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Birmingham U16 Girls take Team Pittsburgh Tournament 6

Little Caesar’s U10 Girls win at Mississauga Christmas Classic 6

Novi Sabres are Grand Traverse Challenge champions 8

Livonia Blackhawks win Gordon Butler Memorial Tournament 8

YOUTH LEAGUE STANDINGS

LCAHL Travel, House and Girls 10-11

Adray Community Hockey League 12

Tier I Elite League 14

GET BETTER Gap Control 16

TRAINING TABLE Nutrition Bang for your Buck 18

MH BEAT

Hockey Day in Michigan is January 30 19

Russian Lokomotiv hits metro Detroit 26

STATE OF THE GAME BY LYLE PHAIR Something to play for 20

NAVIGATING THE FROZEN WATERS American Collegiate Hockey League 21

FROM THE CREASE BY STEVE MCKICHAN Managing Offi cials 22

HOMETOWN HERO Grand Rapids Griffi ns’ John Vigilante 23

REEBOK TOURNAMENT CALENDAR 24

GIRLS AND WOMEN

Macomb’s Women Build takes on Red Wings Alumni Team 41

Grosse Pointe South still undefeated in MMGHSHL 44

BOYS HIGH SCHOOL

Six defensemen from the Westside to watch 42

JUNIOR HOCKEY

NAHL set to welcome new teams next year 45

ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE

Whalers and Spirit wheel and deal at deadline 46

RED WINGS INSIDER

Detroit grinding it out defensively 50

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MH takes a look at the U.S. men’s squad that is

heading to Vancouver next month with a big

Michigan connection, along with the Detroit

Red Wings’ stars that will be going for gold with

Sweden, Finland and Russia.

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The response to the debut of Michigan Hockey’s new format and design has been a resounding “thumbs up”. Comments ranged from “wow” to “easier to read” to “about time”. Thanks for taking a minute to tell us what you think. We appreciate your feedback.

This issue of Michigan Hockey is our annual Hockey School Guide, which starts on page 28. I know it might be diffi cult to imagine warm weather right now, but summertime is the time to learn something new and work on improving your game.

To help you select a hockey school that’s right for you, our special issue includes stories on why to go, what to look for in a school and what your player should learn while he or she is there. In addition, our annual Hockey School Directory (page 32-33) includes school contact info, dates and locations.

A few things coming up on the hockey calendar: the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association Winter Meeting is scheduled for January 22-23 at the Holiday Inn in Southgate. There will be 37 new rule proposals to discuss and it’s a good chance to meet and talk to the people that run the state’s governing body. Hope to see you there.

And the fi fth annual Hockey Day in Michigan is set for January 30. What are planning to do to celebrate?

And fi nally, do you know someone who works hard to make the game better, a coach that kids love playing for and parents really appreciate, or a student-athlete that excels both in classroom and on the ice?

Michigan Hockey would like to recognize them with a 2010 MH Award. Please take a minute to check out page 18 for all the details on how you can nominate them.

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HEALTHY MEALS for Hockey Moms

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1 medium onion (chopped)

1 large green pepper (chopped)

1 pound ground beef(can also use Italian sausage)

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Salt and pepper

One bag of shredded mozzarella

1 tbsp of olive oil

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Little Caesar’s U10 Girls win at Little Caesar’s U10 Girls win at Mississauga Christmas Classic Mississauga Christmas Classic

Birmingham U16 Girls win Birmingham U16 Girls win Team Pittsburgh TournamentTeam Pittsburgh Tournament

The Little Caesar’s Girls 10U squad is the Mississauga

Christmas Classic Tournament Atom AA Champion after

beating the Cambridge Roadrunners Atom AA, 4-3, in

overtime on a goal by Abby Latorella 45 seconds into the extra

period. The victory avenged an earlier 1-0 loss to Cambridge

in a tournament that included over 100 girl’s teams of all ages

from Canada and the U.S.

Morgan Holdreith had two goals in the championship

game. Goalie Kayla Kowalski held the lowest goal against

total in the tournament. In other games, Little Caesars 3,

Sarnia Atom AA 0, LC 4, Mississauga Atom AA 2.

The Little Caesars girls 10 and Under team is: Kayla

Goleniak, Miranda Urban, Lauryn Rygiel, Emily MacKinnon,

Emily Lambert, Emily Eelnurmme, Caroline Chalifoux,

Annalise Andrews, Sofi a Johnson, Payton Dockus, Abby

Latorella, Delaney Szlezyngier, Sula Argrysis, Maggie Convery,

Sidney Taylor, Morganne Holdreith, Kayla Kowalski and Riley

Marchin. Head coach is Ed Dockus.

The Birmingham U16 Girls team traveled to Pittsburgh over

Thanksgiving and came home with the Team Pittsburgh U17

Tier 2 Tournament title.

The Rangers were seeded fi rst among the 18 teams to start

the playoff s and beat Tennessee, 4-2, behind two goals from

Nicole Lafl amme and one each from Lauren Willis and Sarah

Feiten. Katelyn Abbott, Karsyn Baker, Natalie Finazzo, Heather

Silcott, Ali Gillespie and Sarah Price each added assists. Then in

a 2-1 semifi nal win over Pittsburgh, Lafl amme had a goal and

an assist and Baker notched the game winner.

In the Championship game against Mississauga, Abigail

Dickinson, assisted by Alexis Machuga, scored the lone goal

with 3:46 in regulation to break the scoreless tie.

“It was great to see all the hard work pay off like it did. The

team played outstanding defense and both goalies played great

the entire weekend. I’m really proud of them the way they

played together as a team,” said Rangers head coach Dave Baker.

The Birmingham Rangers U16 team is: Katelyn Abbott,

Karsyn Baker, Katie Danto, Abigail Dickinson, Sarah Feiten,

Natilie Finazzo, Ali Gillespie, Hannah Johnson, Nicole Lafl amme,

Alexis Machuga, Nicole Moroso, Janie Obee, Cherie Pirronello,

Sarah Price, Tia Redmond, Anna Reinhart, Heather Silcott, and

Lauren Willis. Rangers’ coaches are Dave Baker, Dave Abbott,

Tim Dickinson, and Kevin Price.

Birmingham U16 Girls win Birmingham U16 Girls win Team Pittsburgh TournamentTeam Pittsburgh Tournament

Little Caesar’s U10 Girls win at Little Caesar’s U10 Girls win at Mississauga Christmas Classic Mississauga Christmas Classic

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Novi Sabres are Grand Novi Sabres are Grand Traverse Tourney ChampsTraverse Tourney Champs

Livonia Blackhawks win Gordon Livonia Blackhawks win Gordon Butler Memorial TournamentButler Memorial Tournament

The Novi Pee Wee B Sabres traveled to Traverse City to

compete against 15 teams from western, middle and northern

Michigan in the Grand Traverse Hockey Association Tournament

Challenge, December 11 - 13.

The Sabres played very strong team defense and solid off ense

and outscored their opponents 20-6 on their way to winning

the tournament title. On Friday, the Sabres defeated GRAHA

#2, 10-1. Saturday morning, the Sabres were defeated 2-1 by

a very disciplined and well-coached Big Rapids Ice Dogs team.

In Saturday afternoon’s game against the Traverse City Web

Wildcats the Sabres were down 1-0 with less than a minute left

in the game. Despite a fairly sizable lead in shots on goal, the

Sabres had not been able to beat a hot Web Wildcats goalie.

With the pressure of six Sabres skaters on the ice, Simon Nesich

scored with 23.9 seconds left in the game. And then Nesich

made it 2-1 with a goal just 16 seconds later to help the Sabres

take a 2-1 win and make the fi nals on the third tie-breaker.

On Sunday morning the Sabres beat Cadillac, 5-2, in the

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Cheboygan 2-0. Team speed, strong forechecking, and team

defense held Cheboygan to just two shots on goal.

The Sabres are: Parker Schmitt, Patrick Priebe, Evan Arnold,

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Beiderman, Luke Lindstrom, Chase Anderson, Alex Tarrant,

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Christian Peters and Jake Iatrou. Coaches are Chris Anderson,

Chris McCarel, Jim Nesich, John Arnold and Terry Crawford.

The Livonia Mite Blackhawks are the winners of this year’s

Gordon Butler Memorial Tournament held at Eddie Edgar Arena.

The Blackhawks went 4-0-1 in the tournament, winning the

fi nal, 2-1, in an overtime shoot-out against the 10U Livonia

Knights girls.

Members of the Blackhawks are: Jimmy Targosz, Ryan

Featherngill, Zach Venditelli, Brendan Stout, Joey Daniels,

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Kostielney, Justin Pedersen, David Warner, Mikayla Vanzant,

Conner Linsner, Connor Moore and Aidan Tripp.

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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 10 10 0 0 20 63 15 6KV Rebels 02 10 7 3 0 14 52 20 14Novi Icecats 02 10 7 3 0 14 54 23 10Jackson Generals 02 10 2 8 0 4 17 49 0Ann Arbor Wolves 02 10 2 8 0 4 15 51 4KV Renegades 02 10 2 8 0 4 14 57 8

Mite A - Lidstrom 4TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMAllen Park Huskies 02 8 7 0 1 15 53 5 0Belle Tire 02 8 5 3 0 10 45 13 0Sylvania Maple Leafs 02 8 3 3 2 8 24 24 0Trenton Blades 02 8 2 6 0 4 13 30 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 10 8 2 0 16 57 15 2Mt. Clemens 01 10 6 4 0 12 30 31 0Macomb 01 10 4 6 0 8 24 42 4Bay County White 01 10 2 8 0 4 31 58 14Bluewater 01 10 1 9 0 2 10 58 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 10 6 3 1 13 38 32 0Rochester 01 10 3 7 0 6 33 46 0St. Clair Shores 01 10 2 7 1 5 14 38 16

Mite AA - Lidstrom WestTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMFlint 01 10 6 1 3 15 37 19 4Bay 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 10KV Renegades 01 10 2 8 0 4 17 46 2Chelsea 01 10 0 9 1 1 21 51 8

Mite AA - Lidstrom Metro EastTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMUSA 01 10 6 1 3 15 34 20 2Birmingham 01 10 6 3 1 13 28 22 8OLP 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 10 7 2 1 15 51 18 4Livonia 01 10 7 2 1 15 43 11 20Novi 01 10 1 6 3 5 12 54 26Canton 01 10 1 7 2 4 10 43 20Lakeland 01 10 1 8 1 3 8 56 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 12 1 5 29 71 35 26Grosse Ile Islanders 00 18 11 3 4 26 63 36 6Birmingham Rangers 00 18 10 6 2 22 60 51 0Toledo Cherokee 00 18 7 9 2 16 49 62 8

Squirt A - Yzerman continuedMotor City Chiefs 00 18 5 8 5 15 38 42 24St. Clair Shores Saints 00 18 4 8 6 14 39 49 6PK Warriors 00 18 3 9 6 12 50 69 4Livonia Knights 00 18 3 13 2 8 40 70 6Macomb Mavericks 00 18 1 11 6 8 30 58 14

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 16 6 9 1 13 60 67 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 0K.V. Renegades 00 16 11 4 1 23 91 56 6Plymouth Stingrays 00 16 10 5 1 21 80 45 0Suburban Stars 00 16 7 9 0 14 60 68 0Ann Arbor Wolves 00 16 2 14 0 4 31 76 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 18 14 0 4 32 90 40 0Nashville Jr. Predators 00 18 11 4 3 25 73 34 0Indianapolis Racers 00 18 8 7 3 19 59 57 0Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones 00 18 4 12 2 10 27 50 10

Squirt A - Lidstrom 5TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMK.V. Rebels 00 14 11 1 2 24 79 34 0USA Eagles 00 14 9 5 0 18 61 43 0Grosse Pointe Bulldogs 00 14 7 7 0 14 52 59 16Royal Oak Eagles 00 14 6 6 2 14 53 52 4Dragons 00 14 6 8 0 12 39 48 20Lapeer Storm 00 14 5 8 1 11 55 74 0Belle Tire Dearborn 00 14 4 7 3 11 59 62 10Mt Clemens Wolves 00 14 4 10 0 8 52 78 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 14 10 4 0 20 71 40 18Cleveland Warriors 00 14 10 4 0 20 57 32 10Garden City Gold Wings 00 14 8 6 0 16 49 53 0Woodhaven Leafs 00 14 4 9 1 9 53 69 4Canton Crush 00 14 3 9 2 8 38 48 2Allen 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 38T.C. Northway 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 19 14 3 2 30 70 45 8Suburban Stars 99 19 12 4 3 27 74 44 18Toledo Cherokee 99 19 8 8 3 19 60 61 124St. Clair Shores Saints 99 19 7 9 3 17 51 57 14Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 99 19 4 11 4 12 43 65 86Rochester Rattlers 99 19 4 13 2 10 37 59 28Orchard Lake Pirates 99 19 3 16 0 6 33 72 108

Squirt AA - Yzerman WestTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMNovi Ice Cats 99 19 14 2 3 31 77 47 5Plymouth Stingrays 99 19 11 5 3 25 77 53 38Ann Arbor Wolves 99 19 11 6 2 24 68 55 14Allen Park Huskies 99 19 10 7 2 22 44 40 0Grand Rapids Griffins 99 19 8 8 3 19 52 53 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 18 16 1 1 33 126 39 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 18 6 8 4 16 40 58 0Cleveland Warriors 99 18 7 10 1 15 43 51 34Grosse Pointe Bulldogs 99 18 4 7 7 15 50 60 10Macomb Mavericks 99 18 6 11 1 13 59 70 22Port Huron Flags 99 18 5 11 2 12 55 77 0Mt. Clemens Wolves 99 18 1 16 1 3 36 121 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 6Trenton 99 18 9 8 1 19 50 47 4K.V. Rebels 99 18 8 7 3 19 58 54 14Farmington Hills Fire 99 18 7 7 4 18 45 41 0Compuware 99 18 5 10 3 13 36 62 66Kentwood Falcons 99 18 4 11 3 11 41 60 62Canton Crush 99 18 2 15 1 5 41 85 38

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 14 8 4 2 18 39 34 72Michigan Travelers 99 14 8 5 1 17 52 48 30Capital Centre Pride 99 14 6 5 3 15 39 33 34Dragons 99 14 5 6 3 13 47 51 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 14 12 0 2 26 78 14 6Grosse Ile Islanders 99 14 10 3 1 21 60 18 4Belle Tire Dearborn 99 14 8 5 1 17 54 41 22Sylvania Maple Leafs 99 14 7 4 3 17 44 23 4PK Warriors 99 14 7 5 2 16 50 50 26Garden City Gold Wings 99 14 4 9 1 9 53 69 8Birmingham Liberty 99 14 2 10 2 6 16 60 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 19 10 5 4 24 81 58 4PK Warriors 98 19 8 8 3 19 65 58 8Allen Park Huskies 98 19 8 9 2 18 63 62 37Birmingham Rangers 98 19 6 8 5 17 55 62 8Grosse Pointe Bulldogs 98 19 6 12 1 13 53 83 8Rochester Rattlers 98 19 4 11 4 12 57 71 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 19 12 7 0 24 93 67 72K.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 19 8 8 3 19 68 66 26KOHA K-Wings 98 19 7 7 5 19 64 73 32Farmington Hills Fire 98 19 6 12 1 13 46 78 78Compuware Tier II 98 19 4 11 4 12 54 80 24Ann Arbor Wolves 98 19 2 11 6 10 52 81 46

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 19 10 6 3 23 76 62 40St. Clair Shores Saints 98 19 10 8 1 21 79 73 56Trenton Trojans 98 19 8 9 2 18 61 54 98Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 98 19 4 13 2 10 55 74 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 14 12 0 2 26 83 38 71Brighton Bandits 98 14 10 2 2 22 77 32 54Livingston Lightning 98 14 8 4 2 18 48 34 92Capital Centre Pride 98 14 8 5 1 17 76 49 12Chelsea Chiefs 98 14 7 6 1 15 66 72 74Livonia Knights 98 14 3 10 1 7 37 72 90Birmingham Liberty 98 14 2 10 2 6 48 98 104Sylvania Maple Leafs 98 14 0 13 1 1 36 76 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 16 9 6 1 19 59 52 123Michigan Jaguars 98 16 7 4 5 19 53 38 8Woodhaven Leafs 98 16 6 7 3 15 48 56 8Cleveland Warriors Black 98 16 4 8 4 12 44 60 18Port Huron Flags 98 16 3 10 3 9 37 69 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 PIMIce Mountain M. Cats 98 15 12 1 2 26 73 23 29USA Eagles 98 15 6 5 4 16 60 65 16Royal Oak Eagles 98 15 6 6 3 15 50 56 30Rink Rats 98 15 5 7 3 13 53 70 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 14 11 1 2 24 70 26 0Redford Royals 98 14 6 4 4 16 38 28 0Motor City Machine 98 14 7 6 1 15 44 43 0Summit Plastics Molding 98 14 4 8 2 10 42 54 0Washtenaw Hurricanes 98 14 3 7 4 10 41 58 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 PIMSuburban 97 14 10 3 1 21 55 24 25Farmington Hills Flames 97 14 9 4 1 19 57 38 0Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 97 14 9 4 1 19 50 46 30Grand Rapids 97 14 8 4 2 18 58 48 56Belle Tire Dearborn 97 14 6 5 3 15 49 44 10West Kent 97 14 3 8 3 9 28 48 0Troy 97 14 2 8 4 8 42 47 5Mt. Clemens Wolves 97 14 0 11 3 3 29 73 10

Pee Wee AA - Yzerman 2TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMTrenton 97 18 12 0 6 30 69 35 20Rochester 97 18 11 4 3 25 82 51 42Fraser 97 18 10 5 3 23 63 42 27Lansing 97 18 10 5 3 23 60 45 0Flint 97 18 11 7 0 22 96 65 12Macomb 97 18 7 7 4 18 60 53 24Plymouth 97 18 6 9 3 15 55 54 15Bluewater Stars 97 18 6 9 3 15 53 61 44Sylvania 97 18 2 13 3 7 29 82 0Orchard Lake Pirates 97 18 0 16 2 2 32 111 32

Pee Wee AA - Howe 3TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMCanton Crush 97 14 8 2 4 20 50 30 0Michigan Ice Hawks 97 14 7 3 4 18 52 44 0Kentwood Falcons 97 14 7 5 2 16 47 33 6Lakeland Hawks 97 14 6 5 3 15 51 41 20Allen Park Huskies 97 14 5 5 4 14 45 53 16Ann Arbor Wolves 97 14 6 7 1 13 44 44 40Metro Titans 97 14 4 5 5 13 42 48 16Westland 97 14 1 12 1 3 33 71 12

Pee Wee AA - Howe 4TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMK.V. Rebels 97 20 16 3 1 33 123 50 30Columbus Capitals 97 20 14 3 3 31 77 54 10Toledo 97 20 14 4 2 30 76 35 16Novi 97 20 11 6 3 25 68 54 24Ft. Wayne Komets 97 20 10 6 4 24 76 55 54Livonia 97 20 7 9 4 18 46 55 16Birmingham Rangers 97 20 5 10 5 15 53 68 4Orchard Lake Warriors 97 20 6 13 1 13 78 103 32USA 97 20 4 12 4 12 47 87 14Livingston Lightning 97 20 5 14 1 11 53 100 4Compuware 97 20 3 15 2 8 34 70 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 20 14 2 4 32 68 28 15Midland Northstars 97 20 13 5 2 28 79 36 10Michigan Jaguars 97 20 12 4 4 28 82 47 42Rink Rats 97 20 11 7 2 24 91 69 0Summit Plastic 97 20 9 8 3 21 55 54 10Port Huron Flags 97 20 8 11 1 17 44 66 42PK Warriors 97 20 6 14 0 12 59 97 10Grosse Pointe Bulldogs 97 20 4 12 4 12 46 94 0St. Clair Shores 97 20 4 15 1 9 47 76 10MI Travelers 97 20 1 18 1 3 37 135 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 16 7 6 3 17 39 31 0Ann Arbor Blades 97 16 7 7 2 16 56 71 5Midwest Bulldogs 97 16 4 12 0 8 34 66 84Toledo Jets 97 16 0 15 1 1 33 110 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 16 14 1 1 29 65 18 10Midland Northstars 96 16 11 4 1 23 69 47 10St. Clair Shores Saints 96 16 6 5 5 17 47 45 45Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 96 16 6 6 4 16 50 50 10Orchard Lake Pirates 96 16 6 9 1 13 43 65 0Port Huron Flags 96 16 2 12 2 6 39 71 0

