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2009-2010 LCAHL Operating Rules and BylawsThe updated LCAHL Operating Rules and Bylaws,

as approved by the LCAHL Operations Board and the corporate legal department, have been posted on the LCAHL website at lcahl.org.

These rules were updated by the LCAHL Operating Rules Committee chaired by Dale Stauffer and composed of members: Joe Lafata, Liz Sullivan, Jim Sheridan and Todd Lynn. This committee will continue to review the rules and update them annually. If your team should come upon situations where the rules are not applicable or are conflicting, please document the issue and refer it in writing to any member of the Operating Rules Committee.

Information can be found on the league website under “Contacts”.

GENERAL REVISIONSEvery team in the league is responsible for reading

and adhering to all rules in this document. Below are some highlights of the changes.

* Improved readability and clarity of the entire document, including Guiding Principles and Definitions

* Improved document structure and organization end to end

* Removed content that clearly overlaps with MAHA or USA Hockey Rules and Regulations

* Removed sections that no longer pertain to LCAHL charter [i.e. JV section]

* Added new sections for Boundary Rules, the Annual Face-off Meeting, etc.

* Restructured critical sections: League Play, Game Rules, Scoring, Competitive Divisions, Division Winners & Playoffs

RULES UPDATESThe following are some of the updates that were

made to the rules. Teams should be sure to note this information and check the rules throughout the season.

* The annual Face-off meeting is a mandatory league meeting that must be attended by a rostered coach or team manager. Teams not attending or sending someone other than a team official are subject to referral to the Discipline Committee (Section 8)

* To participate in League Playoffs, players must be rostered with the team by December 31. (Section 11.2)

* Period Length information has been updated. The home team will determine the length of the periods. (Section 12.10)

* Forfeits are not allowed in this league. All games must be played. Any team attempting to forfeit a game should immediately be referred to the Division Director. (Section 14.5)

* House team rules have been updated to reflect current practices. (Section 18)

* Boundary rules have been added. (Section 19) * Competitive Divisions section has been updated.

(Section 20) * Division Winners and Playoffs documentation has

been changed to reflect current practices. Divisions may have co-champions. (Section 21)

* Playoff rules have been added. (Sections 22 and 23)

Any questions regarding Operating Rules should

be referred to any LCAHL official.

MICHIGAN HOCKEY

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FROM THE EDITOR

A great month for hockeyFROM THE EDITOR

Happy Holidays from everyone at Michigan Hockey. This is a great time of the year - high school players are back on the ice and all levels of the game are going full blast.

Inside this issue we take our annual look at the Michigan Metro Girls High School League. Defending champion Grosse Pointe South returns a strong squad, and both Ann Arbor and newly reformed Port Huron are also off to great starts (page 30).

On the boy’s side, Brian Edwards of The West Michigan High School Hockey Blog checks in with a list of 10 forwards from the Westside of the state to keep an eye on this season (page 38).

Our Amateur Hockey Report is chocked full of 14 team stories detailing tournament victories and community service. Congratulations and keep them coming!

Also in this issue is coverage of the inaugural Manon Rheaume Girl’s Invitational Tournament (page 24) and a look at Ferris State’s Cody Chupp and Blair Riley, who have fueled the Bulldogs red-hot start in the CCHA (page 42).

And good luck to Jon Merrill (Brighton), Jack Campbell (Port Huron), Cam Fowler (Farmington Hills), AJ Jenks (Wolverine Lake), David Wohlberg (South Lyon) and Chris Brown (Michigan Wolverines) as they compete for a roster spot on the U.S. National Junior Team that will play in the World Junior Championship on Dec. 26 - Jan. 5, 2010, in Saskatchewan, Canada.

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18 STATE OF THE GAME• What’s the Point? by Lyle Phair

26 REEBOK TOURNAMENT CALENDAR

6 AMATEUR HOCKEY REPORT • Little Caesars 16U Girls win Rheaume Invitational

• Victory Honda 10U Girls take Chatham Tournament• Suburban Stars win Port Huron Thanksgiving Tournament

• Troy Sting ‘98s give back to community• Capital Centre Pride wins two Michigan tournaments (p.7)

• Bloomfield Hills Unified helps out Clark Park (p.7)• Four Michigan teams win at Big Bear Ursa Major (p.8)

• Squirt AA Rangers win Thanksgiving Wolverine Cup (p.9)• West Michigan Warriors take Bauer International (p.9)• Suburban Stars help kids with Gleaners Food Bank (p.9)• MAHA State Tournament Schedule (p.9)• O’Leary Hawks women win at London Tournament (p.10)

24 MH BEAT• Manon Rheaume Girls Invitational a big success

• Dragons back on Jack Adams Arena ice (p.16)

• Michigan players compete for WJC roster spot (p.39)

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30 GIRL’S HIGH SCHOOL PREVIEW ’09

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• Ten boy’s forwards from the West to keep an eye on (p.38)

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Troy Sting ‘98s Troy Sting ‘98s give back to communitygive back to community

Little Caesars U16 Girls win Little Caesars U16 Girls win Rheaume InvitationalRheaume Invitational

Stars win Port Huron Stars win Port Huron Thanksgiving TournamentThanksgiving Tournament

Plymouth Victory Honda 10U Plymouth Victory Honda 10U Girls Win Chatham TournamentGirls Win Chatham Tournament

AMATEUR HOCKEY REPORT

The 2002 Mite A Suburban Stars traveled to Port Huron and returned home with the Glacier Pointe Thanksgiving Tournament championship title.

In the Skills Competition as Blake Crimmins took the gold medal for fastest skater. Brendan Ebling, Zach Hollman, and Tommy Patrick took honorable mention for accuracy, shootout and goaltending shootout.

The Stars opened the tournament with a 2-0 loss against the Grosse Pointe Bulldogs, but bounced back to defeat the Bluewater Stars, 3-0. Leading the offense was Patrick (two goals), Crimmins (goal) and Hollman, along with solid defense from Ebling, Jake Kelbert, Nick Liotino, and Joey Vesche. Goaltending was impeccable as Remy Van Wert notched a shutout.

In the final game, Suburban took a 1-0 lead and

beat Grosse Pointe, 4-0, for the championship. Hollman and Patrick tallied two goals and an assist and Jake Kelbert and Ethan Wassink also earned an assist.

All the boys and girls played great and exhibited hard work and team play. The Tournament MVP went to the entire team as every player contributed to the team’s success.

The ’02 Suburban Stars are: Antonio Bifano, Michael Burtzlaff, Blake Crimmins, Kate Dawson, Brendan Ebling, Zach Hollman, Jake Kelbert, Elizabeth Kramp, Nick Liotino, Caitlin McKee, Tommy Patrick, Rembrandt VanWert, Joey Vesche, and Ethan Wissink. The Stars are coached by: Vicki Crimmins, Jim Dawson, Kurt Ebling, Tom Hollman, Allen Patrick and Chris VanWert.

The Little Caesar’s girls Under 16 team went 4-0-1 in an eight-team field to claim the championship at the inaugural Manon Rheaume Invitational Tournament on November 15 at the Novi Ice Arena.

In Friday’s games, Little Caesars got by Team Pittsburgh, 3-2, and then beat the LA Selects, 6-0. Saturday’s final pool play game against the Chicago Mission was fast paced and hard played. Mission went up 1-0 on a power play goal but Little Caesars came back in the third to knot the score at 1-1. Despite having identical 2-0-1 records in pool play, Little Caesars took the tiebreaker and landed the top seed and drew host Honeybaked in the semifinals. Little Caesars came out strong, scored the first goal and never looked back, winning by a score of 4-0.

The finals were a rematch against the Chicago Mission who had tied them in pool play. The girls

were fired up for another chance against a tough opponent with strong goaltending. Despite spending most of the first period in the Mission end, the score was 0-0 at the end of the first period. Shortly into the second period, Little Caesars’ Rachel Miller batted a puck out of the air past the Mission goaltender to break the tie. The squad kept the pressure on and got two more goals to claim the championship, 3-0.

Congrats to the Little Caesars’ Under 16 team: Allison Carter, Kelly Harris, Rachael Booth, Taylor Marchin, Nicole Renault, Abigale Belcrest, Gabrielle Schnepp, Sydney Brickey, Cassidy Tucker, Breanna Peterson, Alyssa West, Shannon McFadden, Rachel Miller, Julie Beattie, Mellissa Channell, Erin Conway, and Alexis Shaw. Little Caesars’ coaches are David Erwin, Maureen O’Bryan and Matt Berger.

For the third straight year the ‘98 Troy Sting is trying to make a difference. The team’s proud head coach Ted Marcola believes that his players have a heart and passion for the importance of community service.

“It’s not the wins or loses that count, it’s that the kids develop as solid young men and become leaders in their communities,” he said. Sting assistant coach Larry Rowe advises their players to keep a portfolio. “This will encourage the kids to serve and provide record of their volunteer efforts and contributions. It will prove useful when they apply to a college or on a job interview,” he said.

On November 7, the Sting went door to door in

Troy for three straight hours and eagerly collected cans of food and monetary donations totaling over 700 pounds. The team then went to Gleaners Food Bank to deliver their bounty and provide an additional three hours of service where the players packed 324 boxes of food for the Salvation Army Thanksgiving Dinner.

“The kids worked hard,” said both Ken Carol and Reggie Dunlop, the Sting’s two additional assistant coaches. Since this event, the youth have expressed a desire to increase their efforts and hours of community service. Plans have already been made to return to Gleaners after the first of the year.

The Plymouth Victory Honda 10U Girls team traveled to Chatham, Ontario, in early November and won the 12th Annual Outlaws Tournament on Nov. 8.

In the tournament, the team went 4-0 and defeated the St. Clair Storm, North York Storm and the Windsor Wildcats. The final game was a rematch against Windsor and Victory Honda came out with 1-0 win to take home the championship.

All the girls played great throughout the weekend. Goalie Alex Marcyan and the VH

defense held the Wildcats scoreless in the final game. Brooke Spiegel was voted tournament MVP.

The Victory Honda Girls 10 and Under team is: Alex Marcyan, Michelle Cirino, Brooke Spiegel, Brenna Fairbanks, Jenna Cruz, Kyra Eddy, Chelsea Kovoch, Ashlely Gorris, Olivia Drys, Mikayla Hubbard, Emma Ratusznik, Cathryne VandenBosch, Paige Butkin, Hannah Schulman, Steffanie Killingback and Peri Darmofal. The team’s head coach is Chris Cirino, and assistant coaches are Rob Eddy, Dave Spiegel and Larry Kovoch.

Troy Sting ‘98s Troy Sting ‘98s give back to communitygive back to community

Little Caesars U16 Girls win Little Caesars U16 Girls win Rheaume InvitationalRheaume Invitational

Stars win Port Huron Stars win Port Huron Thanksgiving TournamentThanksgiving Tournament

Plymouth Victory Honda 10U Plymouth Victory Honda 10U Girls Win Chatham TournamentGirls Win Chatham Tournament

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MICHIGAN HOCKEY

Bloomfield Hills Unified Bloomfield Hills Unified helps at Clark Parkhelps at Clark Park

Capital Centre Pride wins Capital Centre Pride wins two Michigan tournamentstwo Michigan tournaments

The Pee Wee A Capital Centre Pride have won two tournaments so far this season. The Pride participated in the Arena Maps Early Bird Tournament in Kalamazoo in late September and reached the final against the host Kalamazoo K-Wings.

After regulation the game was tied 0-0. After a sudden death overtime the game was still scoreless so a shoot out would be the deciding factor. Finally after six players on each side the Pride were the champions.

Then in late October the Pride travelled to north for the Traverse City Fall Color Tournament. The division consisted of 10 teams and Capital Centre again made it to the final, this time against the Grand Rapids Griffins. The Pride played very well,

worked hard, and with great determination against tough teams again were champions.

The Pride Pee Wee A team is: Nathan Bondi (Holt), DJ Putnam (Mason), Michael Fink (Mason), Christian Witt (Grand Ledge), Caleb Rule (Grand Ledge), Joey LaVoie (Fowler), Cullen Turner (Haslett), Ryan Lawrence (Dewitt), Erik Isaacson (Grand Ledge), Drew Coulter (Bath), Jordan Vandenburg (Marshall), Ryan Ratliff (Battle Creek), A.J. Berriman (Battle Creek), Brad Goostrey (Jackson), Colt Hanks (Eaton Rapids) and Alex Pero (Laingsburg).

The Capital Centre Pride Pee Wee A head coach is Matthew Bondi and assistant coaches are John Miller and Brett Coulter.

The Bloomfield Hills Unified high school team scored a goal of a different type when they completed a “Recycled Hockey Equipment” drive and donated it to the Clark Park Youth Hockey Coalition in Detroit. The team collected over 40 bags of used skates, pads, helmets and sticks that they delivered over Thanksgiving weekend.

Coach Rick Reed, in his first year as the head coach of Bloomfield Unified, wanted to do the drive to not only help out the community, but also as a

team building exercise to show that by working together the team can accomplish much more than any one individual could.

Bloomfield Hills Lahser freshman forward Kevin Barnett joined Clark Park hockey director Anthony Benavides and some of the members of the Clark Park community center (above).

Teams wishing to donate equipment to the Clark Park Coalition can call Benavides at (313) 841-8534.

Bloomfield Hills Unified Bloomfield Hills Unified helps at Clark Parkhelps at Clark Park


Capital Centre Pride wins Capital Centre Pride wins two Michigan tournamentstwo Michigan tournaments

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ADRAY COMMUNITY HOCKEY LEAGUE STANDINGS AS OF DEC. 7

EAST DIVISIONMITE W L T TP GF GA GPWHITE SAGINAW 3 4 0 0 8 27 9 4MT PLEASANT 2 2 2 0 4 26 31 4SAGINAW 1 2 3 1 5 23 22 6MIDLAND 2 1 2 0 2 5 16 3LAPEER 2 1 3 1 3 25 28 5 RED SAGINAW 2 5 1 0 10 35 14 6MIDLAND 3 3 1 0 6 19 11 4SAGINAW 4 1 1 1 3 10 12 3LAPEER 1 1 2 1 3 5 12 4MIDLAND 1 1 2 0 2 17 19 3MT. PLEASANT 1 0 4 0 0 8 26 4 SQUIRT W L T TP GF GA GPWHITE SAGINAW 4 5 0 0 10 39 18 5BAY COUNTY 1 2 0 1 5 19 6 3BAY COUNTY 3 5 1 1 11 41 13 7MT. PLEASANT 1 4 2 0 8 31 30 6SAGINAW 2 2 3 0 4 25 35 5MIDLAND 3 2 4 0 4 12 26 6MIDLAND 1 0 5 0 0 8 22 5LAPEER 2 0 5 0 0 11 36 5 RED LAPEER 1 4 0 1 9 19 6 5BAY COUNTY 2 5 1 0 10 36 15 6MIDLAND 2 3 1 0 6 14 10 4SAGINAW 3 2 2 0 4 6 5 4HURON 1 1 1 1 3 7 7 3SAGINAW 1 1 3 0 2 16 19 4MT. PLEASANT 2 1 5 1 3 15 25 7SAGINAW 5 1 5 1 3 16 42 7 PEEWEE W L T TP GF GA GPWHITE MIDLAND 2 3 0 0 6 18 1 3MT. PLEASANT 1 1 0 3 5 11 10 4BAY COUNTY 3 2 1 2 6 15 12 5MIDLAND 4 3 2 0 6 15 10 5BAY COUNTY 1 3 2 1 7 16 8 6SAGINAW 3 1 4 0 2 11 25 5SAGINAW 2 0 4 2 2 10 30 6 RED MIDLAND 1 3 0 0 6 10 1 3LAPEER 1 3 1 0 6 11 8 4HURON 1 1 0 1 3 11 4 2MT. PLEASANT 2 2 1 1 5 21 14 4BAY COUNTY 2 3 2 0 6 18 11 5MIDLAND 3 1 1 0 2 6 2 2SAGINAW 1 1 4 0 2 13 24 5SAGINAW 4 0 5 0 0 5 31 5 BANTAM W L T TP GF GA GPWHITE BAY COUNTY 1 6 0 0 12 38 10 6BAY COUNTY 3 2 1 0 4 16 5 3MIDLAND 2 2 1 0 4 9 5 3MIDLAND 4 3 2 0 6 25 16 5LAPEER 1 3 2 0 6 16 15 5SAGINAW 2 0 5 0 0 6 24 5SAGINAW 4 0 5 0 0 2 37 5 RED MT. PLEASANT 1 5 0 0 10 38 5 5BAY COUNTY 2 4 0 0 8 31 0 4MIDLAND 1 2 1 0 4 19 9 3MIDLAND 3 1 2 0 2 10 13 3SAGINAW 1 1 4 0 2 13 45 5SAGINAW 3 0 3 0 0 8 23 3HURON 1 0 3 0 0 0 24 3 MIDGET W L T TP GF GA GPWHITE SAGINAW #3 0 0 1 1 2 2 1SAGINAW #1 0 0 2 2 6 6 2BAY COUNTY #2 0 0 1 1 4 4 1MT PLEASANT #1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0MIDLAND #2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0HURON #1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RED FLINT #1 2 0 0 4 15 5 2MIDLAND #1 0 1 0 0 5 6 1BAY COUNTY #1 0 1 0 0 0 9 1SAGINAW #4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0LAPEER #1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0SAGINAW #2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0MIDLAND #3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

METRO DIVISIONMITE W L T TP GF GA GPRED TRAVELERS 1 7 0 0 14 62 18 7DYHA 1 4 1 0 8 31 12 5DYHA 3 2 2 1 5 26 21 5DYHA 2 3 3 0 6 25 31 6DYHA 4 2 4 0 4 15 32 6SUMMIT 2 6 1 5 31 55 9

BLUE SCS 1 5 0 0 10 34 4 5SCS 2 6 1 0 12 27 15 7SCS 3 1 4 0 2 10 26 5GPHA 1 0 2 0 0 3 16 2GPHA 3 0 4 0 0 2 15 4GPHA 2 0 5 0 0 5 26 5 SQUIRT W L T TP GF GA GPWHITE MTC 1 6 0 3 15 24 7 9TRAVELERS 1 8 1 3 19 29 18 12MTC 4 5 1 4 14 42 17 10TYHA 3 5 5 1 11 30 26 11GPHA 1 0 3 1 1 6 14 4DYHA 1 0 6 1 1 10 32 7SCS 1 0 8 1 1 11 38 9 RED FALCONS 1 10 2 0 20 69 27 12BWHA 2 5 3 0 10 37 33 8MTC 3 5 3 1 11 45 17 9SUMMIT 1 4 3 1 9 21 16 8TYHA 2 3 3 0 6 15 12 6GPHA 3 0 4 0 0 5 29 4PHMHA 2 0 9 0 0 12 70 9 BLUE SCS 2 9 0 1 19 68 24 10TYHA 1 6 1 1 13 44 18 8MTC 2 7 4 0 14 59 28 11BWHA 1 3 4 0 6 29 26 7DYHA 2 3 5 0 6 18 30 8PHMHA 1 3 7 0 6 25 52 10GPHA 2 0 # 0 0 15 80 10 PEEWEE W L T TP GF GA GPRED BWHA 1 6 0 5 17 49 26 11MTC 2 7 2 2 16 56 41 11SCS 3 6 2 2 14 39 29 10TYHA 2 5 2 2 12 29 20 9PHMHA 1 4 2 1 9 38 26 7MTC 4 3 6 0 6 27 43 9MACOMB 2 2 7 0 4 29 43 9SCS 1 1 7 1 3 16 37 9TRAVELERS 1 1 7 1 3 22 40 9 BLUE DYHA 1 9 0 1 19 38 12 10MACOMB 1 6 1 0 12 33 7 7TYHA 1 8 1 2 18 42 20 11FALCONS 1 6 2 2 14 42 18 10MTC 1 4 4 0 8 29 18 8BWHA 3 1 4 4 6 27 37 9BWHA 2 3 8 2 8 28 51 13MTC 3 3 7 0 6 29 33 10SCS 2 1 8 1 3 14 40 10GPHA 1 1 7 0 2 17 63 8 BANTAM W L T TP GF GA GPWHITE DYHA 1 7 1 0 14 60 17 8MTC 1 6 1 1 13 46 24 8MACOMB 3 6 1 3 15 36 22 10TRAVELERS 1 6 4 1 13 59 44 11SCS 2 3 4 3 9 39 45 10MACOMB 2 4 5 1 9 39 43 10BWHA 1 3 6 0 6 26 49 9BWHA 3 2 8 1 5 20 37 11MTC 3 0 7 2 2 21 65 9 RED SUMMIT 1 8 0 0 16 73 8 8SCS 3 6 1 0 12 30 17 7TYHA 1 4 3 0 8 25 28 7SCS 1 4 3 1 9 28 23 8MACOMB 1 5 4 1 11 36 33 10MTC 2 6 5 1 13 54 42 12MTC 4 4 5 0 8 35 52 9FALCONS 1 2 5 2 6 13 34 9BWHA 2 3 7 0 6 30 41 10GPHA 1 0 9 1 1 12 58 10

