full experience

by inviting them into the locker-room for his post-practice media interview. The

Red Wings were thrilled to have the families in attendance and grateful to the

Moose for coordinating the event.

“They’re looking at me and thanking me,” Fowler said of the Red Wings. “Justin

Abdelkader said, ‘Thank you for doing such a wonderful thing.’”

Seeing Abdelkader was a highlight for one family who drove from Muskegon,

his hometown, to the practice. The son in the family goes to the same high school

Abdelkader graduated from.

“One of the mothers turned around in the stands and you could almost see

the gloss of tears in her eyes thanking me,” Fowler said. “It’s not thanking me; it’s

thanking your husband or these children’s father who gave the ultimate sacrifi ce.”

The group posed for a photo on the Wings’ bench and sitting in their favorite

player’s stall in the locker room. The Moose set up a lunch after practice at the

second fl oor of Cheli’s Chili after practice.

This event is just one of many the Moose have set up since 9-11 but it’s the

fi rst that catered directly to military families. They have done work with The Sick

Kids Hospital in Canada and Autism Speaks, and in February they will be working

a soup kitchen while hosting a coat-drive.

Fowler believes anyone can make a diff erence and wants the Detroit Moose to

be a known outlet for people to give back to the community.

“I’d love to have other teams contact us and say ‘let’s do something, let’s try

to make a diff erence to help these kids,’” he said. “We’d love to be instrumental in

getting other teams involved.”

Teams can contact Fowler and the Detroit Moose through their website,

detroitmoose.org.

PHOTO BY KIM TAUBER/MICHIGAN HOCKEY


Michigan State wins 12th Great Lakes Invitational titleBY DEREK BERRY

If the Michigan State Spartans continue to play like they did in capturing their

12th Great Lakes Invitational (GLI) title at the Joe Louis Arena on Dec. 30, they may

wind up playing for a larger prize at this year’s Frozen Four at Ford Field in April.

The Spartans put on an off ensive exhibition and beat Michigan Tech, 10-1, in the

opening game and RPI, 6-1, in the fi nal. Thirteen diff erent Spartans tallied goals across

the two-day tournament and sophomore goaltender Drew Palmisano was solid in net.

“I was pleased with the balance in scoring, people chipping in after how top-heavy

we’ve been (on off ense),” Spartans coach Rick Comley said. “Palmisano was really,

really good. His play was underrated. He made big saves when we needed them.’’

While most of Michigan State’s off ensive production this season has come from

its top line of freshman left wing Derek Grant, center Nick Sucharski and right wing

Corey Tropp (Grosse Pointe Woods), Spartans center Brett Perlini added his name to

the GLI history books with three goals in the tournament, leading to all-tournament

and MVP honors.

“I was just trying to stay in the lineup,” said Perlini, who had no points in two

games coming into the GLI. “I got a couple of bounces and here I am. The hard work

is paying off . I hope I can keep it going. I just played my normal game and the puck

just seemed to come to me.’’

The Spartans played solid two-way hockey and the defensive unit excelled at

clearing rebounds and moving the puck out of trouble.

“I thought we played well as a unit,” said Michigan State captain Jeff Petry. “Overall,

we played a good tournament. We should carry that into the (coming) weeks.”

Petry had a big goal in the championship game when he slipped in untouched

on RPI goaltender Allen York, created a 2-on-1, and chipped in a rebound of a Tropp

shot to give his team a 4-1 lead.

RPI head coach Seth Appert said Petry’s goal was the nail in the coffi n for his

Engineers and the big Spartan defenseman played a key role in downing his team.

“He has evolved into a dominant defenseman,” said Appert, a former goaltender

with Ferris State. “He’s a special college player and a future NHLer.”

Another key moment in the championship came when RPI was awarded a 5-on-3

power play after MSU freshman defenseman Zach Josepher was sent off for slashing

and Tropp was whistled for delay of game. The Spartans killed off a big chance for

RPI to get back into it.

“The 5-on-3 surprised our guys a bit,” said Appert. “If we’d have gotten some

chances it could’ve changed the momentum.”

The Spartans hope to use their fourth GLI title of the decade as a springboard to

big things in the second half.

“Winning says a lot,” said Comley. “It’s a great way to start our second half, and

we got contributions from a lot of players. That helps build confi dence for them.”

Comley said the GLI is very important to the Spartans.

“It’s one of the things you target and it means so much for the three permanent

schools (in the GLI),” he said. “You never want to downplay what it means to the

community.”

MICHIGAN TAKES THIRD PLACE OVER HUSKIESFor the Wolverines, their GLI result epitomized their inconsistent fi rst half.

Michigan beat Michigan Tech 5-3 in the consolation, but only after outshooting

RPI in the opening round 46-13, and losing 4-3. Michigan’s strong penalty kill allowed

two fi rst period power play goals to the Engineers and that was the diff erence.

Michigan head coach Red Berenson said it was tough to play the third place game,

but he reminded his team that the consolation could have future consequences.

“Our team has a lot of pride and we wanted to come back and do well,” said

Berenson. “There’s a lot at stake for later in the season.”

Wolverines’ freshman left wing Lindsay Sparks scored his fi rst two goals of the

season against the Huskies, including the eventual game winner.

For Michigan Tech, its 29 years and counting since their last GLI title in 1980. After

being drubbed by MSU, the Huskies had a stronger eff ort against U-M.

“We battled hard, had good jump, good energy,” said Michigan Tech head coach

Jamie Russell. “We competed hard. I was impressed with Michigan’s team and we

went toe-to-toe with them with a roster that’s got 18 freshmen and sophomores.”

THE SECOND HALFThe three permanent participants in the Great Lakes Invitational – Michigan,

Michigan State and Michigan Tech – all had diff erent fi rst halves of this season, but

all three are optimistic for what January, February and March could bring.

The GLI champion Spartans sit in second place in the CCHA standings and have

more than turned the corner after last season’s 10-win debacle.

“Obviously, Tropp, Grant and Petry have had great seasons,” said Comley. “The key

to the second half is other people stepping up. I think depth and the competition is

healthy for everyone and we didn’t have that last year.”

Winning the GLI should instill even more confi dence in the Spartans.

“Our goal at the beginning of the season was to put last year behind us,” said

Petry. “Our goal coming back from Christmas was to keep playing the way we were

before the break and to ultimately get to the top.”

In Ann Arbor, the Wolverines’ two-year GLI winning streak was halted, yet their

win in the consolation game brought them back to .500 on the year with a home-

and-home series with Western Michigan on tap.

“I think (coming back to beat Michigan Tech) showed something about our

character on this team,” said Michigan junior forward Matt Rust.

The Huskies have just three wins on the season, but you won’t hear head coach

Jamie Russell complaining. In fact, after losing to Michigan, Russell was hardly in

a sour mood.

“We obviously play in a very good conference in the WCHA, but Michigan’s got

good size, they play with pace and have a good skill level. But we competed well

against them.”

By Matt Mackinder

College Hockey January 11, 2010, Volume 20 : Issue 11

PHOTO BY DAVE REGINEK/DIG PHOTO

With the season in full swing, it’s time to celebrate what makes hockey such

a great sport. The fi fth-annual statewide celebration of the game, Hockey Day

in Michigan, is coming January 30, 2010.

Hockey Day celebrates the passion of the game and honors the contributions

of the thousands of volunteers, coaches, offi cials, managers and players who

give countless hours to the game.

And the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), along with the

Michigan Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA), FOX Sports Detroit and the

Detroit Red Wings, has announced the launch of the Heroes of Hockey Day

campaign to go along with Hockey Day in Michigan.

“In hockey, there are many people that give so much of themselves to make

the game enjoyable for others,” CCHA Commissioner Tom Anastos said. “It is

so fi tting that on a day that we celebrate the game, that we honor those that

play such an important role in making the game so special.”

Much like in the game of hockey itself, making hockey successful in a

community is a team eff ort, but quite often there are “all-stars” that go above

and beyond the call of duty. Heroes of Hockey Day would like to recognize those

“all-stars” and their contributions to the game of hockey in their community

and in the state of Michigan as a whole.

Your “Hero of Hockey Day” could fulfi ll one of many important roles in your

hockey community. He or she can be a longtime coach, a dedicated offi cial,

a hard-working ice rink employee, a committed area sponsor, or a devoted

member of a local hockey association board.

Your “hero” does not necessarily have to do one of those jobs, but he or she

must be dedicated to the game of hockey in your community.

To nominate a “Hero of Hockey Day”, please send an e-mail to: hockeyday@

ccha.com by Jan. 24, 2010.

The e-mail should contain the name of the nominator, the name of the

nominee, and a brief description (200-word maximum) of why your nominee

is a “Hero of Hockey Day”.

Winners will receive

• Tickets to the Michigan-Michigan State game at Joe Louis Arena on Hockey

Day in Michigan (January 30)

• Special recognition on CCHA.com and in Michigan Hockey

• Tickets to a Detroit Red Wings game in March, with the opportunity to

watch parts of the game from ice level

• Special recognition at the Detroit Red Wings game they attend

• Detroit Red Wings memorabilia autographed by current Red Wings that

once played in the CCHA

The nominators of the winners will also receive

• Tickets to the Michigan-Michigan State game at Joe Louis Arena on Hockey

Day in Michigan (January 30)

• Tickets to a Detroit Red Wings game in March

• Detroit Red Wings memorabilia

What are doing for Hockey Day in Michigan? Send us an e-mail at: mh@

michiganhockeyonline.com to let us know what your team or association has

planned and we could feature in Michigan Hockey.

1. Miami

2. Denver

3. Colorado College

4. Wisconsin

5. North Dakota

6. Yale

7. Cornell

8. Boston College

9. Michigan State

10. Bemidji State

11. Quinnipiac

12. Ferris State

13. Minnesota Duluth

14. Massachusetts

Lowell

15. St. Cloud State

Others receiving votes: Maine, Vermont; Massachusetts, Union College, Alaska, New Hampshire, Lake Superior State, Notre Dame.