Bantam A - Yzerman WestTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMWest Michigan Warriors 96 16 14 2 0 28 80 34 30Livonia Knights 96 16 5 6 5 15 59 50 0K.V. Renegades 96 16 5 6 5 15 39 50 0USA Eagles 96 16 3 7 6 12 45 51 20Farmington Hills Fire 96 16 3 9 4 10 39 56 40Westland Renegades 96 16 2 10 4 8 24 62 0

Bantam A - Howe 2 EastTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMMt. Clemens Wolves 96 18 13 3 2 28 68 36 30Trenton Thunder 96 18 11 3 4 26 75 52 5Cleveland Warriors Gold 96 18 11 5 2 24 69 57 15Toledo Cherokee 96 18 8 5 5 21 70 61 0Troy Sting 96 18 9 7 2 20 64 60 0Monroe Ice Hawks 96 18 8 9 1 17 60 59 10Cleveland Black 96 18 6 10 2 14 44 53 11PK Warriors 96 18 6 11 1 13 61 69 20Macomb 96 18 5 10 3 13 43 53 15Columbus 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 0Plymouth Stingrays 96 14 7 5 2 16 56 52 10Muskegon Chiefs 96 14 7 6 1 15 53 45 20Flint Icelanders 96 14 7 6 1 15 47 49 0Novi Ice Cats 96 14 5 5 4 14 43 41 0K.V. Rebels 96 14 3 9 2 8 38 58 30Ann Arbor 96 14 1 11 2 4 33 75 20

Bantam A - Howe 3TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMBay County 96 14 12 1 1 25 82 33 10Lapeer 96 14 9 3 2 20 54 39 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 16 14 1 1 29 96 31 0Jackson Generals 96 16 11 3 2 24 86 39 10Kalamazoo K-Wings 96 16 10 4 2 22 73 38 0Suburban 96 16 8 6 2 18 69 47 20Livingston 96 16 7 6 3 17 54 68 20Vipers 96 16 7 9 0 14 55 78 0Bruins 96 16 5 9 2 12 53 52 10Dexter Destroyers 96 16 3 12 1 7 48 84 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 0Woodhaven 96 16 11 4 1 23 70 31 0Belle Tire South 96 16 10 4 2 22 89 42 6Saginaw 96 16 8 6 2 18 54 55 26MI Ice Hawks 96 16 7 7 2 16 48 35 33Blue Water Stars 96 16 6 8 2 14 56 72 0Sylvania 96 16 5 9 2 12 46 60 20Motor City Jags 96 16 1 12 3 5 26 76 37Troy Jaguars 96 16 1 14 1 3 20 94 4

Bantam AA - YzermanTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMRochester Rattlers 95 14 11 1 2 24 70 34 0Grand Rapids Griffins 95 14 10 3 1 21 50 32 0Suburban Stars 95 14 8 5 1 17 51 35 0Flint Phantoms 95 14 8 5 1 17 42 37 10Grosse Pointe Bulldogs 95 14 5 6 3 13 41 54 10Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 95 14 5 9 0 10 47 54 35Allen Park Huskies 95 14 3 9 2 8 27 46 20Birmingham Rangers 95 14 1 13 0 2 21 57 0

Final Standings by Pointstreak as of January 15, 2010

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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 16 9 4 3 21 59 42 60K.V. Rebels 95 16 9 4 3 21 52 38 82Belle Tire Lakers 95 16 9 5 2 20 63 40 62K.V. Renegades 95 16 8 5 3 19 66 50 40Royal Oak Eagles 95 16 5 8 3 13 53 50 199USA Eagles 95 16 5 9 2 12 55 66 153Blue 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 14 7 7 0 14 63 51 88Motor City Chiefs 95 14 5 7 2 12 54 66 141Canton Eagles 95 14 5 8 1 11 45 60 83Cleveland Warriors 95 14 0 13 1 1 19 73 70

Bantam AA - Howe 4TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMMidland Northstars 95 12 10 0 2 22 58 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 12 3 7 2 8 41 53 10Michigan Ice Hawks 95 12 3 7 2 8 26 57 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 0Capital Centre Pride 95 16 11 2 3 25 68 25 0Livonia Knights 95 16 11 3 2 24 56 40 37Toledo Cherokee 95 16 10 4 2 22 64 35 18Kalamazoo Kwings 95 16 8 7 1 17 46 40 15Plymouth Stingrays 95 16 5 8 3 13 32 48 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 16 0 12 4 4 33 75 10

Bantam AA - Lidstrom 6TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMMichigan 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 18Belle Tire Dearborn 95 12 4 7 1 9 38 56 15Findlay 95 12 3 7 2 8 46 63 8KOHA Broncos 95 12 3 7 2 8 35 61 115Canton Crush 95 12 1 10 1 3 26 92 10

Midget A - YzermanTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMS.C. Shores Saints 93 20 17 1 2 36 85 30 40Troy Sting 93 20 13 5 2 28 79 41 54Allen Park Huskies 93 20 13 5 2 28 72 48 65Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 93 20 11 7 2 24 68 58 268Canton Crush 93 20 10 7 3 23 67 56 33Lapeer Storm 93 20 10 8 2 22 73 59 155Summit Plastic 93 20 10 9 1 21 46 47 27Capital Centre Pride 93 20 8 9 3 19 49 47 61Orchard Lake Pirates 93 20 2 15 3 7 32 75 30Michigan Stars 93 20 2 15 3 7 38 96 88Westland Warriors 93 20 2 17 1 5 31 83 50

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 20 15 1 4 34 113 26 45Toledo Cherokee 93 20 13 4 3 29 100 48 140Trenton 93 20 12 6 2 26 91 54 85Plymouth Park 93 20 11 9 0 22 86 71 30Suburban Stars 93 20 9 7 4 22 83 68 12Plymouth Stingrays 93 20 8 10 2 18 61 74 10K.V. Rebels 93 20 7 12 1 15 74 87 0Michigan Ice Dogs 93 20 3 15 2 8 46 96 35Grand Rapids Griffins 93 20 3 15 2 8 58 110 55Farmington Hills Flames 93 20 1 19 0 2 25 194 65

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 12 12 0 0 24 59 19 0Mt Clemens Wolves 91 12 9 2 1 19 65 31 0Orchard Lake Pirates 91 12 7 5 0 14 51 29 0Michigan Jaguars 91 12 6 5 1 13 42 40 0West Michigan Warriors 91 12 4 8 0 8 40 41 0Garden City Goldwings 91 12 2 10 0 4 28 74 10Michigan Hurricanes 91 12 1 11 0 2 18 69 0

Midget AA - HoweTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMTroy Sting 91 14 12 2 0 24 62 18 60Michigan Blues 91 14 9 3 2 20 51 27 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 14 5 4 5 15 54 54 65B.H. Gamblers 91 14 2 9 3 7 38 65 50Adrian Jr Bulldogs 91 14 1 10 3 5 33 76 48Grand Rapids Griffins 91 14 2 12 0 4 33 80 88

Girls 12U - Howe 1TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMLittle Caesars #1 G12U 14 9 2 3 21 56 18 0Honeybaked G12U 14 9 3 2 20 39 17 2Belle Tire G12U 14 6 7 1 13 41 26 0

Girls 12U - Howe 2TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMLivonia G12U 17 14 3 0 28 79 22 8Ice Breakers G12U 17 10 7 0 20 46 32 6Victory Honda G12U 17 8 8 1 17 48 65 8Mt. Clemens G12U 17 4 12 1 9 27 58 0

Girls 12U - Howe 3TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMSt. Clair Shores G12U 17 6 8 3 15 30 35 10Ann Arbor G12U 17 6 10 1 13 31 58 8Grosse Pointe G12U 17 5 11 1 11 19 54 2Little Caesars #2 G12U 17 4 10 3 11 51 82 6

Girls 14UTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMMichigan Ice Breakers 14U 21 20 0 1 41 120 23 14Mt.Clemens 14U 21 17 3 1 35 113 29 0Mich Caps 14U 20 14 4 2 30 93 33 8Livonia 14U 21 11 10 0 22 58 52 0Summit 14U 21 7 13 1 15 58 70 10Rochester 14U 20 4 14 2 10 30 95 0Ann Arbor 14U 21 3 17 1 7 26 112 2Farmington Hills 14U 21 2 17 2 6 27 111 0

Girls 16UTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMBirmingham 16U 12 12 0 0 24 57 17 24Livonia 16U 12 6 5 1 13 39 37 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 20 17 0 3 37 111 10 5SCS 19U 20 15 3 2 32 129 30 0Mich Ice Breakers 19U 20 11 8 1 23 94 41 0Redford 19U 20 9 9 2 20 66 52 5Walker 19U 20 4 16 0 8 32 176 0Kalamazoo 19U 20 0 20 0 0 23 146 0

Mini Mite B - Div 1TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMBelle Tire Lakers MM 12 12 0 0 24 77 32 2Allen Park MM 12 7 4 1 15 50 31 0Dearborn Scorpions MM 12 3 6 3 9 45 49 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 T. Sharks MM 11 9 2 0 18 47 33 6Wayne Warriors MM 11 6 4 1 13 42 25 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 0A.P. 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 S. - Simons MTB 14 13 0 1 27 106 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 S. - Zylik MTB 14 5 8 1 11 29 45 0Canton #2 MTB 14 2 12 0 4 21 80 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 4Detroit Dragons MTB 12 6 6 0 12 31 33 4Dearborn Storm MTB 12 5 6 1 11 49 35 12Orchard Lake Pirates MTB 12 2 10 0 4 9 53 4Garden City Stars MTB 12 0 12 0 0 3 70 2

Squirt B - Div 1TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMAllen Park Huskies #1 SQB 16 16 0 0 32 86 15 0Monroe Ice Hawks #2 SQB 16 12 4 0 24 68 44 0Trenton Devils SQB 16 10 4 2 22 71 39 15Monroe Ice Hawks #1 SQB 16 7 6 3 17 60 46 0Woodhaven SQB 16 7 8 1 15 62 63 0Trenton #2 SQB 16 4 8 4 12 35 59 0Trenton Bulldogs SQB 16 5 10 1 11 35 51 0Allen Park Huskies #2 SQB 16 4 9 3 11 46 53 0Wyandotte SQB 16 0 16 0 0 13 106 4

Squirt B - Div 2TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMNovi #4 Predators SQB 16 13 0 3 29 106 20 0Westland Blazers SQB 16 13 1 2 28 122 33 4Plymouth GW Sharks SQB 16 12 2 2 26 85 33 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 16 4 9 3 11 54 66 59Canton Canadiens SQB 16 2 13 1 5 40 110 6Detroit Dragons SQB 16 0 14 2 2 43 124 26

Squirt B - Div 4TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMF.H. Heat #1 SQB 14 11 2 1 23 54 35 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 14 7 7 0 14 68 52 6Victory Honda SQB 14 1 13 0 2 19 58 16

Squirt B - Div 5TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMF.H. Inferno SQB 15 10 3 2 22 60 40 32Novi #7 Tigers SQB 15 10 4 1 21 54 34 10Novi #6 SQB 15 8 7 0 16 51 49 4Plymouth Sharks #2 SQB 15 7 6 2 16 65 47 6Suburban #2 SQB 15 2 13 0 4 25 68 2Canton Stars SQB 15 1 13 1 3 21 66 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 15 10 5 0 20 65 51 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 15 1 14 0 2 19 88 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 16 11 4 1 23 55 28 32Belle Tire Lakers PWB 16 8 7 1 17 49 35 24Dearborn PWB 16 7 8 1 15 36 42 78Allen Park #1 PWB 16 5 9 2 12 39 63 59Allen Park #2 PWB 16 3 12 1 7 34 62 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 20W. Warriors PWB 16 6 6 4 16 57 53 24W. Warriors #1 PWB 16 5 7 4 14 62 66 97Trenton Walleyes PWB 16 3 9 4 10 25 46 10Trenton Hurricanes PWB 16 2 10 4 8 27 50 6

Pee Wee B - Div 3TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMNovi #4 Sabres PWB 14 13 0 1 27 83 15 20Novi #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 14 3 5 6 12 31 34 0Chelsea Bulldogs PWB 14 3 8 3 9 25 50 0Ann Arbor - Praschan PWB 14 2 10 2 6 17 50 0Ann Arbor Aces 14 2 11 1 5 28 67 10

Pee Wee B - Div 4TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMNovi #1 Cougars PWB 14 11 1 2 24 42 24 18P. Thundersharks PWB 14 10 3 1 21 61 23 31Novi #3 Bobcats PWB 14 7 5 2 16 40 31 20Novi #2 Panthers PWB 14 7 5 2 16 34 34 5Canton Wings #1 PWB 14 7 6 1 15 50 33 12Plymouth 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 16 11 4 1 23 88 45 0Novi #7 Wildcats PWB 16 9 6 1 19 68 42 0Farmington Hills #2 PWB 16 7 8 1 15 59 59 4Novi #8 Jaguars PWB 16 6 7 3 15 56 55 0P. Razor Sharks PWB 16 6 9 1 13 64 63 22Detroit Dragons PWB 16 1 13 2 4 20 87 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 12 5 7 0 10 34 40 56K.V. Admirals PWB 12 2 8 2 6 24 37 34K.V. Brigade PWB 12 2 9 1 5 25 46 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 16 8 5 3 19 66 65 26Livingston Lightning BB 15 8 6 1 17 77 45 38K.V. Generals BB 15 5 9 1 11 52 61 16Ice Mountain BB 16 4 11 1 9 43 71 35K.V. Federals BB 16 2 11 3 7 48 93 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 #2 BB 15 5 9 1 11 36 49 36Monroe Ice Hawks #1 BB 16 5 10 1 11 28 56 46Southgate Stars BB 16 5 10 1 11 36 52 66Trenton 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 30 103 41 83Dearborn Hooligans BB 18 14 3 1 29 95 27 32Dearborn Huskies BB 18 13 4 1 27 75 36 42Westland Warriors BB 18 13 4 1 27 100 42 8Belle Tire Lakers BB 18 8 7 3 19 53 54 102Garden City BB 18 7 10 1 15 70 82 159Novi #5 Bobcats BB 18 7 10 1 15 52 62 11Novi #2 Panthers BB 18 3 12 3 9 43 84 47Novi #6 Cougars BB 17 3 13 1 7 30 68 26Detroit Dragons BB 17 0 17 0 0 20 145 35

Bantam B - Div 4TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMLakeland Royals BB 18 13 2 3 29 61 38 26K.V. Cavalry BB 18 12 6 0 24 86 58 18Canton Wings BB 18 11 6 1 23 69 58 10Lakeland Talons 18 10 5 3 23 83 48 14USA Dragons BB 18 9 7 2 20 53 41 123Novi #3 Predators BB 18 7 9 2 16 61 67 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 18 0 12 6 6 44 82 88

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 93Plymouth Vipersharks BB 16 9 6 1 19 67 59 28Novi #1 Wildcats BB 16 6 4 6 18 58 50 4Plymouth Sharks BB 16 6 4 6 18 63 63 4Novi #7 Jaguars BB 16 6 9 1 13 62 66 65Farmington Hills #1 BB 16 5 9 2 12 28 48 41Lakeland #53 BB 16 3 10 3 9 58 83 22Lakeland #55 BB 16 2 12 2 6 43 71 77

Midget B - Div 1TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMSummit Falcons MGB 14 13 1 0 26 89 18 29Blue Water MGB 14 12 1 1 25 71 21 118St Clair Shores MGB 14 8 5 1 17 78 50 32USA Eagles MGB 14 2 11 1 5 26 121 156Lakeland Maple Leafs MGB 13 0 12 1 1 5 99 42

Midget B - Div 2TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMBerkley Brawlers MGB 15 12 3 0 24 97 37 20P. 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 15 6 9 0 12 48 55 96K.V. Admirals MGB 15 4 11 0 8 40 74 24Farmington Hills MGB 14 2 12 0 4 34 91 33

Midget B - Div 3TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMLivonia Flyers MGB 14 13 1 0 26 88 24 12Redford Wolf Pack MGB 14 12 2 0 24 96 26 30Livonia BlackHawks MGB 14 5 8 1 11 38 71 68Dearborn MGB 14 2 11 1 5 18 65 20Southgate Vipers MGB 14 1 10 3 5 25 100 70

Midget B - Div 4TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMBelle Tire Lakers MGB 15 12 2 1 25 77 29 44Livonia Sharks MGB 15 11 4 0 22 57 31 36Livonia Predators MGB 15 7 7 1 15 78 49 33Detroit Dragons MGB 15 6 8 1 13 51 66 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 14 8 3 3 19 59 34 30Livonia Kings MGBB 14 8 5 1 17 57 38 70Livonia Flames MGBB 14 6 8 0 12 46 61 0Canton Wings MGBB 14 5 7 2 12 57 68 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 32Livingston Lightning MGBB 18 9 9 0 18 87 78 59Novi MGBB 18 8 9 1 17 90 88 116Troy Storm MGBB 18 5 12 1 11 60 122 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

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ADRAY COMMUNITY HOCKEY LEAGUE STANDINGS AS OF JAN. 19

EAST DIVISIONMITE W L T TP GF GA GPWHITE MT PLEASANT 2 5 2 0 10 44 36 7SAGINAW 3 4 2 0 8 33 20 6LAPEER 2 3 3 1 7 32 32 7SAGINAW 1 2 4 1 5 24 25 7MIDLAND 2 1 4 0 2 7 27 5 RED SAGINAW 2 6 1 1 13 47 19 8MIDLAND 3 4 2 1 9 36 24 7MIDLAND 1 5 3 0 10 42 35 8SAGINAW 4 3 3 1 7 26 28 7LAPEER 1 3 5 1 7 16 34 9MT. PLEASANT 1 0 7 0 0 13 40 7 SQUIRT W L T TP GF GA GPWHITE SAGINAW 4 10 0 0 20 73 27 10BAY COUNTY 1 8 1 1 17 72 22 10BAY COUNTY 3 7 5 1 15 71 35 13MIDLAND 3 6 7 0 12 35 54 13MT. PLEASANT 1 5 6 0 10 44 54 11SAGINAW 2 4 7 0 8 44 76 11MIDLAND 1 2 9 0 4 22 56 11LAPEER 2 1 8 0 2 17 54 9 RED MIDLAND 2 8 2 0 16 38 21 10LAPEER 1 6 0 5 17 35 16 11BAY COUNTY 2 8 2 1 17 60 34 11HURON 1 2 3 3 7 13 17 8SAGINAW 1 3 5 2 8 35 39 10SAGINAW 3 3 6 2 8 19 24 11SAGINAW 5 2 7 2 6 26 58 11MT. PLEASANT 2 1 8 3 5 21 38 12 PEEWEE W L T TP GF GA GPWHITE MIDLAND 2 10 1 1 21 61 14 12BAY COUNTY 1 6 3 1 13 30 16 10BAY COUNTY 3 3 2 3 9 19 17 8MT. PLEASANT 1 2 2 4 8 22 21 8MIDLAND 4 4 4 2 10 26 29 10SAGINAW 3 1 6 1 3 15 41 8SAGINAW 2 0 8 2 2 12 47 10 RED MIDLAND 1 7 1 2 16 32 11 10HURON 1 6 1 2 14 41 16 9MIDLAND 3 4 1 3 11 30 15 8BAY COUNTY 2 4 3 1 9 30 18 8MT. PLEASANT 2 5 4 1 11 41 30 10LAPEER 1 3 4 1 7 20 26 8SAGINAW 1 2 7 0 4 22 41 9SAGINAW 4 0 10 0 0 8 67 10 BANTAM W L T TP GF GA GPWHITE BAY COUNTY 1 9 0 1 19 60 16 10BAY COUNTY 3 6 2 0 12 53 9 8MIDLAND 2 4 2 1 9 17 20 7MIDLAND 4 4 4 0 8 35 27 8LAPEER 1 3 4 0 6 19 25 7SAGINAW 4 1 8 0 2 7 57 9SAGINAW 2 1 8 0 2 11 48 9 RED BAY COUNTY 2 9 0 0 18 70 4 9MT. PLEASANT 1 8 2 1 17 65 21 11MIDLAND 3 5 2 2 12 41 23 9MIDLAND 1 3 4 0 6 34 21 7SAGINAW 1 3 6 2 8 28 64 11SAGINAW 3 2 7 0 4 20 63 9HURON 1 0 9 1 1 3 65 10 MIDGET W L T TP GF GA GPWHITE MT PLEASANT #1 8 0 0 16 56 8 8HURON #1 4 2 2 10 28 29 8MIDLAND #2 3 3 0 6 28 29 6SAGINAW #1 1 4 2 4 15 34 7BAY COUNTY #2 0 3 4 4 21 38 7SAGINAW #3 0 4 2 2 10 20 6 RED FLINT #1 6 0 2 14 56 18 8MIDLAND #1 5 2 0 10 37 23 7SAGINAW #4 4 3 1 9 43 35 8SAGINAW #2 3 3 0 6 27 29 6LAPEER #1 3 3 0 6 26 24 6BAY COUNTY #1 1 5 0 2 14 50 6MIDLAND #3 0 6 1 1 18 42 7