WEST DIVISIONMITE W L T TP GF GA GPWHITE HOLLAND 1 4 0 0 8 28 0 4HAWKS 2 4 1 0 8 39 16 5EGRAHA 1 2 1 1 5 15 9 4GRAHA 2 2 2 0 4 26 17 4SOUTHSIDE 1 2 2 1 5 19 17 5ROCKFORD 1 1 4 0 2 14 37 5WEST SHORE 1 1 6 0 2 8 53 7 RED GRAHA 1 3 0 0 6 18 3 3CAPITOL PRIDE 1 3 1 1 7 23 16 5HAWKS 1 3 1 1 7 26 20 5HOLLAND 2 4 3 0 8 36 25 7GRAND VALLEY 1 2 3 0 4 19 23 5GRAHA 3 1 3 0 2 11 25 4BATTLE CREEK 1 0 5 0 0 9 30 5

SQUIRT W L T TP GF GA GPWHITE GRAHA 2 5 0 2 12 22 9 7GRAND VALLEY 1 5 1 1 11 28 17 7HAWKS 2 3 1 0 6 12 11 4ROCKFORD 1 2 3 0 4 11 18 5MUSKEGON 2 1 5 2 4 26 32 8CADILLAC 1 0 5 1 1 10 21 6KENTWOOD 2 0 1 0 0 3 4 1 RED GRAHA 3 6 0 0 12 49 11 6KENTWOOD 1 6 0 0 12 31 5 6BIG RAPIDS 1 2 0 2 6 20 17 4WEST SHORE 1 4 4 0 8 32 37 8EGRAHA 1 1 2 2 4 21 19 5MUSKEGON #1 0 5 0 0 14 35 5CADILLAC 2 0 8 0 0 9 52 8 BLUE KOHA 2 3 0 0 6 14 7 3BATTLE CREEK 1 1 0 0 2 3 2 1KOHA 1 2 1 1 5 12 6 4BERRIEN 1 1 2 1 3 9 10 4JACKSON 2 0 1 1 1 3 8 2JACKSON 1 0 3 3 3 13 21 6 GREEN GRAND VALLEY 2 3 0 1 7 12 5 4HAWKS 1 3 0 1 7 15 6 4GRAHA 1 4 0 2 10 18 8 6HAWKS 3 2 3 0 4 14 10 5SOUTHSIDE 1 1 4 0 2 10 24 5HOLLAND 1 1 4 0 2 6 15 5GRAND VALLEY 3 0 3 0 0 2 9 3 PEEWEE W L T TP GF GA GPWHITE KOHA 2 8 0 0 16 52 13 8GRAND VALLEY 1 5 1 0 10 39 9 6HOLLAND 1 3 1 1 7 13 9 5BATTLE CREEK 1 2 1 0 4 10 12 3HAWKS 1 2 2 2 6 16 18 6CAPITOL PRIDE 1 2 3 4 8 21 32 9GLAHA 2 2 5 1 5 25 40 8JACKSON 1 2 6 0 4 22 42 8GRAHA 2 0 7 0 0 12 35 7 RED KENTWOOD 2 2 0 0 4 15 4 2GRAND VALLEY 3 5 1 0 10 27 16 6WEST SHORE 1 4 1 1 9 28 15 6CADILLAC 1 5 1 2 12 29 19 8BIG RAPIDS 1 4 4 0 8 42 31 8HAWKS 3 1 2 2 4 11 16 5EGRAHA 1 1 4 1 3 14 24 6MUSKEGON 1 0 5 2 2 11 34 7GRAHA 1 0 4 0 0 7 25 4 BLUE ROCKFORD 1 11 0 0 22 60 16 11EGRAHA 2 4 1 1 9 31 19 6KOHA 1 5 2 1 11 39 18 8GRAND VALLEY 2 5 2 1 11 32 21 8BERRIEN 1 3 2 2 8 23 19 7KENTWOOD 1 3 3 0 6 29 11 6HAWKS 2 3 7 1 7 38 48 11JACKSON 2 0 8 0 0 15 82 8GLAHA 3 0 9 0 0 19 52 9 BANTAM W L T TP GF GA GPWHITE KENTWOOD 2 9 0 0 18 51 14 9GRAND VALLEY 1 6 0 1 13 36 15 7HAWKS 1 6 3 0 12 39 23 9BERRIEN 1 5 4 0 10 33 41 9GRAND VALLEY 2 4 4 0 8 37 29 8GLAHA 2 2 3 2 6 28 26 7EGRAHA 1 3 5 0 6 28 20 8HOLLAND 1 3 6 2 8 37 39 11GRAHA 1 3 6 1 7 22 39 10KOHA 1 2 5 2 6 18 31 9JACKSON 1 1 8 2 4 27 79 11 RED HAWKS 2 8 0 0 16 64 5 8EGRAHA 2 5 0 1 11 42 8 6GRAND VALLEY 3 5 1 1 11 38 21 7MUSKEGON 1 4 4 1 9 40 40 9SOUTHSIDE 1 4 4 0 8 26 40 8BIG RAPIDS 1 3 4 1 7 37 44 8KENTWOOD 1 2 4 1 5 20 21 7KOHA 2 2 4 1 5 22 36 7GLAHA 1 1 6 1 3 11 39 8WEST SHORE 1 1 8 1 3 18 64 10 MIDGET W L T TP GF GA GPRED EGRAHA 1 3 2 0 6 14 13 5GLAHA 1 2 2 0 4 8 10 4SOUTHSIDE 1 1 1 0 2 6 4 2GRAHA 1 1 2 0 2 7 8 3

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Squirt AA Rangers win Squirt AA Rangers win Thanksgiving Wolverine CupThanksgiving Wolverine CupSuburban Stars help kids Suburban Stars help kids

with Gleaners Food Bankwith Gleaners Food Bank The Birmingham Rangers Squirt AA team won the Thanksgiving Wolverine Cup Tournament Series on November 29 in Brighton. The Rangers beat Compuware 5-1 in the final.

The Birmingham Rangers ’99 team is: Timmy Page II, Justin Rebock, Nicholas Dudley, Joey

Royer, Sully Dansbury, Michael Mcinerney Jr, Jack Royer, Banks Burkart, Lucas Hendry, Matthew Kesto, Basil Shea, Tyler Platto and Mason Kruger. The Rangers head coach is Kevin Shea, assistants are Jeff Dansbury, James Dudley and Kurt Kruger. Team Manager is Kevin Royer.

The Pee Wee A ‘98 Suburban Stars recently supported the community by volunteering their time at Gleaners Food Bank in Detroit.

As part of the ‘98 Stars “Champions for Life” program, the team is involved in various community events designed to assist those who are less fortunate.

This year, the team participated in the Gleaners Food Bank “Kids Helping Kids” program. During a three-hour session, the kids packed seven pallets of food. The food packed by the ‘98 Stars is distributed

to less fortunate kids in the community.The ’98 Stars are: Aryan Batra, Jack Campbell,

Ricky Covault, Jake Desautels, Nate Everest, Brian Galvin, Isaac Garmo, Ian MacKinnon, Tyler Magdich, Brendan McCarthy, Brian Pattison, Jason Petras, Jake Silvester, James Tucker and Nick Wood.

The Stars’ head coach is Steve Wood; Assistant coaches are: Jeff Campbell, Rick Covault, Rich Pattison and Darrin Silvester. Team Manager is Bill Galvin.

The ‘96 West Michigan Warriors, based at Southside Ice Center in Byron Center, was crowned the Bantam Minor AAA Division champions at the 2009 Bauer International Invite in Chicago on Nov. 8.

The Warriors are: Mike Behm, Cam Fisher, Brian Cain, Alex Zimmerman, Jackson Overlund,

Nathan Wildes, CJ McGinnis, Kyle Buhrmann, Tristin Rostagno, Matt Beecham, Nick Allen, Keegan Miller, Peter Stewart, Danial Kilinski, Trent Kulczyk, Luke Easton, Christian Thompson and Luke Gaudette. The Warriors are coached by Stu Allen, Tom Behm and Jim Gaudette.

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2010 MAHA State 2010 MAHA State Tournament ScheduleTournament Schedule

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Division Dates Arena/CitySquirt B 3/12 -3/14 Walker Ice ArenaSquirt A 3/12 - 3/14 Suburban Ice-East LansingSquirt AA 3/19 - 3/21 Summit Arena/DimondaleSquirt AAA Minor 3/1-3/7 Taylor Sports PlexSquirt AAA Major 3/1-3/7 Taylor Sports PlexPee Wee B 3/12 -3/14 Wells Sports, EscanabaPee Wee A 3/12 -3/14 Mackinaw City Ice ArenaPee Wee AA 3/5 - 3/7 Lakeview/MarquettePee Wee AAA Minor 3/1 - 3/7 Taylor Sports PlexPee Wee T1 AAA 3/8 - 3/14 Taylor Sports PlexBantam B 3/5 - 3/7 Mt. Clemens Ice ArenaBantam A 3/5 - 3/7 Troy Sports CenterBantam AA 3/12 -3/14 St. Clair Shores CivicBantam AAA Minor 3/1 - 3/7 Taylor Sports PlexBantam T1 AAA 3/8 - 3/14 Taylor Sports PlexMidget B 3/12 -3/14 Ice Mountain/BurtonMidget BB 3/19 - 3/21 Midland Civic ArenaMidget A TII 3/5 - 3/7 Polar Palace/LapeerMidget A T1 3/8 - 3/14 Taylor Sports PlexMidget AA 3/5 - 3/7 Great Lakes/FraserMidget T1 AAA 3/10 - 3/14 Taylor Sports PlexJV HS 3/12 -3/14 Farmington Hills Ice Arena Girl’s T1 2/24 - 2/28 Taylor Sports PlexGirl’s T2 3/5 - 3/7 Summit Arena/DimondaleWomen’s Sr. B) 2/26 - 2/28 Taylor Sports PlexWomen’s Sr. C 2/26 - 2/28 Taylor Sports PlexMen’s T1 3/12 -3/14 Summit Arena/DimondaleMen’s T2 3/12 -3/14 Summit Arena/DimondaleMen’s T3 3/5 - 3/7 Great Lakes/FraserMen’s Over 30 3/5 - 3/7 Great Lakes/Fraser


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The O’Leary Hawks women’s team traveled to Canada and won the London Ladies Classic tournament on November 8.

The Hawks competed in the Senior A division, and finished the tournament with a 4-0 record and only gave up one goal in their four games. The Hawks defense (Kim Kelemen, Crystal Miotke, Nicole Falardeau and Kelly Hammond) played excellent all weekend and goalie Melanie Hamilton made some key saves when called upon.

The Hawks started the tournament with a 2-0 win over the Toronto Heat. Goals were scored by Kelly Hamilton (assisted by Carrie Sirola and Crystal Miotke) in the first period and by Kim Kelemen (assisted by Vicki Crimmins in the second period. The Hawks killed off two penalties in the third period to cruise to the victory.

Game two was against another Toronto area team, the Grimm Jesters, and the Hawks also won this game by a 2-0 margin. The first half of the game was scoreless until Vicki Crimmins scored halfway though the second period (assisted by Kelly Hammond and K. Hamilton). The Hawks kept pressuring the Toronto team, and finally scored again on a goal by Wendy Stibitz halfway through the third period. The Hawk took a late penalty, and when Toronto pulled their goalie, they had a 6-on-4 powerplay advantage to end the game but could not score, giving the Hawks the victory.

On Sunday, the Hawks matched up with the Hamilton Hawks, who also had a 2-0 record going into the game, which meant that the winner would go on to play in the tournament final. The game was a physical match, and the Hawks opened the scoring in the second on a nice goal by Rhonda

Carveth (assisted by Crimmins and Hamilton). Hamilton then scored at 6:48 of the third to give the Hawks some breathing room with a two-goal lead (assists went Crimmins and Sirola). The Hamilton team pulled their goalie in the last minute, but the Hawks got an empty netter by Crimmins to seal the victory and put them into the Championship game.

The Hawks didn’t have a lot of time in between games, but managed to get a quick meal in before the final game against the Stoney Creek Sabres. This was a fast paced game, and the Hawks opened the scoring at 6:00 of the first period on a rebound goal by Amy Pattie (assisted by Carveth). The Sabres answered back with a power play goal at 7:02 of the second, to tie the game. The Hawks would find themselves shorthanded again two minutes later, however this time Chicky McFarlane scored a shorthanded goal off a faceoff (assisted by Marcie Walker and Stibitz), to put the Hawks ahead 2-1.

The Hawks used this momentum shift to take them into the third period, where they scored one more goal by Kelly Hamilton on an unassisted effort. With a 3-1 lead they held off the Sabres for the rest of the game to take the championship game victory.

The Hawks are: Vicki Crimmins, Rhonda Carveth, Nicole Falardeau, Kelly Hamilton, Melanie Hamilton, Kelly Hammond, Mandy Irvin, Kim Kelemen, Chicky McFarlane, Crystal Miotke, Amy Pattie, Sara Sharp, Carrie Sirola, Wendy Stibitz, Marcie Walker. Players not making the tournament were Melanie Beaulieu, Dori Borden, Tonya Hazzard, Ellen McNamara and Allison Rutledge. The Hawks are coached by Andrea Layman.

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Mite A - Lidstrom 1TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMSt. Clair Shores Saints 02 7 5 1 1 11 37 17 0Troy Sting 02 5 4 0 1 9 35 6 0Rochester Rattlers 02 5 4 1 0 8 37 14 6Mt. Clemens Wolves 02 6 3 3 0 6 24 30 16Grosse Pointe Bulldogs 02 6 1 5 0 2 10 35 0Blue Water Stars 02 7 0 7 0 0 13 54 0

Mite A - Lidstrom 2TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMPlymouth Stingrays 02 7 6 0 1 13 36 11 0Orchard Lake Pirates 02 7 5 2 0 10 25 16 0Livonia Knights 02 7 4 2 1 9 16 12 0USA Eagles 02 7 4 3 0 8 18 16 0Bay County Blizzard 02 7 2 5 0 4 28 34 0Surburban Stars 02 9 0 9 0 0 18 52 0

Mite A - Lidstrom 3TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMVictory Honda 02 7 7 0 0 14 47 10 6Novi Icecats 02 8 6 2 0 12 48 18 10KV Rebels 02 6 4 2 0 8 36 13 14Jackson Generals 02 7 2 5 0 4 16 41 0KV Renegades 02 7 2 5 0 4 12 39 8Ann Arbor Wolves 02 7 0 7 0 0 8 46 4

Mite A - Lidstrom 4TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMAllen Park Huskies 02 6 5 0 1 11 44 3 0Belle Tire 02 4 3 1 0 6 33 4 0Trenton Blades 02 5 2 3 0 4 11 20 0Sylvania Maple Leafs 02 5 1 2 2 4 13 16 0Wyandotte Warriors 02 6 0 5 1 1 4 62 0

Mite AA - Lidstrom SouthTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMToledo 01 7 6 0 1 13 40 14 0Ann Arbor 01 6 3 0 3 9 25 13 0Grosse Ile 01 6 3 2 1 7 14 18 0BT South 01 8 3 5 0 6 14 29 0Trenton 01 7 2 4 1 5 19 22 0Compuware 01 6 0 6 0 0 4 20 0

Mite AA - Lidstrom NorthTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMKV Rebels 01 7 6 1 0 12 45 8 24Troy 01 6 5 1 0 10 34 8 2Mt. Clemens 01 5 3 2 0 6 16 16 0Macomb 01 7 3 4 0 6 17 30 4Bay County White 01 10 2 8 0 4 31 58 14Bluewater 01 5 1 4 0 2 5 28 4

Mite AA - Lidstrom EastTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMPort Huron 01 6 6 0 0 12 44 16 0Grosse Pointe 01 5 3 1 1 7 21 15 0Rochester 01 8 2 6 0 4 24 37 0St. Clair Shores 01 8 1 6 1 3 12 30 16

Mite AA - Lidstrom WestTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMLivingston 01 9 6 2 1 13 33 18 8Flint 01 8 4 1 3 11 26 17 4Bay County Blue 01 8 5 3 0 10 36 17 10Grand Rapids 01 8 4 3 1 9 21 21 10Chelsea 01 6 0 5 1 1 13 34 6KV Renegades 01 5 0 5 0 0 6 28 2

Mite AA - Lidstrom Metro EastTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMBirmingham 01 7 6 1 0 12 26 14 8USA 01 8 5 1 2 12 30 20 2OLP 01 6 2 4 0 4 17 21 14PK Warriors 01 8 0 6 2 2 11 32 0

Mite AA - Lidstrom Metro WestTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMPlymouth 01 7 6 0 1 13 52 10 6Livonia 01 7 5 1 1 11 29 9 14Suburban 01 6 4 2 0 8 34 12 4Novi 01 7 1 4 2 4 9 39 22Canton 01 6 1 4 1 3 6 25 18Lakeland 01 7 0 6 1 1 5 40 4

Mite AA - Lidstrom OutstateTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMIndianapolis 01 10 5 0 5 15 53 34 22Columbus 01 8 3 1 4 10 36 24 8Queen City 01 10 3 4 3 9 45 45 0Dayton 01 8 1 7 0 2 15 46 16

Squirt A - YzermanTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMNovi Ice Cats 00 14 11 2 1 23 53 27 0Grosse Ile Islanders 00 14 9 2 3 21 52 29 6Midland Northstars 00 12 9 1 2 20 52 24 26Birmingham Rangers 00 11 7 3 1 15 39 26 0St. Clair Shores Saints 00 15 4 6 5 13 35 43 6

Squirt A - Yzerman (CONTINUED)TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA P I M Motor City Chiefs 00 9 4 2 3 11 23 17 24Toledo Cherokee 00 14 3 9 2 8 35 56 8PK Warriors 00 13 1 8 4 6 33 54 4Livonia Knights 00 14 2 11 1 5 30 56 6Macomb Mavericks 00 10 1 7 2 4 15 35 14

Squirt A - Howe EastTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMPort Huron Flags 00 13 9 4 0 18 77 40 12Lakeland Hawks 00 11 7 3 1 15 74 36 16Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 00 8 4 3 1 9 39 35 0Saginaw Badgers 00 10 4 5 1 9 40 45 0Rochester Rattlers 00 11 3 8 0 6 38 70 0Troy Sting 00 13 3 10 0 6 31 84 6