F Dustin Gazley/MSU

F Brett Perlini/MSU

F Chase Polacek/RPI

D Jeff Petry/MSU

D Chris Summers/U-M

G Drew Palmisano/MSU

MVP Brett Perlini/MSU

Division 1 Top 15 (as of Jan. 4)

2009 GLI All-Tournament Team

Source: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine


Nike Bauer One95

jr $349.99 $269.99

sr $549.99 $449.99

Nike Bauer One75

jr $199.99 $159.99

sr $349.99 $249.99

Please visit us at: hockeyworld.com/hw

Offers Valid on In-Stock Items Only. Valid Jan 11th - Jan 27th 2010

Easton Stealth S11 jr $99.99 int $119.99 sr $119.99

NEW FOR 2010! Easton Synergy ST

Easton Stealth S17 jr $174.99 int $224.99 sr $229.99 jr $109.99 sr/int $139.99

Easton Synergy SE16 Huge Selecton In Stock!

Easton Synergy SE6 jr $79.99 int/sr $89.99 jr $59.99 sr/int $74.99

Reebok O-Tech 808 Huge Selection in Stock!



Warrior Johnson jr $69.99 int/sr $79.99 ALL $50.00

2010 Models Now IN STOCK:Reebok Revoke Leg Pads, Catchers and

Blockers

Vaughn V4 Velocity Leg Pads, Catchers

and Blockers

Brian’s Focus Leg Pads, Catchers and

Blockers

Montreal Nitro $199.99 $109.99 2 for $175.00

Vaughn 8800 $109.99 $69.99 2 for $130.00

Warrior Pro Stock Goal Sticks $149.99 $109.99

Huge Savings on ALL 2009 Goalie Equipment In Stock Only In Stock Only

NEW YEAR! NEW PRODUCTS! NEW SAVINGS!

Warrior NHL Pro Gloves(Chatsworth) $199.99 $79.99

ALL $79.99

MAHA Winter Meeting is Jan. 22-23

Thirty-seven submitted rule proposals will be discussed at the 2010 MAHA

Winter Meeting on January 22-23 at the Southgate Holiday Inn.

After Executive Board and various committee meetings on Friday night,

Saturday’s Board of Directors meeting begins at 8 a.m.

In addition to committee reports, Saturday’s session will also include

discussion and voting to move forward on 37 rule change proposals. All

proposals require a majority affi rmative vote at the Winter Meeting to be

sent forward to the Summer Meeting, where a two-thirds affi rmative vote is

needed for a proposal to be approved.

Fifteen of the rule change proposals concern changes to the MAHA

Guidebook. The other 22 proposals include proposed changes to the status of

independent teams, girl’s team rostering and state tournament requirements,

Cross-Ice program requirements, house draft procedures and game counts,

among others.

ModSquadHockey’s JR Boucicaut (fi fth from left) hosted its Michigan Weekend that included (from left) Jason Reynolds and Keith Perera of

Warrior Hockey, Dave Lerg (Easton), David Wilson and Steve Wilson (Blackstone Sports), Bauer’s Shawn Greene and Jordan Boman (Reebok/CCM).

ModSquadHockey Weekend shows off newest gearBY SARAH ZIENTARSKI

A source for information and opinions on the newest hockey gear, ModSquadHockey.

com has been educating its members for the last fi ve years.

ModSquadHockey hosted its fi fth annual Michigan Weekend at Orchard Lake St.

Mary’s Arena on Dec. 4-5 that included a hockey tradeshow and a game.

Hockey connoisseurs from Texas to Alberta fl ew and drove in from all over the

United States and Canada to attend the event.

“It’s about getting a whole bunch of people together and seeing the equipment – I

mean people haven’t seen this stuff yet,” said J.R. Boucicaut, Administrator of Mod

Squad Hockey, said. “It’s about the experience. The skate, I haven’t fi nished one yet.”

At the event representatives from Bauer, Reebok, Warrior, Easton and Blackstone

Sport showed off some equipment not available in stores until late spring.

“As opposed to me just doing an event where I’m talking to people from the area,

this gives us a greater reach of exposure because these guys are also on the website,

they’re talking to people and explaining what they saw and what their feelings were,”

said Bauer sales representative Shawn Greene.

Greene unveiled Bauer’s whole new “revamped” Supreme skate line, including

the Supreme Total One.

“It’s got a pretty unique story as far as weight and performance and things that

nobody else is really doing now with skates, so that’s kind of the big feature on the

table,” said Greene.

Reebok also showed off their new skate entries.

“We bumped up the 9K to the 10K and 11K skate,” said Jordan Boman, Reebok

technical representative. “We’ve made the boot stronger and more durable; we also

worked with the pro-felt tongues going back to the traditional and the pro tongue

that people like to use.”

Through January 15, Reebok is off ering buyers of the CCM U + Pro Skate a free

Crazy Light stick.

“We want people to get in our skate and get with our sticks and use them and

we’re confi dent that if people do that they’ll want to stay with it,” Boman said.

Warrior showed its unique and youthful gear.

“We take ourselves seriously on the quality and the technology that we bring to

the game but we do bring a diff erent tilt to it with high-energy and eye-catching

graphics,” said Keith Perera, product manager for Warrior Hockey.

Warrior showcased their new goalie equipment for the fi rst time at the event.

“ModSquad has a user friendly site where people can give their honest opinions

about the product and also generate interest in our product,” Perera said. “That’s

really what helps a company like Warrior because it’s really our new product that

drives business for us and it’s the buzz that these guys create on the site that drives

other parents or other kids into the stores.”

Blackstone Sport also exhibited their invention of the Flat Bottom V Skate

Sharpening System, which sharpens blades with two edges coming down like fangs

going back on an angle. Instead of sinking far into the ice, the blade sits on top of the

ice so the skater doesn’t have as much drag and cuts down on fatigue.

“It really has taken off in retail and the NHL all across America and into Europe

and it really kind of improves the way people skate,” said Steve Wilson, Vice President

of Blackstone Sport.

MH Beat


Decade in Review

State titles, anniversaries, national championships, eight overtimes, a Cold War COMPILED BY MH STAFF

Every year of last decade has included championships, milestones, big events and

awards and accolades. Here is a look back of on some of the most interesting stories

of the last 10 years in Michigan Hockey:

2000MNHL no more

In a meeting at Inkster’s Recreational Center on June 20, the 26-year old Michigan

National Hockey League cracked and broke apart. Just weeks after voting to divide

the MNHL into A and B Divisions, eight organizations left the MNHL to form a new

AAA league. The newly formed Midwest Elite League was made up of Little Caesars,

Compuware, Honeybaked, the Ice Dogs, Belle Tire, Chicago Young Americans, Team

Illinois and Cleveland.

2001Spartans’ Miller wins Hobey Baker Award

Michigan State sophomore goaltender Ryan Miller, an East Lansing

native, received the Hobey Baker Award as college hockey’s best player

during the Apr. 6 awards program in Albany, N.Y. The day before, Miller’s

season ended in a 2-0 loss to North Dakota in the Frozen Four semifi nals.

Along with setting the NCAA shutouts record with 18, he was No. 1 in the

nation with 31 wins, 1.31 goals against average, a .950 saves percentage

and 10 shutouts. Miller became the second goalie in the 21-year history

of the Hobey Baker award to win it. He also became the second Spartan

recipient, the fi rst being his cousin, Kip Miller, in 1990.

World record crowd witnesses Cold War

Michigan and Michigan State played to a 3-3 tie on an outdoor rink in

front of a world record crowd of 74,544 at Spartan Stadium on October 6.

The Spartans, entering the game ranked No. 1 in the country, compared

to No. 4 for Michigan, needed a late goal by Jim Slater to earn the tie.

2002One-piece composite sticks hot

What started with NHL players trickled down to college, junior and youth players in

2002. The demand for one-piece composite sticks, whose lowered kickpoint provided

a better energy transfer from the shaft to the blade to the puck and enabled players

to shoot quicker and more accurately, reached all levels of the sport.

Spirit debut a smashing success

After months of planning, hockey made a triumphant return to the Saginaw

area on Sept. 21 as the Ontario Hockey League’s Spirit opened the season in front

of a sold out crowd of 5,460 at the newly renovated Saginaw County Event Center.

Despite a 5-2 loss to Sarnia, opening night featured a pre-game ceremony that

included a rousing version of the Star Spangled Banner from Saginaw Mayor Wilmer

Jones-Ham.

2003Hockey Has Heart gets its start

What started as a fundraiser for a member of the Farmington Hills Hockey

Association turned into something bigger. Hockey Has Heart, a non-profi t organization

to help other hockey people spearheaded by FHHA board members and volunteers,

helped the local hockey community pull together and raise close to $150,000 at

their fi rst ever black-tie dinner and dance, gift basket silent auction and family fun

weekend in March.

Westland names rink after Stars’ Modano

In addition to visiting his parents, Dallas Stars center Mike Modano returned home

this summer for a good reason. The Westland native was honored by his hometown

on July 20, when the city renamed the Westland Sports Arena the Mike Modano Ice

Arena. The renaming ceremony included the hanging of a Modano replica jersey, an

unveiling of a new sign and awning and Westland Mayor Sandra A. Cicirelli presenting

Modano with a key to the City.

2004Jesue elected MAHA President

Former Little Caesars Amateur Hockey Association offi cial and District 2 chairperson

Mickey Jesue became the fi rst woman president elected in the Michigan Amateur

Hockey Association’s 42-year history at the MAHA winter meetings on Jan. 17.

USA wins fi rst ever WJC

Goals by Livonia’s Ryan Kesler and Patrick O’Sullivan lifted the United States to a

4-3 win over Canada and its fi rst-ever Gold medal at the 2004 World Junior Hockey

Championship in Helsinki, Finland. The U.S. Team, coached by Mike Eaves, fi nished

6-0 at the tournament.

2005USA Disabled Hockey Festival a big success

The inaugural USA Disabled Hockey National Festival at Fraser’s

Great Lakes Sport City in Fraser on Feb. 18-20 showcased amputee,

hearing impaired, special and sled hockey teams from throughout the

Midwest and Northeast, along with several Michigan teams.

The three-day event featured 23 teams, over 300 athletes and

over 40 games and marked the fi rst time that all four disciplines

were able to play in the same facility and many new friendships were

formed amongst the participants. It was called a festival and not a

tournament because it was a true celebration of awareness for the

disabled community.

O’Ree greets Hockey in the Hood

Willie O’Ree, the fi rst black player in the National Hockey League,

was on hand as the Detroit Hockey Association hosted Hockey in the

Hood at Jack Adams Arena the last weekend in February.

In addition to games against the Ft. Dupont (D.C.) Hockey Club,

there was a dinner at Hockeytown Café and the players, parents and

volunteers from both cities gathered together for a pancake breakfast

at the Adams/Butzel Center. Both associations – as well as Clark Park

– are members of NHL Diversity, a league-run program that aimed to introduce kids

of all ethnic backgrounds to hockey.