METRO DIVISIONMITE W L T TP GF GA GPRED TRAVELERS 1 12 0 0 24 98 25 12DYHA 1 9 2 0 18 74 19 11DYHA 2 4 5 1 9 35 49 10DYHA 3 3 6 1 7 31 42 10SUMMIT 2 8 1 5 32 66 11DYHA 4 2 9 1 5 27 76 12

BLUE SCS 1 8 0 1 17 50 9 9SCS 2 7 3 1 15 49 31 11SCS 3 5 4 0 10 28 31 9GPHA 1 1 4 0 2 10 29 5GPHA 2 1 7 0 2 11 42 8GPHA 3 0 6 0 0 3 29 6 SQUIRT W L T TP GF GA GPWHITE MTC 1 9 0 3 21 41 10 12MTC 4 10 1 4 24 59 23 15TRAVELERS 1 9 3 3 21 40 26 15TYHA 3 8 7 1 17 45 35 16DYHA 1 3 8 2 8 27 52 13SCS 1 1 11 2 4 21 58 14GPHA 1 1 11 1 3 25 54 13 RED FALCONS 1 14 2 0 28 103 40 16BWHA 2 10 3 0 20 57 40 13TYHA 2 8 5 1 17 44 33 14MTC 3 7 5 1 15 65 27 13SUMMIT 1 7 6 2 16 42 29 15PHMHA 2 2 13 0 4 24 96 15GPHA 3 0 14 0 0 18 88 14 BLUE TYHA 1 13 1 1 27 71 25 15SCS 2 9 2 4 22 76 36 15MTC 2 9 5 0 18 69 32 14BWHA 1 6 7 1 13 58 49 14DYHA 2 4 9 2 10 41 59 15PHMHA 1 3 9 2 8 34 68 14GPHA 2 1 12 0 2 22 102 13 PEEWEE W L T TP GF GA GPRED BWHA 1 8 1 6 22 64 38 15MTC 2 10 4 2 22 73 50 16SCS 3 10 4 2 22 62 48 16TYHA 2 8 4 2 18 40 26 14PHMHA 1 9 6 1 19 75 62 16MTC 4 6 7 1 13 53 61 14MACOMB 2 4 9 2 10 42 60 15SCS 1 1 10 2 4 25 59 13TRAVELERS 1 1 12 2 4 32 62 15 BLUE DYHA 1 15 0 1 31 69 17 16FALCONS 1 12 3 2 26 78 28 17TYHA 1 12 3 2 26 75 41 17MACOMB 1 10 5 0 20 63 35 15MTC 1 9 6 1 19 58 32 16MTC 3 6 10 1 13 68 75 17BWHA 2 4 11 2 10 36 66 17SCS 2 4 13 1 9 30 61 18BWHA 3 2 11 4 8 45 72 17GPHA 1 2 14 0 4 42 137 16 BANTAM W L T TP GF GA GPWHITE DYHA 1 12 2 0 24 94 31 14MACOMB 3 9 2 3 21 53 30 14TRAVELERS 1 10 4 1 21 76 55 15MTC 1 9 5 1 19 74 51 15SCS 2 6 6 3 15 72 65 15MACOMB 2 5 8 1 11 50 69 14BWHA 1 5 10 0 10 36 76 15BWHA 3 2 12 1 5 33 64 15MTC 3 1 10 2 4 34 81 13 RED SUMMIT 1 13 0 2 28 116 21 15SCS 3 13 2 1 27 85 33 16MTC 2 10 5 1 21 81 48 16MACOMB 1 7 5 3 17 60 52 15BWHA 2 6 8 1 13 59 61 15TYHA 1 5 7 3 13 59 78 15SCS 1 5 9 1 11 35 56 15MTC 4 4 10 0 8 49 94 14FALCONS 1 2 11 3 7 20 71 16GPHA 1 2 10 1 5 14 64 13

WEST DIVISIONMITE W L T TP GF GA GPWHITE HAWKS 2 10 1 0 20 80 26 11HOLLAND 1 9 1 0 18 90 5 10GRAHA 2 6 3 0 12 71 26 9EGRAHA 1 3 6 1 7 21 57 10ROCKFORD 1 3 7 0 6 26 68 10SOUTHSIDE 1 2 6 1 5 24 51 9WEST SHORE 1 1 10 0 2 11 90 11 RED GRAHA 1 8 0 0 16 47 15 8CAPITOL PRIDE 1 7 2 2 16 49 32 11HOLLAND 2 6 3 1 13 45 29 10HAWKS 1 6 4 2 14 55 44 12GRAHA 3 3 6 1 7 28 48 10GRAND VALLEY 1 3 6 0 6 26 37 9BATTLE CREEK 1 0 12 0 0 28 73 12

SQUIRT W L T TP GF GA GPWHITE GRAHA 2 8 0 3 19 35 13 11HAWKS 2 7 2 0 14 33 23 9GRAND VALLEY 1 6 3 1 13 41 28 10MUSKEGON 2 3 6 3 9 35 42 12KENTWOOD 2 2 6 3 7 17 29 11ROCKFORD 1 2 6 2 6 17 31 10CADILLAC 1 1 6 2 4 13 25 9 RED KENTWOOD 1 9 0 1 19 43 11 10GRAHA 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 9 0 4 28 50 11CADILLAC 2 0 10 0 0 13 63 10 BLUE KOHA 2 7 0 0 14 39 14 7BATTLE CREEK 1 4 2 0 8 15 12 6KOHA 1 3 3 1 7 20 17 7BERRIEN 1 2 3 1 5 13 16 6JACKSON 2 2 4 1 5 11 27 7JACKSON 1 0 6 3 3 18 30 9 GREEN GRAND VALLEY 2 7 1 2 16 32 16 10HAWKS 1 7 2 2 16 30 15 11GRAHA 1 6 2 3 15 31 17 11GRAND VALLEY 3 4 4 1 9 23 20 9HAWKS 3 3 6 0 6 20 22 9HOLLAND 1 2 7 1 5 16 32 10SOUTHSIDE 1 1 8 1 3 15 45 10 PEEWEE W L T TP GF GA GPWHITE KOHA 2 11 0 2 24 67 20 13GRAND VALLEY 1 9 2 0 18 61 22 11BATTLE CREEK 1 7 3 2 16 26 24 12HAWKS 1 6 3 2 14 31 24 11HOLLAND 1 6 5 2 14 30 22 13CAPITOL PRIDE 1 5 6 5 15 41 52 16GLAHA 2 4 9 1 9 36 63 14JACKSON 1 2 11 0 4 33 67 13GRAHA 2 1 12 0 2 26 57 13 RED KENTWOOD 2 8 1 1 17 41 15 10CADILLAC 1 7 3 2 16 39 29 12GRAND VALLEY 3 7 4 0 14 40 28 11BIG RAPIDS 1 8 5 0 16 60 42 13WEST SHORE 1 6 4 2 14 42 32 12HAWKS 3 3 5 3 9 30 39 11MUSKEGON 1 3 7 5 11 30 54 15EGRAHA 1 3 7 2 8 28 40 12GRAHA 1 1 10 1 3 16 47 12 BLUE ROCKFORD 1 12 0 0 24 62 17 12GRAND VALLEY 2 10 2 2 22 69 32 14BERRIEN 1 8 3 3 19 52 34 14KENTWOOD 1 6 3 3 15 48 20 12KOHA 1 7 4 3 17 55 31 14EGRAHA 2 4 4 2 10 38 30 10HAWKS 2 3 12 1 7 48 74 16GLAHA 3 2 12 1 5 37 76 15JACKSON 2 0 12 1 1 28 123 13 BANTAM W L T TP GF GA GPWHITE KENTWOOD 2 12 0 1 25 75 21 13GRAND VALLEY 1 11 1 2 24 62 28 14HAWKS 1 10 6 2 22 64 45 18EGRAHA 1 7 5 2 16 54 35 14GLAHA 2 7 7 2 16 49 47 16KOHA 1 6 8 3 15 42 52 17GRAND VALLEY 2 6 9 1 13 55 56 16GRAHA 1 4 7 4 12 33 51 15HOLLAND 1 3 8 5 11 46 53 16BERRIEN 1 5 10 0 10 43 72 15JACKSON 1 1 11 4 6 42 105 16 RED HAWKS 2 12 0 1 25 99 11 13GRAND VALLEY 3 9 1 3 21 69 31 13EGRAHA 2 9 2 1 19 69 27 12MUSKEGON 1 8 6 1 17 65 56 15SOUTHSIDE 1 4 4 1 9 30 44 9KENTWOOD 1 3 5 1 7 27 30 9BIG RAPIDS 1 3 7 1 7 42 58 11GLAHA 1 3 8 2 8 27 55 13KOHA 2 2 10 2 6 35 73 14WEST SHORE 1 2 12 1 5 24 102 15 MIDGET W L T TP GF GA GPRED SOUTHSIDE 1 7 2 0 14 46 14 9GRAHA 1 5 3 1 11 28 23 9EGRAHA 1 4 6 0 8 31 39 10GLAHA 1 2 7 1 5 16 45 10

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HOW TO REGISTERYou must be registered with USA Hockey for the current season, be a USA Citizen, and live in Michigan to participate. High School players not currently registered with USA Hockey must first register with USA Hockey before submitting an application.Players who played on Junior, High School, A, AA or AAA teams are eligible to try out.Male players who played on B or BB teams may only apply in Districts 5-8. Sorry, we cannot accept any B or BB players from Districts 2, 3 & 4.

To register for the Select Tryouts, you must fill out the registration form on-line at www.maha.org.

Cost: $75.00 per playerThe registration fee will include ice time, games and a jersey.

Registration deadline is Feb. 15, 2010.Players will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Early registration is strongly recommended.

MAHA SELECT CAMPTRYOUTS FOR 2010MAHA SELECT CAMPTRYOUTS FOR 2010Michigan Amateur Hockey Association is now taking registrations for their 2010 Select

Tryouts. The Select tryouts will identify hockey players who will represent Michigan at the USA Hockey’s Player Development Camps this summer. Teams of selected boys and girls from each age level will attend a week long summer camp run by USA Hockey at which

they will receive top-notch instruction as well as compete against other groups from around the country. The information for the preliminary regional tryouts is below.

It can also be found on our website at www.maha.org.

FOR BOYSThe Regional Select Tryouts will identify hockeyplayers who will represent their area at theMichigan 16/17 Festival and the USA HockeyMichigan 14/15 Camp.

Select Boys Regional Tryout DatesDistricts 2, 3 & 4 Birth Years: 1993-1996 Dates: March 19-21, 2010 Location: The DISC in Dearborn

Districts 5, 6, and Lower 7(Traverse City, Gaylord & Alpena) Birth Years: 1993 & 1994 Dates: March 26-28, 2010 Birth Years: 1995 & 1996 Dates: March 19-21, 2010 Location: The Saginaw Bay Ice Arena in Saginaw

Districts 8 & Upper 7 (Sault Ste. Marie, Mackinaw City, Charlevoix & Petoskey) Birth Years: 1993-1996 Dates: March 19-21, 2010 Location: The Lakeview Arena in Marquette

FOR GIRLSThose selected will be eligible to attend USAHockey Select Player Development Camps this summer.

Select Girls Regional Tryout DatesAll Districts Birth Years: 1993-1996 Dates: April 16-18, 2010 Location: Patterson Ice Arena, Grand Rapids Girls registration not open yet check Maha.org for announcement of registration date

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U18 Midget Major GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMChicago Mission (MM) 45 31 11 3 65 176 105 541Team Illinois (MM) 45 27 8 10 64 177 113 565Belle Tire (MM) 40 29 6 5 63 181 109 589Russell Stover (MM) 38 23 10 5 51 143 92 493Compuware (MM) 38 22 9 7 51 115 66 582St. Louis Amateur Blues (MM) 38 24 13 1 49 146 109 700Colorado Thunderbirds (MM) 37 21 12 4 46 134 104 540Madison Capitols (MM) 45 21 21 3 45 148 151 733LA Kings (MM) 36 20 11 5 45 120 88 551Philadelphia Jr Flyers (MM) 39 18 18 3 39 117 123 410Honeybaked (MM) 37 17 16 4 38 128 112 462Little Caesars (MM) 38 15 18 5 35 124 129 817Chicago Fury (MM) 45 15 25 5 35 124 153 617Boston Advantage (MM) 35 14 14 7 35 106 90 386Dallas Stars (MM) 38 14 17 7 35 124 126 760Pittsburgh Hornets (MM) 39 12 22 5 29 101 130 489Ohio Blue Jackets (MM) 38 11 20 7 29 105 148 630PF Changs (MM) 36 13 21 2 28 116 151 454Cleveland (MM) 38 10 20 8 28 94 147 516Victory Honda (MM) 40 9 24 7 25 99 149 778Colorado Rampage (MM) 36 10 23 3 23 102 151 457Buffalo Regals (MM) 38 8 27 3 19 78 150 451LA Selects Hockey Club (MM) 37 6 27 4 16 83 163 600Team Comcast (MM) 36 5 26 5 15 86 149 486

Midget Minor U16 GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMChicago Mission (mm) 30 25 4 1 51 129 57 505Little Caesars (mm) 28 23 3 2 48 130 67 789Colorado Thunderbirds (mm) 32 19 6 7 45 101 61 277Russell Stover (mm) 31 16 8 7 39 118 88 415Honeybaked Hockey (mm) 27 17 6 4 38 118 71 561Compuware (mm) 28 17 7 4 38 88 55 420Team Illinois (mm) 31 16 11 4 36 113 89 442Belle Tire (mm) 27 16 9 2 34 84 59 499Chicago Young Americans (mm) 30 15 12 3 33 106 86 541LA Selects Hockey Club (mm) 32 11 13 8 30 104 95 515St Louis AAA Blues (mm) 28 13 12 3 29 70 70 253Chicago Fury (mm) 30 12 13 5 29 82 78 506Cleveland Barons (mm) 30 11 14 5 27 81 84 352Pittsburgh Hornets (mm) 30 11 14 5 27 85 99 314Madison Capitols (mm) 31 10 16 5 25 63 103 431Victory Honda (mm) 29 8 16 5 21 83 103 766Dallas Stars (mm) 32 6 19 7 19 48 95 406PF Changs (mm) 32 5 24 3 13 49 135 544LA Kings (mm) 32 4 26 2 10 64 136 363Colorado Rampage (mm) 32 4 26 2 10 48 133 511

1995 Bantam Major GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMHoneybaked Hockey (1995) 23 23 0 0 46 122 30 274Little Caesars (1995) 21 13 6 2 28 65 44 227Cleveland Barons (1995) 25 13 11 1 27 76 64 286Victory 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 426Belle Tire (1995) 22 8 11 3 19 64 76 388Chicago Young Americans (1995) 19 7 9 3 17 45 55 266Chicago Fury (1995) 25 3 21 1 7 36 118 342Compuware (1995) 23 1 19 3 5 35 105 275

1996 Bantam Minor GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMBelle Tire (1996) 24 24 0 0 48 179 23 192Chicago Mission (1996) 29 18 8 3 39 115 68 250Team Illinois (1996) 25 16 6 3 35 106 56 276Cleveland Barons (1996) 21 16 3 2 34 108 44 308Little Caesars (1996) 26 10 10 6 26 83 72 355Chicago Young Americans (1996) 25 6 13 6 18 60 96 252Victory Honda (1996) 25 7 16 2 16 73 109 370Compuware (1996) 28 7 19 2 16 63 139 406Honeybaked Hockey (1996) 18 6 10 2 14 53 58 231Chicago Fury (1996) 25 0 25 0 0 22 197 273

1997 Pee Wee Major GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMCompuware (1997) 22 19 1 2 40 136 40 424Little Caesars (1997) 24 17 5 2 36 144 59 369Chicago Young Americans (1997) 23 17 4 2 36 77 38 222Chicago Mission (1997) 19 13 2 4 30 94 31 298Belle Tire (1997) 20 11 8 1 23 74 54 290Honeybaked Hockey (1997) 25 9 14 2 20 65 86 311Victory Honda (1997) 24 8 16 0 16 86 108 477Cleveland Barons (1997) 21 5 16 0 10 45 112 387Team Illinois (1997) 23 4 18 1 9 44 133 136Chicago Fury (1997) 21 1 20 0 2 17 121 296

1998 Pee Wee Minor GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMLittle Caesars (1998) 26 22 2 2 46 182 48 251Chicago Mission (1998) 28 21 5 2 44 143 41 412Team Illinois (1998) 28 20 7 1 41 125 56 405Honeybaked (1998) 24 15 6 3 33 128 55 308Victory Honda (1998) 21 11 7 3 25 82 48 201Compuware (1998) 23 10 11 2 22 77 72 293Cleveland (1998) 22 9 12 1 19 77 81 270CYA (1998) 25 5 20 0 10 48 105 288Belle Tire (1998) 22 1 21 0 2 13 156 345Chicago Fury (1998) 25 1 24 0 2 21 234 339

1999 Squirt Major GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMChicago Mission (1999) 22 21 0 1 43 146 31 228Little Caesars (1999) 21 15 4 2 32 97 50 304Team Illinois (1999) 21 15 5 1 31 102 60 228Belle Tire (1999) 24 14 7 3 31 106 64 210Compuware (1999) 21 10 10 1 21 76 78 228Honeybaked Hockey (1999) 20 6 10 4 16 70 74 196Victory Honda (1999) 21 5 14 2 12 69 109 244Cleveland Barons (1999) 21 4 15 2 10 53 115 228Chicago Fury (1999) 23 4 17 2 10 56 123 203Chicago Young Americans (1999) 18 3 15 0 6 53 124 205

2000 Squirt Minor GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMLittle Caesars (2000) 14 10 0 4 24 66 34 168Cleveland Barons (2000) 14 7 5 2 16 61 52 136Compuware (2000) 12 5 4 3 13 41 40 132Victory Honda (2000) 14 4 5 5 13 36 39 158Honeybaked Hockey (2000) 15 4 8 3 11 46 57 186Belle Tire (2000) 13 1 9 3 5 26 54 86

Girls 19U GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMChicago Mission 19U 18 15 1 2 32 81 23 174Team Illinois 19U 16 11 4 1 23 49 22 154Little Caesars 19U 14 9 1 4 22 62 29 153Anaheim Lady Ducks 19U 13 9 4 0 18 54 25 102Belle Tire 19U 15 8 5 2 18 39 26 160NJ Rockets 19U 16 8 7 1 17 62 48 201Victory Honda 19U 16 8 7 1 17 35 39 196Madison Capitols 19U 14 8 6 0 16 57 35 90Ohio Flames 19U 15 6 9 0 12 53 43 70Grand Rapids 19U 15 5 8 2 12 32 29 128Honeybaked 19U 11 5 5 1 11 41 25 94Team Pittsburgh 19U 16 4 9 3 11 31 49 143CYA 19U 16 3 10 3 9 26 37 134St Louis Lady Blues 19U 12 3 9 0 6 16 63 64Shamrocks(Exhibition NH) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Chicago Fury 19U 17 0 17 0 0 4 149 110

Girls 16U GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMLittle Caesars 16U 19 16 0 3 35 92 13 158Team Pittsburgh 16U 18 13 3 2 28 57 25 130Honeybaked 16U 17 11 3 3 25 53 17 146Victory Honda 18 11 5 2 24 46 23 152Madison Capitols 16U 20 10 6 4 24 61 42 104Chicago Mission 16U 17 9 7 1 19 47 24 172Ohio Flames 16U 19 7 8 4 18 36 39 128Wisconsin Wild 16U 19 7 9 3 17 51 50 195Grand Rapids 16U 18 4 14 0 8 20 65 110CYA 16U 11 3 6 2 8 19 26 80Team Illinois 16U 17 2 14 1 5 16 75 70St Louis Lady Blues 16U 19 0 18 1 1 9 108 108

Girls 14U GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMChicago Mission 14U 19 17 1 1 35 119 11 96Honeybaked 14U 16 14 0 2 30 76 6 82St Louis Lady Blues 14U 16 10 3 3 23 49 29 86Team Pittsburgh 14U 13 10 2 1 21 69 11 64CYA 14U 19 8 7 4 20 37 36 131Little Caesars 14U 15 7 4 4 18 40 18 167Compuware 14U 17 7 8 2 16 24 44 129Ohio Flames 14U 14 6 6 2 14 30 37 88Belle Tire 14U 17 6 11 0 12 31 62 185Team Illinois 14U 19 4 13 2 10 18 56 114Wisconsin Wild 14U 15 2 10 3 7 22 61 84Chicago Fury 14U 16 3 13 0 6 25 68 94Victory Honda 14U 18 1 17 0 2 20 121 168

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Level, Team, and AssociationPee Wee AA ‘97 Saginaw Badgers

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Mastering Gap ControlYoung players should become aware as early as possible of the gap – the amount

of space between you and your opponent – and the importance of gap control - the

taking away of time and space from your opponent by getting in your opponent’s

face in all areas of the ice.