Squirt A - Howe WestTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMGrand Rapids Griffins 00 12 9 3 0 18 57 28 0K.V. Renegades 00 10 7 2 1 15 60 35 6Plymouth Stingrays 00 10 7 3 0 14 58 28 0Suburban Stars 00 12 7 5 0 14 50 39 0Ann Arbor Wolves 00 10 2 8 0 4 21 47 0Birmingham Liberty 00 12 0 12 0 0 19 92 10

Squirt A - Howe SouthTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMNashville Jr. Predators 00 6 5 0 1 11 20 4 0Indianapolis Racers 00 9 5 3 1 11 25 23 0Columbus Blue Jackets 00 5 4 0 1 9 33 11 0Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones 00 10 1 8 1 3 6 31 10

Squirt A - Lidstrom 5TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMK.V. Rebels 00 11 9 1 1 19 64 26 0USA Eagles 00 12 7 5 0 14 54 39 0Dragons 00 11 6 5 0 12 37 42 0Belle Tire Dearborn 00 9 4 3 2 10 38 34 10Royal Oak Eagles 00 10 4 5 1 9 38 40 4Grosse Pointe Bulldogs 00 9 4 5 0 8 39 49 16Lapeer Storm 00 9 2 7 0 4 33 50 0Mt Clemens Wolves 00 9 2 7 0 4 32 55 4

Squirt A - Lidstrom 6TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMSylvania Maple Leafs 00 9 9 0 0 18 50 8 6Trenton Thrashers 00 9 7 2 0 14 42 25 8Cleveland Warriors 00 10 7 3 0 14 38 26 10Garden City Gold Wings 00 11 6 5 0 12 37 42 0Woodhaven Leafs 00 9 3 6 0 6 40 40 0Allen Park Huskies 00 11 2 7 2 6 31 55 8Chelsea Chiefs 00 9 2 6 1 5 21 50 6Canton Crush 00 10 1 8 1 3 28 41 2

Squirt A - Lidstrom 7TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMHolland Ice Dogs 00 11 8 1 2 18 55 18 18Capital Centre Pride 00 13 7 5 1 15 54 29 30T.C. Northway Knights 00 11 7 3 1 15 58 37 8Jackson Generals 00 10 6 1 3 15 46 25 16KOHA K-Wings 00 11 5 3 3 13 44 31 24West Michigan Warriors 00 13 4 6 3 11 35 40 18Muskegon Chiefs 00 12 2 9 1 5 24 77 29Lansing Capitals 00 11 0 11 0 0 14 73 6

Squirt AA - Yzerman EastTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMUSA Eagles 99 16 12 2 2 26 56 38 8Suburban Stars 99 17 11 4 2 24 64 35 8St. Clair Shores Saints 99 16 7 7 2 16 43 43 14Toledo Cherokee 99 15 7 7 1 15 45 46 89Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 99 15 3 10 2 8 34 55 64Rochester Rattlers 99 15 3 12 0 6 28 49 10Orchard Lake Pirates 99 14 3 11 0 6 26 55 68

Squirt AA - Yzerman WestTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMNovi Ice Cats 99 15 12 1 2 26 68 36 5Ann Arbor Wolves 99 13 9 3 1 19 55 39 6Plymouth Stingrays 99 12 7 3 2 16 49 36 38Grand Rapids Griffins 99 16 6 7 3 15 39 40 9Allen Park Huskies 99 13 6 5 2 14 28 27 0Holland Ice Dogs 99 18 6 10 2 14 59 59 2Livonia Knights 99 15 2 12 1 5 29 65 12

Squirt AA - Howe EastTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMTroy Sting 99 12 10 1 1 21 82 26 4Saginaw Badgers 99 15 9 3 3 21 56 37 6Lapeer Storm 99 14 8 4 2 18 43 33 0Summit Plastics Molding 99 14 7 4 3 17 62 47 18Royal Oak Eagles 99 14 5 6 3 13 33 49 0Grosse Pointe Bulldogs 99 15 3 5 7 13 35 44 10Cleveland Warriors 99 14 6 8 0 12 36 36 34Macomb Mavericks 99 12 4 7 1 9 34 45 22Port Huron Flags 99 10 1 8 1 3 23 44 0Mt. Clemens Wolves 99 8 0 7 1 1 15 58 68

Squirt AA - Howe WestTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMBirmingham Rangers 99 14 7 1 6 20 62 43 6KOHA K-Wings 99 14 7 3 4 18 65 40 18Chelsea Chiefs 99 15 6 4 5 17 40 40 2Livingston Lightning 99 13 6 4 3 15 37 37 0K.V. Rebels 99 11 6 3 2 14 41 33 14Farmington Hills Fire 99 12 5 3 4 14 34 22 0Trenton 99 13 6 6 1 13 31 32 0Compuware 99 11 2 6 3 7 18 35 28Canton Crush 99 14 2 11 1 5 34 65 28Kentwood Falcons 99 11 1 7 3 5 22 37 62

Squirt AA - Lidstrom NorthTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMMidland North Stars 99 11 10 1 0 20 56 10 36Lakeland Hawks 99 11 7 3 1 15 33 25 66Dragons 99 10 5 3 2 12 41 32 14Michigan Travelers 99 11 5 5 1 11 41 42 24Capital Centre Pride 99 10 4 4 2 10 30 28 22Flint Phantoms 99 10 4 5 1 9 25 36 14Blue Water Stars 99 10 2 7 1 5 22 44 49Michigan Ice Hawks 99 11 0 9 2 2 18 49 4

Squirt AA - Lidstrom SouthTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMK.V. Renegades 99 11 10 0 1 21 64 7 6Grosse Ile Islanders 99 13 9 3 1 19 59 18 4PK Warriors 99 8 5 2 1 11 34 31 12Belle Tire Dearborn 99 11 5 5 1 11 34 32 8Sylvania Maple Leafs 99 8 4 3 1 9 24 17 4Birmingham Liberty 99 9 1 6 2 4 10 38 4Garden City Gold Wings 99 8 1 6 1 3 28 46 0KOHA-Bronco 99 10 0 10 0 0 7 71 10

Pee Wee A - Yzerman 1TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMToledo Cherokee 98 13 10 1 2 22 79 40 14PK Warriors 98 13 6 4 3 15 47 40 8Allen Park Huskies 98 13 6 5 2 14 43 38 15Mt. Clemens Wolves 98 12 5 3 4 14 47 37 4Rochester Rattlers 98 14 3 8 3 9 45 53 6Birmingham Rangers 98 11 3 6 2 8 27 42 8Grosse Pointe Bulldogs 98 13 3 9 1 7 29 60 0

Pee Wee A - Yzerman 2TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMPlymouth Stingrays 98 14 11 3 0 22 59 32 56Holland Ice Dogs 98 13 10 1 2 22 55 25 6Novi Ice Cats 98 13 9 4 0 18 73 44 50K.V. Renegades 98 14 6 6 2 14 47 40 6Jackson Generals 98 13 3 8 2 8 20 49 10Lansing Capitals 98 11 3 8 0 6 32 45 16Orchard Lake Pirates 98 13 0 12 1 1 26 84 28

Pee Wee A - Howe 3TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMSuburban Stars 98 13 11 2 0 22 46 24 46K.V. Rebels 98 14 8 3 3 19 71 59 32Grand Rapids Griffins 98 13 7 4 2 16 52 42 26KOHA K-Wings 98 12 5 5 2 12 35 39 32Compuware Tier II 98 15 3 9 3 9 36 61 8Ann Arbor Wolves 98 14 1 8 5 7 41 64 40Farmington Hills Fire 98 12 3 9 0 6 27 47 68

Pee Wee A - Howe 4TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMMidland Northstars 98 14 11 2 1 23 71 22 92Cleveland Warriors 98 15 9 4 2 20 47 28 20Flint Phantoms 98 12 7 3 2 16 56 36 28Trenton Trojans 98 14 7 5 2 16 49 38 90St. Clair Shores Saints 98 11 5 5 1 11 47 44 14Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 98 12 2 9 1 5 31 49 38Troy Sting 98 13 1 12 0 2 30 86 99

Pee Wee A - Howe 5TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMCanton Crush 98 11 11 0 0 22 68 28 34Brighton Bandits 98 11 9 1 1 19 69 22 54Livingston Lightning 98 11 7 3 1 15 41 25 78Capital Centre Pride 98 12 6 5 1 13 66 47 12Chelsea Chiefs 98 12 6 5 1 13 58 60 74Livonia Knights 98 11 2 9 0 4 25 60 62Birmingham Liberty 98 12 1 10 1 3 39 91 96Sylvania Maple Leafs 98 10 0 9 1 1 27 60 81

Pee Wee A - Howe 6TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMMacomb Mavericks 98 11 8 0 3 19 57 18 8Bay County Blizzard 98 11 7 1 3 17 52 20 0Michigan Jaguars 98 11 5 1 5 15 39 21 0Belle Tire Dearborn 98 10 7 3 0 14 35 27 89Woodhaven Leafs 98 11 5 5 1 11 30 37 0Cleveland Warriors Black 98 10 2 6 2 6 24 37 18Port Huron Flags 98 10 2 6 2 6 23 40 54Michigan Travelers 98 11 2 8 1 5 19 39 76Grosse Ile Islanders 98 13 1 9 3 5 23 63 86

Pee Wee A - Lidstrom 7TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMIce Mountain M. Cats 98 10 9 1 0 18 58 14 27Rink Rats 98 12 5 5 2 12 47 57 2Royal Oak Eagles 98 11 5 5 1 11 37 40 20USA Eagles 98 10 4 3 3 11 37 38 0Saginaw Badgers 98 12 4 7 1 9 41 52 28Lakeland Hawks 98 10 1 8 1 3 29 52 0

Pee Wee A - Lidstrom 8TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMMichigan Ice Hawks 98 9 7 1 1 15 41 18 0Redford Royals 98 10 5 3 2 12 30 23 0Motor City Machine 98 10 5 5 0 10 33 32 0Washtenaw Hurricanes 98 9 2 3 4 8 28 38 4Summit Plastics Molding 98 11 2 8 1 5 30 47 0

Pee Wee A - Lidstrom 9TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMRockford Rams 98 9 9 0 0 18 71 11 22Kentwood Falcons 98 11 7 3 1 15 54 43 6Muskegon Express 98 11 5 5 1 11 40 35 20West Kent Hawks 98 9 4 5 0 8 44 47 16KOHA Broncos 98 12 0 12 0 0 15 88 24

Pee Wee AA - Yzerman 1TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMFarmington Hills Flames 97 11 8 2 1 17 46 29 0Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 97 11 7 3 1 15 39 31 30Grand Rapids 97 9 6 2 1 13 37 28 32Suburban 97 8 5 2 1 11 28 13 15Belle Tire Dearborn 97 10 4 3 3 11 36 30 10West Kent 97 11 3 7 1 7 21 39 0Troy 97 12 2 8 2 6 35 40 0Mt. Clemens Wolves 97 10 0 8 2 2 17 49 10

Pee Wee AA - Yzerman 2TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMTrenton 97 12 9 0 3 21 48 21 10Lansing 97 13 9 2 2 20 46 29 0Rochester 97 10 7 1 2 16 51 29 12Macomb 97 13 5 5 3 13 44 34 12Flint 97 11 6 5 0 12 64 41 12Fraser 97 12 5 5 2 12 41 35 0Plymouth 97 12 5 6 1 11 37 39 15Bluewater Stars 97 14 4 8 2 10 34 48 24Sylvania 97 13 1 9 3 5 22 61 0Orchard Lake Pirates 97 12 0 10 2 2 25 75 32

Pee Wee AA - Howe 3TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMCanton Crush 97 13 8 1 4 20 47 25 0Michigan Ice Hawks 97 11 5 3 3 13 41 37 0Kentwood Falcons 97 10 4 4 2 10 29 24 6Allen Park Huskies 97 10 3 3 4 10 34 36 0Ann Arbor Wolves 97 12 4 7 1 9 34 42 26Lakeland Hawks 97 8 3 2 3 9 23 19 20Metro Titans 97 7 2 1 4 8 25 24 4Westland 97 9 0 8 1 1 18 44 12

Pee Wee AA - Howe 4TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMToledo 97 14 10 2 2 22 56 23 16K.V. Rebels 97 12 10 1 1 21 80 27 15Novi 97 16 9 4 3 21 56 42 14Ft. Wayne Komets 97 15 8 3 4 20 58 42 44Columbus Capitals 97 14 8 3 3 19 47 40 0Livonia 97 13 4 5 4 12 30 39 16Birmingham Rangers 97 15 4 7 4 12 37 50 4USA 97 15 3 8 4 10 36 65 4Orchard Lake Warriors 97 14 3 11 0 6 48 80 32Livingston Lightning 97 11 2 8 1 5 29 45 4Compuware 97 13 1 10 2 4 22 46 0

Pee Wee AA - Howe 5TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMKOHA K-Wings 97 14 10 2 2 22 84 22 20Midland Northstars 97 13 10 2 1 21 57 25 10Rink Rats 97 13 8 3 2 18 68 39 0Saginaw 97 13 7 2 4 18 47 25 0Michigan Jaguars 97 13 7 3 3 17 53 30 22Port Huron Flags 97 14 6 7 1 13 36 47 20Summit Plastic 97 14 5 6 3 13 32 39 10PK Warriors 97 16 5 11 0 10 48 78 10St. Clair Shores 97 16 4 11 1 9 38 56 0Grosse Pointe Bulldogs 97 14 2 8 4 8 33 74 0MI Travelers 97 12 1 10 1 3 24 85 70

Pee Wee AA - Lidstrom 6TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMWoodhaven 97 11 6 4 1 13 40 29 12Henry Ford Hurricanes 97 12 6 5 1 13 45 43 50Ann Arbor Blades 97 13 5 6 2 12 42 59 5Cleveland Warriors 97 11 4 5 2 10 29 26 0Midwest Bulldogs 97 12 3 9 0 6 30 55 52Toledo Jets 97 10 0 10 0 0 19 75 20

Pee Wee AA - Lidstrom 7TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMRedford 97 13 10 1 2 22 73 33 12GRAHA #2 97 12 9 3 0 18 45 30 0Lapeer 97 11 7 2 2 16 57 25 0CC Pride 97 11 5 4 2 12 45 31 0KV Renegades 97 12 5 6 1 11 46 42 10Ice Mountain 97 12 3 8 1 7 35 58 0

Bantam A - Yzerman EastTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMMidland Northstars 96 13 9 3 1 19 57 41 10Rochester Rattlers 96 9 7 1 1 15 35 9 0Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 96 11 3 4 4 10 32 32 10St. Clair Shores Saints 96 11 3 4 4 10 31 32 15Orchard Lake Pirates 96 10 4 6 0 8 22 41 0Port Huron Flags 96 9 1 7 1 3 20 43 0

Bantam A - Yzerman WestTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMWest Michigan Warriors 96 14 12 2 0 24 67 28 30Livonia Knights 96 11 4 4 3 11 41 33 0USA Eagles 96 11 2 4 5 9 33 36 20K.V. Renegades 96 10 3 5 2 8 22 32 0Westland Renegades 96 11 2 6 3 7 18 43 0Farmington Hills Fire 96 10 2 6 2 6 23 31 0

Bantam A - Howe 2 EastTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMTrenton Thunder 96 14 10 2 2 22 62 37 5Mt. Clemens Wolves 96 12 9 2 1 19 43 26 20Cleveland Warriors Gold 96 10 6 3 1 13 39 35 0Toledo Cherokee 96 9 5 2 2 12 38 31 0Cleveland Black 96 14 5 7 2 12 38 40 11Troy Sting 96 10 5 4 1 11 38 37 0PK Warriors 96 12 4 8 0 8 38 43 0Monroe Ice Hawks 96 11 4 7 0 8 27 38 0Macomb 96 10 2 6 2 6 24 30 0Columbus Capitals 96 10 0 9 1 1 15 45 4

Bantam A - Howe 2 WestTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMLakeland Hawks 96 10 7 2 1 15 47 24 0Kentwood Falcons 96 9 6 2 1 13 45 26 10Novi Ice Cats 96 10 5 2 3 13 33 25 0Muskegon Chiefs 96 10 6 4 0 12 41 30 10Plymouth Stingrays 96 11 5 4 2 12 43 43 10K.V. Rebels 96 12 3 7 2 8 33 51 30Flint Icelanders 96 8 3 5 0 6 29 36 0Ann Arbor 96 10 0 9 1 1 22 58 10

Bantam A - Howe 3TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMBay County 96 9 8 0 1 17 50 18 10Redford 96 11 5 2 4 14 42 41 0Allen Park 96 9 6 2 1 13 31 18 0Lapeer 96 8 5 1 2 12 31 21 10MI Jags 96 11 5 6 0 10 39 27 15West Kent Hawks 96 12 4 8 0 8 37 39 10Birmingham Rangers 96 12 2 9 1 5 38 66 20Grosse Pointe 96 8 0 7 1 1 14 52 0

Bantam A - Howe 4 WestTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMCanton 96 10 9 0 1 19 58 16 0Jackson Generals 96 11 8 2 1 17 64 26 10Kalamazoo K-Wings 96 12 8 3 1 17 53 34 0Vipers 96 13 6 7 0 12 47 65 0Suburban 96 9 5 4 0 10 45 29 20Livingston 96 9 4 4 1 9 30 38 10Bruins 96 11 3 6 2 8 31 36 0Dexter Destroyers 96 10 1 8 1 3 29 49 0Chelsea Chiefs 96 11 0 10 1 1 15 79 35

Bantam A - Howe 4 EastTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMSummit Plastics 96 10 9 0 1 19 43 11 0Belle Tire South 96 12 7 3 2 16 63 32 6MI Ice Hawks 96 11 7 2 2 16 41 14 33Woodhaven 96 11 7 3 1 15 46 23 0Sylvania 96 9 3 4 2 8 24 28 0Saginaw 96 10 3 5 2 8 27 39 26Blue Water Stars 96 11 3 6 2 8 32 49 0Troy Jaguars 96 9 1 7 1 3 9 43 4Motor City Jags 96 13 0 10 3 3 21 67 37

Bantam AA - YzermanTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMRochester Rattlers 95 12 10 0 2 22 60 28 0Grand Rapids Griffins 95 13 9 3 1 19 45 30 0Flint Phantoms 95 12 6 5 1 13 32 33 10Suburban Stars 95 11 5 5 1 11 35 33 0Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 95 10 5 5 0 10 39 34 0Grosse Pointe Bulldogs 95 11 4 5 2 10 33 41 0Allen Park Huskies 95 12 3 8 1 7 24 38 20Birmingham Rangers 95 11 0 11 0 0 15 46 0

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Bantam AA - Howe 2TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMHolland Ice Dogs 95 13 7 2 4 18 42 29 33K.V. Rebels 95 13 7 4 2 16 41 35 82St. Clair Shores Saints 95 11 5 3 3 13 36 23 24Belle Tire Lakers 95 10 5 4 1 11 42 27 22Royal Oak Eagles 95 12 4 5 3 11 43 38 199USA Eagles 95 13 4 7 2 10 41 52 133K.V. Renegades 95 11 3 5 3 9 39 43 40Blue Water Stars 95 8 3 4 1 7 23 30 34West Michigan Warriors 95 11 3 7 1 7 32 62 42

Bantam AA - Howe 3TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMMt. Clemens Wolves 95 10 6 1 3 15 42 27 67Fort Wayne Komets 95 10 6 2 2 14 49 35 0Sylvania Maple Leafs 95 10 6 2 2 14 38 29 134Kentwood Falcons 95 10 6 3 1 13 49 30 26Motor City Chiefs 95 10 3 5 2 8 41 51 121Canton Eagles 95 9 3 5 1 7 32 39 77Macomb Mavericks 95 7 2 5 0 4 28 30 62Cleveland Warriors 95 10 0 9 1 1 15 53 22