2006Hockey Day gets it start

The passion, fun and friendships that make hockey such an important part of our

sports landscape was celebrated all over the state during the fi rst annual Hockey Day

in Michigan on Jan. 28.

Michigan and Michigan State played to a 3-3 tie on an outdoor rink in front of a world

record crowd of 74,544 at Spartan Stadium on October 6, 2001.

p p g


Celebrate the passion!Hockey Day in Michigan coming

January 30, 2010

Decade in ReviewJanuary 11, 2010, Volume 20 : Issue 11

and two Hobey Baker Awards make up a big decadeThe fi fth annual event is scheduled for Jan. 30, 2010 and events on the fi rst-ever

Hockey Day included a Best Outdoor rink contest, a sled hockey clinic and a game between fi refi ghters and policemen at Canton’s Arctic Edge Arena, a 24-hour game at Kalamazoo’s Lawson Arena, high school games at Joe Louis Arena and Hockey is Fun beginner clinics at JLA and in Farmington Hills that introduced the game to over 70 fi rst-time players, both kids and adults.

New Rules StandardAt their Summer Annual Congress, USA Hockey adopted a new standard of play

and rule emphasis that placed a greater emphasis on skating, puck possession and the proper use of the body to establish position and a competitive advantage. With a goal of reducing restraining infractions, USA Hockey hoped the new standard would allow for improved skill development and a more positive hockey environment for all participants.

NTDP celebrates 10-year anniversaryIn 1996 USA Hockey committed to the creation of a national program with the goal

of gathering America’s most skilled athletes and preparing them both for international and professional play. The National Team Development Program, based at the Ann Abor Ice Cube, trains and showcases the best 16- and 17-year-old American players, celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2006. The fi rst class came in for the 1996-97 season and since then the NTDP has sent over 200 players on to the college level and has had over 125 players drafted by NHL teams.

2007Michigan State wins National Title

While Michigan State didn’t have any all-stars or league or national award winner, the Spartans used plenty of character, grit and chemistry to put together arguably their best four games of the season in the NCAA tournament.

Michigan State defeated Boston University 5-1 and Notre Dame 2-1 in the NCAA Midwest Regional in Grand Rapids and followed it with a 4-2 victory over Maine in the NCAA semifi nals and a dramatic 3-1 come-from-behind win over Boston College to win the NCAA championship on April 7 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis.

2008High School fi nal goes to eight OTs

In a game that will forever have its place in high school history both statewide and on the national scene, Marquette and Orchard Lake St. Mary went 45 minutes of regulation with the game tied, 1-1, on March 8 in the Division 1 state fi nal at Compuware Arena in Plymouth. The two teams went through eight extra periods of eight minutes with still no game winner. As the marathon game was set for its ninth extra period, Michigan High School Athletic Association offi cials fi gured 109 minutes of hockey was enough. They called the game and declared the Eaglets and Redmen as Division I co-state champions.

End of an era at Wayne State

The Wayne State men’s team offi cially played its last game on March 15, a 4-1

loss to Bemidji State in the CHA semifi nals, and shut the door on a nine-year run

that included three CHA titles, but little else in the way of a home rink, campus

support and visibility.

The program was the most expensive of WSU’s sports, and shutting it down

became the only option. Still, Wayne State’s players didn’t quit on the only coach

the program ever had, Bill Wilkinson. The Warriors fi nished fourth in the fi ve-team

CHA and with a sub-.500 record for the fi fth straight season.

Michigan’s Porter wins Hobey Baker Award

Michigan senior captain Kevin Porter of Northville became only the second

Wolverine in school history to capture the Hobey Baker Award as the nation’s top

collegiate player. Three-time All-American Brendan Morrison was Michigan’s fi rst

Hobey winner, in 1997. Porter fi nished second nationally in scoring with a career-high

63 points, on 33 goals and 30 assists. As captain, he guided a young team, with 12

freshmen, predicted to fi nish fourth in the CCHA, to regular-season and tournament

titles, two NCAA wins and a Frozen Four berth.

2009Champions all around

The 2009 MAHA state championship teams included:Girls 12U Tier 2 Livonia Knights;

Girls 14U Tier 2 Ann Arbor Cougars; Girls 16U Tier 2 Michigan Ice Breakers; Girls 19U

Tier 2 St. Clair Shores Saintes; Girls 12U T1 Little Caesars; Girls 14U T1 Honeybaked;

Girls 16U T1 Belle Tire; Girls 19U T1 Little Caesars; Squirt B Motor City Machine; Squirt

A Plymouth Stingrays; Squirt AA Allen Park Huskies; Squirt AAA Minor Honeybaked;

Squirt AAA Major Little Caesars; Pee Wee B East Grand Rapids; Pee Wee A Grand Rapids

Griffi ns; Pee Wee AA Midland North Stars; Pee Wee AAA Minor Belle Tire; Pee Wee

AAA Major Belle Tire; Bantam B Escanaba Ness Contracting; Bantam A Rochester

Rattlers; Bantam AA Allen Park Huskies; Bantam AAA Minor Belle Tire; Bantam AAA

Major Compuware; Midget B Marquette Main Street Pizza; Midget BB Livonia Kings;

Midget A Canton Crush; Midget AA Summit Plastics; Midget AAA Minor Compuware

and Midget AAA Major Little Caesars.

Michigan Hockey Awards included Coach of the Year Tim Jason of the Livonia Hockey

Association; Female Scholar Athlete of the Year Maura Malone of Farmington Hills

Mercy; Male Scholar Athlete of the Year Ryan Brown of the Capital Centre Pride and

Walker Ice and Fitness’ Mike Slobodnik and Georgetown Ice Arena’s Joel Breazeale,

who were co-winners of the Hockey Person of the Year award.

A cast of usual suspects won the 2009 MHSAA state titles - Detroit Catholic

Central (D1), Trenton (D2) and Cranbrook (D3). Together they have won a total of

35 titles between them.

y p gMichigan’s Kevin Porter of

Northville won the 2008

Hobey Baker Award.


Girls High School Report January 11, 2010, Volume 20 : Issue 11

BY BOB ST. JOHNWith a new head coach, Plymouth-Canton-Salem has a new attitude this season.

The 2007 state champions have struggled the past couple of seasons, fi nishing

at the bottom of the Division 1 standings of the Michigan Metro Girls High School

Hockey League (MMGHSHL).

Mary Beth Johnson takes over the

coaching duties. Her assistants are her

husband, Brad Johnson, and Shawn

Rowley.

“We’re trying to get the girls to play

better and do things the right way on

the ice,” Mary Beth Johnson said. “I think

I can teach the girls how to play the game

the right way and so far things are going

pretty well.”

The Penguins’ 2009 roster has been

overhauled. Team members are Kara

Bongiovanni, Tory Campbell, Sarah

Coleman, Jennifer Fedon, Chelsea

Finkbeiner, Beth Johnson, Rebecca

Majszak, Ellexus Montoya, Jordan

Moore, Mallory Rojo, Shauna Siebert,

Marisa Sullivan and Cortny McAdoo, the

goaltender.

The Penguins have already won more

games than a year ago, earning their third

win over Warren Regina, 4-3, Dec. 15. They

followed that with a 4-1 loss to Grosse

Pointe North heading into the holiday

break. PCS resumes on Jan. 5 against

undefeated Port Huron.

“I like our intensity and the girls are

willing to listen in practice and play hard,”

Mary Beth Johnson said. Johnson played

college hockey at Western Michigan

University and played for Honeybaked.

Port Huron head coach Ron Cook has

his Division 2 Lady Icehawks at 8-0 after

beating Birmingham Detroit Country Day

7-0 on Dec. 17 and then shocking two-time

state fi nalist Ann Arbor 5-0 two nights later.

What is their secret?

Leading the off ensive charge is Chelsea Minnie, who had 17 goals and 28 points

and is one of the league’s top scorers. Morgan Thompson and Hayley Cox have six

goals and eight assists apiece, while Sarah Hall has two goals and 11 points.

Of the 10 skaters, nine have goals and all 10 have scored at least three points. Even

goalie Taylor Cook has a point, assisting on a goal earlier this season.

“The girls are playing well right now and playing with confi dence,” Cook said.

“Chelsea is our top scorer, but we have two lines who score goals and we have a

balanced attack, which is making us tough to beat.

“We look forward to the second half. We know everyone is going to give us their

best game, including Grosse Pointe South and Grosse Pointe North.”

COUNTRY DAY IN SECOND PLACESitting in second place in Division 2 is Country Day with eight points.

“We’re getting a little stronger with each game and gaining confi dence,” head coach

Riccardo DiPasquo said. “It’s been fun and we play the game to have fun. I want the

girls to learn how to appreciate being a part of a team and that is what we are doing.”

Senior Lizzy Bayoff and underclassmen Maddie VanAntwerp and Chelsea Thomas

are making an off ensive impact, while Alex Nadhir is having a nice season in goal.

Head coach Pat Gregory is watching his Mercy Marlins experience growing pains,

but all is not lost.

“We struggled a bit, but the girls are

working hard and they will be better in

the second half of the season,” Gregory

said. “I can see progress.”

Newcomers Madeline McClin and

Laura Hensick, plus veterans Samantha

Saroki, Jessie Buckley and Jackie Buckley

are providing a boost as the Marlins

head into the break in fourth place in

the division.

The final three teams in Division

2, Warren Regina, Walled Lake and

Bloomfi eld, have struggled to fi nd off ense

on a consistent basis.

Through the first third of their

slates, the Wild have 21 goals with

the Saddlelites next at 17 and the

Knighthawks with six.

Regina and Walled Lake each have one

win with Bloomfi eld remaining winless.

Senior captain Kristen Taylor leads

the Saddlelites, under head coach Katie

Juliano, with seven goals and 14 points,

while the Wild, under head coach Kathy

Markovich, are led by a host of veterans.

GROSSE POINTE SOUTH ALSO

UNDEFEATEDIn Division 1, Grosse Pointe South is

on top with a perfect 5-0 mark, thanks

to recent wins over Ann Arbor and Mercy.

Seniors Shannon Gianino and Ana

Harris lead the Blue Devils with six goals

apiece, followed by sophomore Claire

Boyle with fi ve and sophomore Marissa

Monforton with four.

