2017 High School All-State Program

HOCKEY WEEKLY HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STATE AWARDS 2016-2017 MARCH 19, 2017 / PAGE 2 2016-2017 BOYS DREAM TEAM

Forward Forward Forward Defense Defense Goalie JAKE JOSH ADAM JACK JACK LOGAN CRESPI ALBRING PITTERS CLEMENT SARGENT NEATON Brighton Hartland Grosse Pointe South Brother Rice Northville Brighton

MHSHCA FIRST TEAM ALL STATE DIVISION 1 DIVISION 2 DIVISION 3 FORWARDS FORWARDS FORWARDS Jake Crespi Brighton Josh Albring Hartland Conor Witherspoon Flint Powers Matt Haist Utica Eisenhower Adam Pitters GP South Brendan Smith Flint Powers Michael Rittner Rochester United Jed Pietila Hartland Greg Pine Warren DeLaSalle Nick Bonofiglio Northville Michael McInerney Brother Rice Alex Nordstrom Hancock Alex Lycett Cranbrook Blake Tosto Brother Rice Scott Granzotto AA Gabriel Richard Nick Cloud OLSM John Doyle Livonia Churchill Rory Anderson Calumet Joe Dumas Cranbrook Brett Lanski Romeo Brent Loukus Calumet Nate McDaid Hudsonville Wyatt Radakovitz GR Forest Hills N/E Thomas Hernandez Warren DeLaSalle Brendan West Detroit CC Tyler Haydu Livonia Churchill Zak Currie GR Forest Hls Central Jack Clark OLSM Cole Stenstrom GR Christian Henry Gabriel Royal Oak Matt Hawke Rochester United Sam Millman Ann Arbor Pioneer Jacob Kruse Houghton Adam Green Alliance Jordan Cormier Trenton Bobby Price Sault St. Marie

DEFENSE DEFENSE DEFENSE Lorenzo D'Agostini U of D Jesuit Jack Clement Brother Rice Jake Polakowski Flint Powers Jack Sargent Northville Adam Cervone GP South Connor McGinnis Detroit Country Day Brandon Schwandt Rockford Brendan Murphy Saline Nick Sarjeant GR Forest Hls Central Steven Mullally Howell Josh Boverhof GR Forest Hills N/E Jordan Kovacs Warren DeLaSalle Tim Erkkila Brighton Carter Eiden Hartland Blake Petterle Grosse Ile Nate Sullivan Reeths-Puffer Jake Beaune Livonia Stevenson Trevor Johnson Calumet

GOALIES GOALIES GOALIES Logan Neaton Brighton Andrew Heuwagen Hartland Brady Stebbins Flint Powers Brett Miller Northville Ryan Hoffmann Brother Rice Dawson Kero Hancock Will Ignatovich Byron Center/ Devin Naidow GP South Robert Kowalczyk Notre Dame Prep Wayland/ South Christian HOCKEY WEEKLY HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STATE AWARDS 2016-2017 MARCH 19, 2017 / PAGE 3 2016-2017 MMGHSHL FIRST TEAM

Forward Forward Forward Defense Defense Goalie KATIE LAUREN CATHRYN JULIA DEVON MAGGI HAYWARD KRAMER VANDENBOSCH BARRETT KELLY McMURRAY Ladywood Grosse Pointe South PCS Walled Lake Ladywood Cranbrook Kingswood