Bantam AA - Howe 4TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMTroy Sting 95 10 7 2 1 15 59 30 20Midland Northstars 95 8 7 0 1 15 35 14 0Grand Rapids Griffins 2 95 7 5 2 0 10 47 16 0Michigan Ice Hawks 95 6 3 2 1 7 19 21 0Orchard Lake Pirates 95 8 2 6 0 4 27 41 10Lakeland Hawks 95 10 2 8 0 4 22 48 10Michigan Patriots 95 9 1 7 1 3 16 55 10

Bantam AA - Howe 5TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMCapital Centre Pride 95 11 8 1 2 18 52 19 0Chelsea Chiefs 95 12 8 2 2 18 49 30 0Livonia Knights 95 11 8 1 2 18 40 28 37Kalamazoo Kwings 95 12 6 5 1 13 35 29 0Toledo Cherokee 95 10 4 4 2 10 27 27 18Lansing Capitals 95 11 4 6 1 9 28 34 24Plymouth Stingrays 95 11 2 6 3 7 20 32 38Henry Ford Hurricanes 95 11 1 8 2 4 27 55 15Novi Ice Cats 95 11 0 8 3 3 28 52 10

Bantam AA - Lidstrom 6TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMAnn Arbor Wolves 95 11 8 2 1 17 59 31 28Michigan Mountain Cats 95 7 6 0 1 13 50 14 165Lapeer Storm 95 8 4 2 2 10 34 18 18Findlay 95 8 3 3 2 8 35 33 8KOHA Broncos 95 10 2 6 2 6 27 50 115Belle Tire Dearborn 95 9 2 6 1 5 27 49 15Canton Crush 95 9 1 7 1 3 25 62 10

Midget A - YzermanTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMSaint Clair Shores Saints 93 12 12 0 0 24 58 18 20Troy Sting 93 15 10 3 2 22 59 29 44Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 93 16 8 6 2 18 54 49 183Capital Centre Pride 93 16 7 6 3 17 42 38 33Allen Park Huskies 93 12 7 4 1 15 41 32 5Lapeer Storm 93 15 6 7 2 14 53 50 95Canton Crush 93 13 6 6 1 13 46 42 25Summit Plastic 93 11 5 5 1 11 26 29 27Westland Warriors 93 14 2 11 1 5 26 63 30Orchard Lake Pirates 93 13 1 9 3 5 22 45 30Michigan Stars 93 11 1 8 2 4 22 54 88

Midget A - Howe WestTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMJackson Generals 93 16 14 0 2 30 96 16 30West Kent Hawks 93 15 10 1 4 24 75 23 45Trenton 93 15 10 3 2 22 78 34 25Toledo Cherokee 93 13 9 2 2 20 67 30 80Suburban Stars 93 16 8 5 3 19 73 47 12Plymouth Stingrays 93 15 5 9 1 11 39 60 0Plymouth Park 93 11 5 6 0 10 40 43 20Michigan Ice Dogs 93 13 3 8 2 8 37 62 15K.V. Rebels 93 15 3 11 1 7 39 74 0Grand Rapids Griffins 93 15 1 13 1 3 37 87 40Farmington Hills Flames 93 10 0 10 0 0 9 114 15

Midget A - Howe EastTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMMacomb Mavericks 93 13 9 4 0 18 43 24 139Livonia Knights 93 11 8 2 1 17 60 23 15Mt Clemens Wolves 93 8 8 0 0 16 43 8 25Wayne Wings 93 12 7 4 1 15 49 21 186Belle Tire Dearborn 93 11 7 4 0 14 28 28 5Grosse Pointe Bulldogs 93 13 5 8 0 10 29 44 40St Ignace Firehawks 93 10 3 7 0 6 15 41 0Bloomfield Aces 93 11 2 8 1 5 24 40 45Gladwin Gladiators 93 13 0 12 1 1 19 81 20

Midget AA -Yzerman TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMMt Clemens Wolves 91 10 8 2 0 16 53 25 0Summit Plastics 91 7 7 0 0 14 31 11 0Orchard Lake Pirates 91 7 5 2 0 10 33 17 0West Michigan Warriors 91 10 3 7 0 6 37 37 0Michigan Jaguars 91 6 3 3 0 6 21 22 0Garden City Goldwings 91 7 1 6 0 2 18 41 0Michigan Hurricanes 91 9 1 8 0 2 13 53 0

Midget AA - HoweTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMTroy Sting 91 11 10 1 0 20 51 10 60Battle Creek Bruins 91 10 7 3 0 14 46 34 110Grosse Pointe Wild 91 10 5 2 3 13 45 37 57Michigan Blues 91 7 5 1 1 11 28 13 32Plymouth Stingrays 91 7 4 3 0 8 36 21 23Adrian Jr Bulldogs 91 10 1 7 2 4 23 58 14Grand Rapids Griffins 91 8 1 7 0 2 19 44 64Bloomfield Hills Gamblers 91 11 0 9 2 2 23 54 36

Girls 12U - Howe 1TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMHoneybaked G12U 11 8 1 2 18 36 9 2Little Caesars #1 G12U 10 5 2 3 13 38 15 0Belle Tire G12U 9 2 6 1 5 15 23 0

Girls 12U - Howe 2TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMLivonia G12U 10 10 0 0 20 55 9 4Victory Honda G12U 13 7 5 1 15 40 47 8Ice Breakers G12U 10 5 5 0 10 22 20 4Mt. Clemens G12U 11 3 7 1 7 20 31 0

Girls 12U - Howe 3TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMAnn Arbor G12U 13 4 8 1 9 24 48 4Little Caesars #2 G12U 12 3 7 2 8 34 61 0Grosse Pointe G12U 9 3 5 1 7 13 28 0St. Clair Shores G12U 10 2 6 2 6 19 25 10

Girls 14UTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMMichigan Ice Breakers 14U 14 14 0 0 28 83 12 14Mt.Clemens 14U 14 11 2 1 23 75 18 0Mich Caps 14U 13 9 3 1 19 59 19 8Livonia 14U 14 8 6 0 16 43 27 0Summit 14U 14 6 8 0 12 46 51 10Rochester 14U 12 2 9 1 5 22 67 0Farmington Hills 14U 13 1 11 1 3 17 79 0Ann Arbor 14U 14 1 13 0 2 15 87 2

Girls 16UTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMBirmingham 16U 8 8 0 0 16 42 9 24Livonia 16U 8 5 3 0 10 28 24 6Mich Ice Breakers 16U 9 3 5 1 7 15 24 38Allen Park 16U 9 0 8 1 1 11 39 24

Girls 19UTEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMG-Force 19U 13 10 0 3 23 79 6 5SCS 19U 13 10 1 2 22 76 22 0Redford 19U 13 7 5 1 15 48 34 5Mich Ice Breakers 19U 11 6 5 0 12 64 23 0Walker 19U 14 2 12 0 4 20 121 0Kalamazoo 19U 12 0 12 0 0 15 96 0

Mini Mite B - Div 1TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMBelle Tire Lakers MM 7 7 0 0 14 43 16 2Allen Park MM 6 3 3 0 6 24 19 0Dearborn Scorpions MM 7 3 4 0 6 31 29 2Belle Tire #2 MM 6 2 4 0 4 18 31 0Dearborn Tigers MM 7 1 4 2 4 10 24 0

Mini Mite B - Div 2TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMWayne Warriors MM 8 5 2 1 11 32 16 0Plymouth Tiger Sharks MM 6 4 2 0 8 26 25 4Canton Wings #1 MM 7 2 5 0 4 15 23 0Canton Wings #2 MM 6 1 4 1 3 7 23 0

Mite B - Div 1TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMTrenton Spitfire MTB 10 9 1 0 18 71 21 0Trenton Devils MTB 11 8 2 1 17 51 26 0Trenton - Kneiding MTB 10 7 3 0 14 36 23 8Allen Park Huskies #2 MTB 10 5 5 0 10 40 38 0Allen Park Huskies MTB 13 5 8 0 10 48 55 4Belle Tire Lakers MTB 10 0 10 0 0 6 72 0

Mite B - Div 2TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMGrosse Ile Islanders MTB 8 6 2 0 12 41 11 2Wyandotte Warriors MTB 9 4 3 2 10 28 26 10Monroe Ice Hawks #1 MTB 11 4 6 1 9 30 29 10Monroe Ice Hawks #2 MTB 8 4 4 0 8 31 27 4Southgate Senators MTB 10 1 9 0 2 19 73 2

Mite B - Div 3TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMPlymouth Simons MTB 9 9 0 0 18 58 10 2Chelsea Bulldogs #1 MTB 9 7 2 0 14 34 16 6Livingston Lightning MTB 10 5 4 1 11 36 33 4Plymouth Zylik MTB 11 3 6 2 8 17 36 0Chelsea #2 MTB 7 3 3 1 7 17 12 6Livingston Thunder MTB 9 2 5 2 6 20 29 0Canton #2 MTB 6 1 4 1 3 9 22 2Canton Hawks #1 MTB 9 1 7 1 3 20 53 2

Mite B - Div 4TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMWayne Fire Dogs MTB 8 7 0 1 15 34 11 4Dearborn Cougars MTB 8 6 1 1 13 43 10 4Dearborn Storm MTB 8 5 3 0 10 46 23 0Westland Blazers MTB 7 4 3 0 8 24 20 4Detroit Dragons MTB 5 2 3 0 4 13 17 0Garden City Stars MTB 5 0 5 0 0 2 37 2Orchard Lake Pirates MTB 9 0 9 0 0 6 50 4

Squirt B - Div 1TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMAllen Park Huskies #1 SQB 10 10 0 0 20 57 6 0Monroe Ice Hawks #2 SQB 10 8 2 0 16 44 27 0Monroe Ice Hawks #1 SQB 11 6 3 2 14 49 33 0Trenton Devils SQB 9 6 2 1 13 39 22 15Woodhaven SQB 11 4 6 1 9 46 48 0Trenton Bulldogs SQB 14 4 9 1 9 32 45 0Allen Park Huskies #2 SQB 12 3 7 2 8 33 43 0Trenton #2 SQB 9 2 4 3 7 21 32 0Wyandotte SQB 10 0 10 0 0 5 70 4

Squirt B - Div 2TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMPlymouth GW Sharks SQB 10 9 1 0 18 59 21 0Westland Blazers SQB 9 8 1 0 16 75 18 4Novi #4 Predators SQB 8 8 0 0 16 64 8 0Novi #1 Firecats SQB 9 6 3 0 12 47 32 0Belle Tire Lakers SQB 11 4 6 1 9 26 53 12Dearborn Chiefs SQB 9 2 6 1 5 31 43 23Canton Canadiens SQB 13 2 10 1 5 37 80 6Novi #5 Wildcats SQB 11 2 9 0 4 21 68 4Detroit Dragons SQB 6 0 5 1 1 17 54 6

Squirt B - Div 4TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMNovi #2 Cougars SQB 12 8 3 1 17 52 35 10F.H. Heat #1 SQB 10 8 2 0 16 40 27 18Suburban #1 SQB 9 5 4 0 10 30 26 0Novi #3 Panthers SQB 9 4 5 0 8 41 39 6Victory Honda SQB 10 1 9 0 2 17 44 16

Squirt B - Div 5TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMF.H. Inferno SQB 12 9 2 1 19 51 31 26Novi #7 Tigers SQB 12 8 3 1 17 40 30 10Plymouth Sharks #2 SQB 12 6 6 0 12 56 40 6Novi #6 SQB 12 6 6 0 12 45 44 4Canton Stars SQB 10 1 8 1 3 17 47 14Suburban #2 SQB 10 1 9 0 2 16 42 2

Squirt B - Div 6TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMChelsea Bulldogs #1 SQB 9 7 2 0 14 40 16 0Ann Arbor - Sirota SQB 9 7 2 0 14 37 23 0Ann Arbor - Simon SQB 10 6 3 1 13 34 23 5Chelsea Bulldogs #2 SQB 12 3 8 1 7 29 45 0Ann Arbor - Reid SQB 11 2 8 1 5 28 50 4

Squirt B - Div 7TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMFlint (EMHA) SQB 9 7 1 1 15 70 16 10GFHA - Lesser SQB 11 7 4 0 14 52 42 28Livingston Thunder SQB 9 5 3 1 11 52 32 2Livingston Lightning SQB 9 5 3 1 11 37 26 6Ice Mountain SQB 14 2 12 0 4 26 103 4GFHA - Hutchings SQB 7 1 6 0 2 12 41 10

Pee Wee B - Div 1TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMGrosse Ile Islanders PWB 12 9 2 1 19 47 21 32Dearborn Dragons PWB 10 9 0 1 19 34 13 16Belle Tire Lakers PWB 11 6 4 1 13 36 20 14Dearborn PWB 10 3 6 1 7 17 29 24Allen Park #1 PWB 7 2 4 1 5 17 36 24Allen Park #2 PWB 10 2 7 1 5 22 41 24

Pee Wee B - Div 2TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMTrenton Flyers PWB 12 8 2 2 18 43 22 44Monroe Ice Hawks PWB 11 4 4 3 11 38 35 20Wyandotte Warriors PWB 12 4 5 3 11 43 44 14Wyandotte Warriors #1 PWB 12 4 6 2 10 49 52 87Trenton Walleyes PWB 12 2 7 3 7 19 36 4Trenton Hurricanes PWB 11 1 7 3 5 20 36 6

Pee Wee B - Div 3TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMNovi #4 Sabres PWB 9 8 0 1 17 56 12 10K.V. Cavalry PWB 11 6 3 2 14 42 24 0Novi #5 Firecats PWB 8 5 1 2 12 25 11 0K.V. Federals PWB 10 5 5 0 10 25 37 0K.V. Eagles PWB 9 2 4 3 7 20 20 0Chelsea Bulldogs PWB 8 2 5 1 5 14 32 0Ann Arbor Aces 8 1 6 1 3 20 44 10Ann Arbor - Praschan PWB 7 1 6 0 2 10 32 0

Pee Wee B - Div 4TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMPlymouth #2 T.sharks PWB 10 8 1 1 17 52 17 31Novi #1 Cougars PWB 9 7 1 1 15 29 17 18Novi #3 Bobcats PWB 10 6 3 1 13 31 23 20Novi #2 Panthers PWB 10 4 4 2 10 21 26 5Plymouth Ice Sharks PWB 9 3 4 2 8 21 21 10Canton Wings #1 PWB 8 2 5 1 5 24 23 0Farmington Hills #1 PWB 7 1 5 1 3 20 31 0Canton Wings #2 PWB 9 0 8 1 1 6 46 26

Pee Wee B - Div 5TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMGarden City Stars PWB 9 8 0 1 17 58 27 14Novi #7 Wildcats PWB 12 8 3 1 17 58 31 0Westland IceHogs PWB 10 7 3 0 14 57 30 0Novi #6 Predators PWB 8 7 1 0 14 39 13 14Plymouth R. Sharks PWB 12 4 7 1 9 49 51 22Farmington Hills #2 PWB 11 3 7 1 7 36 47 4Novi #8 Jaguars PWB 8 3 5 0 6 28 29 0Detroit Dragons PWB 5 0 4 1 1 0 26 0Farmington Hills #3 PWB 11 0 10 1 1 13 84 0

Pee Wee B - Div 6TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMLivingston Thunder PWB 8 6 1 1 13 26 16 0Livingston Lightning #1 PWB 8 5 2 1 11 23 15 0Ice Mountain Cats PWB 8 4 1 3 11 22 14 73Flint Ice Raiders 7 4 2 1 9 23 22 4K.V. Destroyers PWB 9 4 5 0 8 26 29 56K.V. Admirals PWB 9 1 6 2 4 18 26 16K.V. Brigade PWB 11 1 8 2 4 20 36 24

Bantam B - Div 1TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMCapital Centre Pride BB 12 11 0 1 23 68 19 10Livingston Thunder BB 12 11 0 1 23 92 17 8K.V. Destroyers BB 11 6 4 1 13 45 47 26Livingston Lightning BB 11 6 4 1 13 46 32 38Chelsea Bulldogs BB 11 5 4 2 12 45 45 10K.V. Generals BB 9 3 6 0 6 26 34 16K.V. Federals BB 9 2 6 1 5 33 54 26Ice Mountain BB 11 1 9 1 3 22 57 35Ann Arbor - Gagnon BB 12 0 12 0 0 20 92 12

Bantam B - Div 2TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMAllen Park #1 BB 14 9 3 2 20 48 35 93Allen Park Huskies BB 10 8 2 0 16 49 26 28Wyandotte Warriors BB 11 7 3 1 15 46 28 0Grosse Ile Islanders BB 12 6 4 2 14 50 34 0Trenton Blades BB 11 3 4 4 10 17 21 76Monroe Ice Hawks #1 BB 12 4 7 1 9 21 41 46Southgate Stars BB 14 4 9 1 9 31 43 66Monroe Ice Hawks #2 BB 11 4 7 0 8 28 34 36Trenton Hurricanes BB 11 2 8 1 5 11 39 0

Bantam B - Div 3TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMRedford Wolf Pack BB 12 10 2 0 20 71 25 56Dearborn Huskies BB 12 9 3 0 18 42 17 22Dearborn Hooligans BB 11 8 3 0 16 62 21 32Westland Warriors BB 12 8 4 0 16 49 32 8Belle Tire Lakers BB 12 6 3 3 15 34 34 77Novi #5 Bobcats BB 17 6 10 1 13 47 61 11Garden City BB 10 4 5 1 9 46 40 100Novi #2 Panthers BB 12 2 8 2 6 20 55 29Novi #6 Cougars BB 12 1 9 2 4 12 47 20Detroit Dragons BB 8 0 7 1 1 10 61 33

Bantam B - Div 4TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMLakeland Royals BB 14 9 2 3 21 48 30 26Lakeland Talons 13 8 3 2 18 64 35 10K.V. Cavalry BB 11 8 3 0 16 58 43 6Canton Wings BB 13 6 6 1 13 37 40 10Novi #4 Firecats BB 13 5 6 2 12 39 50 44USA Dragons BB 14 5 7 2 12 37 34 123Novi #3 Predators BB 12 5 6 1 11 42 48 10Lakeland Cobras BB 9 2 3 4 8 24 34 32K.V. Brigade BB 12 2 7 3 7 32 47 26Farmington Hills #2 BB 13 0 7 6 6 33 53 70

Bantam B - Div 5TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMK.V. Admirals BB 13 9 3 1 19 61 36 69K.V. Eagles BB 12 9 2 1 19 59 37 12Novi #1 Wildcats BB 13 5 3 5 15 46 38 4Plymouth Vipersharks BB 12 6 6 0 12 50 49 28Plymouth Sharks BB 10 4 3 3 11 41 43 4Farmington Hills #1 BB 10 3 6 1 7 17 31 29Lakeland #53 BB 11 2 6 3 7 41 57 6Novi #7 Jaguars BB 9 3 6 0 6 32 38 25Lakeland #55 BB 12 2 8 2 6 33 51 47

Midget B - Div 1TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMBlue Water MGB 9 9 0 0 18 57 9 108Summit Falcons MGB 9 8 1 0 16 66 16 14St Clair Shores MGB 8 7 1 0 14 52 21 32USA Eagles MGB 10 2 8 0 4 19 86 95Lakeland Maple Leafs MGB 11 0 11 0 0 12 91 42

Midget B - Div 2TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMBerkley Brawlers MGB 10 8 2 0 16 73 24 0Plymouth Killer Sharks MGB 11 7 4 0 14 65 27 10Novi #1 SaberCats MGB 11 6 5 0 12 56 36 10Capital Center Pride MGB 8 3 5 0 6 24 33 26K.V. Admirals MGB 11 3 8 0 6 30 57 10Farmington Hills MGB 10 1 9 0 2 23 77 33

Midget B - Div 3TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMRedford Wolf Pack MGB 9 8 1 0 16 66 17 30Livonia Flyers MGB 7 6 1 0 12 35 11 0Livonia BlackHawks MGB 8 2 5 1 5 20 39 20Dearborn MGB 9 1 7 1 3 11 43 20Southgate Vipers MGB 7 0 4 3 3 9 48 24

Midget B - Div 4TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMLivonia Sharks MGB 8 7 1 0 14 33 11 36Livonia Predators MGB 11 6 4 1 13 63 34 8Belle Tire Lakers MGB 7 6 1 0 12 27 15 32Detroit Dragons MGB 6 2 3 1 5 22 25 14Garden City MGB 9 2 6 1 5 31 44 15Allen Park Huskies MGB 11 2 9 0 4 28 58 45

Midget BB - Div 1TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMBelle Tire Lakers MGBB 10 8 2 0 16 56 24 35Garden City Stars MGBB 9 8 1 0 16 48 27 0Woodhaven MGBB 8 5 2 1 11 35 16 30Livonia Kings MGBB 10 5 4 1 11 40 29 40Canton Wings MGBB 7 4 3 0 8 30 23 0Livonia Flames MGBB 9 3 6 0 6 22 40 0Dearborn MGBB 10 2 8 0 4 31 61 55Ann Arbor - Storm MGBB 9 0 9 0 0 18 60 60

Midget BB - Div 2TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA PIMSummit Red Wings MGBB 12 12 0 0 24 118 16 57Farmington Hills MGBB 11 10 1 0 20 83 29 35Lakeland Stars MGBB 10 6 4 0 12 63 59 10Livingston Lightning MGBB 12 6 6 0 12 55 55 59Novi MGBB 14 5 8 1 11 66 69 106SCS MGBB 7 5 2 0 10 41 29 34Troy Storm MGBB 9 4 5 0 8 33 60 29Livingston Thunder MGBB 12 3 8 1 7 35 73 49Ice Mountain MGBB 10 1 9 0 2 17 94 76USA Eagles MGBB 9 0 9 0 0 23 50 25

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MICHIGAN HOCKEY


Founded in 1998, the Novi Youth Hockey Association includes over 500 house players, over 120 travel players, over 150 volunteer coaches, managers and administrators all dedicated to teaching hockey skills in an atmosphere that promotes good sportsmanship.