“We’re getting the girls to play with more intensity,” head coach Bill Fox said. “We

know everyone will give us their best game since we’re the defending champs and

in fi rst place. It should make us play harder, too.”

Lon Grantham’s Ann Arbor Pioneers are tied for fi rst with 10 points, but have

two losses on the books.

Rachel Freeman leads the team with seven goals, followed by Julia Franceschi

with six, Kristina Keil with fi ve and Hannah Bogard with four.

Goalie Sydney Supica made some big saves in a 5-4 overtime victory over Grosse

Pointe North.

North, under head coach Scott Dockett, is third with eight points, but have lost

to both South and Ann Arbor in the fi rst half of the season.

“We’re getting better in our own zone and we’re more consistent scoring goals,”

Dockett said.

In a recent win over PCS, Jennifer Cusmano had a hat trick, while Megan Bergeron

scored a late goal to seal the victory. Cusmano and Kailey Sickmiller lead the team

with six goals apiece, followed by Bergeron with three and Ellen Brown with two.

Several freshmen are making an immediate impact for the Norsemen, who should

be even better in the second half of the season.

Cranbrook Kingswood is undefeated, but has played only three games.

“We will be very busy after the fi rst of the year,” head coach Terry Brooks said.

“The girls are playing hard in games and during practice, which is paying off with

a solid start to the season.”

Not only are the Cranes undefeated in the league, but they also won the annual

University Liggett Holiday Tournament with a win over Grosse Pointe North in the fi nals.

So far, Caley Chelios and Sydney Sakwa are leading the team with 14 and 13

points, respectively. Chelios has four goals and 10 assists while Sakwa netting eight

goals and fi ve assists.

In net, Colleen Jacoby is showing everyone why she is one of the best in the league.

“Colleen is really doing a nice job in net and that gives the rest of the girls more

confi dence,” Brooks said.

University Liggett is sitting at 3-1 in its fi rst year in Division 1 after spending the

past couple of years in Division 2.

Seniors Paige Counsman and Morgan Ellis lead the Knights with seven points apiece.

Counsman has three goals and four assists, while Ellis has one goal and six assists.

Other standouts are Haleigh Bolton, who will play more defense after the fi rst

of the year, Aria Ganz-Waple, Natalie Peracchio, Medea Shanidze and Liz Smith.

Goalie Mariah Passalacqua is holding her own in her fi rst season as the starting

netminder.

Livonia Ladywood and Northville bring up the fi nal two slots in the division with

four and two points, respectively.

Despite their sub-.500 records, the Blazers, under head coach Bruce Peck, and

Mustangs, under head coach Bill Holden, are playing tough.

The Blazers’ top scorers are Emann Freij, Erin Doyle, Kelsey Campbell, Hanna Pereira

and Rana Freij with two goals apiece.

The Mustangs are led by Lauren Grigg, who had a hat trick in a 6-5 win over Liggett

in the tournament consolation game, and Lindsey Kreichelt.

Three-time Olympic medal winner Angela Ruggiero took time out of her training

schedule to return to Michigan over the Holidays and give something back to young

players at her old stomping grounds.

Ruggiero, who is preparing for the 2010 Winter Games in February in Vancouver,

held a girl’s clinic at Mount Clemens Ice Arena on Dec. 23 to help raise funds to defray

the costs of having her family travel to Vancouver to watch her play.

Ruggiero, a former employee at the ice arena over 10 years ago, worked with the

girls on the ice, conducted a meet-and-greet session afterwards and advised the girls

in attendance to fi nd what they are passionate about and then work hard to get there.

New coach has Plymouth-Canton-Salem moving in the right direction

Ruggiero holds Girls Clinic at Mount Clemens

PHOTO BY KIMBERLYTAUBER.COM

Plymouth-Canton-Salem forward/defenseman Shauna Siebert

has helped the Penguins to three wins so far this season.

PH

OT

O B

Y B

OB

BR

UC

E

MMGHSHL Standings (as of January 5)

Division 1 GP W L T PTS GF GA

GP South 5 5 0 0 10 35 4

Cranbrook 3 3 0 0 6 18 5

Univ. Liggett 4 3 1 0 6 17 6

Ann Arbor 7 5 2 0 10 30 16

GP North 6 4 2 0 8 26 18

Ladywood 6 2 4 0 4 12 24

Northville 4 1 3 0 2 16 18

Division 2 GP W L T PTS GF GA

Port Huron 8 8 0 0 16 49 6

Country Day 7 4 3 0 8 26 26

PCS 7 3 4 0 6 22 32

Mercy 7 2 5 0 4 24 34

Regina 6 1 5 0 2 17 30

Walled Lake 8 1 7 0 2 21 53

Bloomfi eld Hills 6 0 6 0 0 6 47


Boys High School Report

Coaches, Parents and Family Members - Sign up for MyACHL MyACHL is a custom page giving exact information about your team/children’s team in a single location. MyACHL includes multiple team information on a single page, schedules and recently posted scores, team standings and an ability to sign up for e-mail notification.

Go to www.adrayhockey.org to sign up

ADRAY Officers President:/Temp VP East Greater West:Vice President Metro Vice President Jeff Spedowski Kevin Wood Bobby Mitchell [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 231-796-0728 616-560-6503 248-302-0913

BY MATT MACKINDERThis year’s group of high school senior forwards in eastern Michigan is especially

talented and will play key roles in their team’s eff orts to get to Compuware Arena

for the MHSAA state tournament.

PATRICK BROWN – CRANBROOKSpeedy, powerful skater has 13 goals and 25 points in his fi rst 10 games and is

a favorite to win Mr. Hockey. He’s also the son of former Red Wings forward Doug

Brown, so the hockey bloodlines are there.

“Patrick is a power forward with great overall skills,” said Cranbrook head coach

Andy Weidenbach. “He makes big plays in crucial situations and is always in the

right place at the right time. He leads by example, has a very good work ethic and

is quick to help the new players learn what is expected of them.”

MARTIN GRUSE – TRENTONA center, Gruse plays a solid, fast all-around game for Trenton, a team with a

history of sending players on to the junior level.

“Martin brings a lot of speed,” said Trojans head coach Mike Turner. “He is one

of the fastest skaters we have had at Trenton. When he moves the puck quickly, he

is diffi cult to defend.”

CHRIS HUGHES – MONROE ST. MARY CATHOLIC CENTRALBig and skilled, Hughes is a hard worker and makes everyone around him better.

“Chris is naturally competitive, strives to improve and has tremendous off ensive

instincts,” Catholic Central head coach Jim Baker said.

ERIC COSELLIAN – HOWELL At 5-foot-11,180 pounds, Cosellian is a power forward type that is strong on his

skates and tough to knock off the puck. Good in tight, has created a lot of scoring

chances and scored four goals and 12 points in the Highlanders fi rst eight games

this season.

“He protects the puck well, lowers his shoulder and just drives to the net,” said

Howell coach Randy Montrose.

MATT LUCCHESE – GROSSE POINTE NORTHLucchese is a natural goal scorer who sees a lot of ice time for the Norsemen.

“Matt is a tremendous competitor,” North head coach Scott Lock said. “He brings

good strength and speed and can be a checker, scorer or a playmaker. He leads by

example and improves his game daily, as well as others around him.”

TYLER PERPICH – NOVIAfter joining Wildcats as a sophomore, Perpich has become one of the top players in

the state, according to Novi head coach Todd Krygier. An assistant captain, Perpich leads

the 8-0-1 Wildcats with 13 goals and 24 points, while also putting up a plus-17 rating.

“He has continued to improve through hard work on and off the ice,” said Krygier.

“Between his commitment to conditioning and his dedication to working on his game

is a huge and competitive heart.”

COLE ROCHOWIAK – LIVONIA STEVENSONStevenson head coach David Mitchell has great expectations for Rochowiak, one

of the team captains.

“Cole is a great competitor who always demands the very best from himself,”

Mitchell said. “He brings a constant level of intensity and enthusiasm to the rink,

whether it’s a game, a practice or a workout. Cole plays and excels in all

situations and is developing strong leadership skills. There is no doubt in my

mind that Cole can play and exceed at the next level.”

REID STUROS – BRIGHTONSturos, the captain of the Bulldogs, is a solid 6-foot-2 and 180 pounds who rattled

off a 5-10-15 line in his fi rst fi ve games this year.

“Reid is a great two-way player who is skilled off ensively and loves to compete,”

Brighton head coach Paul Moggach said. “He has the will to win his battles and does

whatever it takes to give his team an edge. Reid always outworks everyone.”

ZAC THOMPSON – ORCHARD LAKE ST. MARY’SAll-around skilled player with speed is Thompson in a nutshell, though he’s

much more than that.

“Zac is a powerful forward that can score and play a tight defensive game when

that is required,” OLSM head coach Brian Klanow said. “He leads by example both

in practice and games. He truly should be a candidate for Mr. Hockey. He is a player

that works every day at making himself better.”

CHRIS WATERSTREET – NOVI DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRALAt 6-foot-4 and 220 pounds, Waterstreet is a power forward who skates well and

is diffi cult to handle down low.

“And he’s good in tight and can move the puck,” said Shamrocks coach Todd Johnson.

TWO OUTDOOR GAMES COMING UPThis season marks the 75th anniversary of fi rst meeting of Detroit Catholic Central

and Cranbrook in 1935 and the two schools have come up a with way to celebrate

that is both modern and retro at the same time.

In a nod to both old-time pond hockey the NHL’s January 1 Classics, the Shamrocks

and Cranes will play an outdoor game at Detroit’s Clark Park on January 17 at 2 p.m.

The two teams practiced on the outdoor rink on January 2 to get an idea of what

it will be like and the day will also include two alumni games, a JV contest and

concessions in a heated tent.

Walled Lake Western and Walled Lake Central will also compete for the annual City

Cup in an outdoor game at Buhr Park in Ann Arbor on Feb. 6 at 1:15 p.m.

“We’ve got quite a rivalry and we’re excited about the game,” said Walled Lake

Western coach Logan McLean.

Ten senior forwards from the Eastside to keep your eye on

Ushsho.com Rankings (as of Jan. 3)

1. Detroit Catholic Central

2. De La Salle

3.Trenton

4. Marquette

5. Cranbrook

6. Novi

7. Orchard Lake St. Marys

8. Livonia Stevenson

9. Brother Rice

10. U of D Jesuit

11. Sault Ste Marie

12. Flint Powers

13. Howell

14. Plymouth

15. University Liggett

16. Midland

17. Cadillac

18. Traverse City West

19. Utica Eisenhower

20. Traverse City Central

Howell senior forward Eric Cosellian will be a big part of the

Highlanders quest to get back to the state fi nal this season.