MMGHSHL MMGHSHL ALL STATE HONORABLE MENTION SECOND TEAM 19 A D , A . B DEFENSE Ava Millman AA Pioneer Nikki Ratanapanichkich Bloomfield FORWARDS Becca Williams Walled Lake Libby Williams Walled Lake ASHLEY AWDISH Katie Pascoe AA Pioneer Emily VanderHoeven GPS Detroit Country Day-Marian Brooke Spiegel Ladywood Amelia Bartels Mercy KYLEE BANASZEWSKI CeCe Werner Ladywood Isabelle Thibault Regina Hannah Roegner Mercy Michel Faliski Cranbrook Kingswood Grosse Pointe North Olive Stevens Cranbrook Kingswood CARSON DENNIS Michelle Cirino PCS Moka Johns AA Skyron Grosse Pointe South Georgia Hinnant Cranbrook Kingswood Lindsey Ramsdell GPN Kara Francis University Liggett Natalie Masopust Mercy DEFENSE Claire Bott AA Skyron Brittany Koch Bloomfield JADEN BERTUZZI Lily Kirkman Bloomfield Daria Chamness AA Pioneer Cranbrook Kingswood Bella Welke GPN Elie Spoor AA Pioneer COLLEEN LYNCH Olivia Yates University Liggett GOALIES Ladywood Mary Reeber Mercy Emmie McCann Mercy Victoria Audette Walled Lake GOALIES Julia Macciomei Northville Bridget Donaldson GPS SAM ERICKSON Sydney Taylor DCDS-Marian Natalya Coleman Bloomfield Ladywood Madison Ryszewski GPS Erin Andrews DCDS-Marian You are all winners.

Congratulations to all Michigan High School Hockey All-Staters, All-Academics, Coaches of the Year, Scholarship winners, Service Award Winners and Friends of High School Hockey.

From Hockey Weekly and Hockey Weekly Action Photos HOCKEY WEEKLY HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STATE AWARDS 2016-2017 MARCH 19, 2017 / PAGE 4 MHSHCA SECOND TEAM ALL STATE DIVISION 1 DIVISION 2 DIVISION 3 FORWARDS FORWARDS FORWARDS Ben Burns West Ottawa Kenny Styles Trenton Drew Wotta Big Rapids Dom Lesnock Dearborn Unified Zach Robinson Woodhaven Sam Spaedt Saginaw Heritage Zachary Sprys-Tellner Detroit CC Julian Decina Livonia Stevenson Ben Forstner East Grand Rapids Joe Briskey Lake Orion Jordan Guske Anchor Bay Teddy Randell Hancock Michael Considine Detroit CC Brandon Morgan Trenton Ryan Genord Pontiac Notre Dame Prep Blake Johnson Cranbrook Joey Phillips Marquette Matt Granzotto Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard Alex Randall East Kentwood Ian Famulak GR Forest Hills N/E Nicko Withey GR Forest Hills Central Andrew Miller New Boston Huron Nathan Nickelson GR Forest Hills N/E Mike Malewitz East Grand Rapids Sheldon Sturos Howell Matthew Schaumburger Salem Will Kortz GR Catholic Central Nico McCurrach Ann Arbor Huron Barrett Bishop Traverse City Central Brennan Wright Chelsea Maxim Denomme U of D Jesuit Jack Flynn Grosse Pointe South Dawson McKay Houghton Adam Brayton Rockford Mitch Shults Brother Rice Matthew Pelto Warren DeLaSalle

DEFENSE DEFENSE DEFENSE Jason Tyer Dearborn Unified Joe Wozniak Livonia Churchill Jake Stewart East Grand Rapids Justin Song Cranbrook Jack Liagre Grosse Pointe South Tanner Givens Hancock David Breazeale Grandville Mike Faremouth Woodhaven Jack Sturos Calumet Austin Roell Detroit CC Josh Hartelin GR Christian Grant Ybarra Royal Oak Spencer Kimball Detroit CC Isaiah Bathrick Mona Shores Kevin Bostwick Houghton Steven Cope OLSM Luke Trombley Midland Mike Osinski Milford GOALIES GOALIES GOALIES Jack Barker Lake Orion Will Tragge Livonia Stevenson Danny Yockey Saginaw Heritage Tanner Beals OLSM Tyler Bergwall Marquette Josh Lucas Divine Child Sean Finnstrom Detroit CC Anthony Shrum Mona Shores Jacob McClelland GR Catholic Central