For their efforts the NYHA was recognized with an award from the City of Novi at a City Council meeting on Nov. 23. The City of Novi honored the NYHA in the Small Business category for their spirit and commitment to Novi and as a model for other community partners.

The Detroit Mission Stars roller hockey teams are heading back to Joe Dumars Fieldhouse, where the program began in 1996.

The DMS youth program, started in 2007, consists of 10 youth teams and has produced four national titles.

DMS director Dave Zarem has been with the program since it began.

“We have had a great experience at Total Roller Hockey over the past three years” said Zarem. “Moving the program to the Mecca of roller hockey, Joe Dumar’s Fieldhouse and the Little Caesars Roller Hockey Program, puts us in one of the most recognized rinks in the country.”

Little Caesars Roller Hockey director Matt Koleski has known Zarem for years and is excited to have the DMS back on the Eastside of metro-Detroit.

“We welcome the DMS program with open arms” said Koleski. “Dave has a good clean program with quality and experienced coaches and they put development ahead of winning.

“We are happy to have a guy that will help our overall development of players in all of our programs here at the Fieldhouse.”

Tryouts for the DMS teams, aged 6-18, are scheduled for December 19. Check out detroitstars.com for more info.

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After numerous trials and tribulations, Detroit Hockey Association teams are back skating at Jack Adams Arena.

After delays in getting compressors repaired, and a power outage that caused the arena ice to melt, the Dragons teams were able to play home games on November 24.

“This is our home and we’ve worked hard to keep this program going so it’s great to finally be able to skate here,” said DHA president Will McCants, who, along with the DHA Board of Directors, worked tirelessly with the City of Detroit to get the arena up and running again.

DHA teams had loaded their early season schedule with away games in anticipation of an October 1 opening of the arena. But after that date came and went, the five Dragons teams were forced

to re-schedule home dates or move games to the visiting team’s arenas. The Dragons were able to pick up some ice time at Detroit’s City Sports Arena, but most teams were unable to practice at all.

“It was rough, but the Little Caesars Amateur Hockey Association has been great and their directors have been very helpful,” said McCants.

With all of the arena headaches, the DHA hasn’t much time to focus on fundraising for their annual Bantam and Midget teams educational hockey trip to Washington, D.C. on December 27-January 3, 2010. In addition, the DHA will again host the annual Hockey in the Hood tournament from February 12-14, 2010.

For more information about the DHA’s trip to Washington, D.C. please call McCants at (313) 397-3853.

Novi Mayor David Landry (center) presents the NYHA’s President Bob DeSpirt (right) and Vice-President Michael Robinet with a City of Novi Small Business award.

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STATE OF THE GAME

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Gameby LYLE PHAIR

Is it live or is it Memorex? It’s one of those advertising slogans that you never seem to forget. Yet it seems like ancient history that music or television shows were actually taped. Is it the real thing or is it a copy?

We can ask a similar question as it relates to violence in hockey these days. Is the game really that much more violent than it was years ago? Or does it just seem that way because of how much more accessible information is today? Maybe there are the same number or even less incidents of violence but we just see or hear about almost all of them.

Watch the hockey highlights on ESPN’s Sports Center and you will be assured of seeing a big hit or two, maybe even someone seriously injured as a result of that hit. Scan the sports pages on the internet and there will mostly likely be an article about a controversial play that resulted in a concussion or some other injury to a player. Is it just hype, a strategy to improve ratings or increase page views? Or has the game really become more dangerous?

Injuries are up at the National Hockey League level and it seems that “addressing head injuries” is always an item on the agenda of any Board of Governors meeting. In the Ontario Hockey League a 20-year old player was recently suspended for the remainder of the year after delivering a body check that fractured the skull of a 16-year old opponent. Recent headlines in the youth hockey section of the Toronto Star included “Crackdown Urged on Head Injuries”, “Minor Hockey Referees Fear for Game, Own Safety” and “Violence and Racial Slurs on the Rise in Kids’ Hockey”.

Has the game changed? Is it played differently than it was years ago? At all levels?

IT SHOULD BE SAFER NOWShouldn’t it actually be safer to play based on the lessons

learned and changes made over the years? You would think so.

But that might not necessarily be the case.In his national bestseller book Traffic, Why We Drive The Way We

Do (and What it Says About Us), author Tom Vanderbilt describes a phenomenon where safer cars and safer roads actually do not always result in less traffic accidents. In many cases where drivers feel that they are safer they actually start to drive in a more risky manner, which results in more accidents. So safer could actually be more dangerous.

I think that is definitely a factor in the hockey world. Not that long ago, as hard as it may be to believe, NHL players were not required to wear helmets. Imagine playing the game at that pace without any protection at all on your head. It’s a little like riding a motorcycle without a helmet. But players did it. And while one fatality is one too many, there were very few of them, the most notable being Bill Masterson of the Minnesota North Stars in 1967.

Even after that most players throughout the 1970’s still did not wear helmets and they were not made mandatory until 1979. Youth players were not required to wear full facemasks until the mid-70’s and college hockey made it compulsory equipment later in the decade.

Don’t get me wrong. Safer is better. Having grown up playing the game in that era, all of it but my four college years sans facemask, I have spent more than my share of time in a dentist chair or having my face stitched back together. Fortunately I never suffered anything as severe as an eye injury, but did have more than a few concussions, fortunate in that regard that there wasn’t much to damage permanently.

LESS FEAR, MORE AGRESSIVEPlayers today are much safer. They wear helmets with full

facemasks. They do not have to fear a puck, a stick or an errant elbow in the face. So they put their face in places that they otherwise might not. Conversely they have less fear of injuring someone or being injured when body checking an opponent.

The shoulder pads, elbow pads, gloves, pants, shin pads and skates form an exoskeleton comparable to a suit of armor. Consequently players tend to play a little more aggressively and a little more recklessly than they otherwise would. And while their equipment is much better at protecting them, it is also significantly more dangerous as it relates to the potential to injure an opponent.

So it is not surprising that there are more violent collisions in today’s hockey world. More head injuries. More concussions.

But there is more to it than just the equipment. The pace of the game is much faster. With the advent of power skating training

in the early 1970’s, today’s players skate with much more power and speed. Coaches push the pace as well. Where shift times at one time were well over a minute and players actually had some “active rest” time on the ice, players now are on the ice for 30-45 seconds of full-speed, pressure the puck, all-out hockey. Playing without the puck is coached like never before and “time and space” is at a premium. As the game is much faster and players are a little less under control, there is a much greater risk of collisions and ultimately, injuries.

NEEDLESS VIOLENCEBut is the game more violent? It’s definitely not more so than it

was in the 1970’s or 80’s. Not a chance. The Broad Street Bullies Philadelphia Flyers teams of the mid-70s set the tone at that time and many teams at every level of play followed suit. Bench-clearing brawls were a common occurrence. Imagine the uproar today if players went into the stands to fight the fans. There would be jail time involved and probably a congressional hearing.

Five-on-five line brawls happened all the time in the 80’s. Players really did hate each other. They rarely socialized or interacted like today’s players do. Check out the penalty minute leader totals over the years and you will see that today’s hockey world is a much kinder and much gentler place.

The majority of needless violence has been eliminated from the game. At the same time virtually all elements of the game, from equipment to skill level of the players, has improved. But just like safer roads and safer cars, that doesn’t necessarily mean that it is a safer game with safer players. As one set of problems is corrected others arise.

That is the part that we still need to improve upon. But how do we do that? Who bears the burden to make the game safer to reduce injuries? The answer is we all do.

Administrators need to make sure that the equipment guidelines and playing rule changes very much take into account the safety of the players. Referees need to officiate with the safety of the players as one of the primary objectives of their management of the game. Players need to be made to understand the consequences of reckless and unsafe play and be held accountable. Parents need to understand and reinforce that the game can be played aggressively and safely and that “toughness” doesn’t equate with trying to maim an opponent.

But the group that probably has the greatest influence of all is the coaches. They can and should be the ones to make the greatest impression on the players. And ultimately, their safety.

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“Teams with speed have the opportunity for greater success,” said Brown. “A lot of people feel that the only intimidator you can use in hockey is physical presence, but speed intimidates just as much as physical presence. Speed puts the opponent back on their heels and forces the defensemen to give up space.”

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the puck hits their stick, they lose speed,” he said. “Getting the players to move quickly with and without the puck is very beneficial to all players. They have to learn the proper skating technique but they can be spoon fed with the puck, or they will have problems when they finally get the puck on their stick. Finding a comfort zone and doing things at high speed with the puck is really important.”

Coaches can incorporate skating into their practice in many ways: crossovers, tight turns, pivots, passing and receiving the puck without breaking stride, receiving a pass coming out of a turn, receiving a pass from a stop and start mode, shooting the puck in stride, making quick lateral shifts from right to left and left to right.

Get your players to move their feet as fast as they can at all times. Work on doing tight turns around cones and crossovers around the circles. And pivoting forward to backward and crossing their feet over (three quick crosses to the left, three quick crosses to the right) are all things to incorporate into practice.

The kids might fail by falling down but that’s part of the learning process. Acknowledge that they’re going to fall but that’s the fun of it and to get back up and keep going.

Brown also believes it is also important to incorporate fun into learning environment. A coach can incorporate skating races into practice by setting up races for loose pucks, especially where a shot on goal is the reward.

Add some cones and have them do tight turns around two cones and race toward the middle of the ice for the loose puck.

Or have two players play one-on-one inside the circle, using the circle as a boundary. The drill is continuous one-on-one highspeed maneuvering in tight spaces where they are using their feet, hands, and stick. You can reward the players after a fifteen or twenty second burst with a whistle. The player with the puck gets the reward of trying to score and the other player has to defend.

When they are beginners, the resistance should be minimal on drills because they provide their own self resistance when learning. Six, seven, and eight-year olds are not real good listeners and kids

this age want to play with the puck.“Young kids get a charge out of making a deke and getting a

shot on goal,” said Brown. “That is big time success to them. It is important to reward them. Even if the reward is a shot on goal.”

As players get older and more skilled the resistance of their drills can be increased. Coaches should use drills where the player has to think on the ice. Provide resistance so the player can’t telegraph his pass but instead has to read and react to the situation.

“The best players are able to think and innovate on the ice. Wayne Gretzky was an excellent example of innovation and creativity on the ice. When one of his options was cut off he had already thought of the next one,” said Brown.

Older players should be carrying the puck in a Puck Protection Mode when making tight turns. Their bodies should always be between the puck and the checker.

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TRAINING TABLETRAINING TABLEJIM KIELBASO MS, CSCS

Careful who you copyOne of the most common mistakes I see young

players make is trying to mimic the training programs of their favorite NHL players. Parents and athletes may read a brief article about what a superstar is doing and automatically assume that’s what they should be doing. In most cases, nothing could be further from the truth.

I have a constant stream of players telling me that a coach or scout said that they need to get bigger and stronger to play at the next level. College strength coaches tell me all the time that they wish their players learned more about strength training and hard work earlier in their careers.

Following the routine (or what you think is the routine) of an NHL star is a huge mistake. They probably have dramatically different needs than most young players and their programs simply aren’t appropriate for everyone. Instead of doing what the superstar is currently doing, figure out what got him there.

Most NHL veterans are more interested in longevity than gaining the size and strength most young players need so desperately. Training to gain strength and size is very different than what most NHL players do or need.

A common misconception is that being busy and expending energy is automatically productive. Most players are used to working hard and sweating. There is a difference, however, between being busy and being productive. I see a lot of players staying busy, but not getting the results they need. Many athletes think they are doing the right things but their effort is often misdirected because they’ve listened to poor advice about what some “great” player is doing. How many players do you know who say they lift weights but aren’t getting any bigger or stronger? I see it all the time.

Decades of research has shown that for strength and size gains to take place very intense training must be done. Light weights (relative to a person’s strength), lifted for high

reps don’t create enough tension on the muscle fibers to bring about soft tissue adaptation. A very strong stimulus, in this case lifting relatively heavy weights with maximum effort, is necessary to force the body to adapt.

The human body doesn’t want to change. It doesn’t want to get bigger or stronger. It wants to stay the same, and it’s not going to change unless you force the issue. The only way to force the issue is through brutally hard work. That means challenging yourself each time you step into the gym.

You have to constantly strive for improvement, but most young athletes don’t understand how hard they can, or should, push themselves. They also don’t know how to design a program to maximize their effort.

Standing on a ball or lifting light weights really fast might seem fun, and you might even see pros doing some of that stuff. If it’s that fun, it’s probably not doing anything for you. Stick with the science which unequivocally tells us that this kind of training is not going to make you stronger or build muscle.

And don’t forget about all the research showing that you get exponentially better results from working with a qualified and experienced trainer than you will trying to do it on your own. Having someone properly design a program and push you through it will get you better results in a fraction of the time.

It’s time for you to make a decision. Decide whether you are going to stick with what is fun and comfortable or if you are willing to put in the hard work needed to improve. Remember, six months from now, we’ll all know the answer.

Jim Kielbaso MS, CSCS is the Director of the Total Performance Training Center inside Total Sports Complex – Wixom. He is a former college strength and conditioning coach and author of the books Speed & Agility Revolution and World’s Hardest Exercises.

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Injury, pain and mental toughnessGoaltenders, and all hockey players for that matter, are known

for their toughness and ability to handle pain. This is a question of pride and a question of desire. Injured players

lose starting jobs. Just ask the Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Vesa Toskala what happened to his job when he got hurt. As tough as goalies are, I would like to believe that generally speaking hockey players have a higher pain tolerance.

The example of Toronto’s Bobby Baun scoring the Stanley Cup winning goal in 1964 on a fractured tibia and fibula is truly amazing and unparalleled.

Besides having a keen personal understanding of pain, I have seen true grit that would make your stomach turn. I played with an academic All-American, Bowling Green graduate named Al Leggett. He had a double major at school, one of which was pre-med (4.00 GPA culmulative). After being high-sticked in that egg head of his, he came by me and inquisitively wondered if he had been cut. His eyebrow rested below his eye on his cheek! In shock, I replied that he might need one or two stitches. After taking over 35 stitches, his eyebrow returned to its proper elevation and he returned to finish the third period. The next day however, his eyes were swollen shut.

The current head coach of the Florida Panthers was also a teammate of mine in the Vancouver Canuck’s organization. Pete Deboer,

besides being almost unstoppable, was also one of the mentally toughest players I have played with. During a play-off game, he was accidentally donkey kicked in the mouth pushing several teeth back and slicing his mouth open vertically. “Dumb-Dumb” as we called him quickly returned to the lineup. Quite simply he wanted it that bad.

These anecdotes are obviously extreme but there is a message here. These guys are pros for a reason: mental toughness. This desire isn’t as prevalent in the little leagues. It is common to see a half dozen trainer visits to the ice during a standard youth hockey game. Of all these visits 99% of the players are up and playing the next shift. Besides turning normally placid mommies apocalyptic, these tense moments are often uncalled for and contribute to the “boy who cried wolf” syndrome.

I do not want to minimize legitimate injuries or question the veracity of every incident but I have a challenge for coaches: Institute a team rule that states: “Any player whose injury causes a trainer’s visit or a stoppage in play must sit out the remainder of that period.”

Not only will this make players think twice before pulling a dying swan impersonation, it will allow time for the injured to relax on the bench if they are really hurt.

As the great Don Cherry says, “If don’t have to go to the hospital, you ain’t hurt!”

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BY SARAH ZIENTARSKI

The popularity of girls’ hockey has risen enormously over the past 10-15 years and a woman who played a role in that growth relishes her ability to help keep the sport growing.

Manon Rheaume, who won a Silver medal with Team Canada at the 1998 Winter Olympics and is the only woman to play in an NHL exhibition game, hosted a Girls’ Tier I Tournament November 12-15 at the Novi Ice Arena and Suburban Ice-Farmington Hills.

The Manon Rheaume International Invitational Tournament drew 32 teams from Canada and the United States, including teams from Detroit-area clubs Honeybaked, Little Caesars, Victory Honda, Belle Tire and Compuware, and helped benefit the Manon Rheaume Foundation.

Rheaume started the Foundation in 2008 as a way to inspire young women to reach for their dreams and help them by providing scholarships. Her on-ice accomplishments pale in her mind in comparison to what the sport has allowed her to do off-ice.

“The most satisfying thing about playing the game is that I was able to inspire young girls doing it and I didn’t realize that while I was playing,” Rheaume said. “It wasn’t until later in life when parents came up to me and said, ‘You were an inspiration to my daughters.”

That appreciation from parents helped Rheaume decide to start her foundation.

“I wanted to give scholarships to girls that want to go to college and accomplish something,” Rheaume said. “They’re not necessarily the best athletes where they get full-rides but they still have dreams and those are the people we want to help out.”

The idea for the tournament came as a way to help fund the scholarships.

“The tournament to me was a no-brainer,” Rheaume said. “To do a fundraiser, what better than a very high level tournament where you see good competition, you bring the best teams and you make it all about the girls?”

The tournament included the Chicago Mission, LA Selects, Buffalo Bisons, Team Pittsburgh, Ohio Flames and Madison Capitols and 12 and Under, 14 and Under, 16 and Under and 19 and Under divisions.

“The competition is good,” said Anne Shettleroe, the mother

of Rose Krasofsky of the 14U Honeybaked team. “They really put together a nice group of teams and it’s fun as well as competitive. It’s just great for them to be able to see more girls from all over out there striving at the same levels they are.”