TAKING AWAY TIME AND SPACEDefensemen need to skate up ice as fast as they can after the breakout pass

to dominate the gap right out of the gate. This gives the D a chance to contribute

off ensively or if there is a turnover you can get right in your opponents grill. Make

sure you have your stick on the ice in front of you, you poke check front to back and

keep forwards outside the dots and make them go wide.

In the defensive zone if your opponent has his or her butt to you – attack,

because they are not looking, and you catch them off guard by getting right in

close and closing the gap.

If you are in front of the net and a forward is coming out of the corner, you can

take away his time and space by driving him towards the boards with your body

and your stick. Watch your opponent’s chest to see where he or she is going. I like to

tell kids to look for the player’s heart beating. If you can’t hit a guy at least get big

and make him go through you. Impede any forward movement they might have.

Youth players sometimes swing their stick in front to the side and completely

take themselves out of the play because they are off balance. Instead get low, get

cautious and use your stick to steer him or her towards the boards. If you go head

on right at the opponent he or she may be able to go around you. Instead keep your

shoulders square, angle the opponent where you want him to go, once again get

low and cautious and poke check your stick back and forth.

Defensemen might consider trying a stick 2-4 inches longer than you currently

have. It helps for poke checking and getting to on the opponent’s puck.

FORWARDS CAN DO IT TOOForwards can put pressure on opposing defensemen by moving their feet in the

neutral zone as fast as you can. Instead of slowing down in the neutral zone, put on

the gas and take away the defensemen’s time and space by not letting them make

a D-to-D pass. Force the play down the boards and go for the turnover. Finish all

your checks and go hard right at defensemen. Speed, angles and positioning are the

keys to disturbing defensemen from making an eff ective play.

In the off ensive zone, forwards can forecheck with a vengeance by using angles

and your stick to steer your opponent and keep your feet moving. Older players fi nish

your checks at all times. If defensemen know they are going to get hit every time

they touch the puck, they will rush the play.

BUILDING CONFIDENCE Gaining confi dence is the key. Players are worried about getting beat and getting

yelled at by coaches and parents. I say go for it all the time in practice and at games

that are not extremely tight. In those cases you have to use your head and play

things aggressively safe.

Watch high-level games to see how both forwards and defensemen handle gap

control. Mastering gap control takes lots of repetitions and you have to be allowed

to make mistakes. Angles, stick positioning and skating ability are all keys to great

gap control.

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Honey

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MH BeatJanuary 25, 2010, Volume 20 : Issue 12

Celebrate the game on Hockey Day in MichiganCelebrate the game on Hockey Day in MichiganThe fi fth-annual Hockey Day in Michigan celebration of the game is set for

January 30.

The special day for hockey, which falls right in the middle of USA Hockey’s Hockey

Across America Weekend on Jan. 29-31, 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. The day is also an opportunity to

bring special attention to the sport so that more people might consider watching

it and trying it.

The CCHA, FOX Sports Detroit, the Detroit Red Wings and the Michigan Amateur

Hockey Association are teaming up again to bring the coast-to-coast celebration to

current and new participants and fans all across the state.

“Hockey Day in Michigan helps to highlight the fact that the sport of hockey is part

of Michigan’s heritage,” said MAHA president George Atkinson. “Hockey Day helps to

provide exposure to people who may not be aware of the hockey programs off ered

in their area. The increasing participation in Hockey Day by MAHA associations and

teams has enabled new players to experience the thrills and fun a player can have

while playing hockey with their friends.”

This year’s Hockey Day features two CCHA matchups on Fox Sports Detroit. Western

Michigan is at 2009 national championship runner-up Miami at 5:05 p.m. followed

by “College Hockey’s Fiercest Rivalry”, as Michigan takes on Michigan State at 7:35

p.m. at Joe Louis Arena.

Hockey Day in Michigan is also about getting as many fi rst-time players on the

ice as possible during “Try Hockey for Free Clinics” on Jan. 30. Equipment is available

and pre-registration is required.

See below for a list of some of the Hockey Day in Michigan events at arenas

across the state:

BIG RAPIDS, EWIGLEBEN ICE ARENA The Ewigleben Ice Arena will have a Try Hockey for Free Clinic from 11 a.m. – noon.

Call (231) 591-2881 to register.

BROWNSTOWN, ICE BOX SPORTS CENTERAfter a Try Hockey for Free Clinic from 11 a.m. – noon, the Ice Box will have free

open skating from noon – 2 p.m. and a Skills Contest from 2 – 5 p.m. Call (734)

676-5500 to pre-register.

CANTON, ARCTIC EDGEThe Arctic Edge will have a Try Hockey for Free Clinic from 11 a.m. – noon. Call

(734) 487-7777 to register.

DETROIT, JOE LOUIS ARENATry Hockey for Free Clinic from 10-11 a.m. for ages 5-11 and stay and watch Red

Wings practice. Register by Jan. 25 by e-mailing: [email protected].

EAST LANSING, SUBURBAN ICE Suburban Ice – East Lansing will hold Try Hockey for Free Clinics from 11 a.m. - 1

p.m. Pre-register by calling (517) 336-4272.

FARMINGTON HILLS ICE ARENAFrom 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. youth players are encouraged to “bring a friend to

hockey” to skate with high school players helping out and will have some fun on-ice

activities like glove tag, and relays going on.

FARMINGTON HILLS, SUBURBAN ICESuburban Ice – Farmington Hills’ Try Hockey for Free Clinic is from 3 – 4 p.m.. for

new players. Call (248) 888-1400 to pre-register.

GRAND RAPIDS, ROSA PARKS CIRCLEGreat Skate Winterfest at Rosa Parks Circle runs Jan. 30-31. Skate with Griffi ns

players, ice sculptures, games and more to benefi t the Griffi ns Youth Foundation.

Check out griffi nshockey.com for more information.

GRAND RAPIDS, VAN ANDEL ARENAThe third annual Cross-Ice Jamboree from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. will include 44 Grand

teams from Cadillac, Kentwood, Midland, Georgetown, Holland, GRAHA, Rockford,

Walker, EGRAHA and the Capital Centre Pride playing 132 games on the Griffi ns home

ice. The Griffi ns take on Rockford that night at 7 p.m. and the game will feature the

Red Wings Karen Newman singing the national anthem and an appearance by Flint

native and 1980 U.S. Olympian Ken Morrow.

MACOMB, SUBURBAN ICE Suburban Ice – Macomb will hold two Try Hockey for Free Clinics from 11 a.m.

– noon and noon – 1 p.m. for new players 10 and under. Spots are limited and call

(586) 992-8600 to pre-register.

MARQUETTE, LAKEVIEW ARENAYouth players are invited gear up and come out to skate and have fun with the

Marquette High School players from 11 a.m. to noon. Snacks and refreshments will

be provided.

NOVI ICE ARENAThe Novi Ice Arena will have a Try Hockey for Free Clinic from 11 a.m. – noon, a

Skills Competition for Mites and Squirts from noon – 2 p.m. and you can get a $1 off

the 3 – 5 p.m. Open Skate if you wear your jersey. Call (248) 347-1010 to register.

ROYAL OAK LINDELL ARENAThe Royal Oak Hockey Association’s Black and Gold Alumni game vs. the Red Wings

Alumni is January 23. Then on Jan. 29, the ROHA is hosting a Jr. Bed & Bread Club

Skate-A-Thon 7 – 9 p.m. with contests, a 50/50 drawing and prizes.

ST. JOSEPH, HOWARD ICE ARENAThe Inaugural “Lake Eff ect Outdoor Classic” four-team Bantam B Tournament hosted

by the Berrien Area Hockey Association/Freeze starts runs Jan. 29-31

TRAVERSE CITY CENTRE ICECentre Ice is hosting a Girls Jamboree from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. and invite any girls

to grab a helmet, stick and skates and bring their friends for a fun skate.

Celebrate the game on Hockey Day in Michigan


SOMETHING TO PLAY FORSOMETHING TO PLAY FORYet there are some parents and coaches who feel if there are no league

standings, then there is nothing to play for. Again, this comes from those not

actually doing the “playing”.

Actually I can understand the league standings viewpoint to an extent,

because it does add to the experience. Playing in a league and keeping track of

the standings is important. No diff erent than the scoreboard in a game tracking

the score. Competition is great. Winning is important. Victories shouldn’t just

be handed out like post-game snacks. They should be earned. Kids need to learn

that. But that’s never the problem. The problem is with the adults who manipulate

the game by short-shifting some players and over-playing others to get the win.

There’s not much “to play for” for those kids who are riding the pine, is there?

PART OF THE EXPERIENCEPlaying in a league and wanting to fi nish at the top is important. Setting a

goal and striving to achieve it is a great thing. As long as we don’t lose sight of

the goal and doing what is best for all of the kids on the team trying to reach it.

I really have never understood the coaches or parents of players on a team

that could easily and conveniently play in a league, but choose not to because

they just want to “develop the players? Do they ever ask the kids? Do kids really

sign up to play a game to “be developed”? Do 12-year olds really think like that?

Kids want to play. Playing the game is something to play for. Playing in a

league is something to play for.

Tournaments are the ultimate in “something to play for” because they have all of

the elements of a season crammed into three days. First there is the round-robin,

where every game and every goal carries great weight in deciding which teams

move on to the playoff s. Defi nitely something to play for. Then comes the “win

or go home” quarter and semi-fi nals where there is no holding back, followed by

the championship game which needs no further explanation.

League games, tournament games and league playoff games are staples of the

youth hockey and youth sport experience. Tremendously important events. They

are “something to play for”. But really they are no diff erent than the non-league

or scrimmage games or practices. They are all part of the experience. All part

of the play. All good for the players. As long as there aren’t too many of them.

MORE IS ALWAYS BETTER, ISN’T IT?But sometimes we adults take it a little too far. What was in the past is never

enough. There has to be something more to play for doesn’t there? More games,

more opponents, a higher level, more challenges, more conquests. We think we

are doing the right thing. We think it has to be better for the players. More is

always better, isn’t it?

Before we know it, the local leagues are no longer enough. We have to play

teams from across the state and around the country. We have to see how we stack

up. Give us a test. A new challenge. Something more to play for. The farther we

travel, the more important the game is perceived to be.

Eventually it becomes about our kids getting exposure to teams at higher

levels, junior and college. We can’t not keep up with the pack. We need to do

whatever everybody else is doing. Better yet, even more. It’s for the kids. We

have to give them every opportunity to succeed. They won’t get noticed if we

don’t go. They’ve got a lot to play for.

Some of our “elite” leagues now are coast to coast, with more games played and

more travel than some NHL teams do in a season. We have multiple “showcases”

designed to attract the scouts so the players get the exposure they deserve. There’s

really something to play for now.

The days of missed school pile up, along with the costs to participate. But

that doesn’t matter. It’s all worth it. There’s a lot more to play for now. Four

or fi ve highly competitive games get shoe-horned into a whirlwind forty-eight

hour weekend to accommodate travel schedules with little consideration given

to the well-being of the players.

SLOW DOWNBut wait, what’s wrong with our team? What’s wrong with our players? They

look tired. Why do we have so many injuries? They don’t seem to be very excited

about playing. How come they are not motivated? Don’t they know what they

are playing for?

There is always something to play for when you are on the ice. If you don’t

believe me, you have never played the game because the game itself is something

to play for. If you really want more proof, check out the adult rec leaguers at any

rink from 10 p.m. to midnight or later on any given night. They play because of

the game. They don’t need something more.

At what point does our never-ending search for something to play for become

too much? Do we ever slow down to look around and see where we are at? More

importantly, what is happening to the kids, to the players playing?

How sadly ironic would it be that in our quest to fi nd our kids “something to

play for” that we rob them of that very thing?

Stateof the

Gameby Lyle Phair

There are a substantial number of very important and very diff erent reasons for

kids to be involved in sports. Ultimately, the list starts and ends with fun, because

without that none of the rest really matter. If it’s not fun for the players, it won’t

last very long and it won’t be nearly what it could be.

But beyond the fun there are a host of other elements including health

and fi tness, development of physical skills, social interaction and teamwork,

establishment of a work ethic and mental toughness, building self-confi dence,

time management, the challenges presented to improve during practices and

while competing in games and learning how to appropriately handle the thrill of

victory and the agony of defeat.

Obviously, it is much, much more than a game. Unfortunately at times we make

it much, much more than the much, much more than it already is.

KEEPING SCOREOver the years I have heard many adults roll out the old “something to play

for” phrase in a variety of diff erent situations. Oddly enough it always seems to

come from those who aren’t actually “playing” at all.

It starts early, from the parents of 5-year old Mini Mite players participating in

cross-ice 3-on-3 hockey games where the score is not kept on the arena scoreboard.

With two games happening on the ice at the same time and goals being scored

every minute, it is both impossible and unnecessary to keep score. Yet there are

parents who feel that without the scoreboard, there is nothing to play for. You

couldn’t tell that by looking at the faces of the players though.

Next are the parents of 8-year old Mite players in a house league that doesn’t

keep or post league standings. Over the years the league has found that posting

the standings has led to coaches making bad decisions based on their team’s

position in the standings rather than in what was in the best interest of the young

players on their teams.

SOMETHING TO PLAY FOR

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Editor’s Note: The following article is the seventh installment of our “Navigating the Frozen Waters” educational series aimed at helping both new and veteran players and parents understand the different 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 WILSONAs high school and junior players make their way up the hockey ladder

competition and skill levels increase while the options of where to play next decrease.

Not every player is going to have the ability, or even the desire, to play Division I or Division III NCAA college hockey (juggling a full class load during the season can be diffi cult). And talented players are going to be overlooked.

Fortunately, competitive hockey is still available at many colleges and universities in the form of club programs. Throughout Michigan, many schools off er Division I, II or III club teams as part of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA). Unlike the NCAA, no athletic scholarships are available at this level.

“We don’t like to call it club,” said Adrian College ACHA Division I head coach Dan Phelps. “To us that’s a four letter word. In the last ten years many of the ACHA teams have become an extremely viable option for a lot of talented players. A lot of the programs are run to the best of their ability and operate much like a junior program.”

Adrian College currently has both ACHA Division I and II programs in addition to a NCAA Division III squad, all in their third season. Unlike many schools, the club teams at Adrian are governed under the athletic department and players do not have to pay to play. The team is fortunate to have tremendous support from the school administration and benefi ts from playing in their on-campus facility Arrington Arena, according to Phelps.

Both club teams practice three times per week but school is the top priority, said Phelps.

“Like any other place at this level, academics come fi rst,” he said. “Some kids have to show up late or leave early for class. I take pride that academics is number one.”

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSIn Rochester, head coach Jeremy

Bachusz of the ACHA Division I Oakland University team doesn’t have the benefi t of free ice or an on-campus facility. But that hasn’t

kept the Grizzlies from building a competitive program. Oakland won the 2007 Division I national championship after previously winning national championships at the Division II level in 2004 and 2006.

Oakland’s home ice is the ONYX Rochester Ice Arena and the team’s players generally pay in the area of $2,000 per season. Similar to Adrian, Oakland has two club teams with the other squad competing at the Division III level and playing at the Detroit Skate Club in Bloomfi eld Hills. Both Oakland squads operate independently of one another.

“It can be hard for us because we’re competing with teams that don’t pay anything to play,” said Bachusz.

While some schools have full time coaches, Bachusz runs the Grizzlies as a part-time position. In addition to coaching he also does some recruiting and works with the team on fundraising to help keep the costs manageable for players. The team practices three times during the week and usually plays two games on the weekend.

Tryouts for the Division I team take place in late June and early July and again in early September. Before this season started 100 players tried out and Bachusz and his staff took 26 players for the fi nal roster.

The ACHA regular season runs from September through the end of February and the national tournament takes place in the fi rst week of March. Throughout the season rankings are released every two weeks. Most teams play anywhere between 30-40 regular season games during the season.

WORD OF MOUTHCoaches at the ACHA Division I level do make an eff ort to recruit players and

will often scout junior and high school games. But it is sometimes word of mouth that can get a player to look at a program.

“A lot of it is done from kids referring other kids,” said University of Michigan-Dearborn head coach Dave Debol. “When people say club hockey, some people think you go out and goof around. We run our program like a varsity program.”

Now in his sixth year with the Wolves, Debol was surprised at the competitiveness of the club level when he fi rst took over and has seen the quality continue to increase. But he also says he is realistic with where these players will end up when they are fi nished playing.

“When you’re done with me you’re going to the beer leagues,” he said. “But while you are here you are able to get a degree from the University of Michigan and play a competitive level of hockey.”

The Wolves also benefi t from an on-campus arena and although the players must pay to play, the cost is around $500 at the most, according to Debol.

ALL-MICHIGAN LEAGUECurrently a member of the Central States Collegiate Hockey League, U of

M-Dearborn, along with league members Eastern Michigan (Ypsilanti) and Western Michigan (Kalamazoo), will join Adrian, Oakland and Grand Rapids’ Davenport University to form the new all-Michigan Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League next season. Adrian and Oakland currently operate as independent teams while

Davenport will make the jump to Division I from Division II. Davenport, the two-time defending Division II national champions, felt it

was time to move up.“We’ve been competitive with several of the Division I teams we have played

the last few years and with the formation of the new league, that kind of clinched the deal,” said Davenport head coach and athletic director Paul Lowden.

The potential cost savings is another advantage of the new GLCHL. Along with creating more in-state rivalries, Debol said his program will be able to cut $35,000 from their budget. All teams will play a 20-game league schedule with two home and away games against each other. Because all teams in the conference are located less than three hours from each other, no overnight stays will be needed. Outside of the conference, teams will continue to play teams from other leagues or independent programs.

A POSITIVE EXPERIENCEMuch like the other coaches, Lowden prefers to shy away from the use of a

certain word in describing his operation. “I don’t like to use the word ‘club’ hockey. I understand it’s not varsity but I

prefer to call it non-varsity,” said Lowden. “The majority of these kids have played two or three years of junior hockey.”

As the fl agship of Davenport’s 14 campuses, the Panthers play out of the Patterson Ice Center located just fi ve minutes from campus. Like Adrian and Oakland the school has two club teams with one competing at the Division III level. Lowden’s Division II team practices three times per week in the morning at 9:45 a.m. so players can schedule classes around practice.

The move to Division I will bring some small changes to the program. At the Division I level players are required to enroll in and pass at least 12 credits per semester where only nine credits are required at the Division II level.

Another rule that is now in place states that schools that have NCAA Division I hockey may not have Division I ACHA teams. An exception is Western Michigan who was grandfathered in.

Though there are distinctions between the diff erent divisions of club hockey, it is not uncommon for schools to play each other from outside their level. Although Davenport will be Division I next season they will continue to play their nearby rival Grand Valley, who competes in Division II.

In Michigan, ACHA games generally draw between 200-900 spectators depending on the schools involved. Rivalry games and schools in close proximity often help attendance but going on the road can be a diff erent experience. Teams at some schools such as Ohio University, Penn State, the University of Illinois and Arizona can see crowds in the thousands as they are often the highest level of hockey available in their areas.

Most schools travel by bus to road games with exceptions for local games such as Oakland playing at U of M-Dearborn. In these cases, players will often drive themselves in an eff ort to save money. Occasionally a team will fl y if to play schools such as Arizona or Oklahoma.

One of this season’s highlights will come on March 20 when Adrian hosts the Division I all star game at Arrington Arena. The game will present a great opportunity for kids to come and see the best of the best at this level, said Phelps.

“In every league there are kids that are passed over,” said Lowden. “The ACHA gives kids an opportunity to continue playing a competitive level of hockey. It’s a very positive experience for these kids.”

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STEVE MSTEVE McKICHANFrom the crease

Game Management: Dealing with RefereesNo one on the ice has closer, more frequent contact with the referee than the

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Think about it. Every defensive zone face off mandates that the referee

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on the opposite side of the draw.