PH

OT

O B

Y B

OB

BR

UC

E/M

ICH

IGA

N H

OC

KE

Y


Ontario Hockey Leaugue January 11, 2010, Volume 20 : Issue 11

BY MATT MACKINDERNever short on making Ontario Hockey League headlines, the Plymouth Whalers

were at it once again in 2009.

Here are Michigan Hockey’s top 10 storylines Plymouth-related for the 2009

calendar year:

10. A NEW SCOUTING DIRECTORWhen Plymouth scouting director Jim Debenham left the Whalers over the summer

to take over the scouting department in Sarnia, Plymouth wasted no time in hiring

Don Harkins to assume the same position with the Whalers.

Harkins worked for Whalers last season as their USA scout.

9. TWO 5-YEAR PLAYERSNever before in the team’s 20-year

history had the Whalers had any one player

on the team for all fi ve years of their junior

eligibility, but this year forward Joe Gaynor

and defenseman Leo Jenner became the fi rst

and second players to accomplish the feat.

Gaynor (second round) and Jenner

(fourth round.) were both drafted in 2005

and both have assumed the captaincy at

various times this season with no permanent

captain in place.

8. CZARNIK JOINS TEAMPlymouth acquired the OHL rights to

forward Robbie Czarnik from Oshawa and

Czarnik then left the University of Michigan

and reported to the Whalers on Nov. 25.

Czarnik, Los Angeles Kings property, was

in his sophomore year with the Wolverines

after two seasons with the National Team

Development Program in Ann Arbor. When

the Washington native came to the Whalers,

he became the 12th American-born player

on the team.

7. WHEELING AND DEALINGPlymouth traded two veterans (Vern Cooper to Sault Ste. Marie and Kaine Geldart

to Kingston) to move up in the annual Canadian Hockey League import draft and at

the No. 3 spot grabbed Swedish forward Gabriel Landeskog.

But Landeskog refused to report to Plymouth and his rights were then dealt to

Kitchener, where he eventually did report. In the Kitchener trade, Plymouth obtained

the rights to Slovakian forward Tomas Tatar, a Red Wings’ draft pick. He, too, did not

report to Plymouth.

6. MEURS OOZING POTENTIALThe Whalers are banking on Garrett Meurs, their top pick in last May’s draft,

becoming an impact player, and based on his fi rst-half play, that seems like a safe

assumption.

Meurs, a member of Team Ontario for this year’s World Under-17 Challenge, has

shown mature play for a 16-year-old and had 25 points in his fi rst 36 games this

season. Meurs posted 95 points for the Huron-Perth Lakers (near Owen Sound) last year.

5. TERRY SCORES BIG, INKS WITH ‘CANES

Chris Terry fi nished with 94 points last

season, good for second in the OHL to John

Tavares. Terry also captained the Whalers

to the second round of the playoff s before

Windsor eliminated Plymouth. He was then

named the OHL’s Humanitarian of the Year

and the fi rst winner of the Mickey Renaud

Captain’s Trophy.

Terry subsequently signed with Carolina,

the team that drafted him in the fi fth round

in 2007, and has played all of this year in

the American Hockey League with Albany.

However, recent talk around Compuware

Arena has Terry possibly returning to the

Whalers by the OHL trade deadline on

January 11.

4. HACKETT AND DEVANE DRAFTED

When Plymouth traded Smith last season,

that meant Matt Hackett was the undisputed

No. 1 netminder. And NHL scouts took notice.

Hackett was drafted in the third round of the

2009 NHL draft (77th overall) by Minnesota

and was a late cut at the Canadian World Junior team tryouts.

Forward Jamie Devane, who emerged in the enforcer role last season for the Whalers

as a rookie, was also drafted in Montreal, by Toronto in the third round (68th overall).

Plymouth has had at least two players selected at the NHL draft in all their years

of existence, starting with Pat Peake going 14th overall to Washington and Mark

Lawrence being taken by the Minnesota North Stars in the sixth round back in 1991.

3. JENKS, JORDAN MAKE WJC Not since Jeremy Smith in 2008 and James Wisniewski in 2003 made Team USA

for the World Junior Championship had a Whaler played for the Americans, but Jenks’

strong fi rst-half play led to his selection for the 2010 squad.

Veteran defenseman Michal Jordan made the Czech Republic team for the third

straight season and was also named team captain.

2. FRANCHISE HITS 20-YEAR MARKThe Plymouth franchise was granted on Dec. 11, 1989 and since then, the team has

called several rinks home, has gone through three name changes, several coaches, but

has also won two OHL titles in 1995 and 2007 and sent numerous players on to the NHL.

This past Dec. 11, the Whalers celebrated their 20-year anniversary with a 6-3

win over Erie at home.

1. SEGUIN’S EMERGENCESeguin was drafted in the fi rst round of the 2008 OHL draft and struggled until

Christmastime of last year. Then he took off and wound up with 67 points and was

one of the league’s top rookies.

This season, Seguin has been at or near the top of OHL scoring and was recently

ranked the top OHL prospect for June’s NHL draft in Los Angeles by NHL Central

Scouting. He missed some time with a hip injury and was cut from Canada’s World

Junior team, but look for Seguin to keep ripping apart the league the rest of the way.

There were plenty of highlights in 2009 for Plymouth Whalers

Spirit Year in Review: 2009 brings team’s fi rst-ever playoff series win

Plymouth forward Tyler Seguin has developed into a star in

his second season with the Whalers.

PH

OT

O B

Y W

ALT

DM

OC

H/P

LYM

OU

TH

WH

ALE

RS

Canadian Hockey League Top 10(as of Dec. 23, 2009)

1. Windsor Spitfi res (OHL)

2. Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)

3. Barrie Colts (OHL)

4. Calgary Hitmen (WHL)

5. Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)

6. Saskatoon Blades (WHL)

7. Tri-City Americans (WHL)

8. Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors OHL)

9. Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)

10. Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)

Source: BMO MasterCard rankings

BY CARL CHIMENTIThe year 2009 brought both change and stability to the Saginaw Spirit and was

highlighted by Saginaw’s fi rst ever playoff series win, a sweep of the Guelph Storm.

10. OFF-SEASON CHANGESAfter forwards Jack Combs and Chris Chappell signed pro deals, Saginaw added

depth up front by trading defensemen Adam Comrie to Guelph for Josh Shalla, who

has blossomed into a top three forward.

9. STAFF ADDITIONS Over the summer James Paliafi to was named the new director of scouting,

replacing Dan Haliburton. Paliafi to previously was VP of player personnel for the

USHL’s Indiana Ice. Brian Patafi e was hired as the Spirit’s new trainer replacing Jose

Ortiz and brought experience with both the Ottawa 67’s and the NHL’s Calgary Flames.

8. DRAFTS LAND TOP TALENTThe Priority and Import drafts added four starters to the lineup. First round pick

Anthony Camara is a solid two way forward, second round selection Vincent Trocheck

is among the team’s top point scorers and Alex Lepkowski, a fourth round choice, has

become a dependable top six defensemen. The import draft added Russian forward

Ivan Telegin, who leads all OHL rookies in scoring.

7. WHEELING AND DEALINGSaginaw swung a blockbuster deal that landed center Michael Sgarbossa and

defensemen Ryan O’Connor for Saginaw’s top two rearguards T. J. Brodie and Nick

Crawford, who both most likely will turn pro next season. Other trades saw former fi rst

round pick Daniel Pachis sent to Oshawa for a conditional draft pick and defensemen

Peter Hermenegildo coming from Sudbury for defensemen Nick Trecapelli.

6. NHL DREAMSFor the second consecutive year, Saginaw had a trio of players that heard their name

called at the NHL entry draft. Jordan Szwarz was selected by the Phoenix Coyotes and

Edward Pasquale and Cody Sol were both chosen by the Atlanta Thrashers. In addition,

Brad Walch, (Atlanta), Joe Pleckaitis (Vancouver) and Tyler Murovich (Columbus) all

had the opportunity to show their talent at NHL camps in September.

5. PYATT MAKES THE SHOWSaginaw four-year veteran Tom Pyatt became the fi rst Spirit draft pick to appear

in an NHL game when he made debut with the Montreal Canadiens on November

5 against the Boston Bruins. He appeared in 19 games and is currently playing with

the AHL affi liate Hamilton Bulldogs.

4. TELEGIN RED HOTIn his fi rst season in North America, Ivan Telegin has accumulated a bevy of

impressive accomplishments. He was named OHL player of the month in October and

November and currently leads all OHL rookies in scoring. Telegin was selected to play

for Team Russia at the 2009 Subway Series in Windsor, and was named as player of

the game. He was then selected to play for Team Russia at the 2010 IIHF World U-20

Junior Championship and will also be one of 40 elite draft eligible players to play in

the 2010 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects game in January.

3. ONE MILLION FANSIn their eighth season in Saginaw, the Spirit celebrated one million fans through

the turnstiles. The Spirit chose eight-year season ticket holder Barry Chatland to

represent the franchise milestone.

2. WATSON PROMOTED TO GM Head coach Todd Watson was promoted to General Manager and received a

contract extension that will keep him with the organization for the next fi ve years.

Watson, now in is third season, was named Director of Hockey Operations last year,

has put together a strong staff and the team has excelled since replacing former

GM Don Edwards.

1. PLAYOFF SUCCESSAfter ending the season with their second highest point total (80) in franchise

history, Saginaw won their fi rst playoff series with a sweep of the Guelph Storm.

The win sent Saginaw to the conference semifi nals where they lost to the London

Knights in four games.


14900 Beck Road • North of M-14 • Plymouth(734) 453-6400 compuwarearena.com • plymouthwhalers.com

44Now available for every game!

4 Tickets 4 Hot Dogs or slices of pizza4 Sodas4 Line-ups

A $66 Value!

GREAT SAVE PACK! 44 forfor4 for

Sponsored by:

Sponsored by:

Jan 15Whalers v Barrie

Whalers v Niagara

It’s another $5 Friday thanks toFarmers Insurance! Come out for a night

of hockey fun and cool Pepsi prizes!

Skate the Whalers!Another special afternoon game! Bring your skatesand skate with the entire team after the game!