The tournament format guaranteed four games per team with a round-robin portion whittling the field down to the top two finalists. The competition was fierce but most importantly it was a chance to celebrate girls’ hockey and how far the game has come.

USA Hockey reported 59,506 registered female players in the 2008-09 season and the rise in talent was also proven in the skills displayed on the ice.

“Now, as opposed to five, ten years ago it’s definitely picked up and the competition’s a lot better as you can see here,” said Ohio Flames 19U coach Liz Smith. “Division I and Division III are better and girls are starting off younger and I think that’s helping a ton.”

The tournament also included a banquet on Friday night to honor and inspire the girls. Mark Johnson, the U.S. Women’s Olympic Team coach and member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic “Miracle on Ice” team, along with current women’s Olympic team member Caitlin Cahow, spoke at the event.

“The whole weekend has been fantastic,” said Diana Russell, the mother of Nicole Russell on the 14U Honeybaked team. “I think it’s serving its mission and its goal. The girls at the banquet were just entranced by the speakers.”

Rheaume’s personal goal for the weekend was to watch each of the 32 teams play at least one game, which was appreciated by the attendees.

“I really liked the way she is here and showing up at places and she’s not just a name,” said Kathy Martin, mother of Mackenzie Martin on the 19U Chicago Mission.

Rheaume feels it’s her responsibility to be there for the girls.“I love the game and I put this tournament together because I

love to see those girls play,” said Rheaume. “Some of those girls are going to be playing on an Olympic team one year and going to play college hockey and it’s nice to be part of it.”

“This is the best of both worlds – hockey is my passion and this is also helping to give back to young women.”

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New season of Michigan Metro Girls High School League going full blastBY BOB ST. JOHN

The 2009-10 girls high school season is in full swing after opening the week before Thanksgiving.

Last year’s state championship game was a repeat of the 2008 contest with Grosse Pointe South defending its title with a 3-2 double-overtime win over Ann Arbor. The Blue Devils beat the Pioneers 4-2 in the 2008 championship game.

“We don’t look ahead of ourselves, but we feel we added some talented players to make another run at the title,” South head coach Bill Fox said. “Our goals are always to win our final game, which means the state title, and win another division championship.

“Every team will give us their best shot since we are the defending champs, but that is OK because our girls welcome the challenge.”

There are a couple of slight changes this season to the Michigan Metro Girls High School Hockey League. In the two-division setup, there was a realignment as Grosse Pointe Woods Liggett and Plymouth-Canton-Salem (PCS) switched divisions.

Division 1 now consists of Grosse Pointe South, Grosse Pointe North, Liggett, Northville, Ann Arbor, Cranbrook-Kingswood and Livonia Ladywood, while Division 2 consists of Port Huron, Farmington Hills Mercy, Walled Lake, Warren Regina, Bloomfield, PCS and Birmingham Detroit Country Day.

Port Huron is back in the mix this season after not icing a squad a year ago. They are now called the Lady Ice Hawks and Ron Cook is the head coach.

Below is a look at each team, in alphabetical order, and how they stack up in the now 14-team MMGHSHL:

ANN ARBOR UNIFIEDNickname: PioneerHead coaches: Lon Grantham, Steve ChronisLast year: 15-4-1. Lost 3-2 in double-overtime to Grosse Pointe

South in the state championship game.Top returning players: Sophomore goalie Sydney Supica, junior

Malaika Whitney, sophomore Julia Franceschi, junior Beth Johnson, junior Emy Guttman, junior Rachel Freeman, junior Hannah Bogard, junior Danielle Arsenault and sophomore Kristina Keil.

Outlook: Grantham and Chronis have developed the Pioneers into one of the top teams heading into their sixth season as a varsity program. They have 19 girls on the roster, but who will lead the team with the departure of last year’s Miss Hockey Angie Chronis?

BLOOMFIELD UNIFIEDNickname: KnighthawksHead coach: Kurt KrugerLast year: 0-19Top returning players: The Knights are led by junior Marchelle

Washington, senior captain Chandler Billes, junior Alexa Shouneyia, sophomore Luba Berg, sophomore Alessandra Early, senior Jaclyn Cole, sophomore Maddie Baczkowski, sophomore Michaella Jelin,

junior Megan Dudek, senior captain Hanna Belden and junior Devon Gruskin.

Outlook: A lack of offense has been a problem for Bloomfield for a few years. Can someone step up and consistently put the puck in the net? If that happens, the Knighthawks have the potential to put some wins on the board.

CRANBROOK-KINGSWOODNickname: CranesHead coach: Terry BrooksLast year: 12-7. Lost 4-0 to Grosse Pointe South in state semifinal.Top returning players: Nana Kikuchi is the lone senior on a

young, but experienced Cranes squad. Watch for juniors Caley Chelios, Kelly Riegler and Julia Bleznak, plus sophomores Sydney Sakwa and Amanda Schimpke, who give the Cranes an explosive offense. Sophomore Colleen Jacoby is one of the top goalkeepers in the league and she has the capability of stealing a game.

Coach’s comment: “The girls are excited and ready for the season to start,” Brooks said. “We might be like the old Edmonton Oilers teams that scored eight goals and gave up a few early in the season until our defensemen get used to the position. We should be better than a year ago and we will see what happens.”

DETROIT COUNTRY DAYNickname: YellowjacketsHead coach: Riccardo DiPasquoLast year: 2-17Top returning players: Senior Allison Ulnick, senior Lizzy Bayoff,

junior Maddie VanAntwerp, sophomore Jamie Bamberger, sophomore Christina Jiang and junior Jasmine Samani. Also watch newcomer, senior Alex Madahr, who will split time in net with Ulnick and play defense.

Coach’s comment: “We’re growing as a team and we will definitely be better than a year ago,” DiPasquo said. “We lost five seniors, but everyone is back and we have some newcomers with hockey experience. We’re excited about the season and we will see what happens. We can’t wait to start.”

Country Day used two goals by Van Antwerp to get their first win of the season, 4-1, over Warren Regina on Nov. 21 at St. Clair Shores Civic Arena.

FARMINGTON HILLS MERCYNickname: MarlinsHead coach: Pat GregoryLast year: lost to Liggett in the Division 2 championship game.Top returning players: Samantha Saroki, Jessie Buckley and

Jackie Buckley are the Marlins’ top players. Gregory lost 10 seniors from last year’s squad. The Marlins are young, but opened with a 9-4 win over Regina as the Buckley sisters scored a goal apiece and junior Kari Ungar earned the win in net. Newcomers Madeline McClin and Laura Hensick each had a hat trick. The Marlins also

won the Suburban Girls High School Classic with wins over Country Day and Walled Lake on Dec. 5

Coach’s comment: “I don’t know what to expect since we have so many newcomers to the team,” Gregory said. “We will give it our best shot and we feel better about our chances since some of our newer players have hockey experience. It will be a fun season and we will try to win a division title and get into the next round of the playoffs.”

GROSSE POINTE NORTHNickname: NorsemenHead coach: Scott DockettLast year: 13-6. Lost in the semifinals to Ann Arbor, 2-1.Top returning players: Junior Megan Bergeron, sophomore Emma

Huellmantel, junior Taylor Moody, junior Kailey Sickmiller, sophomore Melissa Mermiges, junior Meghan Williams, junior Rachel Neveux and sophomore Ellen Brown. Top newcomers are sophomore Jennifer Cusmano, freshman Bryn Moody, freshman Natalie Skroupski and freshman Catherine McCarthy.

Coach’s comment: “We have a lot of young players in our program which is great for our future, but it might take some time for them to get used to playing high school hockey,” Dockett said. “We will be a better team in the second half of the season. This is going to be fun.”

Bergeron’s overtime goal lifted the Norsemen to a 5-4 victory over Northville, evening its record at 1-1.

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Senior Rae Sklarski (right) of Grosse Pointe South (with junior Kailey Sickmiller of crosstown rival Grosse Pointe North) will help the Lady Blue Devils defend their state title this season.

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G.P. South, Ann Arbor and Port Huron are rollingGROSSE POINTE SOUTH

Nickname: Blue DevilsHead coach: Bill FoxLast year: 20-1. State champs, beating Ann Arbor 3-2 in double-

overtime for a second straight state title.Top returning players: Seniors Jessica Snella, Emma Hull, Shannon

Gianino, who scored the state-title winning goal, Rae Sklarski and Maggie Miller lead the team. Others are sophomore Marissa Monforton, sophomore Carly Verkuilen, junior Andrea Marshall, junior Christine Daudlin, sophomore Cara Monforton, junior Elizabeth Clem, junior Dana Davenport, junior Chantal Chuba, junior Lorna Burns and sophomore Claire Boyle. Top newcomers are senior Julia Solecki, senior Anna Harris and freshman Anastasia Diamond.

Coach’s comments: “We have a nice group of returning kids and some talented newcomers to help us make another run at a state title,” Fox said. “We take the season one game at a time and our goals are the same, win a division title and win a state championship.”

South opened defense of its state title with a 6-1 win over city rival Grosse Pointe North on Nov. 18, and followed that up with an 8-0 win over Walled Lake.

“I thought we had the jitters, but a win is a win,” Fox said.Boyle, Solecki, Marissa Monforton, Sklarski, Meghan Polack and

Sam Taylor scored for the Blue Devils in the win over the Norsemen.

LIVONIA LADYWOODNickname: BlazersHead coach: Bruce PeckLast year: 6-11-1. Lost 8-0 to South in state quarterfinals.Top returning players: Junior Jessica Pavela, sophomore Lane

Kolpacke, senior Emann Freij and senior Kaitlin Gaule. Junior Jenny Rohn is a transfer student who will be eligible to play Jan. 18.

Coach’s comments: “We have 12 returning players and our starting goalie back,” Peck said. “Our entire defensive corp returns, so we will definitely have to win games with defense and goaltending because we’re not going to be that strong on the offensive end.”

NORTHVILLENickname: MustangsHead coach: Bill HoldenLast year: 8-8-2. Lost 1-0 to Cranbrook-Kingswood in a state

quarterfinal.Top returning players: Senior Katherine Gearns, Christie Karcher,

Erica Zazo, Madeline Frogner, junior Katelyn Meck and Sarah Blackhurst. Newcomers are Katelyn Sabourn, Paraul Kathera, Morgan Malloy, Lauren Grigg, Sarah Bernardi, Kelsey Koswick, Lindsey Kreichelt, Nicki Heinz, Natalie DeMuro and Krista Oldham.

Coach’s comments: Holden, one of the coaching deans in the league, lost his No. 1 goalie to a travel team, so Sabourn is put on the spot. She played pretty well in a tough 5-4 overtime loss to Grosse Pointe North. In that game, Zazo had a hat trick. Northville then beat Bloomfield Hills, 9-5.

PORT HURONNickname: Lady IcehawksHead coach: Ron CookTop players: Seniors Chelsea Minnie, Kaleigh Nichols, Madelyne

Harris and Bre Glambowski; junior Caylee Gordon; sophomores Hayley Cox and Courtney Harris; and freshmen Taylor Cook, Andrea Hutchinson, Sarah Hull, Kassandra Reeves, Jalissa Zuege and Morgan Thompson.

Coach’s comments: “The girls are ready to go and the veterans are really excited to play after missing last season,” Cook said. “I like the talent we have and the girls think they can put together a solid season. We can’t wait for the season to start and we will try our best to win a division title.”

Cook’s squad looks like the team to beat after they won their first four games, including two victories over Mercy, a 5-1 over Ladywood and a 7-0 shutout of PCS as Minnie had a hat trick and Cox had two goals and two assists.

PLYMOUTH-CANTON-SALEMNickname: PenguinsHead coach: Lori CallahanTop returning players: Last year’s underclassmen were Jessie

Hazlett, Victoria Campbell, Sarah Coleman, Anne Distelrath, Rebecca Majszak, Amanda Heisler, Jennifer Fedon, Rhianna Fleisher, Lauren Smith, Ellexus Montoya and Emily Bullock.

Outlook: Callahan’s squad is still relatively young. Look for PCS to be a stronger second-half team once again this season. After an 0-2 start, the Penguins recorded wins over Country Day and Walled Lake.

WARREN REGINANickname: SaddlelitesHead coach: Katie JulianoLast year: 7-10. Finished in third place in Division 2.Top returning players: Junior goaltender Kelsey Erne, senior

Lisa Perzanowski, senior Bianca Bartolomei, senior Kristen Taylor, junior Sarah Smith, sophomore Alexis Lastomirsky, senior Bea Tepel, junior Ali Thayer, senior Danielle Meirow, junior Sarah Casnovsky, junior Rachel Garrity, junior Amber Constantine and junior Rebecca Montgomery.

Coach’s comments: “The girls know they have to skate hard and get into the flow of the game or else they will have a seat on the bench,” Juliano said. “The girls know my system and we will be a strong team if they play up to their potential.”

The Saddlelites lost 4-1 to Country Day with Meirow netting their only goal. After two sluggish periods, Juliano’s squad dominated the third period, but couldn’t get a goal.

“That third period is the way our girls should play each and every period,” Juliano said. Regina also lost to Mercy and Liggett.

UNIVERSITY LIGGETT Nickname: KnightsHead coach: Laura OwczarskiLast year: Division 2 champs who lost 3-1 to Grosse Pointe

North in a state quarterfinal.Top returning players: Senior Paige Counsman, senior Morgan

Ellis, senior Liz Smith, junior Medea Shanidze, junior Mariah Passalacqua, junior Natalie Peracchio, junior Keegin Fisher and sophomore Haleigh Bolton. The Knights choice to move up to Division 1 to challenge the bigger teams after beating half of them a year ago.

Coach’s comments: “It was the girls choice to move up (a division), so I think we’re ready for the challenge,” Owczarski said. “Mariah should be able to handle the starting goalie duties and we have the league’s top scorer back in Paige. We’re excited to start the season.”

The Knights started 2-0 with shutouts of Bloomfield Hills and Regina.

WALLED LAKENickname: WildHead coach: Kathy MarkovichLast year: 8-11. Lost in the Division 2 playoffs.Top returning players: Last year’s underclassmen, Stephanie

Boggs, Augusta Kiepper, Katelyn Shapiro, Emma Rousakis, Alex Klos, Katie Campbell, Katie Acheson, Karli Foss, Taylor Jasgur, Mackenzie Moug, Abby Davis, Sophie Kew and Brittney Pasekel have all improved from last season.

Coach’s comments: Markovich brings 15 years of coaching hockey to the table and she hopes to bring the Wild to new heights.

“My girls are communicating on the ice and they are turning into a team that can skate,” Markovich said. “I couldn’t say that a few weeks ago, but they’re learning a lot and playing pretty well.”

The Wild opened with a 6-5 win over Division 1 Ladywood, but lost their next five games to Ann Arbor, Grosse Pointe South, Country Day, Mercy and PCS.

Walled Lake veterans Katie Acheson (left) and Brittney Pasekel (right), along with newcomer Melissa Phalin, hope to help the Wild have a strong season in Division 2 of the MMGHSHL.

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Novi’s Metro Invitational helps get boy’s high school season rollingNovi’s Metro Invitational helps get boy’s high school season rolling

The West Michigan High School Hockey Blog’s Brian Edwards checks in with a list of 10 forwards from the Westside of the state to watch this season. All are seniors, all play with a physical edge and you can expect to see a few of them on the ice at Compuware Arena in March.

Matt Boogard, Grandville: The Dawgs senior started last season playing for the Owls of the CSHL, but made the switch to high school and helped lead Grandville to one of its best seasons ever. In the offseason, he got invited to some USHL camps, and that experience will translate to his on-ice performance this year. “Matt is looking to play junior hockey after high school, and will get the opportunity as a result of his work ethic and strong leadership capabilities,” Bynski says. In the meantime, Boogard will use his big body and knack for putting the puck in the net to work for the Dawgs, as they chase an OK-1 conference title.

Kyle Hicks, Mona Shores: The Sailors senior is one of those kids who always seems to be smiling and upbeat off the ice. Once the skates get laced, though, he’s a terror. He’s got all the tools: skating, size, vision, puck control and hockey smarts. He’s also a natural leader, plays physical and is a Zetterberg type defensive forward who can score and hit. “He’s smart, physical and makes plays that change the game,” Wressell says. He’ll help lead a talented Sailor team looking to defend its OK-1 conference title and make a return trip to the D2 finals.

Mike Hickson, Big Rapids: Since his sophomore year, people have been tagging the Cardinals senior as a player with tremendous upside. He’s big, strong, has an NHL caliber shot and can control play when he wants to, as evidenced by his performance in last years state playoffs that culminating in a 4-3 loss in the D3 finals. “Mike has been an absolute workhorse for us the past two years, playing big roles for us in all facets of the game,” says his coach, Tim Blashill. “He is a big, strong forward with solid speed and good hands – a great combination of skill and power. Mike was an integral part of our playoff run last year, and our offense will lean heavily on him this year.”

Drew O’Brien, East Grand Rapids: The Pioneers’ senior is one of those Larry Bird type players that makes everyone around him better, but can also take over a game. While he’s not particularly big size-wise, he’s strong on his skates and has one of the best pairs of hands

in the state. He’s an “exceptionally smart player in all three zones,” says Jeff Wressell, who coached O’Brien on the MDHL’s Team West Michigan this fall. “[His] speed is deceptive and you don’t notice him going end to end, but he’s an unbelievably opportunistic and talented forward.” He’ll anchor EGR’s top line and PP units, as the Pioneers challenge for the OK-1 conference lead.

Alex Ostrowski, West Catholic: The former S2 player traded his AAA travel sweater for a Falcons jersey his senior year, and should give West Catholic a boost in the OK-2 race. Put simply, Ostrowski is a bull who has both size and speed. He’s strong on his skates with great ice awareness and hockey knowledge. And he’s not afraid to go into the corners or very hard to the net – a mentality that will strike fear in the hearts of goalies around the area. “Alex is a great team leader and extremely hard worker,” says his coach Mike Maas.

Parker Host, Hudsonville: The fourth-year varsity player has been a consistent presence and a leader for the Eagles, which have emerged as one of the most consistent programs in West Michigan over the past half-decade. He started on defense his first

two years – though he was never shy from joining the rush – and moved to forward as a junior, leading Hudsonville to a regional title and earning all-state accolades. “It’s been nice to see Parker mature and grow,” says his coach, Jason Caster. Host is tall, an excellent skater and has a rocket shot that seems to find the corners - attributes that will help Eagles in the hunt for the OK-2 crown.

Matt Ragains, Portage Central: The Mustangs senior is a phenomenal skater with great speed and explosive acceleration.

He’s big and rangy and can break a game open, but it’s his feet that are his best attribute. “Matt is an outstanding skater. One of the best pure skaters I have coached,” says Portage Central coach Jim Murray. He’s also an energy guy, who kills penalties and can play all forward positions and defense if needed. He’ll be the center of attention for Mustangs opponents this year, as PC looks to defend its SWMHSHL title.

Mitchell Snider, Traverse City West: The senior forward was the Titans leading scorer his sophomore year, then left to play AAA (Escanaba) then Junior A (Alpena), but has decided to return for his senior year. His biggest strengths: great hands, ice awareness and blinding speed. “I watched him play a NAHL exhibition game,” says TC West coach Jeremy Rintala, “and he had several breakaways where he simply outskated defensemen.” Snider will lead a seasoned and tough Titans team in search of a Big North Championship and a state title.

Jared Von Wormer, Traverse City Central: After spending September and October playing for the NAHL’s Traverse City North Stars, Von Wormer decided to wear his school sweater in his senior year. “He’s one of those guys you pick out right away, and it’s because of how hard he works,” says Trojans Chris Givens. “He puts a lot of time in outside our normal practice, dryland and game schedule. He’s in the gym doing plyometrics on a regular basis because he’s determined to keep playing after his senior year.” Von Wormer will need to lead by example this year, as he’ll be one of the go-to guys on a very young TCC team this year.