There is a great opportunity for wise goalies to “manage” the ref. During the

course of the game there are peaks and valleys. There are times you detest the ref

and times you are thankful for a call or a quick whistle that went your way.

Believe it or not refs are human. They try to be impartial but we all know and

have witnessed refs that do take things personally.

I have assembled a couple of tips to help build your relationship with the

offi cials that will over time help you keep pucks out of the net. Oh, you still will

have issues with them, however it is how you handle them that is the message.

1. Always retrieve the puck out of the net after a goal for the linesman. Who

cares about the linesman? He can’t hurt you, after all he isn’t a ref. Wrong! All

game offi cials chat during stoppages and during intermissions. These guys are all

in the same fraternity. If a linesman thinks you are an idiot for either making him

dig out a puck or worse fi ring it away, he will mention it to the ref and bingo - you

can see the ranks closing.

2. Regardless of how unfairly you were treated, whether it is crease contact or

a late whistle, whatever you do, don’t snap verbally or glare at the ref. Even if he is

clearly wrong, what has happened has happened. Show composure and still aim

to keep it light with the ref.

I had a clear snow shoe foul happen against me during a game and of course I

was scored on as I lay helplessly on my back. I was truly bitter and wanted to kill

the ref. However, I took a deep breath and dusted myself off and got up.

During the next defensive zone face off the ref smirked at me and was looking

for me to bark at him. I smiled back and said something along the lines of “I better

stop with the whiskey pre-game drinks, I can hardly stand up out here.”

He chuckled and we continued on. Within about three shifts an opponent

lightly brushed me on the way near the crease. He immediately was called for

goalie interference and we scored on the powerplay to tie the game.

Will your demeanor always pay immediate dividends? Likely not. However, the

potential is there for it to help you.

By the way, that ref also proceeded to give me the benefi t of a quick whistle

during some crease scums a handful of times the rest of the season. It likely saved

me 4-5 goals over the course of the games he handled. So learn to manage your

game by managing the refs.

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BY CARL CHIMENTI

Nine Michigan teams helped make a trip to the United States a memorable one

for a team of Russian 12-year olds sponsored by former Detroit Red Wings center

Igor Larionov.

The St. Petersburg-based Lokomotiv ’98 team landed in Los Angeles on Christmas

Day, and after playing four games in California, fl ew to Detroit on New Years Day to

play nine exhibition games against the Birmingham Liberty, PK Warriors, Suburban

Stars, Lansing Capitals, Macomb Mavericks, Mount Clemens Wolves, Birmingham

Rangers, Allen Park and the Novi Ice Cats, in 10 days.

In addition to the spirited competition on

the ice, the Michigan squads hosted post-game

parties for their Russian visitors where the kids

ate together and exchanged e-mail addresses.

“The atmosphere and the reception were very

warm at all the Detroit-area rinks. The Russian

team really enjoyed all of the Detroit team’s

hospitality,” said Leon Kayser, an immigration

attorney based in Bloomfi eld Hills who served as

an assistant and interpreter for the team during

their stay in Michigan. “They understand now why

we call Detroit Hockeytown, just like Voskresensk,

Igor’s hometown is called Hockeytown East in Russia based upon the number of the

NHL players it has produced.”

Birmingham Liberty coach Gary Jackson helped set up the Lokomotiv’s schedule

in Michigan. Since scheduling the game the Novi Ice Cats had been looking forward

to playing the Russian squad.

“When we heard the news we were so excited about the opportunity to play

a team in our age group from another country,” said Ice Cats forward John Patrick

Laff erty. “It’s all we have talked about and we worked extra hard during practice on

our overall game and conditioning.”

Lokomotive went 4-5 on their tour against the Michigan teams, who were

considered some of the top teams at the 1998 age level.

“We were obviously honored and fortunate to be identifi ed as one of the elite

teams at our age group,” said Wade Stevenson, head coach of the Ice Cats. “This was

such a great opportunity for our kids as well as great recognition for the entire Novi

Youth Hockey Association.”

The Ice Cats beat Team Locomotive, 7-2, on Jan. 8 at Novi Ice Arena. The score

was a bit deceiving as Novi broke the game open in the latter part of the fi nal period

against a fatigued group of Russian youngsters.

“The kids have spent a long time away from

home and they are a little tired from all the games

and the travel,” said Kayser. “As we wind down, I

am proud to say they have been little warriors.”

Stevenson was still very impressed with the

eff ort by the Russian youth.

“I thought they skated hard and played a well

rounded game,” said Stevenson, who is in his

fourth season behind the Ice Cats bench. “They

have a nice combination of size, skill and smarts.”

Though the game was just an exhibition,

Stevenson says the Ice Cats gained some valuable

experience.

“Anytime we can challenge a diff erent group of players and a diff erent style of

play it bodes well for team confi dence,” Stevenson said.

After the game the Ice Cats presented each of the Russian players with a black

away jersey.

“Our team had a fun time and all the American people were very nice and made

us feel right at home,” said Lokomotive forward Vladimir Zavizhicsku. “It was a great

experience and we learned a lot from our trip here in the United States.”

Russian Lokomotiv plays nine Michigan teamsThe ’98 Macomb Mavericks (top left) were one of nine teams to host the Russian Team Lokomotiv on their trip to the U.S; The Michigan teams, like the ’98 Novi Ice Cats (above right), held postgame parties so all the players could get to know each other; The Mount Clemens Wolves (bottom right) beat Lokomotiv, 4-1, on Jan. 7.

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Date Opponent ResultJan. 2 Birmingham Liberty 10-1 WJan. 3 1998 PK Warriors 3-1 WJan. 4 Suburban Stars 7-3 WJan. 5 Lansing Capitals 2-1 LJan. 6 Macomb Mavericks 5-1 WJan. 7 Mount Clemens Wolves 4-1 LJan. 8 Novi Ice Cats 7-2 LJan. 9 Birmingham Rangers 4-2 LJan. 10 Allen Park 4-3 L

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Hockey School Guide ‘10

Hockey school means improving skills, having fun and making new friends

BY LARRY O’CONNORFor decades, hockey schools have allowed players to develop new skills and refi ne

ones already in their arsenal. In light of the crippling recession, though, those who

run those instructional sessions have learned how to craft their sales pitch.

While tempted to employ a carnival barker’s zeal to pump their wares, hockey

camp operators have settled on a simple back-to-basics call. They are reminding

their target audience why intensive week-long instruction is vital to a hockey player’s

overall development.

“In terms of convincing people it’s a benefi t to do it, I’m not sure it’s a hard thing,”

says Marshall Starkman, director of Roger Neilson Hockey Camp in Lindsay, Ont.

“One thing we have learned is that even in economic strife, parents always look

out for their kids.

“There may be limits to that, but if there is any way to make it possible, they

make it possible.”

Economic realities have forced camp operations to trumpet their value-for-the-

dollar to increasingly consumer-savvy parents, who ultimately make the decision

of whether their child attends.

Parents are peppering operators about camp amenities, staff -to-player ratios and

curriculum, says Patti Crowe, owner of Elite Training Centers in Hanover, N.H., which

off er a series of hockey developmental programming.

“I think parents are just getting pickier,” Crowe says. “They want more bang for

the buck. I don’t blame them.”

Camp operators haven’t been tone deaf to the economic plight of parents and

have responded by making the experience more aff ordable. For instance, Michigan

State has kept a lid on prices for the past two years, says Tom Newton, Spartans

assistant coach who oversees MSU’s hockey summer camps.

Canadian Hockey Enterprises’ general manager also fl ashes a price tag to entice

students.

“Granted, times are tougher,” says Glen Forbes, whose Peterborough, Ont.-based

company is off ering a Just for Girls program in Traverse City this summer as well as

a full slate of camps across Canada and in Lake Placid, N.Y. “We’re very well-priced

for our product.”

Those austere measures coincide with camps off ering more diversifi ed and

specialized instruction in terms of defensive play, power skating, checking and stick-

handling to meet the demand of today’s players and their families.

“You have to go out and do clinics and promote and promote,” says Andy

Weidenbach, operator of the former Weidenbach Dynamic Skating School.

Adds Crowe of Elite Hockey Training Centers: “You have to think of diff erent ways

to market yourself. You can’t sit back and assume everyone is going to come to you.”

THE OVERALL EXPERIENCECamp organizers trumpet their strengths, which at Roger Neilson Hockey Camp

is a sterling 34-year reputation that includes being founded by one of the game’s

most innovative coaches. The late Roger Neilson was a pioneer in using video to

break down a game and assess player skills.

“We believe our program gives you an overall experience, not just a good hockey

experience but a good camp experience with lots of fun embroiled in hard work,”

Starkman says.

At Michigan State, the experience of being on a major university campus remains

a key selling point.

“We work to put the best staff and product together for the kids,” Newton says.

“The player gets to spend time on a beautiful campus at a top-notch Division I facility

with Munn Arena and provide all the services that a Big Ten school provides you.”

Both Ferris State (Big Rapids) and Michigan Tech (Houghton and Kewanee

Peninsula) offi cials underscore their locations, which include proximity to state parks

and recreational areas for boating, camping, hiking and fi shing.

Lake Superior State University coaches promise at a good time for those who

attend their day camps during the summer. Lakers players work directly with the kids

on the ice. Off -ice activities include ball hockey and swimming, says Tim Christian,

LSSU assistant coach.

“Everyone has fun,” Christian says.

Camaraderie is a common thread in many hockey camps. Players attend from

across the country and from around the world, which off ers kids a chance to make

new friends and experience diff erent cultures, Elite Training Center’s Crowe says.

Last summer, the Hanover, N.H.-based camp had 20 or so players who attended

from Canada as well as Finland, Japan and Denmark.

“I think the most important thing they get out of our camp ... is the sense of

meeting kids from all over the country in addition to learning a lot about hockey,”

says Crowe, whose operation is in its 25th year of operation.

The social aspect still causes pause among veteran instructors at the Roger

Neilson camp where it’s not uncommon to have kids initially balk at being moved

to a diff erent team for parity’s sake.

“They’ll say, ‘I can’t move. This is my team. These are my teammates here,’” Starkman

says. “I say, ‘Wait a second. You haven’t known these guys for even 24 hours yet. How

can attached can you possibly be?’ They do get that way. That’s really amazing for us.”

A DIFFERENT VOICENot lost in the bonding bliss is a player’s overall skill development. Campers

benefi t from simply having a person outside of their regular season coach or parent

instructing them, hockey school operators say.

Hands on instruction in a fun environment helps make hockey schools a valuable learning experience.

“It really is amazing how much a player can improve in a short period of time

just with simple repetition, combined with proper mechanics and technique,” says

Pat Carmichael, a veteran Suburban Hockey School’s staff member with 30 years

of instructional experience. As a middle-school teacher by day and an Atlanta

Thrashers scout by night, Carmichael knows a thing or two about the game and

how to teach it to kids.

“You can literally see their confi dence grow before your eyes as they realize that

just by changing something as simple as how they hold their stick, how much they

bend their knees or how they move their upper body, they can improve their balance

and control and consequently be that much faster and stronger on their skates.”

Like other university-sponsored sessions, instructors at Michigan State’s camp

include collegiate coaches, current players and former players who turned pro.

“It exposes you to a whole diff erent level of coaching,” MSU’s Newton says. “You

are going to be dealing with college, high-level professional and junior coaches. I

think that’s an interesting experience for a young developing player.

“Another thing it does for the younger player is it tests them. Going up against

kids from other states and diff erent areas, it’s going to give that player an idea as

to ‘How good am I?”

A larger question, particular among parents, is what is a reasonable return on

the hockey camp experience?

A week’s worth of instruction won’t likely turn a wobbly-ankled skater into a

Wayne Gretzky-style child prodigy. However, the sum total of a week-long program

will at least get a player thinking about the game and getting better, which is the

foundation for continued success.

“Smart players are good players,” Forbes says. “If you can’t think the game, you’re

not going to be in position and you are not going to able to recover. When you can

think the game, you are in position and you can react to the situation.”


Hockey School Guide ‘10January 25, 2010, Volume 20 : Issue 12

Doing your homework will help you fi nd the school that fi ts your needs BY PHILIP COLVIN

Whether it’s becoming a better skater or increasing the accuracy of your wrist shot, all players need to improve some part of their game.

But with team schedules that sometimes include more games than practice sessions, most coaches fi nd it diffi cult to spend much time working on individual player skills.

And because of the huge premium placed on winning, players often spend more time working on breakouts, penalty killing and forechecking systems instead of improving their skating, passing, shooting and stickhandling.

But when the regular season is over and summer rolls around, it’s the perfect time to work on your skills and improve your overall game.

After school lets out for summer vacation, young players can take break from the rink so they are itching to get back on the ice and are ready to attend a summer hockey school to get back in shape, work on their game and learn something new.

FINDING A SCHOOL RIGHT FOR YOUHow do you decide which school is the one for you? There are

schools for all levels of players looking to improve their game. Shopping for the right hockey school means you have to

know your needs. Are you a beginning player who needs to work on your skating and puck skills? Are you an experienced player who needs a refresher course on skills, but really needs instruction on advanced techniques, positioning and systems?

There are a lot of schools out there, and some come and go before their fi rst summer sessions are even completed. So it’s good to know what questions to ask and the correct answers to those questions.

And you have to adopt a healthy consumer skepticism while investigating diff erent schools. Talk to other players, parents and coaches and look closely at a school’s brochure or website and think about what you or your player want to get out of the time you will spend on and off the ice at a hockey school.

For many players, choosing from among the numerous hockey schools can be a complicated proposition. If you’ve been to a school before, do you want to go back? Or, do you want to try some place new?

Here a few guidelines to help you along:

MAKE AN HONEST EVALUATION OF YOUR SKILL LEVELThis is very important. While it’s great to have a lot of self-confi dence, it’s also

a disservice to you to enroll in a program that is too advanced for your skill level.Coming to grips with your current level of play can help avoid the frustration,

disappointment or even embarrassment of being in over your head. It’s highly benefi cial for mom and dad to sit down with their player and try to

determine what skills you need to work on, and literally write down his/her goals and objectives and strengths and weaknesses as a player.

FIND A SCHOOL THAT WILL CHALLENGE YOUThat honest evaluation of your skill level will help you do the most important thing

in choosing a hockey school – fi nd one that is suffi ciently challenging. Learning, growing as a person, and improving involves stepping out of your comfort zone. A program that is too easy won’t do that and you could be bored; one that is too diffi cult will only produce frustration.

CHECK OUT BROCHURES AND WEBSITES Camp brochures and websites are good way to get information about the school’s

philosophy, schedule and curriculum. Parents should be advised to do some research

to fi nd out about the schools they are interested in. Call the director of the school and ask specifi c questions. What is the schools philosophy towards instruction? Is it easy going or more intense? What are the instructors’ credentials?

WHAT EXACTLY WILL BE TAUGHT AND WHO IS TEACHING IT? Ask about the curriculum, the school’s philosophy towards instruction and what

the students will be doing on a daily basis. Is there an outline for what will be covered in each day of class? Ask about the structure of the on-ice and off -ice sessions and who will be running them. Is there a lunch break?

If the school is away from home, who supervises the players off the ice, where do they sleep, what do they eat and what should they bring with them?

Instruction should be as individualized as possible. It is more diffi cult to learn and you get less practice when you are part of a large group of players with few instructors. Schools usually limit enrollment to insure a low student-to-instructor ratio.

Check out a class – do the instructors have a desire and enjoyment in teaching? Instructors might have played the game at a high level, but they also should enjoy working with young players.

TALK TO OTHER PARENTSWord of mouth is a powerful tool to use in selecting a hockey school, so if possible

talk to parents whose children have gone through the program. If possible watch some of the on-ice activities at the school to get a feel for the way things are run before you sign up. Are the sessions well organized? Do the players spend a lot of time standing around or do they move quickly from drill to drill? Most importantly, do the players look like they are having fun?

QUALITY INSTRUCTION Well-regarded hockey schools all have one thing in common:

quality instructors. Big name players and coaches are a good way to attract

players to a hockey school, but having quality instruction means more than hiring NHL players to show up, give a pep talk and sign autographs.

A lot of top schools select most of their staff from the U.S. college hockey system, and these educators usually have a degree to go along with teaching experience. Players who have moved into coaching and have earned academic degrees help to create a diverse and challenging program. Instruction time at a hockey school is limited and valuable, so instructors need to be prepared.

The best hockey school instructors are experienced, organized and communicate well with kids. Organization means planning on-ice sessions so that students move from one drill to another with minimum time spent standing around.

Top instructors communicate well and establish a good rapport with the kids. This helps to create a productive environment where instructors can teach and students can learn. Drills usually focus on improving a certain skill, and improvement comes from instruction and repetition. An instructor’s enthusiasm and love for the game helps make these drills fun and exciting.

Spending some time on the front-end evaluating your player’s needs and investigating the hockey schools out there can help you fi nd the right school and have a good experience.

Remember playing hockey is a work in progress. You don’t go to hockey school and master hockey skills. But going to hockey schools can help you improve those skills and build on them.

Summer hockey schools are a great way to improve your skills and get ready for the season. Choosing the right school means knowing what you want to get out of the experience and doing your homework.


Hockey School Guide ‘10 January 25, 2010, Volume 20 : Issue 12

What you learn at hockey school: the focus changes as a player gets olderHere is a basic outline of what your player should be learning and doing at a hockey

school by age group:

MINI MITES Mini Mite (ages 5-6) sessions should be all about skill development, including equal

amounts skating and puck skills work and fun. Skills can be taught and reinforced

with games designed to get the players to accomplish the tasks, while ensuring that

they are having fun. At the younger ages it is all about creating good habits that are

essential as a player grows and develops.

MITESMite aged players (ages 6-8) also need to work on everything and should

concentrate on improving fundamental skills like skating and edgework for turning

and stopping, power skating, puckhandling, shooting and passing. Because coaches

aren’t always able to concentrate on fundamental skills in practice, these are basic

skills that all younger players need to work on, and then work on some more.

Skating instruction should focus on correct forward and backward skating

technique, and include drills to teach players how to start, turn and stop correctly.

Power skating instruction should help to develop balance and give the player an

understanding of the two edges, inside and outside, on each skate blade.

Basic skill instruction that uses edges, crossing over and starting and stopping can

all be improved by playing games like dodgeball or follow-the-leader.

These important skating skills are taught by incorporating the drill into a game

and the emphasis on fun learning helps hold the child’s interest, and if they are

having fun, they’ll want to learn more.

Individual skills training to improve stickhandling, shooting and passing should

also be emphasized.

SQUIRTSAlthough squirt players (ages 9-10) are stronger and hopefully more advanced

than mites, a strong emphasis on basic skill development work is still important.

As players mature they want to learn more about breakout passes, how to drop

down to block shots or make a move to the net with the puck, but if the player can’t

skate well enough or pass the puck from one point to another, there is little or no

use for the advanced skill.

And becoming profi cient at the basic skills of skating, passing and shooting allows

a player to get more enjoyment out of the game.

Power skating instruction should work on edge control, developing on-ice agility

and improving speed. Skating instruction should emphasize quick starting techniques

and increasing skating speed and acceleration.

Skating drills should now be done while carrying the puck. It is also important

that squirts become comfortable skating with their head up while still in possession

of the puck.

Puck control skills, along with passing and shooting instruction, can be done using

an on-ice circuit-training program that will develop individual skills and increase

conditioning. Controlled game situations can also be used to introduce squirts to

basic off ensive and defensive concepts.

PEE WEESThis is the age when most players are able to begin to hit legally and so one of the

most important elements of a Pee Wee (ages 11-12) program should be body-checking

instruction. Learning how to correctly give and receive a check will help to prevent

an injury and can also give the player confi dence to

hold onto the puck and make a good play without

the fear of body contact.

The more a player can learn about correct

checking technique, and the earlier they learn it, the

better. Most players at the Pee Wee level think their

equipment is like a suit of armor and they are protected

from any bodily harm. A lot of coaches have diffi culty

teaching checking techniques and most kids this age

don’t know how to properly check an opposing player.

Other techniques, such as angling, footwork drills

and off -ice balance and agility work are also helpful

in learning to check well.

Power skating instruction should develop a player’s

acceleration, agility and overall speed. Specifi c

drills within an on-ice training circuit can improve

advanced individual skills, scoring techniques and

overall conditioning.

Team concepts such as breakouts and correct

positional play can be taught using simulated game

situations and scrimmages.