7:05PM

FRIDAY

Pepsi Night

Sponsored by:

Sponsored by:

Jan 9Whalers v Kitchener

Break out those cowboy boots and sport your favorite cowboy hat! It’s Country

Night at the Whalers! Yehaw!

7:05PM

SATURDAY

Country Night

Get R

eady for a Girls Night Out!

NIGHTNIGHT

Rewarding, recognizing and celebrating female athletes of all ages who work hard

to be healthy, active and confident girls.

Bring your whole team!

Jan 16SATURDAY7:05

PM

Monday, January 18 . 11am -12:30pm Call (734) 453-8400 to register NOW! . Just $25!

Sticks & Pucks followed by a pizza party, Stay to watch the Whalers take on Windsor at 2pm!

AND Jan 18Whalers v Windsor

2:00PM

MONDAYby:

FRIDAYSSelect $5 tickets at all Whalers Friday home games!Limited to Sections 105-110, subject to availability.

Sponsored by:$5 TICKETS 734-453-8400FOR

CALL

EVERY SEAT IS A GREAT SEAT!


2009-10 NAHL Standings (as of January 5)CENTRAL GP W L OTL PTS PCT GF GA PIMBismarck 35 21 8 6 48 0.686 108 87 688Owatonna 31 17 11 3 37 0.597 101 106 499North Iowa 32 13 15 4 30 0.469 97 129 552Alexandria 29 11 14 4 26 0.448 73 83 458Albert Lea 32 8 21 3 19 0.297 76 132 806

NORTH GP W L OTL PTS PCT GF GA PIMTraverse City 34 20 12 2 42 0.618 120 105 744Marquette 31 19 12 0 38 0.613 98 81 679Janesville 30 18 10 2 38 0.633 102 85 704Motor City 30 11 13 6 28 0.467 79 92 721Alpena 33 11 21 1 23 0.348 84 110 949

SOUTH GP W L OTL PTS PCT GF GA PIMTopeka 34 26 5 3 55 0.809 150 78 917St. Louis 30 24 5 1 49 0.817 107 62 613Springfield 37 14 18 5 33 0.446 109 118 570Texas 30 14 14 2 30 0.500 90 101 900Wichita Falls 33 9 19 5 23 0.348 100 147 971

WEST GP W L OTL PTS PCT GF GA PIMWenatchee 36 29 5 2 60 0.833 120 73 880Fairbanks 35 22 12 1 45 0.643 137 105 929Alaska 33 17 10 6 40 0.606 104 94 816Kenai River 35 7 26 2 16 0.229 79 138 746

TOP SCORERS TEAM POS GP G A PTS PIM PPG SHGJuola, Michael FBX F 35 15 36 51 27 6 0Higby, Erik TPK F 34 18 28 46 24 3 2Pustin, Mark FBX F 34 17 27 44 27 6 0Rickord, Jared SPR F 37 18 24 42 12 6 0Curry, Nick SPR F 35 14 25 39 32 6 0Fabian, Jason BIS F 35 15 22 37 42 5 1Larson, Jared FBX F 34 19 16 35 39 9 1Sheehan, Brian WIC F 33 22 13 35 46 6 1Thorson, Cory OWA F 31 16 18 34 10 3 0Hagaman, Alec TPK F 28 18 16 34 63 6 0Johnson, Bryce TPK F 34 12 21 33 34 2 1Panetta, Dominic BIS F 34 15 18 33 62 4 0Bohrer, Ryan NIO F 32 8 25 33 20 3 1Kolb, Andrew MAR F 31 14 19 33 22 3 1Ladd, Garrett MAR F 28 12 21 33 73 3 4Kleisinger, Casey BIS F 35 14 18 32 63 8 0Saintey, James FBX F 32 13 18 31 44 4 1Jubinville, Jeff WNE F 36 14 16 30 22 5 0Clifford, Doug TNS F 33 14 16 30 42 4 0Encarnarcao, Rui JNE F 30 17 13 30 22 2 0Prince, Jack TEX F 29 14 15 29 28 2 2Schneider, Cole TPK F 21 17 12 29 12 7 1Radke, Dan TNS F 34 8 20 28 32 1 1Jacobson, Ryan BIS F 34 19 9 28 4 4 0Huff, Andy TNS F 34 19 9 28 28 8 0Politz, Kyle FBX F 32 11 17 28 20 2 1Kleiman, RJ MCM F 30 12 16 28 45 3 2Olszewski, Daniel STL F 30 11 17 28 51 2 2Nagtzaam, Nardo ALK F 29 13 15 28 47 2 2Brodie, Kyle WNE D 31 8 19 27 67 4 1Kero, Tanner MAR F 31 19 8 27 27 5 1Hill, Michael TPK F 28 13 14 27 32 6 0

TOP GOALIES TEAM GP MIN SO GA GAA SV SV%Bartus, Garrett STL 17 880:01 2 28 1.91 346 0.925 Karambelas, Evan TPK 14 849:48 1 27 1.91 247 0.901 Jaeger, Brandon WNE 15 830:07 1 28 2.02 334 0.923 Bruggeman, Tyler STL 19 1148:18 1 41 2.14 532 0.928 Faragher, Ryan BIS 26 1430:36 3 52 2.18 582 0.918 Kamal, Chris ALX 20 1153:23 1 43 2.24 510 0.922 Torf, Jason MCM 13 671:53 0 26 2.32 388 0.937 Kissaw, Kevin MAR 21 1208:05 3 47 2.33 632 0.931 Taffe, Mike FBX 19 1068:39 0 42 2.36 454 0.915 Carruth, Mac WNE 16 865:58 1 35 2.43 360 0.911 Frederick, Cooper TPK 12 668:34 1 28 2.51 218 0.886 Wichorek, Matt JNE 19 1120:52 1 47 2.52 460 0.907

NORTHTraverse City forward Garrett Thompson struck for three goals and three assists as the North Stars went 4-1. On Dec. 28, the Traverse City native recorded a pair of goals and an assist in a 7-4 win over Marquette. The next night, the 19-year-old scored the game-winning marker as the North Stars downed the Rangers, 3-2. After tallying an assist in a 5-2 victory over the Alpena IceDiggers on New Year’s Eve and being held scoreless in a 2-1 loss to Motor City on Saturday, Thompson added another assist on Sunday in a 4-1 triumph over the Metal Jackets. HONORABLE MENTION: Janesville forward Cam Severson; Marquette forward Josh Bussell

SOUTHTopeka forward Erik Higby had three goals and four assists as the RoadRunners took three games from Wichita Falls. After being held scoreless on New Year’s Eve, the New Braunfels, Texas, native recorded two assists the next night, including one on Nate Milam’s game-winning

goal, in a 7-2 triumph. On Jan.2, the 20-year-old rang up a hat trick and two more assists - another on a Milam game-winner - as the RoadRunners blanked the Wildcats, 8-0. He was also a plus-4 for the week.HONORABLE MENTION: Topeka forward Nate Milam

CENTRALBismarck forward Ryan Jacobson potted three goals and two assists as the Bobcats skated to three wins. On New Year’s Eve, the Denver native recorded two goals in a 4-3 victory over the Alexandria Blizzard. The next night, the 19-year-old added another goal and two assists, including one on Dominic Panetta’s overtime game-winner, in a 4-3 triumph over North Iowa. HONORABLE MENTION: Bismarck forward Dominic Panetta and defenseman Sam Rendle

WESTWenatchee defenseman Alex McLean rang up a goal and three assists as the Wild skated to a two-game sweep over

Alaska. On Jan. 2, the Duluth, Minn., native recorded three assists, including one on Nolan Youngmun’s game-winning goal, in a 6-1 victory. The next day, the 19-year-old tallied a goal as the Wild downed the Avalanche, 5-1. He was also a plus-4 on the weekend.

SHERBROOK GOALIETraverse City goaltender Drew Strandburg won all three of his starts, turning aside 84 of 89 shots. On Dec. 29, the Thunder Bay, Ontario, native made 23 saves in a 3-2 victory over the Marquette Rangers. Two nights later on New Year’s Eve, the 20-year-old stopped 32 shots as the North Stars downed the Alpena IceDiggers, 5-2. On Jan. 4, Strandburg steered aside 29 shots in a 4-1 triumph over the Motor City Metal Jackets.HONORABLE MENTION: Bismarck’s Ryan Faragher; Marquette’s Kevin Kissaw; Owatonna’s Matt Hemingway; Topeka’s Evan Karambelas; Wenatchee’s Brendan Jensen.

CHECK IT OUT LATEST HEADLINES TEAM CONTACT INFO

FULL SCHEDULE & MORE.COM

Top Prospects back in Ann Arbor on Jan. 18-20

SHERWOOD PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 4)

BY MATT MACKINDERThe third annual North American Hockey League Top Prospects Tournament is

coming back to the Ice Cube in Ann Arbor later this month and the four teams that will be competing will be heavy on the Michigan fl avor.

The three-day event, which will feature all-star teams from the Central, North, South and West Divisions competing in a three-game, round-robin tournament, goes down January 18-20.

In the North Division, six players were selected from the fi rst-place Marquette Rangers, fi ve from the second-place Janesville Jets, three from the third- and fourth-place Traverse City North Stars and Motor City Metal Jackets and two from the fi fth-place Alpena IceDiggers. One wildcard player was also selected from Marquette.

The Rangers will be represented by goalie Kevin Kissaw, defensemen Austin Accettura and Kevin Gibson and forwards Brent Bain, Andrew Kolb, Scott Henegar and Collin Saint-Onge.

Traverse City has forwards Doug Cliff ord and Nick Shkreli going, along with defenseman Travis White. Defenseman Mike Monfredo and forwards Steve Brancheau and R.J. Kleiman are Motor City’s contingent, while forward John Fritsche and defenseman Joel Benson make up Alpena’s duo.

Bismarck forward Sean McKenzie (Howell), St. Louis forward Chris Ciotti (Romeo), Kenai River forward Doug Beck (Canton) and Wenatchee forward Dajon Mingo (Canton) are Michigan natives on rosters from the three other divisions.

“I give a lot of credit to our Top Prospec ts Tournament Selec tion Committee for their eff orts in evaluating and selecting the best our league has to off er to compete in this prestigious event,” said NAHL commissioner Mark Frankenfeld. “In short time, Top Prospects has evolved into one of North America’s premier scouting showcases, and like the previous two years, we expect a number of our student-athletes to receive deserved college opportunities following the event.”