PJ O’Hagan, Cadillac: The Vikings’ forward is one of those Jarome Iginla-type players who always seems to be in the middle of things, usually because he is. He’s nearly impossible to knock off the puck and plays an unselfish game, though he is capable of taking over. “The kid plays practically the whole game, never stops working,” says TC West’s Rintala. “It would be interesting to see what he could do for a team in which he would get a rest once in a while.”

For high school teams across the state, November is the time to get back on the ice and shake off any offseason rust.Ten schools, including Novi, Northville, South Lyon, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Livonia Churchill, Rochester United, Livonia Stevenson, Lake Orion, Wyandotte Roosevelt and Farmington Hills Unified, started their regular seasons at the Metro Invitational, hosted by Novi Ice Arena on Nov. 20-21.“It’s great because it doesn’t really count toward your schedule or your league standings but it gets you on the ice with the best competition and you can see how your systems are working,” South Lyon Coach Bill McCreary Jr. said. “It shows you your strengths and weaknesses and you know what you have to improve on.”The Lions beat Lake Orion and lost to Farmington Hills at the Invitational.With the long term goal of making a run come playoff time, the teams used the event to see what works and what they can do to fix what’s not.“That first weekend is when you’re really experimenting as a coach,” Grand Rapids CC Coach Alan Kranzo said. “You really want to go deep into your bench, you really want to challenge your kids to see how hard they worked during the summer and fall to improve their skill and to really test them.”Playing tough competition right out of the gate gives a team a chance to see how they stack up.“Until you actually lace them up against a top team like Livonia Stevenson, you can only mentally prepare your team so much,” Kranzo said. “They have to experience it to really understand how

they need to be prepared.”The Cougars lost to Spartans, but came back the next day to beat Livonia Churchill.Now more than ever high school players are spending time preparing off the ice and in fall leagues before the MHSAA season even begins.“Hockey, unfortunately, now is a year-round sport for these young

men,” McCreary said. “We’re very fortunate to have some dads who have hockey backgrounds who are very generous in giving their time in the spring and fall to help keep these guys on the ice and working out together.”And with only so many weekends on the calendar before the state playoffs begin March 1, most teams have a lot to work on to reach their goal of playing the best by February. “It’s great to give them a break over the holidays,” said McCreary. “But if you’re on a nice roll you hate to have that break because sometimes it’s really difficult to pick up that nice roll again right off the bat.”Novi coach Todd Krygier, whose team beat Wyandotte and Rochester at the Invitational, has scheduled games and practices over the holidays in an effort to keep his team sharp and building for a playoff run.“We don’t have a break during the holidays,” Krygier said. “And it seems to work pretty well. The season’s only four and a half months long so if anyone’s not committed to it, the program’s just not for them.”With the new season all teams have one thing in common: the anticipation of a great season.“The locker-room is filled with a lot of excitement,” McCreary said. “You have your juniors from last year coming back as seniors and now it’s their team, they’re wearing the A’s or the C’s, they’re your captains, your leaders and it’s a feeling of rejuvenation.”

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Brian Edwards blogs about West Michigan’s varsity hockey teams on The West Michigan High School Hockey Blog (thewmhsh.blogspot.com).

South Lyon defenseman Collin Tittle had four assists as the Lions beat Lake Orion and lost to Farmington Hills at the 2009 Metro Invitational at Novi Ice Arena on Nov. 20-21.


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Michigan players to compete for spot on U.S. National Junior TeamFive Michigan players, Jon Merrill (Brighton/NTDP), Jack Campbell

(Port Huron/NTDP), Cam Fowler (Farmington Hills/Windsor/OHL), AJ Jenks (Wolverine Lake/Plymouth/OHL) and David Wohlberg (South Lyon/Michigan/CCHA), were among the 29 players that USA Hockey named to the preliminary roster for the 2010 U.S. National Junior Team that will participate in a three-day pre-tournament training camp Dec. 17-19 in Grand Forks, N.D.

In addition Michigan freshman forward Chris Brown of Texas also will be at the training camp.

The six players will compete for a spot on the 2010 U.S. National Junior Team that will compete at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship, Dec. 26, 2009-Jan. 5, 2010, in Saskatoon and Regina, Sask.

The training camp will be highlighted by an exhibition game against the University of North Dakota on Dec. 19. Following the camp, a reduced roster will be play the Czech Republic on Dec. 22 in Regina, Sask., in Team USA’s final exhibition game.

“We are very excited about this group of players and their performance leading up to the tournament,” said Dean Blais, head coach of the 2010 U.S. National Junior Team and current coach

at Nebraska Omaha. “Selecting our final team from this list will be difficult, and we’re looking forward to Grand Forks to help us get a clearer picture on the team’s final makeup.”

Of the 29 invitees, 20 participated in the 2009 National Junior Evaluation Camp this past August, and includes three returning forwards from the 2009 U.S. National Junior Team, Tyler Johnson (Spokane Chiefs/WHL), Danny Kristo (North Dakota/WCHA) and Jordan Schroeder (Minnesota/WCHA).

RUGGIERO TO CONDUCT GIRL’S CLINICMichigan’s Angela Ruggiero is coming home one

last time before the February, 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Over the Holidays Ruggiero plans to conduct a girl’s clinic to help raise money for her family to attend the Olympics.

The December 23 girl’s clinic is scheduled for 4-5:30 p.m. at the Mt. Clemens Ice Arena. Full equipment is required and their will be a Meet-and-Greet session with Ruggiero following on the

on-ice clinic. The cost is $25 and includes a t-shirt. Call Pam at (586) 943-7085

or email her at: [email protected] to reserve a spot.

The Wolverines’ David Wohlberg (South Lyon) is one of five Michigan players competing for a spot on the 2010 U.S. National Junior Team.

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2009-10 NAHL Standings (as of December 8)

CENTRAL GP W L OTL PTS PCT GF GA PIMBismarck 28 15 7 6 36 0.643 78 66 485Owatonna 24 15 8 1 31 0.646 82 80 355North Iowa 26 13 11 2 28 0.538 83 104 431Alexandria 22 6 13 3 15 0.341 46 63 367Albert Lea 26 6 18 2 14 0.269 59 109 675

NORTH GP W L OTL PTS PCT GF GA PIMTraverse City 24 15 8 1 31 0.646 87 75 558Janesville 26 14 10 2 30 0.577 86 76 628Marquette 22 14 8 0 28 0.636 62 55 481Motor City 26 10 11 5 25 0.481 71 78 630Alpena 26 10 16 0 20 0.385 70 78 713

SOUTH GP W L OTL PTS PCT GF GA PIMTopeka 26 18 5 3 39 0.750 107 63 650St. Louis 23 17 5 1 35 0.761 80 51 512Texas 26 13 11 2 28 0.538 79 84 809Springfield 29 12 13 4 28 0.483 89 94 420Wichita Falls 25 7 14 4 18 0.360 81 106 664

WEST GP W L OTL PTS PCT GF GA PIMWenatchee 34 27 5 2 56 0.824 109 71 837Fairbanks 31 19 11 1 39 0.629 122 93 805Alaska 29 16 7 6 38 0.655 96 78 746Kenai River 29 5 22 2 12 0.207 62 117 585

TOP SCORERS TEAM POS GP G A PTS PIM PPG SHGJuola, Michael FBX F 31 13 34 47 23 6 0Pustin, Mark FBX F 30 17 26 43 27 6 0Larson, Jared FBX F 30 19 15 34 37 9 1Rickord, Jared SPR F 29 13 20 33 8 5 0Curry, Nick SPR F 29 11 22 33 20 4 0Bohrer, Ryan NIO F 26 8 24 32 16 3 1Sheehan, Brian WIC F 25 19 11 30 32 5 1Jubinville, Jeff WNE F 34 13 16 29 22 5 0Fabian, Jason BIS F 28 13 15 28 28 4 0Nagtzaam, Nardo ALK F 27 13 15 28 47 2 2Schneider, Cole TPK F 20 16 12 28 12 6 1Saintey, James FBX F 28 10 17 27 23 3 1Kleiman, RJ MCM F 26 11 16 27 43 3 2Thorson, Cory OWA F 24 14 13 27 10 2 0Brodie, Kyle WNE D 29 8 18 26 67 4 1Politz, Kyle FBX F 28 11 15 26 18 2 1Higby, Erik TPK F 26 12 14 26 12 3 2Prince, Jack TEX F 25 12 14 26 26 2 2Kleisinger, Casey BIS F 28 8 17 25 36 3 0Encarnarcao, Rui JNE F 26 16 9 25 20 2 0Pauly, Shawn WNE F 28 12 12 24 18 7 0Smith, Zach ALK F 26 14 10 24 135 5 0Ladd, Garrett MAR F 20 8 16 24 46 3 2Mingo, Dajon WNE F 31 9 14 23 34 3 3Schaber, Mike SPR F 27 11 12 23 34 2 0Panetta, Dominic BIS F 27 11 12 23 52 3 0Johnson, Bryce TPK F 26 10 13 23 18 2 1McKellar, Duncan WNE F 33 10 12 22 35 2 0Di Puma, Michael WNE F 31 12 10 22 41 3 1Tolkinen, Zach FBX D 29 8 14 22 83 5 0Mauermann, Ross JNE F 26 6 16 22 12 1 2Lundey, Tyler WIC F 25 7 15 22 10 1 0Saint-Onge, Collin MAR F 22 9 13 22 24 4 0

TOP GOALIES TEAM GP MIN SO GA GAA SV SV%Faragher, Ryan BIS 19 1002:27 3 31 1.86 402 0.928 Kamal, Chris ALX 14 788:56 1 26 1.98 339 0.929 Jaeger, Brandon WNE 15 830:07 1 28 2.02 334 0.923 Karambelas, Evan TPK 10 608:13 0 21 2.07 184 0.898 Kissaw, Kevin MAR 14 824:23 3 29 2.11 460 0.941 Bruggeman, Tyler STL 15 906:26 1 32 2.12 439 0.932 Bartus, Garrett STL 15 760:01 1 27 2.13 299 0.917 Torf, Jason MCM 10 589:19 0 22 2.24 346 0.940 Taffe, Mike FBX 17 948:40 0 37 2.34 405 0.916 Robertson, Kale ALK 15 839:23 1 33 2.36 379 0.920 Peterson, Landon ALK 14 747:50 2 30 2.41 347 0.920

NORTHAlpena forward John Fritsche struck for three goals as the IceDiggers celebrated back-to-back shutout victories over Traverse City. On Dec. 5, the Parma, Ohio, native scored a goal in a 3-0 win. The next night, the 18-year-old potted both goals, including one on a penalty shot, as the IceDiggers blanked the North Stars, 2-0. He was also a plus-2 on the weekend.HONORABLE MENTION: Janesville forward Billy Mulligan

CENTRAL North Iowa forward Ryan Bohrer put home two goals and five assists as the Outlaws fashioned a 2-1 record. On Dec. 5, the St. Paul native rang up three assists, including one on Connor Gaarder’s game-winning goal, in a 5-4 victory over Albert Lea. The next night, the 19-year-old tallied a goal as North Iowa fell to the Thunder, 3-5. Bohrer potted the game-winning goal and two assists the next night in a 7-4 win over the Owatonna Express. He was also a plus-4 on the weekend.

HONORABLE MENTION: Bismarck forward Jason Fabian

WEST Fairbanks forward Mark Pustin connected for three goals and four assists as the Ice Dogs skated to a three-game sweep over Alaska. On Dec. 4, the Northridge, Calif., native recorded three assists, including one on Jared Larson’s game-winning goal, in a 6-2 victory. The next night, the 20-year-old tallied a goal as the Ice Dogs downed the Avalanche, 3-2. On Dec. 6, Pustin tallied two more goals and an assist in a 5-2 triumph. He was also a plus-4 for the weekend.HONORABLE MENTION: Wenatchee forward Christian Hilbrich

SOUTH Wichita Falls forward Aaron Quick rang up three goals and an assist as the Wildcats picked up five points in three games against Springfield. On Dec. 3, the Monument, Colo., native recorded an assist in a 4-3 shootout loss. After being held

scoreless in a 3-2 win on Dec. 5, the 20-year-old Air Force Academy recruit connected for a hat trick, including the game-winning goal, the next night as the Wildcats downed the Jr. Blues, 4-1. He was also a plus-1 on the weekend.HONORABLE MENTION: Topeka forward Alec Hagaman; Wichita Falls forward Daniel Gentzler

GOALIEAlpena goaltender Marco Wieser backstopped the IceDiggers to back-to-back shutout wins over Traverse City, turning aside all 55 shots. On Dec. 5, the Villach, Austria, native made 28 saves in a 3-0 victory. The next night, the 18-year-old who will represent his country at the upcoming World Junior Championships stopped 27 shots at the IceDiggers blanked the North Stars, 2-0.HONORABLE MENTION: Bismarck’s Ryan Faragher; Fairbanks’ Mike Taffe; Janesville’s Geoff Sadjadi; Topeka’s Evan Karambelas; Wenatchee’s Brendan Jensen: Wichita Falls’ Kelly Andrew

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When Garrett Ladd arrives on campus at Bemidji State University next fall, he’ll be the first Michigan native to play for the Beavers in the school’s 11-year history at the Division I level.

Ladd, the 20-year-old captain of the Marquette Rangers, said the chance to play at Bemidji State, entering the WCHA next season, was a situation that began in September at the NAHL Showcase Tournament in Blaine, Minn.

“A lot of schools started talking to me in Blaine and some made offers right off the bat,” said Ladd, a Fenton native. “Bemidji was my No. 1 choice and that was the school I wanted to go to, so I was lucky to get the chance. It really hasn’t hit me yet, though.

“It’s kind of cool knowing I’ll be the first from Michigan to play for Bemidji.”

Ladd watched the Beavers play against Northern Michigan University earlier this season and realized that his style of game resembles what BSU puts on the ice every shift.

“Bemidji is a good skating team and that’s my biggest strength,” Ladd said. “I feel like the WCHA is good for my style as a lot of the teams use more of the ice surface. I know I’ll be in for a lot of learning, but it’s something I’m definitely ready for.”

“Garrett is the type of player that every coach loves to coach,” Marquette head coach Kenny Miller said. “Garrett competes in every way possible both on and off the ice, he is a tireless worker and he deserves this opportunity. As an organization, we couldn’t be happier for Garrett and his family. His hard work these past three seasons both on and off the ice have really paid off for him.”

When Ladd first arrived in Marquette, he knew it was a place he would get the development needed to make the jump to Division I hockey. In actuality, he got more than he ever bargained for.

“Marquette is a great place,” Ladd said. “A lot of people think it’s just a place that’s always cold and that’s just not true. The first time I came here, I fell in love with the city and I think the town of Bemidji (Minn.) is a lot like Marquette.”

This season, Marquette has felt a bit like Fenton as Ladd’s younger brother, Trevor, is a rookie with the Rangers.

“Trevor is more than just my brother; he’s my best friend and it’s been great having him around,” Garrett said. “He’s a good player, too, and I know he’s watching me and seeing what I’ve done. I think he’s on his way to playing college hockey one day, too.”

With his college commitment out of the way, Ladd now wants to continue leading the Rangers to what he hopes will be an extended season.

“In my three years here, I’ve never tasted playoff hockey,” Ladd said. “I want to get to the playoffs this year and I think if we keep playing the right way that we’ll get there.”

NAHL NOTEBOOKBismarck forward Sam

Rendle will join Ladd at Bemidji State next season … Springfield linemates Nick Curry (Mass.-Lowell) and Jared Rickord (Bentley College) committed to schools for next season, while Fairbanks forward Michael Juola, at or near the top of the NAHL scoring race all season, gave the nod to Brown University. Juola’s Fairbanks teammate, Jared Linnell, chose Alaska-Anchorage for the 2011-12 season.

Marquette’s Garrett Ladd of Fenton has committed to attend Bemidji State (MN) University next season.

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Hometown boy Chupp makes good with Ferris State BulldogsBY BOB MILLER

When Ferris State captain Cody Chupp takes the ice with his Bulldog teammates at their Big Rapids home rink, Ewigleben Ice Arena, the term “home game” has a unique meaning.

Scroll down the list of hometowns on the Ferris State roster and you’ll find eight different U.S. states and Canadian provinces, including 13 native Michigan players, but Chupp is the sole Big Rapids native.

Chupp has the distinction of playing not only his college career in Big Rapids, but also high school hockey in his hometown, garnering Division III all-state honors three times.

The importance of staying home to enjoy his high school hockey experience extended beyond the rink for the 6-1, 192 pound senior forward.

“High school hockey was a great experience,” said Chupp “I was able to play with all of my friends, a few of whom continue to be some of my best friends and biggest supporters.

“Playing high school also gave me the opportunity to play other sports and be a member of other great teams. I was a part of a cross country state championship team, played golf and ran track. That has been beneficial in my hockey career with mental toughness and the personal drive it takes to be successful at this level.”

The value of having a talented local player on the Ferris State roster isn’t lost on Bulldogs’ head coach Bob Daniels.

“Cody’s hard work on the ice, in the classroom and around the community, coupled with the fact that he is a Big Rapids native, make him and ideal role model for the youth of Big Rapids,” said Daniels.

The decision to play college hockey in his hometown was an easy one for Chupp.

“I grew up watching the Bulldogs play and my goal was to always prove to the coaches here that I was capable of playing at this level,” he said. “Ferris was always where I wanted to end up and I was fortunate enough to have that opportunity.”

Chupp played youth hockey in Big Rapids and Grand Rapids before high school and then spent three seasons in the Junior A USHL with Tri-City and Waterloo.

“I have a lot of great early hockey memories that include skating with the Bulldogs after home games to watching the older kids at open skate, to learning to skate at Sunday open skate,” remembered Chupp.

Like nearly all successful hockey players, Chupp can trace the roots of that success back to support from his family.

“The most important influence in my hockey career has always been my dad, Bart,” explained Chupp. “From teaching me to skate, to coaching youth teams, to being my biggest fan, he has always

supported me and encouraged me.”Chupp grew as a player and as a

person, during his USHL years set Chupp up for success at Ferris State, both on and off the ice.

“Playing in the USHL was a great experience,” said Chupp. “The league is amazing from ownership to the fans to the on-ice skill level. My time in Waterloo had the greatest impact on me as a player as the extra year allowed me to get my confidence back, confidence that allowed me to come to Ferris and step in and make an impact as a freshman.”

Chupp had rewarded Daniel’s confidence with 31 goals and 81 points in 125 games as a Bulldog, including five goals and 16 points in 16 games this season.

“I take pride in defense and try to play a physical game,” said Chupp. “The strength of my game is playmaking and ice vision. I am trying to improve my finishing ability when I get myself in a scoring situation.”

Chupp feels a special urgency to make his final season at Ferris a success.

“I am coming off a junior year filled with injuries and personal

disappointment, so my goal is to stay healthy and let my play speak for itself,” he said.

Currently student teaching, Chupp’s final reward for his loyalty to the hometown school will be the education and degree from Ferris State.

“I am an elementary education major and hope to find a teaching job when my hockey career is done.”

“It’s great playing in my hometown and having my dad and brother, Skyler, there at almost every game. I was always my brother’s biggest fan and I love having him there at the games to give me offensive pointers after a game. He has always had better hands than me, even though I never admit it.”

BULLDOGS OFF TO GREAT STARTAfter the Bulldogs disappointing

nine-win, ninth-place finish last season in the CCHA that included a collective offensive power outage, Ferris State head coach Bob Daniels didn’t panic.