MHSHCA ALL STATE HONORABLE MENTION DIVISION 1 DIVISION 2 DIVISION 3 FORWARDS FORWARDS FORWARDS Griffin Sanom OLSM Sam Chapman Ann Arbor Pioneer Jaron Pangborn University Liggett Ben Peterson Brighton Max Mones Portage Central Tyler Balogh Southgate Anderson Alex Iafrate Northville Jake Behnke Hartland Brendan Baranoski East Grand Rapids Niko Montrose Grand Ledge Fowlerville Brendan Witt Midland Jack Bowling GR Forest Hills Central Conner Graham Lake Orion Hayden Heys GR Christian Jeff Kirkendall Mattawan Trevor Gelfius Grandville Corey Easton Port Huron Northern Jacob McIntyre Chelsea Ben Charboneau U of D Jesuit Jordan Venegoni Livonia Churchill Robby Lefere Jackson Lumen Christi Lance Petroskey Traverse City West Joey DeMarte Anchor Bay Kevin Jurvis Berkley Russell Daavettila Howell Jack Chumley Anchor Bay Matt Gilbert Wyandotte Logan Holmfeld Reeths-Puffer Nick Workman GR Christian Eddie Beiring Calumet Alex Osborn Lowell-Caledonia Brandon Ledyard Mona Shores Josh Bauer Milford Keith Wikman Brighton Justin Alton Livonia Stevenson Chris Mihai Grosse Ile DEFENSE DEFENSE DEFENSE Matt Pakkala GR Forest Hills N/E Connor Mogle Jackson Lumen Christi Austin Kantola Howell Zach Gallaher Plymouth Mackey Withey GR Forest Hills Central Harrison Plummer East Kentwood Luke Lippert Ann Arbor Skyline Sean Detloff University Liggett Chris Meininger U of D Jesuit Kyle Lucas Trenton Adam Groat Wyandotte Joey Maloney OLSM Ethan Nystrom Brother Rice Jared Jackson GR Catholic Central Josh Frketich Lake Orion Kevin Stefanick Livonia Stevenson Zach Hyvarinen Sault Ste. Marie Stepan Topouzian Cranbrook GOALIES GOALIES GOALIES Conner McDowell Davison Palmer Kokesh Royal Oak Brendan Gillhooley U of D Jesuit Taylor Troxel Petoskey Carl Mielock GR Forest Hills Central Jake VanDenBerg L'Anse Creuse Unified Joey Sant'Angelo Trenton Nick Voelker Calumet Drake Bradshaw Cranbrook HOCKEY WEEKLY HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STATE AWARDS 2016-2017 MARCH 19, 2017 / PAGE 5 ACADEMIC ALL STATE BOYS ACADEMIC ALL-STATE GIRLS ACADEMIC ALL-STATE TEAMS WITH 3.0 GPA MIN. ACADEMIC ALL-STATE TOP PLAYERS TEAMS WITH 3.0 GPA MIN. TOP TEAM: U of D Jesuit – 3.69 Calvin Voss Cara Grimmer TOP TEAM: Detroit Country Alpena 3.53 Portage Northern 4.63 Regina-Lutheran North 4.14 Day-Marian – 3.70 Ann Arbor Skyline 3.45 Ann Arbor Skyron 3.59 Bay Area Reps 3.07 Walled Lake Western 3.30 Paul Carne Escanaba Grosse Pointe North 3.55 Bedford 3.09 West Bloomfield 3.30 Chris LeMire Escanaba Ladywood 3.60 Berkley 3.59 West Ottawa 3.66 Kyle Egnar Escanaba Regina 3.52 Brighton 3.16 Woodhaven 3.12 Collin Finn Farmington Walled Lake 3.51 Brother Rice 3.35 Wyandotte 3.13 Carlos Tobar Farmington Unified GIRLS ACADEMIC ALL-STATE Byron Center 3.04 Alex Winkleman Farmington Unified Cadillac 3.49 BOYS ACADEMIC ALL-STATE Charles Doentiz Fr Gabriel Richard INDIVIDUALS Calumet 3.21 INDIVIDUALS Alexander Opiteck Fr Gabriel Richard (Seniors with 3.5 or higher) Cheboygan 3.00 (Seniors with 3.5 or higher) Brett Reges FHNE Hannah Bradburn AA Skyron Chelsea 3.16 Kyle Sassak Airport Alexander McDiarmid FHNE Olivia Boudette AA Skyron Clarkston 3.04 Aaron Nowak Alpena Matthew Pakkala FHNE Kayla Lee DCD-Marian Cranbrook Kingswood 3.24 Noah Kent Alpena Maclean Diver Flint Powers Priya Vijayakumar DCD-Marian Davison 3.31 Camden Cisbitt Alpena Brendan Smith Flint Powers Aneesha Gummadi DCD-Marian De La Salle 3.30 Brendan Dacey Alpena Jordan Tafel FNV Elizabeth Obermaier DCD-Marian Dearborn Unified 3.33 Benjamin Budnick Alpena Robi Stuart FNV Eve Feldman GP North Detroit Catholic Central 3.34 Jordan Guske Anchor Bay Eric Gaudreau FNV Rachel Stander GP North Nicholas Morabito Anchor Bay Alec Kaleyta FNV Lia DeCoste GP North Detroit Country Day School 3.30 Bryce Gerondale Forrest Hls Central Divine Child 3.00 Hector Clarke Ann Arbor Skyline Devon Kelly Ladywood Henry Vanermark Ann Arbor Skyline Mackey Withey Forrest Hls Central Claire Doyle Ladywood East Grand Rapids 3.26 Jesse Hall Forrest Hls Central Sydney Malek Ladywood East Kentwood 3.47 Scott Crawford Bay Area Reps Brendan Burns Bedford Jack Bowling Forrest Hls Central Katie Hayward Ladywood Escanaba 3.23 Zachary Morton Forrest Hls Central Cristina Rotondo Ladywood Farmington 3.12 David Jeffers Bedford Justin Clark Bedford Zachary AbouFadel