Off -ice instruction can include instructional videos,

chalk talks and drills designed to improve a player’s

quickness and agility. Video analysis of players’

skating stride can also help to point out a skater’s

strengths and weaknesses, and allows an instructor to pinpoint what a student

needs to work on to improve.

BANTAMSInstruction at the Bantam level (ages 13-14) should still focus on individual skill

development. Because of the age group’s increased strength and physical fi tness,

everything should be done with an increased level of intensity.

Power skating instruction should center on developing a faster and more powerful

stride. Bantams should receive advanced checking instruction with a focus on

footwork, positioning and proper angling techniques.

Individual skill development should build on basic skills and include training

on advanced scoring techniques such as deking, crashing the net, defl ections and

one-timers.

Advanced passing techniques such as “touch” passing and using the boards should

be taught. Bantam players have better control over their bodies and sticks, so advanced

stickhandling drills can be used. An on-ice training circuit can be used to develop

these skills and improve both aerobic and anaerobic fi tness levels.

Bantam players should also be thinking about the game: how to react in diff erent

situations, positional play, the transition game and learning to see what is going on

all around the ice and not just in front of them.

Advanced “read and react” concepts such as cycling, give-and-go and puck

support should also be taught. Team skill instruction can be done using specifi c

game simulated environments all over the ice. The drills should teach bantam players

advanced breakout systems, neutral zone play and how to protect the puck while

fending off a check in open ice or going to the net in very competitive situations.

Off -ice instruction could include lectures, written tests, chalk talks, instructional

videos and games designed to improve the players’ strengths and weaknesses.

Individual video analysis can also be used for individual criticism.

Skill development practice is a staple of hockey school instruction at all levels. As players get older checking instruction begins (above), the drills get faster and advanced game concepts are introduced.


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Powerskating is the foundation of the game

Specialized instruction helps goalies improve

BY LARRY O’CONNORThe transformative properties of power-skating instruction are appreciated most

by those who know they can to get there fi rst.

Just ask Andy Weidenbach, a power-skating instructor as well being Cranbrook-

Kingswood High’s hockey coach. He’s tutored pros, collegiate and youth players alike

in the proper skating techniques.

Weidenbach cites the case of Notre Dame center Ben Ryan of Brighton, who

possessed an “ineffi cient” wide, choppy and short stride when the Irish player came

to see him. Two years ago, the power-skating instructor tutored Ryan weekly for a

month in how to better get his feet underneath him and develop a longer stride

with a powerful thrust.

With the outmoded skating style so ingrained into his muscle memory, the 2007

Nashville Predators fourth-round pick had to work tirelessly on his own to shed

those bad habits while incorporating his newly-garnered skills. Weidenbach did a

double-take when he saw Ryan play a year later.

“I couldn’t tell it was the same person,” says Weidenbach, who works with the

Detroit Red Wings rookies as well as running his own power-skating sessions for high

school teams. “Ben was highly motivated to work on his skating.”

Power skating’s dynamics are rooted in posture, balance, and leg thrust to maximize

a player’s stride. By developing a direct route to the puck, a player’s more likely to

make better decisions with it.

The youngest of players to pros like former Detroit Red Wing Jiri Hudler - whom

Weidenbach also worked with - benefi t from retooling their skating styles.

“You can’t play the sport if you can’t skate,” says power skating instructor Robby

Glantz, the owner of Robby Glantz International. “Players need to know the proper

techniques and then you apply them properly. When you have proper techniques,

everything gets better.”

While power skating puts a premium on speed, those proper techniques also

enhance a player’s agility to fend off checks and see the ice clearly. The best skaters

are often those who make it look easy.

“Sometimes people think that the faster you move your skates the faster you’ll

get going,” says Suburban Hockey School director Geoff Bennetts. “But if you don’t

get any power out of your stride, you’ll go nowhere. You need to have a long powerful

stride and move your feet quickly.”

Power skating instruction is not a quick-fi x but an ongoing process. Players

continually have to practice the proper skating techniques in order to not revert back

to their less effi cient ways and to develop the balance and body control needed to

improve the skills needed to play the game.

“Anyone at the grass-roots level should invest the time and eff ort to (work with

a) power-skating specialist, because it’s the foundation of everything you do,” says

Marshall Starkman, Roger Neilson Hockey Camp director. “If you can’t walk, you can’t

run. The same thing is true when it comes to hockey.

“The more you have to struggle in getting from point A to point B, the less you

can concentrate on what you can do with the puck while you have it.”

While hockey is a team sport, one person is

often left under the harsh light of scrutiny after a

loss: the goaltender.

The position is very demanding, both physically

and mentally – a big save can bring cheers, while

a bad goal can lose a game.

That’s why goaltending instruction is critical to

a netminder’s overall development.

“More often than not goaltenders are the most

neglected players at practice because most coaches

just don’t have the experience to teach them proper

skills,” says Phil Osaer, who along with Manon

Rheaume directs the Suburban Hockey School

goaltending program.

Goalie schools expose netminders to instructors

and techniques that can help them improve on

rebound control, movement in the crease and

puckhandling through drills, hands-on instruction

and situational scrimmages.

“Goalies have to be involved with someone who

can give them more knowledge of the position and

help them work on their strengths and also on their

weaknesses,” says Joe Exter, the goaltending coach

for USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor.

And although goalie is a unique position, the approach to teaching is the same,

Steve McKichan of Future Pro Goalie School points out.

“You assess the weaknesses and strengths,” McKichan says. “Then prescribe and

deliver appropriate corrective drills and feedback to attack those areas.”

While goalie camps are grounded in the basics, they are not intended to squelch

a netminder’s individual styles.

“I think if you teach the basics - and that’s movement around the net and positioning

- I think those are the foundations that every goalie needs,” says Mike Dunham, who

serves as New York Islanders goalie coach. “You

don’t want to take away a goalie’s ability to stop a

puck, no matter how they do it. When you’re in a

game, your objective as a goaltender in a game is

to fi nd a way to stop the puck.

“I think if you can build a foundation, if it is

butterfl ying at certain times, squaring up to the

shooter, or moving to get into position to make

those saves. Those are the important aspects of

goaltending.”

A goaltender also needs to know how to skate.

At goalie school, kids learn how to skate forward,

backward and laterally in their stance.

Mobility drills teach balance and videotape

analysis can show kids what they’re doing right

and wrong.

“We actually believe, with the way the game

is played today, there is a proven way that will

make you a better goaltender,” says Chris Piku, a

Detroit-based instructor at World Pro Goaltending

camp. “If you have an open mind to what we are

going to teach you - and try it - you’ll walk away

with stuff you never used before. Secondly, you will

walk away with a concept of how to play goalie and with a plan.”

The position continues to evolve, which is why even the most-cagey custodian

can benefi t from a visit to a goalie camp.

“No matter what age you are, you’re never going to know everything there is to

know about being a goalie,” McKichan said. “If you’re 10 years old or 25 years old or 40

years old, working with a goalie coach can help you to become a better goaltender.”

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“I thought I could be a better coach than I was a player, and I was a pretty decent player,” he says.

Jensen’s dream turned into Heartland Hockey Camp, the only self-contained privately owned hockey camp in the world. Located on 80 acres in Deerwood, Minnesota, 120 miles north of the Twin Cities, Heartland is now in its 25th summer.

Campers hone basic and advanced hockey skills through fi ve training sessions every day as well as daily lectures and video review classes.

But unlike a typical hockey camp, Heartland has a family vacation feel to it. Yes, there’s the requisite ice arena with Jumbotron, dormitories and weight rooms, but the 1,800 feet of lakeshore property on Portage Lake is also home to tall pine trees, rolling hills and a freshwater stream.

“It’s an unmatched parcel of real estate,” Jensen says.Something else makes Heartland Hockey Camp distinctive.“Eighteen years ago, I pioneered an idea that nobody had

heard of in the hockey camp industry,” Jensen says. “I started Father-Son and Mom-and-Daughter camps, where young kids who weren’t emotionally or socially prepared to go away to camp on their own come to camp with their parents and enjoy the experience together. That really sent our business into orbit.”

Parents and kids share ice time together if their skill levels sync up, but it’s not unusual to see Mom or Dad playing 18 holes of golf while the kids are skating. Kids and adults at

Heartland can also enjoy mini golf, tennis, guided fi shing excursions, and a host of supervised water activities including swimming, boating, water skiing, tubing, canoeing, kayaking, and hurtling down a 100-foot water slide.

“We’ve gradually upgraded the property every year,” Jensen notes. “We always try to add something new, make something better or improve our operations.”

A commitment to quality helps Heartland generate annual revenues of $1.2 million even though it’s open only 10 weeks a year.

“Still, we’re able to generate revenue in excess of what a lot of rinks do in an entire year,” Jensen says. “We’re probably the only hockey rink in the world that shuts down in the winter and only

opens in the summer.”Jensen’s National Hockey League pedigree is another big

diff erentiator.“Not many former NHL players have the passion for being

hands on every day at a summer camp,” Jensen says. “Many of the retired players have no fi nancial motivation or ambition to get in the trenches and work that hard. I came from a diff erent era. The average salary when I played was about $150,000. I didn’t have a million dollars banked away.”

Several former NHL players have made guest appearances at Heartland Hockey Camp to serve as instructors. They’ve included Tom Younghans, another former North Star, and Joel Otto, who played for Bemidji State University and the NHL’s Calgary Flames.

Jensen credits much of Heartland’s success to his wife, Sandy. “We as a pair are probably the best camp-owners-slash-

hands-on-directors you’ll fi nd in the hockey camp industry,” he says. “I don’t know of another husband-and-wife team that has worked 12-14 hours every day of the summer for 25 years. Sandy has done more behind the scenes than I have up front for the success of our company.”

Running the camp is rewarding fi nancially, he adds, “but the rewards are much greater spiritually and emotionally because of the long-term relationships we’ve built over the years. I get e-mail updates all the time from former campers on what they’re doing and about how they learned to persevere and work through adversity. The life lessons they learned at the camp were a lot more valuable than the hockey skills.”

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BY PHILIP COLVINWith more girls putting on pads, lacing up skates and getting

into the game, the need for specialized instruction for females

has continued to grow.

Girls are starting to play at younger ages on all-girls teams

than ever before and hockey schools have worked to off er a

great experience in a comfortable, challenging setting to learn

and improve their skills.

“It’s important for girls to know that they can play just as well

as the boys,” said Angela Ruggiero, a former resident of Harper

Woods and star at Harvard University who is about to compete

in her fourth Olympics in February. “In an all-girls camp, right

from the start, we are showing these girls that it is all about

them. We are off ering them a chance to learn in an environment

where they are surrounded by people just like them.”

And one of the best ways to teach girls to play hockey is to

have other girls teach them. The growth of the women’s game

means that there are more top prep and college coaches, and

current or former women college players, to act as instructors

and counselors.

“They’ve been through the process and so the girls are

taught by someone with that experience,” said Jamey Hicks, the

executive hockey director at Canadian Hockey Enterprises. “The

campers are going to listen to what they say to help them get

better. It adds a whole other element to the learning process.”

Working with a female instructor can also give young players

a role model to emulate.

“Many girls who come to camp have never met a woman

who plays college hockey, so it’s great to see them have some

kind of role model in the sport,” said Patty Crowe, a former

coach at Dartmouth College and the girls’ camp director for Elite

Hockey Training Centers, based in Hanover, New Hampshire.

“You can see it in their eyes when they are working with the

college players on the ice. You can see the wheels turning in the

heads, thinking, ‘You know, I can do this. I can be just like her.’”

And with experienced female college players returning to

give back to the game by becoming instructors, all-girl’s schools

go a long way in making a female player feel more comfortable,

which helps improve the learning process.

“Women’s camps enhance their experience. If you enhance

their experience, they’re eager to learn,” said 11-year Providence

College women’s coach Bob Deraney, who off ers a top-level girl’s

camp on the school’s Rhode Island campus. “If they’re eager to

learn, they’ll give all they have on the ice. If they give all they

have on the ice, they’ll only get better.”

“It’s important to have a staff that loves hockey and

everything the sport off ers to young athletes - discipline,

self-confi dence, teamwork, sportsmanship and fun.”

Ruggiero grew up playing with and against boys, but really

fl ourished when she starting playing on all-girls teams. She

believes coaches must take a diff erent approach to working

with girls.

“Boys and girls are diff erent, and they should be taught

diff erently,” she said. “I’m not saying that girls need to be

coddled or babied, but there are diff erent ways of getting

results out of diff erent players.”

And while the curriculums are usually the same – as players

need to be able to skate, handle the puck, make passes, shoot

and defend no matter what gender they are - camp directors

say that girls as a rule listen well, follow directions and learn

very quickly.

“Girl students are awesome. They pay attention, they’re

driven to improve and their skills are getting better every year,”

said Jeff Serowik, whose Pro Ambitions Girls Olympic Battle

Camp features former U.S. Women’s Olympic team member,

and current Cornell women’s team assistant coach, Kim Insalico

as a lead instructor.

The fact that girls just keep getting better drives girl’s schools

to push to get the most out of every one of their campers.

“Girls schools give them the opportunity to get together

and play a game they love,” Ruggiero said. “We work the girls,

but we have fun too. And when we are done with the camp,

we hope that they want to come back. We hope that they are

dog-tired, but can’t wait to put those skates back on. We want

them to love the game when they get here, but love it even

more when they leave.”

Girl’s hockey schools teach stick handling, skating, passing and shooting but also off er an “all-girls” atmosphere and usually a mostly all-female instructional staff made up of top players like Olympian Angela Ruggiero (center).

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BY LARRY O’CONNORIn adult hockey circles, there’s often a tale of two players.One has played the game since childhood. He’s there to rekindle his youthful passion,

content to play the game, revel in the camaraderie and crack open a cold drink afterwards.

Then there is the relative neophyte. He only started playing as an adult and is in a perpetual quest to elevate his game to that of his more-highly skilled peers.

What this novice lacks in skill, he makes up for in exuberance and an earnest passion for the game. Those characteristics aptly sum up those most likely to enroll in an adult camp, says Shawn Killian, director of Planet Hockey.

“I think the challenge within the adult community is that a lot of people say, ‘I’m busy. I just love chasing the puck once a week and I’m not going to invest time and money into developing,’” says Killian, who runs adult camps throughout the U.S. and overseas. “That holds back the adults who desperately want to make up for lost time and who would love to train more. There’s always that battle.”

The Denver-based outfi t is one of a litany of hockey camp operators targeting the Advil-and-ice-pack set.

And adults make the greatest strides after a week of intensive instruction, which makes the job rewarding, says Heartland Hockey Camps’ Steve Jensen, who co-owns the Deerwood, Minn. operation with wife Sandra. During the past six years, Heartland Hockey Camps have been at a capacity with 90 adults attending annually.

“Most of the adults are at the beginning to intermediate level, so they are really hungry to learn the basic skills of hockey,” says Jensen, whose camps draw participants from as far as Japan, Australia, Switzerland and Great Britain.

Though more mature and attentive then younger acolytes, adult players come

with their own baggage. That often means starting from scratch, including basic shooting, passing and skating skills.

“A lot of the adult campers who come don’t know how to do a forward or a backward crossover,” Jensen says. “Individually they need a lot of work.”

Adult players want to work and learn, especially since they are the ones writing the check. However, they tend to expect immediate results whereas instructors preach patience.

“They are trying to swallow that pill and be good in fi ve minutes,” Killian says. “It’s like trying to learn the guitar as an adult. It can’t be that diffi cult. Kids do it all the time.’

“You tend to have the emphasis on ‘I’m smart, I’m athletic, I’m an adult, I’m successful in my career so it shouldn’t be this hard.’”

After a few days, those small puddles of frustration evaporate as adult players see remarkable progress. At Heartland Hockey Camp, adults may spend six to eight hours on the ice daily, “which is more than some people get in a month or two months,” Jensen says.

Adult players of all skill levels can benefi t from attending an instructional program.

“Our philosophy is to challenge every player at their particular competitive level,” said Lyle Phair, managing director of Suburban Hockey School. “We provide them with the skills and knowledge that allows them to dramatically improve their game.”

Not lost in the learning process is the sheer fun of getting together with like-minded players, says Glen Forbes, Canadian Hockey Enterprises’ general manager. The Peterborough, Ont. outfi t tailors its adult camps to include social outings.

“We package it with their hotels, some dinners and breakfasts where the guys come in and gather around and go to breakfast together, go to the rink and practice,” Forbes says.

While successful hockey players need to be

profi cient at skating, shooting and passing, the

sport also requires teamwork, sportsmanship

and camaraderie.

So in addition to working on hockey specifi c

skills on the ice, hockey schools have incorporated

elements into their off -ice off erings that address

team-building, confi dence and trust.

Players might fi nd themselves as part of a team

attempting to solve various problems through

challenging obstacles, competitive relay races,

rappelling from ropes down an incline, struggling

to get the entire team to the top of a structure or

the challenges of a ropes course.

Not only are these activities fun and a break

from the rigors of being on the ice, they help teach

important team skills such as desire, cooperation,

trust, problem solving, motivation and hard work

towards a common goal.

“The team-building lessons have a direct

correlation to the on-ice product,” said Marshall

Starkman, director of the Roger Neilson Hockey

School. “Several games make campers work

together to overcome a physical or mental challenge.”

Other fun off -ice activities include things such as soccer, tennis, swimming and

roller or street hockey.

Many schools also include off -ice training components where campers are

introduced to sport-specifi c exercises and plyometrics that improve strength, explosive

power and conditioning in an age-appropriate manner.

Michigan Tech’s Hockey Development Center, now in its 39th year, includes an

Outdoor Skills Center where players work on puck handling, shooting accuracy and

physical testing in a fun environment.

Campers also spend time in the “classroom” with an instructor studying NHL game

fi lms and instructional tapes and even breaking down video of themselves skating

to really see where they can improve.

Many programs use off -ice time to reinforce what’s taught on the ice.

Suburban Hockey School director Cal McGowan deconstructs the school’s off -ice

time, explaining that it’s used to make their on-ice time more effi cient: “We introduce

the teaching points off ice and then repeat them on the ice. We also use video analysis,

chalk talks, physical training, as well as fun game-situation activities like speedball

and soccer to teach and reinforce concepts like passing lanes, give-and-go, supporting

the puck and defensive positioning.”

Just like their sons and daughters, adult players want to improve and can benefi t from attending hockey school.

In addition to activities like street hockey, swimming and soccer, many hockey schools include skill training, agility, cardiovascular work and team-building exercises in their off -ice programs.

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January 25, 2010, Volume 20 : Issue 12

Red Wings Alumni take on Women Build squad in benefi t game

BY SETH M. FISHER

Left winger Courtney Fathers of Livonia was still beaming

after scoring a goal when she wheeled to chase a loose puck

squirting toward her own blue line.

Perhaps that is why Fathers didn’t notice former Detroit Red

Wings team president Billy Evo streaking down center ice. Evo

stole the puck off of her stick and sent it quickly to a rushing

John Ogrodnick, who fed fellow Red Wings great Jimmy Carson

for a visitors’ tally that fi nally quieted the raucous crowd at the

Onyx Rochester Ice Arena.

Behind the glass, Deb McKinley pounded a fi st against

the nearest pane, off ering “that shouldn’t count!” But she

too was smiling.

A volunteer with Habitat for Humanity of Macomb County,

McKinley had a reason to cheer: the arena was packed for the

January 8 game against the Red Wings Alumni team and the

event signifi ed a major fundraising victory for her chapter,

Women Build, which promotes the involvement of women in

the parent organization’s services and activities. The success

of the benefi t game meant more homes that could be built

for those in need of simple, decent and aff ordable housing.

The Friday night exhibition game pitted the Red Wings

Alumni Association against two squads formed from various

metro-Detroit women’s teams. In addition to Evo, Ogrodnick

and Carson, alumni skaters included former Red Wings Shawn

Burr, Brent Fedyk, and Dave Gagnon; retired NHL players Rob

Palmer, Darren Banks and Dan Newman; and other former

college and minor league stars from the area, like the speedy

Jon Finstrom, and former Michigan State star center Tom Ross.

Most of the ‘home’ skaters came from various teams at

all competitive levels within the Michigan Senior Women’s

Hockey League. The women’s teams were coached by Teresa

Fulgenzi, director of inline hockey at West Bloomfi eld’s Jewish

Community Center, and her assistant Beth Silvis of Eastpointe.

The alums took both games, beating the “BC2 Handers”,

7-4, and Fathers’ “Spittin’ Chicklets”, 7-5. Kristen Czarnecki had

a hat trick for the BC2 Handers. That game was highlighted by

a monster slap-shot from Angie Bernath, which was stopped

by admittedly surprised alumni goalie Gagnon.