Nearly 30 players who participated in last year’s Top Prospects Tournament earned scholarships to Division I schools.

In conjunction with the Top Prospects Tournament, the fourth event of the North American Prospects Hockey League season will be played at the Ice Cube from January 15-18.

GAME WORN TOP PROSPECTS JERSEY AUCTIONThe NAHL will auction off all game-worn player jerseys from the upcoming NAHL Top

Prospects Tournament through eBay.The auction, which will include all player jerseys from the Central, North, South and

West Division teams, will open on January 15 and close on January 25, with the bid for each jersey starting at $200.

Bids can be placed at NAHL.com/Auction.A portion of the auction proceeds will benefi t the Derek Zike Get

Well Fund.

D e r e k Zike, a ‘92 player

with the Chicago Fury hockey team, was seriously injured during a game at a tournament last year in Ann Arbor. Learn more about Derek at DerekZike.com.

The jerseys, designed and manufactured by OT Sports, are stitched and sewn with each player’s name and number. A patch of the player’s team’s logo is also embroidered

on the front of the jersey.

OLYMPIC REPSThree former NAHL players were named to the United States Olympic Team that will

compete in the Winter Games from February 16-28 in Vancouver.Buff alo goaltender Ryan Miller (Soo Indians), Boston goalie Tim Thomas (Lakeland

Jets) and Detroit defenseman Brian Rafalski (Melvindale Blades) were named to the team, along with seven players who played in the NAHL as members of the USA Hockey NTDP – forwards Patrick Kane, Ryan Kesler and Phil Kessel and defensemen Erik Johnson, Jack Johnson, Mike Komisarek and Ryan Suter.

In addition, San Jose forward Joe Pavelski, who is part of the Janesville ownership group, was named as one of the team’s 13 forwards.

NORTH AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUENORTH AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUENORTH AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE


Check out NAPHL.net

Watch some

of the United States’

best young players

all under one roof!

The third annual NAHL Top Prospects Tournament is set for January 18-20, 2010 at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube and will feature all-star teams from the NAHL’s Central, North, South and West Divisions competing in a three-

game, round-robin tournament.

NAHL/SHERWOODTOP PROSPECTS

SCHEDULE

Monday, January 184:30 PM - South vs. North7:30 PM - West vs. Central

Tuesday, January 194:30 PM - North vs. West

7:30 PM - South vs. Central

Wednesday, January 2010:00 AM - West vs. South1:00 PM - Central vs. North

TICKETSTournament Pass

Adults: $25Students*/Seniors (65 and over): $15 Children 6 and under admitted free

* student ID required

Daily PassAdults: $10

Students*/Seniors: $5Children 6 and under admitted free

* student ID required

Check out NAHLTopProspects.com

for more information

NAHL TOP PROSPECTS TOURNAMENT COMING TO ANN ARBOR ICE CUBE

NAPHL games.

event only.

admitted free.

U18 DIVISION

Boston Jr. Rangers

Carolina Jr. Hurricanes

Chadders Hockey

Florida Panther Alliance

Green Bay Jr. Gamblers

Indiana Jr. Ice

Lansing Capitals AAA

Marquette Electricians

Milwaukee Jr. Admirals

Nevada Stars

Omaha AAA Hockey Club

Phantom Fireworks

Pikes Peak Miners

Pioneer AAA Hockey

S2

San Jose Jr. Sharks

So Cal Titans

St. Louis Selects

Team Maryland

Texas Tornado

Carolina Jr. Hurricanes

Chadders Hockey

Chicago Huskies

Detroit Falcons

Florida Panther Alliance

Lansing Capitals AAA

Motor City Metal Jackets

Nevada Stars

Phantom Fireworks

Pikes Peak Miners

San Jose Jr. Sharks

So Cal Titans

St. Louis Selects

Thunder National


Red Wings Insider January 11, 2010, Volume 20 : Issue 11

BY DAVE WADDELLThe calendar year of 2009 for Detroit Red Wings fans will be remembered for

great highs and great lows.

The highs largely came in the fi rst half of the year when optimism seemed

limitless while the same can be said right now for the lows. The team that started

the year as the odds on favorites to repeat as Stanley Cup champions is now fi ghting

for its life, largely as the Grand Rapids Griff ons of late, just to make the playoff s for

the 19th consecutive season.

Who could’ve foreseen such a dramatic reversal in Red Wing fortunes when the

sun set on Jan. 1 with the Wings having throttled the Chicago Blackhawks in the

Winter Classic at Wrigley Field.

However, January encapsulated the frustrating inconsistency of the Wings.

They reeled off six wins in a row, their longest winning streak of the season,

but then followed it immediately with a fi ve-game losing skid, which was also the

longest of the season.

Within those streaks were the good, the bad and the ugly for Detroit.

During the winning streaks, the Wings displayed awesome off ensive fi repower,

the league’s best power play and an ability to overwhelm opponents with their skill.

However, it was their will and attention span that waned at times. Detroit struggled

defensively, the penalty kill was dreadful until this fall and no one better summarized

those problems than goalie Chris Osgood.

Osgood had been so brilliant in the 2008 playoff s in leading Detroit to the Cup

that he nearly won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. By mid-February he was

playing so badly that general manager Ken Holland told him to talk a break from the

team for 10 days to get his act together.

With back-up Ty Conklin now looking like the possible starting goalie, the Wings

got back on track with an impressive February.

Holland also began to put the pieces in place for the next season. He got Henrik

Zetterberg and Johan Franzen inked to lucrative, long-term deals that will keep both

in Detroit until they’re 40.

The contracts also ensured Marian Hossa’s stay in Detroit would be limited to

one year. It was a gamble choosing Franzen over Hossa, who was in the midst of a

40-goal campaign. However, as the post-season would prove when Franzen came

up big again, Holland got the call right.

Before the playoff s began, the Wings could briefl y savor another record-breaking

campaign. In addition to their eighth straight division title, the Wings set a NHL record

with their ninth straight 100-point season, topped the 50-win plateau for the fourth

straight season, qualifi ed as top-four playoff seed for the 17th consecutive season,

led the league in goals, road record, face-off percentage and saw players achieve a

slew of personal milestones.

Coach Mike Babcock also became the only coach to win 50 in games in his fi rst four

seasons with a team. All of that of course was merely window dressing for the Wings.

The post-season was the real test and somebody had been quietly cramming for exams.

Unnoticed by many was the steadily improving play of Osgood in the nets over

the last month of the regular season. Everyone would soon see the Wings netminder

was back in playoff form.

Osgood helped the Wings past Columbus in the opening round of the playoff s and

beat Anaheim on a game 7 winning goal from Dan Cleary. But the series against the

Ducks would later prove a major reason why they lost the cup fi nal. The injuries to key

players such as Pavel Datsyuk, Kris Draper, Brian Rafalski and company were mounting.

Against the Blackhawks it was left to Osgood to get the ship back on course

and behind his strong goaltending, Detroit took the fi rst two games of the Western

Conference fi nal. The Blackhawks tried to run the Wings out of the United Center in

Game 3 by taking a 3-0 lead, but Detroit took over the game in

the second period and got the contest to overtime before losing.

It was a game in which everyone remembers Niklas Kronwall

destroying Martin Havlat with the most devastating hit of the

playoff s, but it was Patrick Sharp’s accidental spear of Nick

Lidstrom’s groin that did the most damage.

Detroit survived Lidstrom’s absence for the next two games to

complete the series win in fi ve games, but they also lost Datsyuk

in the process. The slick Russian wouldn’t return until late in the

Cup Final and only then as one-legged player.

With a line-up being held together by band aids at this

point, the Wings managed to win the fi rst two games of the

Stanley Cup fi nal at home against Pittsburgh, which came on

consecutive nights.

However, the Pens evened the series by holding serve at the

Igloo. When Detroit embarrassed Pittsburgh 5-0 in Game 5 at

the Joe, the Cup was within their grasp.

That game would prove the Wings last hurrah. Detroit had

simply run out of gas and the healthier Penguins ground out a

pair of victories holding the Wings to two goals in the process.

In richly ironic reversal of fortune, the Penguins hoisted the

cup on Detroit ice after barely holding off a ferocious Wings

rally in a 2-1 win.

The ferocity of the series was punctuated by some bad feelings on the Wings side

over Sidney Crosby not getting in line quickly enough to participate in the traditional

post-series handshake with all of Detroit’s players, including Nick Lidstrom.

That feeling was nearly as sickening for Detroit fans as watching the steady exodus

of players in the month of July. The salary cap had fi nally caught up as Hossa and

Tomas Kopecky bolted for Chicago. Mikael Samuelsson went to Vancouver, Conklin

signed in St. Louis and Jiri Hudler surprised the Wings by taking $10-million over

two years to sign with a Russian club.

Holland was handcuff ed fi nancially and forced to patch the gapping holes in his

line-up with Todd Bertuzzi, Patrick Eaves, Jason Williams and promote Ville Leino,

Jonathan Ericsson, Darren Helm and Jimmy Howard from Grand Rapids.

However, the book is still out on how those moves would’ve worked as starting

with Helm’s injury in training camp, the Wings have never had a full line-up.

After losing their fi rst two games in Sweden to open the new season, the Wings

lost Johan Franzen to an injured knee in the season’s third game that’ll keep him

out until March.

A tidal wave of injuries soon followed as Detroit has lost Kronwall, Ericsson, Jason

Williams, Dan Cleary, Valtteri Filppula, Brian Rafalski and Henrik Zetterberg all at the

same time. That doesn’t even include defenseman Andrea Lilja, who hasn’t played

because of the lingering eff ects of a concussion he suff ered in February.

However, Howard has emerged as the team’s best goalie while many of the Wings

youngsters have performed well. Opponents have hardly overwhelmed Detroit, but a

dearth of off ensive talent has made them the fourth lowest-scoring team in the NHL.

But in a testament to their depth and determination, the Wings remain in the

playoff hunt as the calendar fl ips to 2010 with the prospect of getting many of their

players back in the next few weeks.

Only then will the fi nal chapter on the year 2009 be written.

Up and down 2009 had no Up and down 2009 had no Stanley Cup and lots of injuriesStanley Cup and lots of injuries

800-667-5141www.coachmate.com

To recognize and promote the commitment of youth coaches in the state, Michigan Hockey would like youth coaches to tell us a few things about yourself and why

you coach youth hockey.