Forrest Hls Central Collen Lynch Ladywood Farmington Hills Unified 3.52 Max Nieszala Bedford Donovan Dumoulin Goodrich MiKayla Pearson Ladywood Flint Powers 3.03 Lukas Stevens Bedford William Grose GR West Catholic Cara Grimmer Regina-Luthern N. Forrest Hills Central 3.30 Jacob Tomlinson Berkley Joseph Schmit Grand Blanc Becky Hirschmann Regina-Luthern N. Forrest Hills Northern/Eastern 3.21 Joshua Litchman Berkley Seth Bowmen Grand Blanc Becca Williams Walled Lake Grand Blanc 3.24 Kevin Jurvis Berkley Hunter Carnell Grand Blanc Nika Orman Walled Lake Grand Haven 3.38 Matthew Ratanapanichkich Bloomfield Brendan Bectel Grand Haven Hannah Saieg Walled Lake Grand Rapids Catholic Central 3.11 Logan Neaton Brighton Alex Franczek Grand Haven Anna McPherson Walled Lake Grand Rapids West Catholic 3.04 Jack Reinhart Brother Rice Alex Weykamp Grand Haven Libby Williams Walled Lake Grandville 3.34 Mitch Shults Brother Rice Connor Tebelman Grand Haven Grosse Pointe North 3.46 Alec Deluca Brother Rice Mika Byar Grand Haven Nick Dudley Brother Rice Lucas Underwood Grand Haven Anthony Pennel Heritage Hartland 3.27 Christian Witt Gr. Ledge Fowlerville Samual Spaedt Heritage Heritage High 3.37 Mike Gussert Cadillac Brendan Shanahan Cadillac Nicholas Montrose Gr. Ledge Fowlerville Austin Kantola Howell Howell 3.47 Stephen Ward Brown Gr Ledge Fowlerville Nathan George Howell Hudsonville 3.36 Matt Fox Cadillac Jack Sturos Calumet Jacob McClelland Grand Rapids CC Josh Seiter Howell Jackson Lumen Christi 3.01 Matt Shea Grand Rapids CC Jared Baas Hudsonville Lake Orion 3.34 Brent Lorkus Calumet Trevor Salata Calumet Maddie McIntyre Grand Rapids CC Connor Mogle Jxsn Lumen Christi Lakeland 3.10 Nick Voelker Calumet Josh Hartlein Gr. Rapids Christian Logan Anuszkiewicz Jxsn Lumen Christi Livonia Stevenson 3.13 Russ Bjorn Calumet Kenlee Dome Gr. Rapids Christian Grant Smith Jxsn Lumen Christi Lowell/Caldonia 3.15 Sam Erkkila Calumet Adam Karbowski Grandville Ryan Schab Jenison Midland High 3.26 Josh VanDenburg Calumet Jordan Root Grandville Joey Hasenjaegar Jenison Milford 3.03 Parker James Cheboygan Luc VanHoven Grandville Thomas Reese Kenowa Hills Mona Shores 3.09 Harrison Green Chelsea Connor Fischer Grandville Dylan Nawrot Kenowa Hills New Boston Huron 3.16 Charlie O'Leary Cranbrook Alex Batts GP North Brendan Schievink Kenowa Hills Notre Dame Preparatory 3.27 John Brabaw Davison Joseph Lucchese GP North Brendan Schievink Kenowa Hills Novi 3.17 Gregory Pine De La Salle Paul Lucchese GP North Dillon McCallum Lake Orion Plymouth 3.12 Matthew Pelto De La Salle Brian Moody GP North Darren Newman Lake Orion Port Huron Northern 3.398 Joshua Goyke De La Salle Nathan Robinson GP North Jack Barker Lake Orion Brendan Jaward Dearborn Unified Jack Liagre GP South Lucas Reath Lake Orion Portage Central 3.50 Adam Cervone GP South Kyle Roberts Lake Orion Portage Northern 3.40 Ben Tratar Dearborn Unified Spencer Kimball Detroit CC Noah Morris GP South Austin Bucknell Lakeland Reeths-Puffer 3.36 Jacob Brauer GP South Brendan Rambuer Lakeland Rochester United 3.22 Ethan Ervin Detroit CC Sean Finstrom Detroit CC Markus Minanov GP South Jared Behmlander Lakeland Romeo 3.10 Lance Kangas Hancock Connor Dailey Lanse Creuse Unified Salem 3.05 Michael Considine Detroit CC David Brown Detroit CC Zachary Sexton Hartland Johnathan Doyle Livonia Churchill Saline 3.57 Kenny Montemayor Detroit CC Andrew Heuwagan Hartland Derek Dudek Livonia Stevenson Sault St Marie 3.02 Joseph Pernecky Detroit CC Brendan Tulpa Hartland Alex Walkuski Livonia Stevenson St Marys Prep 3.41 Austin Roell Detroit CC Alex Krause Hartland Reese Milton Lowell/Caledonia Stoney Creek 3.55 Connor McGinnis Det. Country Day Joseph Burrill Hartland Carter Yon Lowell/Caledonia Traverse City Central 3.28 Michael Stebbins De. Country Day Blake Heier Hartland Ryan Foley Manistee Traverse City West 3.11 Brendan Dolan Det. Country Day Jacob Behnke Hartland Noah Gurizzian Manistee Trenton 3.31 Nicholas Lee East Kentwood Justin Tulpa Hartland Gregory Landis Midland High Univ Liggett School 3.48 Harrison Plummer East Kentwood Devin Wolfgang Heritage Brendan Witt Midland High Clayton Charbeneau Heritage Univ of Detroit Jesuit 3.69 Colin Borowiak East Kentwood Continued on Page 6 HOCKEY WEEKLY HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STATE AWARDS 2016-2017 MARCH 19, 2017 / PAGE 6 Walled Lake Northern senior wins Fischer scholarship Just days after the tragic and untimely his strong faith in God, his passion for his at St. Pius X Church where he served on the passing of Grandville High School senior country, his unconditional love for all others Youth Leadership team all four years of Ryan Fischer in March 2014, a scholarship and his zeal to live life to its fullest. high school, was both a eucharistic minister was established to honor his life and legacy. • To ENCOURAGE and CHALLENGE and lector, and attended several mission In this, the third year of the award, the area varsity athletes to live a life that repre- trips. Ryan Fischer Legacy Scholarship has been sents the integrity, character and sportsman- His proudest accomplishment was his ac- awarded to Paul Forhan, a senior at Walled ship that Ryan displayed in all facets of his ceptance to both the United States Naval Lake Northern High School. life. Academy and the Paul will attend either the University of • To RECOGNIZE one senior varsity United States Military Michigan or Harvard in the fall. Paul earned hockey player in the state of Michigan who Academy at West an impressive 4.17 GPA, and scored 1370 best displays the characteristics reflective of Point, where he on the SAT. He is a member of the National Ryan’s life. planned to study me- Honor Society as well as the Spanish, Math, • To ESTABLISH and PROMOTE a stan- chanical/aeronautical and Science National Honor Societies. dard for all amateur athletes. engineering. Serving Paul is the co-founder and treasurer of his For 2017, the scholarship is valued at his country was a life- school’s Business Club. Paul is a three-sport $3,000. long dream. athlete, earning a total of eight varsity letters Ryan was an outstanding student and The Ryan Fischer in hockey, football and track and field. Paul three sport varsity athlete in football, Legacy Scholarship is served as this year’s captain of his football hockey and baseball – recognized for mul- open to all varsity Paul Forhan, winner of the third annual Ryan Fischer team and captained his track and field team Ryan Fischer Legacy Scholarship, will tiple athletic all-conference and all-state ac- hockey players in the for the past 3 years. attend either Michigan or Harvard. ademic honors. He served as captain of both state of Michigan who He has earned many athletic accolades in- the hockey and football teams. Ryan earned earn a minimum GPA of 3.5 and varsity let- cluding All Conference in football (2017) a 4.11 GPA, was a four year academic letter ters in at least two sports (additional evalu- and three-time All Conference in Track and volunteering to serve on six mission trips. winner, a member of the National Honor ation criteria and guidelines are available at Field (2014, 2015, 2016). The award is being presented today at the Society and his class Executive Board all www.RyanFischer.org). Paul is also musically accomplished, Hockey Weekly High School All-State four years of high school, and he was active The Ryan Fischer Legacy Scholarship is earning eight semester credits in Band/Con- Luncheon in Farmington. The event recog- in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He a fully qualified tax exempt 501C3 organi- cert studies as well as being a 4-year percus- nizes the outstanding achievements of logged 700+ hours of community service. zation. Scholarship donations may be made sionist in his school band. Michigan’s high school hockey players. Ryan served on the MHSAA Student Ad- online or through any Fifth Third Bank He is a recognized leader in his commu- The Ryan Fischer Legacy Scholarship visory Council, was selected an MHSAA branch and are tax deductible as a non-profit nity and church where he serves as a youth was established: Scholar Athlete and a Meijer Scholar ath- organization. elder. He has dedicated significant hours of • To REMEMBER and HONOR the life lete, and was awarded the prestigious GE For more information on the scholarship, service in his church youth group, including of Ryan Fischer and all he stood for through Star Scholarship. He was extremely active please visit: www.RyanFischer.org. BOYS ACADEMIC ALL STATE, continued from Page 5