Still, the real outcome was determined before the fi rst puck

was even dropped.

“The big winners tonight are Women Build and our future

homeowners,” said Habitat build leader Pam Schafer at the

event’s kickoff address.

The game was the brainchild of Habitat volunteer Debbie

Marshall of Rochester Hills, and Evo, her cousin, brought up

over lunch and hashed out shortly after while attending last

year’s Buick Open.

A third key player was BC2 Handers’ captain and Eastpointe

resident April Yager, who after hearing about Marshall’s plans,

took it upon herself to recruit and organize the women players

and coaches. Yager also was responsible for the names of two

women’s teams.

“Somebody must have done a lot of good work, because

there were a good number of people who came,” Ogrodnick

said at a post-game VIP event held at Hamlin Pub in Shelby

Township. “We like that it’s for a good cause and a good charity,

and when it’s for such a great crowd, and the team is really

having a good time out there, it’s the kind of thing that makes

us want to do this again.”

The game was the fi rst time the Red Wings Alumni squad

had ever faced off against an all-women team.

“It was very impressive for a fi rst-time event,” said Evo. “The

women were having a lot of fun, and they and the crowd made

it really fun for us.”

Sponsor support from Buff alo Wild Wings of Rochester Hills,

ice time donated by Onyx, the paid attendance, a between-

period’s raffl e and the Hamlin Pub event helped raise thousands

of dollars to go toward equipment, tools, materials and sites

for Habitat volunteers to build future homes. Habitat volunteer

Debbie Kinlin said the organization expected to raise about a

quarter of its annual funds from the event.

The Red Wings Alumni team played a benefi t game against two squads representing Macomb Women Build on January 8 at the Onyx Rochester Ice Arena.

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Boys High School January 25, 2010, Volume 20 : Issue 12

Six defensemen to watch in the WestBY BRIAN EDWARDS

Strong leadership qualities are the common denominator of this list of six

defensemen from the Westside of the state to watch down the stretch.

Several of the players wear the “C” on their sweater and all are leaders on their

teams. They log tons of ice time and play important roles on their teams’ power

play and penalty kill units.

Aaron Barto, Hudsonville

The Eagles senior doesn’t get the notice that his all-state teammate Parker Host

does, but he’s every bit as integral to Hudsonville’s attack. Barto played for 10 years

in GRAHA’s travel program and then spent a year at NXi before switching to high

school last year. He’s got size (6-3/190 lbs) and off ensive skills, too. Barto actually

started as a forward, but moved back to the blue line early last season and has been

an anchor there, says his coach Jason Caster.

“[He] is able to make the big play defensively and change the tempo of the

game,” Caster says.

Dylan Dault, Mattawan

The senior played an integral role in Mattawan’s league and regional titles last

year, earning fi rst team all-conference honors on defense – as well as the league’s

sportsmanship award – in the Southwest Michigan High School Hockey League.

Over the summer, he was one of the top D-men on Team West Michigan, according

to the team’s coach Jeff Wressell.

“He makes smart decisions and has a solid, all-around skill set,” Wressell says.

Jimmy Davis, East Kentwood

The Falcon’s junior blueliner was named an alternate captain as a sophomore and

got the “C” this year. He wins praises from coaches in the area as a two-way player

who can shut down the opposing team’s best player, but also put the puck in the

net, especially in critical game situations. He played on Team West Michigan over the

summer and was the squad’s best defenseman, said Wressell. “He’s physical, smart,

skilled, skates very well and can rush the puck when needed.”

Another local coach calls Davis “one of the most dominant defensemen” he’s seen

in the area in years and predicts he could end up at a D1 school.

Brenden Giff el, Grandville

A four-year starter and second year captain of the Bulldogs, Giff el was +20 last

season and has been selected to play for Team West Michigan in the MDHL the past

two seasons. He’s an integral part of the Dawgs’ defensive strategy both at even

strength and on special teams says his coach, Mike Bynski. Opposing coaches agree.

“You don’t dump the puck in Giff el’s corner,” said East Kentwood Coach Todd

Bell. “When he’s on the ice, you dump it into the other guy’s corner because Giff el

is such a physical presence on the ice and he’s smart and great at playing the body.”

Ryan Mylenek, Mona Shores

The Sailor’s senior was a mainstay of last year’s runner-up in Division 2. He isn’t

big, but plays several sizes larger than his listed program weight. He’s an exceptional

skater who can move the puck and doesn’t shy away from physical play said coach

Charlie Link. He’s positionally sound in the defensive zone so he rarely gets beat and

spends very little time in the penalty box, despite logging a ton of minutes anchoring

a young Mona Shores defensive unit.

Adam Swy, Traverse City Central

The Trojan blueliner is third on his team in scoring, but also one of the strongest

defensive players in the Big North Conference. He’s tall and has a long reach that he

uses to his advantage said his coach, Chris Givens.

“We preach having a ‘good stick’ in the defensive zone and Adam does a great

job of blocking passing lanes and using his reach to steer opposing players where

he wants them to go,” Givens said.

Off ensively, he has a huge shot (“one of the hardest I’ve had in the past 10-15

years,” Givens says), good hands and is one of the team’s best passers.

Others to watch: Robert Perry, Rockford; Kyle Wollett, East Grand Rapids; David

Ziemke, Grand Rapids Catholic Central; Max Rennaker, Forest Hills Northern/Eastern;

Matt Mosher, West Catholic; Scott Hall, Muskegon Catholic Central; Josh Kooi, Grand

Haven; Chris Dienes, Traverse City West; Kaleb Skinner, Kalamazoo Blades; Kyle

Pavlack, Kalamazoo Eagles.

Brian Edwards blogs about West Michigan’s varsity hockey teams on The West

Michigan High School Hockey Blog (thewmhsh.blogspot.com).

East Kentwood senior captain Jimmy Davis is one of the top blueliners in the state.

USHSHO.com Rankings(as of Jan. 18)

1. Detroit Cath. Central 2. Orchard Lk. St Mary3. Livonia Stevenson4. Novi5. Marquette6. De La Salle7. Trenton8. Cranbrook9. U of D Jesuit10. Brother Rice

11. Howell12. Flint Powers13. Sault Ste Marie14. Plymouth15. Cadillac16. Midland17. Traverse City West18. G. P. Liggett19. G.P. North20. Farmington

High School Winter Classic is

February 6After watching outdoor games at the college and pro level, Walled Lake

Western coach Logan McLean wanted to try it too.

So the 2010 high school Winter Classic will pit McLean’s Warriors against

cross-town rival Walled Lake Central on Feb. 6 at 1:15 p.m. at Ann Arbor’s

Buhr Park.

“The rink is NHL sized and has a roof covering the majority of the ice,”

said McLean. “And this game is not only special because its outside, but it

will also be for the City Cup championship.”

Proceeds for the game will go to support the United Cerebral Palsy

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BY BOB ST. JOHNGrosse Pointe South passed another test on Jan. 13, beating host Cranbrook-

Kingswood, 3-2.

The win allowed the Blue Devils to put a little distance between themselves and the

Cranes in the Michigan Metro Girls High School Hockey League Division 1 standings.

“It was a really good game, but I thought we should have scored more than three

goals after outshooting Cranbrook, 42-12,” South head coach Bill Fox said. “They’re

goalie made some great saves to keep it close.”

Colleen Jacoby made 39 saves for the Cranes in the loss. Rae Sklarski, Ana Harris

and Claire Boyle scored for the Blue Devils, while Caley Chelios and Amanda Schimpke

tallied for the cranes.

Both squads look to be the head of the Division 1 class. The Blue Devils remained

undefeated after cruising by city rival University Liggett, 6-1, the night after nipping

Cranbrook.

Paige Counsman scored the Knights’ lone goal, while the undefeated Blue Devils had

goals by Harris, Lorna Burns, Gabby Hartman, Julia Solecki, Elizabeth Clem and Boyle.

The Cranes improved to 6-1 with a 3-2 overtime win over Grosse Pointe North.

The host Cranes trailed 2-1 in the fi nal minute before scoring to tie the game and

Schimpke tallied the game-winner.

“Our fi rst line is scoring all of our goals and they have developed a great chemistry

on the ice,” Cranbrook head coach terry brooks said. “We were right there with south

and should have tied or even won the game.

“We had a goal disallowed that clearly was in, but the breaks go in our favor

sometimes and against us sometimes. We have one more game with south and we

will see what happens.”

Grosse Pointe North is tied for third with 10 points at 5-3 after the loss to the

Cranes and a 2-0 victory over Livonia Ladywood on Jan. 13.

The Norsemen were led by Kailey Sickmiller and Jennifer Cusmano, who scored the

goals, and goaltender Emma Huellmantel recorded the shutout. Defensively, Natalie

Skorupski, Catherine McCarthy and Taylor Moody were all over the Blazers’ forwards.

Ann Arbor is also hanging tough with 12 points as Rachel Freeman and Kristina

Keil lead the team with nine points apiece. Julia Franceshi had eight points, followed

by Emy Guttman has seven and Hannah Bogard has six for the Pioneers.

Ann Arbor’s chance at a division title hinges on South losing a couple of games,

including their rematch later in the season.

Liggett has 10 points, thanks to a convincing 6-1 victory over Northville. Counsman

had four goals, while Liz Smith and Chandler Warren had one apiece.

the Knights play a bulk of their Division 1 games in the fi nal six weeks of the

regular season, including a home game against Ann Arbor on Jan. 23.

Ladywood had six points, despite the stellar play of goalie Jessica Pavela. She

has kept the Blazers in several of their losses, including the 2-0 defeat to North.

Northville is struggling to fi nd consistency and brings up the rear in Division

1. But expect head coach Bill Holden to have his Mustangs playing better hockey

before the state playoff s begin.

PORT HURON RUNNING AWAY WITH DIVISION 2In Division 2, Port Huron is closing in on the regular season championship as the

Lady Icehawks stand a perfect 11-0, outscoring their foes 67-7.

Head coach Ron Cook and his squad will get tested in the next few weeks when

they take on the best teams in the league, which are fi rst through fi fth in Division 1.

The Icehawks are breezing through the Division 2 slate, thanks to league scoring

leader Chelsea Minnie (19 goals and 33 points) and Hayley Cos, who has eight goals

and 10 assists for 18 points.

Country Day, led by Maddie Van Antwerp who is tied for third in scoring with 10

goals and seven assists, stand in second place with a 5-5 mark.

Head coach Riccardo DiPasquo and his Yellowjackets have made great strides this

season, but they still can’t fi nd the right mojo to beat Port Huron.

Plymouth-Canton-Salem and Mercy are tied for third with six points. Both have

young and inexperienced squads, but improvement is evident.

Rounding out the fi nal three spots in Division 2 are Walled Lake with four points,

Warren Regina with two points and Bloomfi eld Unifi ed, which remains winless.

Kristen Taylor, the Saddlelites’ captain, is tied with Van Antwerp with 17 points,

netting eight goals and nine assists.

Grosse Pointe South alone at top of D1

MMGHSHL Standings (as of January 18)

Division 1 GP W L T PTS GF GA GP South 9 9 0 0 18 35 4

Ann Arbor 8 6 2 0 12 34 19

GP North 9 6 3 0 12 34 23

Cranbrook 6 5 1 0 10 30 13

Univ. Liggett 7 5 2 0 10 30 13

Ladywood 9 3 6 0 6 19 37

Northville 5 1 4 0 2 17 24

Division 2 GP W L T PTS GF GA Port Huron 11 11 0 0 22 67 7

Country Day 10 5 5 0 10 38 39

PCS 9 4 5 0 8 27 38

Mercy 10 3 7 0 6 35 49

Wa lled Lake 10 2 8 0 4 29 59

Regina 10 1 9 0 2 30 56

Bloomfi eld Hills 9 0 9 0 0 6 71

Top Scorers School GP G A PtsChelsea Minnie PH 10 19 14 33

Hayley Cox PH 10 8 10 18

Maddie Van Antwerp CD 8 10 7 17

Kristen Taylor Reg 7 8 9 17

Sydney Sakwa CK 4 10 6 16

Claire Boyle GPS 6 6 10 16

Top Goalies School GP GA GAA W-LCook PH 10 7 0.70 10 - 0

Miller GPS 6 3 0.70 4 - 0

Passalacqua ULS 5 6 1.20 4 - 1

Jacoby CK 4 8 2.00 4 - 0

Supica AA 7 16 2.28 5 - 2

Pavela LW 6 12 2.92 2 - 4

Huellmantel GPN 6 20 3.33 4 - 2

Ann Arbor goalie Sydney Supica has helped the Pioneers get into second place in Division 2 of the MMGHSHL.

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2009-10 NAHL Standings (as of January 18)CENTRAL GP W L OTL PTS PCT GF GA PIMBismarck 39 23 9 7 53 0.679 121 95 760Owatonna 37 21 13 3 45 0.608 115 120 600Alexandria 34 15 15 4 34 0.5 89 96 535North Iowa 36 13 19 4 30 0.417 105 144 596Albert Lea 35 8 22 5 21 0.3 81 143 841

NORTH GP W L OTL PTS PCT GF GA PIMTraverse City 37 23 12 2 48 0.649 136 113 829Marquette 35 21 14 0 42 0.6 112 93 718Janesville 34 18 13 3 39 0.574 111 103 742Motor City 34 15 13 6 36 0.529 98 102 767Alpena 36 11 24 1 23 0.319 92 126 1022

SOUTH GP W L OTL PTS PCT GF GA PIMTopeka 38 29 6 3 61 0.803 165 87 1115St. Louis 34 28 5 1 57 0.838 123 68 659Texas 34 16 15 3 35 0.515 99 111 1081Springfield 39 15 19 5 35 0.449 114 125 610Wichita Falls 38 10 23 5 25 0.329 112 169 1104

WEST GP W L OTL PTS PCT GF GA PIMWenatchee 41 31 7 3 65 0.793 135 88 1001Fairbanks 40 24 14 2 50 0.625 155 121 1066Alaska 35 17 12 6 40 0.571 111 106 970Kenai River 38 10 26 2 22 0.289 88 144 803

TOP SCORERS TEAM POS GP G A PTS PIM PPG SHGJuola, Michael FBX F 40 17 39 56 31 8 0Higby, Erik TPK F 38 20 31 51 42 4 2Pustin, Mark FBX F 39 19 30 49 29 6 0Rickord, Jared SPR F 39 18 27 45 12 6 0Fabian, Jason BIS F 39 16 26 42 44 6 1Larson, Jared FBX F 39 20 20 40 51 10 1Curry, Nick SPR F 35 14 25 39 32 6 0Sheehan, Brian WIC F 38 23 15 38 46 6 1Johnson, Bryce TPK F 38 14 24 38 36 3 1Jubinville, Jeff WNE F 41 18 19 37 22 6 0Kolb, Andrew MAR F 35 14 23 37 26 3 1Hagaman, Alec TPK F 32 19 18 37 70 6 0Panetta, Dominic BIS F 38 17 19 36 70 4 0Kleiman, RJ MCM F 34 16 20 36 45 6 2Ladd, Garrett MAR F 32 13 23 36 73 3 4Kleisinger, Casey BIS F 39 15 20 35 65 8 0Politz, Kyle FBX F 37 12 23 35 26 3 1Thorson, Cory OWA F 37 16 19 35 10 3 0Clifford, Doug TNS F 36 15 20 35 61 4 0Saintey, James FBX F 37 15 19 34 46 5 1Jacobson, Ryan BIS F 38 20 13 33 4 4 0Bohrer, Ryan NIO F 36 8 25 33 20 3 1Olszewski, Daniel STL F 34 15 18 33 55 3 3Mingo, Dajon WNE F 38 12 20 32 38 3 3Radke, Dan TNS F 37 10 22 32 36 1 1McGinty, Brian OWA F 37 9 23 32 37 4 1Thomas, Tony TPK F 38 11 20 31 36 5 1Thompson, Garrett TNS F 36 14 17 31 64 3 0Kero, Tanner MAR F 35 21 10 31 29 7 1Encarnarcao, Rui JNE F 34 17 14 31 26 2 0Saint-Onge, Collin MAR F 33 13 18 31 28 6 0Prince, Jack TEX F 33 15 16 31 30 3 7

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 15 907:18 1 29 1.92 266 0.902 Jaeger, Brandon WNE 17 949:36 1 32 2.02 403 0.926 Bruggeman, Tyler STL 22 1328:18 1 47 2.12 601 0.927 Torf, Jason MCM 15 791:53 0 29 2.20 455 0.940 Faragher, Ryan BIS 29 1582:43 3 59 2.24 638 0.915 Kamal, Chris ALX 25 1444:01 1 54 2.24 647 0.923 Taffe, Mike FBX 23 1305:12 0 51 2.34 546 0.915 Frederick, Cooper TPK 15 795:26 1 32 2.41 279 0.897 Carruth, Mac WNE 16 865:58 1 35 2.43 360 0.911 Kissaw, Kevin MAR 25 1396:11 3 58 2.49 740 0.927 Strandberg, Drew TNS 26 1486:58 2 63 2.54 602 0.905

NORTH DIVISIONMarquette forward Andrew Kolb connected for four assists as the Rangers celebrated a two-game sweep over Albert Lea. On Jan. 15, the Toledo, Ohio, native registered a pair of assists in a 5-1 victory. The next night, the 20-year-old picked up two more helpers as the Rangers downed the Thunder in a shootout, 4-3. The Sherwood/NAHL Top Prospects Tournament selection was also a plus-2 for the weekend.HONORABLE MENTION: Janesville forward Wes Wauters; Motor City forward Cody Wydo SOUTH DIVISIONTopeka forward Tony Thomas struck for two goals and two assists as the RoadRunners split a two-game set with Springfi eld. Held scoreless on Jan. 15 - a 3-2 loss - the 19-year-old from South Lyon connected for two goals and two assists, including one on Bryce Johnson’s game-winning marker, as the RoadRunners bested the Jr. Blues,

5-2. He was also a plus-2 on the weekend.HONORABLE MENTION: Texas defenseman Ralphs Freibergs

CENTRAL DIVISIONOwatonna forward Chris Bournazos registered a goal and two assists, including one on Jake Youso’s game-winning goal, as the Express downed North Iowa on Jan. 15, 3-2. Held scoreless the next night - a 4-2 victory over the Outlaws - the 19-year-old Sherwood/NAHL Top Prospects Tournament selection from Naperville, Ill., was a plus-3 on the weekend.HONORABLE MENTION: Bismarck defenseman Matt Shost

WEST DIVISIONKenai River forward Johan Skinnars recorded four assists as the Brown Bears skated to a three-game sweep over Fairbanks. On Jan. 14, the Sweden native picked up a pair of assists, including one on Jesse Ramsey’s game-winning goal, in a 3-2 victory. The next night, the 20-year-old

tallied two more helpers - one on Raymond Stenehjem’s game-winner - in another 3-2 triumph over the Ice Dogs. Skinnars, a Sherwood/NAHL Top Prospects Tournament selection who potted the game-winning goal in the Brown Bears’ 3-2 shootout victory on Jan. 16 was also a plus-2 on the weekend.HONORABLE MENTION: Kenai River forward Brad Duwe

SHERWOOD GOALIETexas goaltender Dan Sullivan backstopped the Tornado to a two-game sweep over Wenatchee, turning aside 73 of 75 shots. On Jan. 15, the York, Pa., native made 41 saves in a 3-1 triumph. The next night, the 20-year-old stopped 32 shots in regulation and overtime and seven of 10 in the shootout as the Tornado bested the Wild, 2-1.HONORABLE MENTION: Bismarck’s Jake Williams; Kenai River’s Mike Martin and Dainis Vasiljevs; Marquette’s Kevin Kissaw; Motor City’s Jason Torf; Topeka’s Cooper Frederick.

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Trio of new NAHL teams on tap for 2010-11

SHERWOOD PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 17)

BY MATT MACKINDER

The North American Hockey League will have more than 20 teams next season

and will venture into Canada as the league has announced three new franchises will

start play in Chicago, Fresno and British Columbia in 2010-11.

One more, in Aberdeen, S.D., has received conditional approval

to start in the league next fall.

The three teams joining the NAHL next season – Chicago

Hitmen, Dawson Creek Rage and Fresno Monsters – each

displayed characteristics that appealed to NAHL commissioner

Mark Frankenfeld.

“We’re in the business of developing players, and the more

opportunities and exposure we can provide kids

across North America, the better,” Frankenfeld

said. “That and these new ownership groups

have all demonstrated a steadfast commitment

to putting our player’s futures fi rst.”

Dawson Creek are the second team to be

located in Canada after the Fernie (B.C.)