S U B M I T T O W I NCOACHES, SEND US THE FOLLOWING INFO FOR A

CHANCE TO WIN A COACHMATE BOARD AND BE FEATURED IN AN UPCOMING

ISSUE OF MICHIGANHOCKEY IN THE BEHIND THE BENCH SECTION.

Please include:YOUR NAMEWHERE DO YOU LIVETHE LEVEL, TEAM AND ASSOCIATION WHERE YOU COACHNUMBER OF YEARS COACHINGWHY DO YOU COACHMOST MEMORABLE COACHING MOMENTCOACHING PHILOSOPHY/STYLEFAVORITE DRILLCOACH YOU ADMIRE MOST AND WHYONE THING YOU’D CHANGE ABOUT YOUTH HOCKEY

PLEASE ATTACH A DIGITAL PHOTO OF YOURSELF WITH YOUR ANSWERS

AND EMAIL EVERYTHING TO: [email protected]

Up and down 2009 had no Up and down 2009 had no Stanley Cup and lots of injuriesStanley Cup and lots of injuries

Up and down 2009 had no Stanley Cup and lots of injuries

The Red Wings have had as many as nine

regular players out of the lineup, including

Henrik Zetterberg, this season with injuries.

PHOTO BY TOM TURRILL/MICHIGAN HOCKEY

FAMILY 4-PACK JUST $44INCLUDES 4 GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS, 4 SLICES OF PIZZA & 4 SODASTickets can be purchased at the Joe Louis Arena Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, including

Hockeytown Authentics and Hockeytown Cafe, by calling 313.396.7575, or purchased online at CollegeHockeyattheJoe.com!

FOR TICKETS, CALL 313.396.7575OR VISIT COLLEGEHOCKEYATTHEJOE.COM


No matter what your perspective is about the 2004-05 National Hockey League lockout, there’s no denying that it changed the league more than any event since the league’s 1967 expansion.

Because the lockout brought about the salary cap, the opening up of the game and the shootout, the lockout is the top NHL story of the decade.

When players dug in their heels against the salary cap, the NHL canceled the 2004-05 season. Eventually, players capitulated on the salary cap, and fans came back in droves the following season.

Coming out of the lockout, the NHL had a salary cap that forced all teams to spend within $16 million of each other. The age for free agency was also dramatically reduced.

With the game embracing a new beginning, the NHL dramatically changed the rules to give the game more off ensive sparkle, clamping down on hooking, holding and obstruction. Likewise, it introduced a shootout, awarding teams one point for getting the game to overtime, and another point if the team wins in overtime or in a shootout. The fact that some games are three points and some are two points remains controversial still today.

Here are the other top NHL stories of the decade:

2. THE ARRIVAL OF OVECHKIN AND CROSBY

Alex Ovechkin vs. Sidney Crosby is to the NHL what the Larry Bird-Magic Johnson rivalry was to the NBA in the 1980s. In their fi rst playoff meeting last spring, Ovechkin and Crosby put on a spectacular off ensive show. There’s no doubt that these two players are the most interesting characters in the game. They are opposites in terms of demeanor and playing style. Canadian Crosby is old school. He’s buttoned up, and stately in his approach. Russian Ovechkin is passionate and irreverent. Both players are dominant off ensive forces.

3. LEMIEUX COMES BACK IN 2002After being retired for three seasons, Mario Lemieux stunned the hockey world

by coming out of retirement in 2000-01. He missed the game, and he wanted his children to be able to see him play. He was 35 when he came out retirement and he had 76 points in just 43 games in his fi rst season back. He had 35 goals in those 43 games. He retired again after the 2005-06 season.

4. BRODEUR IS KING OF GOALTENDERSThere are no more major goaltending records left for New Jersey’s Martin Brodeur

to break. In 2008-09, he passed Patrick Roy to become the goalie with the most wins in NHL history. On Dec. 21 in 2009, he closed out the decade by beating the Pittsburgh Penguins for 104th shutout, breaking Terry Sawchuk’s league mark for shutouts in a career. The late Sawchuk held that mark for more than 45 years. Brodeur also erased Roy’s NHL minutes played record this season, further strengthening his claim to being the greatest goalie of all-time. He also won an Olympic gold medal and two Stanley Cup championships in this decade.

5. CANADA BREAKS LONG OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL DROUGHTCanada’s top NHL players, led by Detroit’s Steve Yzerman, Pittsburgh’s Mario

Lemieux, Colorado’s Joe Sakic and Calgary’s Jarome Iginla, defeated USA to win the Olympic gold medal in Salt Lake City in 2002. It was Canada’s fi rst Olympic gold in 50 years. Wayne Gretzky was the executive director of the Canadian team, and the team had been heavily criticized when it struggled earlier in the tournament.

6. BALSILLIE TAKES ON THE NHLJim Balsillie made three attempts to buy a team and move it to Southern Ontario.

He tried to buy the Penguins, and seemingly ticked off Commissioner Gary Bettman by being oblivious to Bettman’s desire to keep the team in Pittsburgh.

Then Nashville owner Craig Leipold convinced Bettman to give Balsillie a second-chance and allow him to buy the Predators, but Balsillie ran afoul of Bettman again by announcing that season-tickets would be for sale in Hamilton because he planned to move it there (with no Board of Governors’ approval).

Then, Balsillie and former Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes executed an end-around the NHL rules when Moyes put the Phoenix franchise in bankruptcy and Balsillie placed a hefty off er on the team on the condition he could move it. The league fought the Balsillie move, and Bettman won the court battle this past summer.

7. RUSSIANS TAKE THEIR PUCK AND GO HOMEOvechkin is the reigning NHL Most Valuable Player and Evgeni Malkin won last

season’s NHL scoring title. But the truth is that Russians are disappearing from NHL ice. Only 23 Russians plus nine more from former Soviet republics are in the NHL today compared to 87 at the start of the decade.

The arrival of the Kontinental Hockey League, which pays salaries that compete with NHL salaries, has kept many Russians home. Plus, the Russian Ice Hockey Federation has no transfer agreement with the NHL, which discourages NHL teams

from drafting Russians unless they are premium players.

8. FRANCHISES IN TROUBLE

Even before the Coyotes’ fi nancial woes, NHL bankruptcies and fi nancial diffi culties were front and center in the league over the past decade. The Ottawa Senators and Buff alo Sabres were both in bankruptcy in 2003, and the Penguins threatened to move the team if they didn’t get a new arena.

Craig Leipold tried aggressively to make the NHL work in Nashville, but he eventually sold the franchise and bought the Minnesota Wild.

Although the Predators have new ownership, it’s still unknown whether that team will survive long-term. Likewise, the New York Islanders probably ended the decade on the ‘watch list’ because it doesn’t have a new arena.

9. ESPN LEAVES AND VERSUS BECOMES THE PRIME HOCKEY NETWORK

After the NHL lockout, the league said goodbye to ABC and ESPN and joined up with NBC for a game of the week in the second half of the season and embraced the then-unheard-of Outdoor Life Network as its regular cable outlet. Although there were howls of protests from fans, mainly from the millions that didn’t have the Outdoor Life Network, the situation has improved over time.

The network has been re-branded as Versus, and the production quality of games has improved dramatically. Still, there are still many fans who don’t receive Versus in their cable package, and Versus is rarely available in hotels where most of the players spend their nights.

10. ATLANTA’S DAN SNYDER KILLEDIn 2003, Ontario native Dan Snyder was a 25-year-old role player for the Atlanta

Thrashers. Snyder was a passenger in a Ferrari driven by teammate Dany Heatley as they were driving home after a season-ticket holder reception.

Heatley, then 22, was driving an estimated 80 mph and lost control of his car on a curvy road and it slid into a brick pillar and fence. Snyder was catapulted out of the car, and died six days later.

Originally charged with vehicular homicide, Heatley benefi ted from a plea from the Snyder family that he not serve jail time. He received three years probation.

Heatley played only another season in Atlanta before asking to be traded. He was dealt to the Ottawa Senators, and then last summer he asked to be traded again and now plays in San Jose. Meanwhile, Snyder continues to be remembered in Atlanta and in his hometown of Elmira, Ont. where the rink is named after him.

Lockout canceled season is decade’s top storyKevin Allen covers pro and college hockey for USA Today

Opinion January 11, 2010, Volume 20 : Issue 11

Call (248) 478-1600 or go to

www.suburbanhockey.com

Sponsored By:

ADULT HOCKEYSKILLS AND

CONDITIONING SERIES

Professional coaching for adult players of all ability levels

January 13March 17, 2010

SUBURBAN ICE-FARMINGTON HILLS

Tuesdays6:00-7:30 am

Wednesdays6:00-7:30 am

ONYX–ROCHESTER ICE ARENA

Thursdays6:30-8:00 am

The arrival of

Washington’s Alex

Ovechkin (above) and

Pittsburgh’s Sidney

Crosby gave the NHL

a great rivalry.

PHOTO BY TOM TURRILL/MICHIGAN HOCKEY

© 2009 Reebok International Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Reebok is a registered trademark of Reebok International. NHL and the NHL Shield are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League. All NHL logos and marks and team logos and marks depicted herein are the property of the NHL and the respective teams and may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of NHL Enterprises, L.P. © NHL 2009. All Rights Reserved.

LAUNCH EVENT AT PERANI’S LIVONIA

Weekend-long event to try before you buy

In-Store prize draw of 8.0.8 O-stick and Red Wings jersey

January 15TH-18TH

BETTER ENERGY TRANSFER. ANOTHER REASON FOR OPPONENTS TO FEAR YOU.

The new Reebok 11K skate is designed to literally lock your foot in place, maximizing the energy transfer from foot to blade with every stride. See it perform at

BETTER ENERGY TRANSFER. ANOTHER REASON FOR OPPONENTS TO FEAR YOU.

The new Reebok 11K skate is designed to literally lock your foot in place, maximizing the energy transfer from foot

to blade with every stride. So you can go from dead stop to breakaway in a split second. Just like Pavel Datsyuk.

© 2009 Reebok International Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Reebok is a registered trademark of Reebok International. NHL and the NHL Shield are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League. All NHL logos and marks and team logos and marks depicted herein are the property of the NHL and the respective teams and may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of NHL Enterprises, L.P. © NHL 2009. All Rights Reserved.

michigan hockey january 11, 2010

Documents

national hockey league

u girls

college hockey

free u

review sled hockey

michigan state

hero of hockey day

adray community hockey