“We struggled offensively last year and a number of players had subpar years,” said Daniels. “But we have an awful lot of firepower returning and the answers to our offensive difficulties lie within our locker room. If those guys return to form I think our offensive

difficulties can be behind us.”And so far, Daniels confidence has been right on the mark.

Currently in third-place with two games at hand on Michigan State and Miami, the Bulldogs have won 11 of their first 16 games behind the top notch goaltending duo of junior Pat Nagle and sophomore Taylor Nelson and a rejuvenated offense that has averaged a CCHA best 3.5 goals a game.

In addition to Chupp, who already has topped the 12 points he had all of last season, senior forward Blair Riley is having a career season offensively.

A 6-0, 220 pound power forward that slipped to just seven goals last season, Riley was named the CCHA’s RBC Financial November Player of the Month after scoring eight goals and 10 points in six games. He’s leads the league with 13 goals and has 18 points in 16 games so far this season.

Riley’s big month included two goal games against Bowling Green and Miami and a hat trick in a 8-1 win over Ohio State on Nov. 20 and coincided with his parents visit from Kamloops, British Columbia.

“I just wanted to make sure it was worth their trip,” Riley laughed. Ferris State was riding an eight-game unbeaten streak (6-0-2)

heading into a home-and-home series against Western Michigan Dec. 11-12 and was 10-0 at home this season.

“Both of our goalies have played great, we’ve got a good team and it’s been a lot of fun being around the rink,” said Riley.

45TH ANNUAL GREAT LAKES INVITATIONAL IS DEC. 29-30Started in 1965 at Detroit’s Olympia Stadium, the Great Lakes

Invitational moved to Joe Louis Arena in 1979 and continues to be a premiere date on the college hockey tournament calendar.

This year’s GLI, set for December 29-30, 2009 at Joe Louis Arena, features host Michigan Tech taking on Michigan State on Dec. 29 at 4 p.m. followed by Michigan vs. RPI at 7:30 p.m. On Dec. 30 the Third-Place game is 4 p.m. and the Championship game is at 7:30 pm.

After a disappointing season last year, the Spartans are in second place in the CCHA behind the strong play of junior forward Corey Tropp (a league leading 12-9-21 in 18 games), junior defenseman Jeff Petry and sophomore goalie Drew Palmisano.

While 10th place Michigan has struggled, the Wolverines do have wins over Minnesota and Wisconsin this season. Junior forward Louie Caporusso, senior defenseman Chris Summers and junior goalie Brian Hogan hope to use the GLI as a springboard to a better second half.

Michigan Tech started the season with three wins in their first 14 games, but always seem to play well at the GLI. The Huskies leading scorers are sophomore Brett Olson (7-8-15) and senior Malcolm Gwilliam (6-6-12).

The ECAC’s RPI has been up and down this season. The Engineers (8-8-1) are in seventh place in the nine-team ECAC and have put together two different three-game winning streaks but have also currently lost three straight. Junior forward Chase Polacek (10-11-21) leads the team in scoring.

CONFERENCE OVERALLSchool GP ......W ......L .......T ......... SW ........... Pts ..........GF ...........GA ................... W ...... L ...... T .............. GF ............GA1. Miami 12 ....... 8 ........1 ........ 3 .............1 .............. 28 ............ 30 .............14 .................... 11 ........2 ....... 5 ................ 53 ............. 322. Michigan State 12 ....... 7 ........3 ........ 2 .............0 .............. 23 ............ 27 .............21 .................... 10 ........6 ....... 2 ................ 49 ............. 423. Ferris State 10 ....... 6 ........2 ........ 2 .............2 .............. 22 ............ 33 .............19 .................... 11 ........3 ....... 2 ................ 55 ............. 284. Alaska 12 ....... 5 ........4 ........ 3 .............3 .............. 21 ............ 35 .............33 ..................... 8 .........4 ....... 4 ................ 47 ............. 375. Northern Michigan 12 ....... 5 ........4 ........ 3 .............0 .............. 18 ............ 35 .............29 ..................... 6 .........6 ....... 4 ................ 44 ............. 43 Notre Dame 12 ....... 4 ........4 ........ 4 .............2 .............. 18 ............ 24 .............25 ..................... 7 .........7 ....... 4 ................ 38 ............. 357. Ohio State 12 ....... 5 ........6 ........ 1 .............1 .............. 17 ............ 34 .............39 ..................... 7 ........10 ...... 1 ................ 44 ............. 538. Lake Superior 12 ....... 5 ........6 ........ 1 .............0 .............. 16 ............ 30 .............36 ..................... 8 .........7 ....... 3 ................ 46 ............. 479. Nebraska-Omaha 12 ....... 4 ........6 ........ 2 .............1 .............. 15 ............ 27 .............34 ..................... 7 .........6 ....... 3 ................ 42 ............. 4310. Michigan 10 ....... 4 ........6 ........ 0 .............0 .............. 12 ............ 26 .............28 ..................... 8 .........8 ....... 0 ................ 46 ............. 3811. Bowling Green 12 ....... 2 ........8 ........ 2 .............2 .............. 10 ............ 26 .............39 ..................... 2 ........12 ...... 2 ................ 32 ............. 57 Western Michigan 12 ....... 2 ........7 ........ 3 .............1 .............. 10 ............ 26 .............36 ..................... 6 .........7 ....... 3 ................ 39 ............. 42

Teams are awarded three points for each win in regulation or overtime, and one point for an overtime tie. Conference games tied after 65 minutes advance to a three-player shootout with the winning team receiving an extra point in the standings (denoted in the SW column).

2009-10 CCHA Standings

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Big Rapids native Cody Chupp is the captain of hometown Ferris State Bulldogs, who are off to a great start this season.

Michigan State junior defenseman Jeff Petry (Farmington Hills) has played a big role in the Spartans strong start.

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Whalers add Czarnik to U.S. contingent Saginaw nears the top of the league in PIMsBY MATT MACKINDER

Washington’s Robbie Czarnik wouldn’t play for the Oshawa Generals, but he would play for the Plymouth Whalers.

After Czarnik left the Michigan Wolverines the week of Thanksgiving, his Ontario Hockey League rights were acquired by the Whalers from Oshawa. He quickly signed with Plymouth and made his OHL debut Nov. 25 against Windsor.

Czarnik was in his sophomore season with the Wolverines after being a sixth-round draft pick by Oshawa in 2006. Now 19, Czarnik has this season in the OHL and a possible overage season next year. He becomes the 12th American on Plymouth’s roster.

With a goal and an assist through six games, Czarnik thinks he’s still finding his way and isn’t worried about his offensive output.

“I’ll be fine,” said Czarnik, who played for the Ann Arbor-based National Team Development Program from 2006-08. “It’s a different style of game than in college, but I’ve been welcomed with open arms. I already knew a few of the guys here, so it was an easy situation to come into.”

While Czarnik wouldn’t go into specifics, he simply said he wasn’t happy in Ann Arbor.

“I still wanted to go to school, but I just didn’t enjoy the hockey,” said Czarnik. “I’m still living in Ann Arbor and still going to school, so when I left the hockey program, Plymouth was the only team I would play for.”

Czarnik said that when Oshawa drafted him three years ago, nothing could convince him to report to the Generals.

“I always wanted to go the college route,” said Czarnik. “Every year after that, I guess I thought a little bit more about the OHL, but not much.”

With the Whalers, Czarnik has been centering a line with left wing Josh Brittain and a handful of right wingers.

“We’re working on the chemistry and it’ll happen,” said Czarnik, who was a third-round pick of the L.A. Kings in 2008. “I’m not worried.”

On the draft subject, Czarnik’s new teammate, Tyler Seguin, is ranked as the top OHL prospect for next June’s draft in Los Angeles and has impressed Czarnik.

“He’s obviously a great player,” Czarnik said of Seguin. “He’s young and he’s doing a lot of good things out there on the ice. He has a great future as a pro.”

Czarnik is also the latest in a long list of players who have either picked major junior over NCAA, or left college to play major junior. In looking at the big picture, Czarnik has an idea of why the OHL has been winning recruiting wars lately.

“I think a lot of guys are seeing that more guys are going straight to the NHL from the OHL at a faster rate,” said Czarnik. “It’s a similar schedule (OHL) to the NHL and a similar game.”

And with his NHL dreams stronger than ever, Czarnik wants to pick up his game over the second half of the OHL season with Plymouth.

“I just want to keep getting better,” Czarnik said. “I need to

finish more of my chances. I’ve had a lot of chance, but I can’t seem to finish.”

Czarnik said he also plans on finishing one more thing – his college degree.

WHALERS NOTEBOOKLittle-used defenseman Anthony Donati was traded to Sarnia on

Nov. 25 for a conditional draft pick in 2011 … Forward Jamie Devane scored his first goal of the season Nov. 27 against Sault Ste. Marie … Rookie forward Garrett Meurs was named to Team Ontario for the World Under-17 Challenge that takes place Dec. 29-Jan. 4 in Timmins, Ont. Former Whalers defenseman and current Kitchener assistant coach Troy Smith will also be an assistant for Team Ontario … AJ Jenks (Wolverine Lake) was named to the U.S. World Junior preliminary roster, while Seguin and goalie Matt Hackett were named to the camp roster for Canada … Former Detroit Whalers goaltender Nathan West (1996-1997), now an actor, was in the Nov. 19 episode of “Grey’s Anatomy.” West has also been in well-known movies such as “Bring It On” (2000) and “Miracle” (2004).

Washington’s Robbie Czarnik has a goal and an assist in six games with the Whalers after leaving the Michigan Wolverines.

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Right from the beginning of the season the Saginaw Spirit has been one of the top offensive teams in the Ontario Hockey League. Now the club’s penalty minute totals are rising towards the top of the league as well.

Saginaw currently is tied for second with the Kitchener Rangers in the Western Conference and third overall in league goal scoring. The Spirit’s 668 penalty minutes is first in the West and second in the league behind only the Kingston Frontenacs.

Assistant coach John Kisil says the high total comes from the team’s style of play.

“(Head coach) Todd (Watson) preaches an aggressive style of hockey that includes a hard forecheck,” explains Kisil. “As a coaching staff and as a team we are aware of the penalty situation and we are working hard to cut back and eliminate some of the needless minor penalties.”

Like the team’s offense-by-committee, the penalty minutes have also been spread around. Cody Sol leads the way with 87, which is second in the OHL, followed closely by Mitch Fillman (69), Garret Ross (68), Anthony Camara (52) and Jordan Szwarz with 50.

Breaking down the numbers further shows the Spirit killing an average of 22.8 minutes of penalties per game, which is amazing considering the team is scoring at a four goal a game clip. The penalty killing unit is 13th in the league operating at 79.5 percent efficiency.

Somehow the time spent in the box hasn’t put a strain on the offense, but as the season progresses that could change and wreck havoc on the team’s set lines.

“When you take more penalties it hurts everyone’s ice time, whether or not you play on the penalty kill,” Kisil says. “As a team we have got to eliminate the bad penalties and be more accountable towards our actions, especially after the whistle has blown.”

SPIRIT NOTEBOOKSaginaw opened December with a pair of home losses. The Spirit

lost a tough one, 3-2, in overtime to the Plymouth Whalers on Dec. 4. Michal Jordan scored the winner in the extra period at 2:33. Saginaw led 2-0 on goals from Garret Ross and Joe Pleckaitis but the Whalers fought back and tied it. Ryan Hayes pulled Plymouth to with in one and Tyler Seguin scored the equalizer in the third period. Edward Pasquale turned aside 30 shots for the Spirit… London beat Saginaw 5-2 the following night on the strength of two goals from Nazem Kadri and a goal and assist from Jared Knight. Tyler Murovich and Joe Pleckaitis scored for Saginaw and Joe Underwood contributed a pair of assists. Pasquale came up with 32 saves as London outshot Saginaw 37-33.

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BY DAVE WADDELL

Times are tough for the Red Wings when the statisticians have to go back to the dark days of the 1970s to find a period of offensive futility comparable to what Detroit has been going through.

It was known free agency departures would put a ding in the Wings’ offensive firepower, but the series of devastating injuries that have hit Detroit are starting to take their toll.

With Johan Franzen (knee), Valtteri Filppula (broken wrist) and Jason Williams (broken leg) already on the shelf for weeks if not months, the loss of the team’s top scoring defenseman Niklas Kronwall to a sprained knee on Nov. 21 seems to be the tipping point for Detroit.

Kronwall had been on fire and he and Brad Stuart had been the Wings most consistent pairing until a reckless knee-on-knee hit by Montreal’s Georges Laraque put the Swedish blueliner on the sidelines for four to eight weeks.

With a key puck-moving defenseman out of the mix, it’s no small coincidence the Wings startling goal-scoring drought took hold with his departure.

The result, the Wings endured the third longest scoreless streak in franchise history when they went just over 175:57 minutes without a goal.

In the process, the Wings also suffered consecutive shutouts at home for the first time since March, 23 and 27, 1977 when Montreal and Boston did it. The Wings have never been shutout in three straight home games.

At the height of the scoreless streak, the Wings managed only five goals on 217 shots.

“We can’t get away from shooting the puck,” Nick Lidstrom said. “That’s something we know we have to do to get some second chances. I think we can do a better job of retrieving the puck to get those second chances. It’s hard to sustain pressure when they get the puck after our shot.”

With free agency and injuries ripping holes in the Detroit line-up, the Wings are in desperate need of somebody getting hot.

Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk carried the load for a stretch this month, but the rest of the Detroit forwards have been in hibernation. The Wings other 10 healthy forwards all hadn’t scored in five games or more prior to Detroit’s 4-3 shootout victory versus St. Louis on Nov. 28.

“The big thing is when you feel like you’re a scorer, you like to score,” said Wings coach Mike Babcock. “When you haven’t scored in a while it weighs on you.

“The big thing is to have success when things aren’t going well is to play simple. Do simple good things, be physical, take the puck to the net, shoot the puck.”

The Wings can only hope to keep playing the percentages.

Babcock can’t criticize his club for effort as his team has been outshot in only four games this season.

“It’s not good enough, that’s for sure,” Zetterberg said. “We have our chances, we’ve just got to be more assertive to get the puck behind the goalie. We have to finish it off. It’s certainly not good enough.”

The Wings have to be careful not to let their frustrations get the better of them.

It’s something Babcock detected creeping into their play.

“I thought we looked frustrated at times for sure,” Babcock said. “To me that’s counterproductive. It’s alright to be disappointed after the fact.

“To me you start the game and play 60 or 65

minutes whatever the night deserves and you play it as hard as you can and the next day you try to fix it.”

With the goals slowing to a trickle, the Wings shortcomings on special teams have also been further exposed.

The penalty kill has continued to struggle over the same stretch and power-play goals have accounted for nearly half of all the goals Detroit has surrendered of late.

At the other end of the rink, the league’s sixth-ranked power play has also gone cold. The Wings had only cashed in on three of their last 25 power-play chances prior to the St. Louis win.

“Sometimes you don’t do much on the power play, you flick it at the net and it hits someone’s stick and goes in,” Babcock said. “Right now, it’s staying out for us. It’s easy to become frustrated, but that’s a waste of energy. Do good things over a period of time and good things will happen.”

Despite Detroit’s struggles, the Wings seem to be patient waiting for the hockey gods to balance out their luck. Other than a 4-1 loss at home to Edmonton on Dec. 3, Detroit has badly outshot most teams and have even been the better team in most of their losses even though they’re so shorthanded.

The sense in the Detroit room is if the Wings can just stay in the playoff picture while they get healthy, they’ll be a dangerous club down the stretch.

“These guys are smart guys,” Babcock said. “If we were getting outplayed or not working or didn’t have any structure in our game, that would be a totally different thing. It’s way easier to feel good if you’re doing what you should be doing.

“We’re going to have to score some goals. It’s hard being a goalie when you’re team’ isn’t scoring. On the otherside our goalies have to be better too.”

When former NHL goalie John Vanbiesbrouck talks about missionary Brad Collins’ seven-year effort to establish a youth hockey program in war-torn Bosnia, he offers an abridged version that says it all.

“Brad Collins went over with a bible and a couple of hockey sticks and he’s done amazing things,” said Vanbiesbrouck, a Michigan native who now manages his own business in Rochester.

Vanbiesbrouck, 46, became aware of the Collins story when he was contacted earlier this year by Paul McDonald of the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism and asked to travel to Bosnia to help teach at the hockey camps.

He committed to the trip, and after going there with his 21-year-old son Ian, he is eager to return and do what he can to help. When you listen to Vanbiesbrouck speak about the experience, it’s clear that its one that will not easily be forgotten.

“It’s touching story,” Vanbiesbrouck. “When you break it down to the personal stories, it’s even more of a great story.”

In one tournament last summer, a team of Serbs competed against Muslim squads for the first time.

“Hockey is a best sport in the world,” Vanbiesbrouck said. “It breaks down all borders and it reaches people and it unites. It’s great to be a part of that.”

Vanbiesbrouck said he was “in shock at the conditions and what these kids had to do to play hockey.”

Vanbiesbrouck was 18 when he played his first NHL game with the New York Rangers and was 38 when he finished his career with the New Jersey Devils. He took the Florida Panthers to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1996. But none of his athletic or life experience prepared him for what he witnessed in Bosnia.

As he looked at the barbwire gate at the NATO center Butmir at his first event, he understood that the commitment for a child to play hockey in Bosnia was far different than it is in North America. The program is for youngsters aged 9 to 16, and each of the players has horror in their family background.

“If you could turn the clock back 100 years and start hockey, that’s what it looks like in Bosnia,” he said. “You are starting on the ground floor.”

Vanbiesbrouck said one young man in the program, called “Mici”, lost both of his parents in the war and survived because his grandmother carried him on her back while hiding in the woods for two years.

Vanbiesbrouck said he was naive about the situation in Bosnia to the point that he had no idea that the program is primarily a ball hockey program.

“I thought it was an ice hockey event, but I soon learned they didn’t have any ice there,” he said.

The only ice time the program receives is once per month, at 11 p.m., in Sarajevo. Otherwise, the program is conducted in city squares or anywhere they can find a level cement playing surface.

“They hardly know how to hold the stick, and yet they know how to compete,” Vanbiesbrouck said. “They compete hard.”

Collins is a Canadian and runs the program through the support of the West Highland Baptist Church in Hamilton, Ontario. Last year, the church paid for players to compete in the World Ball Hockey tournament in Nova Scotia, and the Bosnian players came to Hamilton to compete in early December.

Through the founding of the Bosnian-Herzegovina Sports Foundation, Collins has taken steps toward finding funds to build an ice rink.

“Nobody has money to play,” Vanbiesbrouck said. “Everyone is poor there. There’s 80% unemployment. They are dependent upon the government and the government is broke. They are totally dependent upon outside entities for whatever structure they have.”

There’s been a NHL player connection to the Bosnian program from the beginning. The NHL Players Association donated 50 sets of equipment last year and it was back there on Dec. 3 donating 25 more sets equipment in celebration of the Dreams and Goals Program’s 10th anniversary.

Even before Vanbiesbrouck traveled to Bosnia, former Vancouver Canucks goalie Frank Caprice has been over there.

Vanbiesbrouck owns his own business in Rochester, a web-based internet training and development program called VBKsportsviewer.com. He’s a busy man, but he still plans to find time to return to Bosnia. He believes there is hope that, through donations, enough funding can be found to construct an ice rink for the program.

“The heart of the player is to give back - I believe that,” Vanbiesbrouck said. “And this is a great vehicle to do that.”

Scoring drought hits Red Wings hard

Hockey brings Serbs and Muslims together in war torn Bosnia

Even with Detroit’s recent scoring drought, goaltender Jimmy Howard has won eight games for the Red Wings this season.

Kevin Allen covers pro and college hockey for USA Today

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