Ghostriders were a member of the NAHL

in 2003-04. The Rage hired of B.C. veteran

Scott Robinson as head coach and general

manager. Needless to say, Dawson Creek

is elated about having a team in the NAHL

next season.

“Given the community’s passion and the

ownership group’s commitment to building

a successful organization, both on and off the ice, we’re confi dent Dawson Creek

will instantly be one of the premier junior hockey markets in all of North America,”

said Frankenfeld. “The ownership’s blueprint will unquestionably add to our rich

tradition of developing student-athletes for college and professional hockey and,

with the consent of USA Hockey and Hockey Canada, we’re excited to have them

part of our league.”

“Many people have worked hard to bring a team to Dawson Creek and are excited

about bringing Junior A hockey back to our community,” said Pat Rorison, co-founder

of the group that helped establish the team.

Out in Fresno, the Monsters will be the fi rst California-based team to call the

NAHL home. This season, the Monsters franchise is operating an expansion team

of the same name in the Tier III Western States Hockey League and will keep that

team next year as a feeder system to the parent NAHL organization.

“The Fresno ownership group, along with the community,

has shown a resounding commitment to junior hockey and

our league and we couldn’t be happier to have them part

of our family,” Frankenfeld said. “Their acceptance

brings so much to the NAHL, both in terms of

player development and our expanding presence

on the West Coast.”

After 36 games this year, the Monsters hold a

WSHL-best 33-3-0 record while averaging close

to 3,000 a game in attendance, which ranks fi rst

in the league.

In Chicago, like Fresno, the Hitmen owners

will also keep their current team, the Chicago

Force, in the Tier III Central States Hockey League

and recently signed Force captain Jim Albrecht

to a tender for next season.

“There’s such a rich hockey tradition in the

Chicago area and we’re excited to be a part of it,”

said Frankenfeld. “Behind a sound ownership

group committed to both the local community

and player development, the Hitmen represents everything the NAHL stands for.”

“We’re proud to be accepted into one of the top Junior A leagues in North

America, and we’re excited to provide players the opportunity to compete in a

major market and get exposure to college and professional scouts and coaches,” said

co-owner Mark Hammersmith. “The NAHL has a proven track record of moving and

developing players on to highest levels of hockey, and it’s a personal goal of ours to

bring championship hockey back to Chicago.”

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Ontario Hockey Leaugue January 25, 2010, Volume 20 : Issue 12

BY MATT MACKINDERWith the Plymouth Whalers eyeing a favorable playoff spot in two months time,

Plymouth head coach and GM Mike Vellucci added three players at the Ontario

Hockey League trade deadline.

First, Plymouth got defenseman Jay Gilbert from Niagara on January 4 and then

one day before the deadline on January 10 the Whalers obtained two St. Louis Blues

prospects in forwards James Livingston from S.S. Marie and Philip McRae from London.

Sterling Heights forward Myles McCauley went to the Soo and Westland native

Tyler J. Brown was sent to London along with third and fourth round picks in 2010,

and fi fth and eighth round picks in 2012. Both McCauley and Brown are 18-year-olds

with two potential years left in the OHL, while McRae and Livingston are a year older.

A fourth round pick previously acquired last season from Niagara went back to

the IceDogs for Gilbert. Injured forward J.R. Marsden was also traded to Guelph for

future considerations.

Livingston (fi fth overall) and McRae (20th overall) are both former fi rst round

OHL picks from the 2006 draft and both were also drafted by the Blues in 2008, with

McRae, also a St. Louis native and son of former NHL player Basil McRae, going in

the second round (33rd overall) and Livingston going a round later (70th overall).

“We had an opportunity to pick up a world class player coming off a gold medal

win,” said Vellucci, noting McRae was teammates with AJ Jenks on the U.S. World

Junior team that beat Canada for the gold on Jan. 5. “We feel that the additions of

Phil and James give us two additional top six scorers.”

In 3 ½ seasons with the Knights, McRae had 60 goals and 153 points and 185

penalty minutes over 221 games. Livingston had 57 goals and 114 points and 375

PIMs in 230 games with the Greyhounds. Both were also alternate captains with

their respective teams.

“It’s absolutely tough leaving,” Livingston told the Sault Star. “This is my second

home — I fell in love with Sault Ste. Marie my fi rst year here. The trade came as a

shock. I just assumed I’d fi nish my career here.”

McCauley, who had struggled with just two assists in his last 16 games, welcomed

the change of scenery.

“I’m really excited about coming to the Sault and I’m so happy I was traded,”

McCauley said in the same Star article. “It’ll be a lot diff erent not living at home,

but I think I’ll mature having to do more things on my own now.”

SPIRIT MOVES PETERSWith import goaltender Tadeas Galansky now healthy and the OHL trade deadline

approaching, Saginaw moved back up Anthony Peters to Belleville for a fi fth round

pick in the 2011 OHL Priority draft.

Saginaw also acquired big, experienced defenseman Jordan Hill from Sarnia in

exchange for overage forward Joe Pleckaitis, defenseman Kyle Flemington, a fourth

round and a sixth round selection in 2011.

The Spirit opened a three-game home stand on January 14 with a loss to the

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, 4-3, in overtime. The Greyhounds scored three third

period goals to erase a 3-0 Saginaw lead and won it on a goal from Brett Thompson

at 1:07 in. Jordan Skellett, Josh Shalla and Michael Sgarbossa scored for the Spirit.

The following night against Niagara was a complete reversal as the Spirit scored

three goals in the fi nal stanza for a come-from-behind 5-3 win over the IceDogs.

Skellett (2), Jordan Szwarz, Ryan O’Connor and Peter Hermenegildo provided the

goals and Galansky stopped 44 of 47 shots to earn the win.

Then in a rare Sunday afternoon game against Barrie, the Colts used three fi rst

period goals to defeat Saginaw, 3-2. Tyler Murovich and Michael Sgarbossa each

had a goal and an assist.

OHL NOTEBOOKWhalers’ goaltender Matt Hackett and forwards AJ Jenks, Tyler Seguin and McRae

will play for the Western Conference All-Stars at the OHL All-Star Classic on February

3 in Kingston … Seguin (2), defenseman Austin Levi (117) and Scott Wedgewood

(13 among goalies) all made NHL Central Scouting’s mid-term rankings for June’s

NHL draft in Los Angeles. Saginaw had three players ranked: Ivan Telegin (26th),

Josh Shalla, (64th) and Michael Sgarbossa, 183rd overall… Plymouth rookie Garrett

Meurs, their top pick last May, earned a silver medal with Team Ontario at the World

Under-17 Challenge earlier this month in Timmins, Ont. Team USA won gold…

Ann Arbor native Austin Watson was traded from Windsor with two second round

picks to Peterborough for Petes’ captain Zack Kassian, a Buff alo fi rst round pick and

Windsor-area native.

Whalers and Spirit make big moves at OHL trade deadlineThe Whalers acquired veteran forward Philip McRae (60 goals and153 points in 221 games) from London just before the trade deadline.

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BY BOB MILLERThe road to college hockey for Novi’s Jordan Collins has been a long one complete

with lots of twists and turns. But it’s a road the senior defenseman at Western

Michigan wouldn’t have missed for anything and one that planted him just where

he wanted to be.

The 6-1, 222-pound Collins grew up playing youth hockey in Plymouth, moved

on to Novi and stretched all the way out to Trail, British Columbia before stopping

in Kalamazoo. An alternate captain and defensive defenseman for the Broncos,

Collins came to Western Michigan without a scholarship and has earned one with

his hard work and solid play.

“Jordan has really grown over his career with us,” said Western Michigan coach Jim

Culhane. “He came in as a recruited walk-on with an opportunity to earn minutes

and a roster spot on our team. Now, as a senior, he’s a scholarship player for us. He’s

got an “A” on his jersey. He’s someone who is really looked up to by his teammates.

It’s a great example for our younger players that, with hard work and dedication,

you can develop yourself into being a regular player in the lineup.”

When Collins started as a young player a college hockey career was the farthest

thing from his mind.

“My fi rst memories of hockey are vague, but I do recall skating around in the

backyard on the frozen lawn that my Dad had covered with water,” said Collins. “I

remember seeing the grass in the ice and shooting around a can of car wax. It was

lighter than a puck and I was 2-years old. I am pretty sure that this is how I got my

start in hockey. Thanks, Dad!”

Collins interest in the game led to progressively bigger and better things – including

playing for his hometown Novi High School team.

“I started playing youth hockey in Plymouth,” said Collins. “I always had great

teammates, including guys who have played in the CCHA like Bryan Lerg, Jeff Lerg,

Adam Miller, Todd McIlrath and Ryan Hohl and I’m sure there are more I am forgetting.

I also played for Little Caesars before I played for Novi High School.”

Collins’ Novi connection was key in his decision to move west to play in the British

Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) after high school.

“My teammate, Mario Degrazia’s father Paul, knew the coach Don Harkins that

was going out to coach in Trail,” explained Collins. “I met Don and went through all

the training camps he had set up and I made the team.

“The BCHL was vastly diff erent from high school hockey. When I was in Trail, my

main focus was hockey. I had already graduated from high school when I played my

fi rst full season out there, so that made it much easier to focus on my hockey goals.

The game itself in the BCHL was much faster, much more physical and there were

more skilled players and fi ghting was allowed.

“The guys in the BCHL were mostly 17-20 year olds, where as in high school,

they were 14-17 year olds. Away from the rink, the worlds of high school hockey

and junior hockey are completely diff erent.”

The next step for Collins was to merge the two worlds had he encountered, playing

a high level of hockey while adding the educational focus of college. And Western

Michigan University was the platform for that next step.

“Being a student-athlete is diffi cult career choice,” noted Collins. “That is truly what

it is, a full-time position where student-athletes learn to balance class responsibilities

with hockey responsibilities. It is strenuous, time consuming and challenging. But, at

the same time, when I leave WMU, the accomplishment of earning a bachelor’s degree

while balancing hockey will have taught me life skills such as time management,

patience, determination and accountability.”

Hockey presented another nearly full-time challenge for the Collins the student

athlete. Collins not only had to do the class work, he had to fi nd a way to impress

Culhane enough to earn a roster spot and playing time.

“I came to Western as a ninth defensemen and I didn’t expect any playing time

at all,” said Collins. “I played one game as a freshman, against Wayne State, and I

loved every minute of that experience. From there, I needed more! So, I just worked

hard all summer going into my sophomore season and I worked my way into the

lineup for about half the games we played that year. After that season, I knew that

if I continued to work hard, I would see even more fruits of my labor.”

The hard work paid off as Collins earned a scholarship entering his junior season.

“I played every game that year,” he remembered. “And going into my senior

season I knew I would have to push myself even harder if I wanted to be a ‘go-to’ guy.”

Of course, all the work in the class room and on the ice is a reward in itself, but

Collins isn’t quite ready to give up one for the other.

“My hope is that ‘after college’ and ‘after hockey’ are two diff erent things,” said a

hopeful Collins. ”I would love to continue playing hockey after college. If that doesn’t

work out, I will start my accounting career.”

CCHA UPDATEMiami took back fi rst place in the CCHA with two wins at Ferris State on Jan.

15-16. The losses snapped the now third-place Bulldogs’ school-record 12- game

conference unbeaten streak that streak started on Nov. 6 with a victory over Bowling

Green, 5-1, at Ewigleben Ice Arena.

Junior forward Rick Schofi eld of fourth-place Lake Superior State scored the

winning goal with 1:30 to play in a 2-1 victory over Nebraska-Omaha on Jan. 15

and then scored at 3:43 of overtime the next night to give the

Lakers a 5-4 win over the Mavericks.

Michigan is unbeaten in their last fi ve games (4-0-1) heading into a home-and-

home series against Ferris State Jan. 22-23. The streak has moved the Wolverines

from 10th place to sixth place.

December’s RBC Financial Group CCHA Player of the Month Corey Tropp of second-

place Michigan State kept up his torrid scoring pace with three assists in the Spartans

4-4 tie/shootout win against Notre Dame on Jan. 16. The Grosse Pointe Woods native

and Buff alo Sabres 2007 draft choice leads the conference in points (35) and goals

(17), and ranks second in assists (18).

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9. Ferris State, 23710. Boston College, 23211. Michigan State, 21412. St. Cloud State, 17313. Union College, 15814. Bemidji State, 9015. Massachusetts, 58(1st place votes)

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During the intermission of NBC’s game of the week, Americans Jeremy Roenick and Mike Milbury kidded Canadian Pierre McGuire about Canada falling to the U.S. at the 2010 World Junior Championship.

It was the same scenario that had been playing out in NHL dressing rooms for the past 10 days.

“It was an important win for the American program,” said Team USA Olympic general manager Brian Burke.

After USA had ended Canada’s streak at fi ve consecutive WJC titles, team general manager Jim Johannson jokingly looked into the television camera and said, “No, pressure eh Wils?”

“Wils” is U.S. Olympic coach Ron Wilson and Johannson is hoping that the men’s Olympic team can duplicate the national junior team’s feat of slaying the lion in the lion’s den to win the gold medal. The Olympics start next month in Vancouver and the Canadians are favored there as well.

In addition to holding the WJC title, the Americans are also the reigning world Under 18 and Under 17 title holders. But going into the WJC fi nal the Americans had only defeated the Canadians fi ve times in 35 games at the tournament. But this U.S. team seemed to be rich in self confi dence, which may have made it diff erent from American teams in the past.

“We cut some people that were maybe more talented,” said USA coach Dean Blais. “We wanted a team that was mentally tough, guys who would block shots. This team had grit and character.”

They needed the mental toughness because they squandered a two-goal lead in the closing 2:26 of the game when Edmonton Oilers prize prospect Jordan Eberle scored twice within a span of a little more than a minute.

Defenseman John Carlson said players began telling themselves that they would have gladly taken an overtime game with a chance to win coming into the game.

“If anything, we showed that this team had character,” Carlson said.

Another key for the Americans was Blais’ decision to pull goaltender Mike Lee after he gave up three goals and switch to Jack Campbell (Port Huron), who could be the fi rst goalie chosen in next summer’s NHL draft.

“He was the diff erence,” Blais said.

After Campbell made a big stop in overtime, Carlson went down into the other end and scored to win it.

After the win I thought about how much the late American hockey legend Badger Bob Johnson would have loved watching this U.S. team perform.

Johnson always believed that America could be a hockey power and compete in international tournaments with the same swagger and confi dence that Canadian players have always displayed.

Over the last several years I’ve been seeing the kind of American players that Johnson envisioned. Players such as Zach Parise, Ryan Suter, Ryan Kesler, Jack Johnson, Erik Johnson and some others have played at the WJC with the level of cockiness needed to be successful on the world stage. Parise led the U.S. to a gold medal in 2004.

But this is the fi rst time that I’ve seen an entire American junior team show up with every player believing that they were better prepared than the Canadians to win a gold medal. They had a GM and a coach who believed they could win.

Attitude can often be more important than aptitude. The Americans expected to win, and they did. Even when they surrendered two late goals to allow the Canadians to tie the score, they still believed. That’s what undoubtedly separated these American players from teams of the past.

It was the kind of team that Johnson envisioned that America would send to the WJC when hockey became a more visible sport in the U.S. As Johnson expected/hoped, USA is attracting better athletes and training them more eff ectively. The NTDP in Ann Arbor has yielded considerable talent in recent years.

But there is a still a long way to go to fully realize Johnson’s dream of America becoming a consistent hockey power. The Americans would like to add a fourth championship by winning the Olympics in Vancouver. However, the U.S. roster seems too young to make that happen.

The true test of USA’s hockey strength will come next year when the WJC is in Buff alo. The last time the U.S. won a gold medal, they didn’t even medal the following year. If the Americans could successfully defend their gold next season, we might be able to say that Bob Johnson’s dream has come true.

WJC win over Canada is important

Kevin Allen covers pro and college hockey for USA Today

NHL & Red Wing Insiders January 25, 2010, Volume 20 : Issue 12

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RED WINGSBY DAVE WADDELL

The Detroit Red Wings, a team that has for so long known

exactly what it is, suff ered a bit of an identity crisis with as

many as nine regulars on the shelf with injuries in the fi rst 10

weeks of the season.

However, after coming back from a critical western road

trip with victories at Phoenix, Los Angeles and San Jose and

going 9-5-1 in the last month, the Wings fi nally are looking a

little more comfortable in their own skin.

“I think so,” Nick Lidstrom said when asked if the team had

fi nally fi gured out its identity this season. “Losing a lot of

players from last season, we knew we had to play more of a

grinding style defensively. We’re starting to play like that too.

“We’re not going to play run and gun and trade chances

with other teams.”

Ironically, the Wings seemed to have found their mojo just

at the moment when things looked bleakest. Dan Cleary went

down with a shoulder injury Dec. 9, Jonathan Ericsson limped

off Dec. 14 and Henrik Zetterberg followed three nights later

with a slightly separated shoulder.

However, the Wings have managed to keep themselves in

the playoff picture despite having up to nine regulars out of

the line-up some nights.

“We know we need points,” Lidstrom said. “We need to

move up in the standings. That’s why we needed a road trip

like we had.”

Lidstrom senses Detroit is developing into a club that would

be a nightmare fi rst-round opponent if they can squeak into

the post season.

“We’re getting some guys back and we’re getting them

back at the right moment,” Lidstrom said. “We’re starting

to play better.”

Most impressively is Detroit allowed two or fewer goals in

10 of those 15 games. Lidstrom said it’s a stretch of defensive

hockey that reminds him of the way the Wings played in 2008

when they won the Stanley Cup.

“It’s a little similar, grinding it defensively,” Lidstrom said.

“We’re trying to keep teams on the outside, not give up quality

chances. We’re getting some great goaltending too.”

Indeed goalie Jimmy Howard has seized the starting goalie

job and run with it.

“The confi dence is there,” said Howard. “It’s realizing that

I can compete on a regular basis. That when I play well, I’m a

good enough goalie to be out there to win.”

Howard said the turning point for him came Nov. 12th

when he out-dueled Vancouver’s Roberto Luongo in a 3-1

Wings’ victory. It was two points Howard stole for Detroit and

he’s been outstanding ever since.

“It was a great feeling after the game,” said

Howard, who ranked fifth in the NHL in save

percentage (.928) and eighth in GAA (2.21) as of

Jan. 14. “It’s just what I needed at that time. My

confi dence just built from there.”

Wings coach Mike Babcock isn’t in any rush to

yank his young netminder to give veteran Chris

Osgood some work either. With Howard between the

pipes, the youngster has the Wings only a point out

of a playoff position with games in hand on virtually

every team in front of Detroit.

“The feeling is we’ve got to win games,” Babcock

said. “We’ve got one goalie playing good. If Ozzie was

playing like this, would you be asking about Jimmy

Howard? We’ll just roll with it.”

With the Wings playing stingy hockey, improving

their penalty kill and getting closer to being healthy,

Detroit stands to benefi t from seeing the extra work

their youngsters were forced to take on.

Darren Helm and Justin Abdelkader have shown

steady improvement. Defenseman Brett Lebda, Doug

Janik and Derek Meech have also been keeping the

Wings in the playoff hunt.

“When guys got hurt it took us some time,”

Babcock said. “Obviously, we had some periods there

where it hasn’t been great.

“With the play of Howie (Howard), penalty killing and

our overall commitment defensively, it has been good. The

bottom half of our team has improved drastically and made

us a better team.”

GETTING BETTERJohan Franzen isn’t supposed to be ready to return to action

until early March, but he’s beginning to wonder if he might not

be back before then.

The Swedish winger hardly looks like a player that was

nearly two months away from returning.

“I push more and more every time I’m out there, so I’m going

to try to do more and more in practice, try to be in more drills,”

Franzen said. “Still no battles or anything like that. I’m pretty

comfortable with starts and stops.’’

Franzen didn’t even rule out returning before the Olympics

based on how quickly he feels he’s healing. However, the

six-foot-three, 225-pound sniper deferred to the Wings’ team

doctors when trying to estimate a return date.

“I have no clue,” Franzen said. “I never had this injury before.’’

Wings general manager Ken Holland said Franzen would

return by March 1. He also didn’t rule out that Franzen might

return before the Olympics start in mid-Febuary.

Defenseman Niklas Kronwall is still a ways away. Kronwall

had an ultrasound on his knee to gauge his progress and it

confi rmed there was no structural damage.

Jason Williams (leg) and Tomas Holmstrom (foot) are trying

to heal up from broken bones. Both are hoping to return by

the end of January.

After a confi dence building win over Vancouver in mid-November, goalie Jimmy Howard has been red hot.

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