Luke Trombley Midland High Ryan Fonda Novi Spencer Brown Portage Northern Jacob Cole Summit Academy Joshua Bauer Milford Anthony Luongo Novi Eli Cartier Portage Northern Grant Lesoski Traverse City Central Gabriel Bettley Milford Cam Czapski Novi Calvin Voss Portage Northern Joshua Bonifacio Traverse City Central Anthony Shrum Mona Shores Zach Perpich Novi Mason Convertini Reeths-Puffer William Beattie Traverse City Central Tyler LaPorte Mona Shores Brendan Earls OLSM Nate Sullivan Reeths-Puffer Henry Linenger Traverse City West Evan Zub Monroe United Nick Marini OLSM Connor Weesies Reeths-Puffer Carson Harrington Traverse City West Joshua Alexander Monroe United Camden Skiba OLSM William Kull Reeths-Puffer Jacob Carruth Traverse City West Dennis Gundick Monroe United Michael Stewart OLSM Gary O'Brien Riverview Conner Howey Trenton Joseph Comilla New Boston Huron Griffin Jones Pinckney Drew Bourdreau Rochester United Anthony Lemerand Trenton Jacob Simmers New Boston Huron Zachary Gallaher Plymouth Drew Dishinger Rochester United Sheldon Clark Trenton Marshall Cobb New Boston Huron Joseph Fontana Plymouth Adam Doran Rochester United Ian Mulhern U of D Jesuit Luke Skillman Northville Scott Deal Plymouth Matt Hawke Rochester United Michael Coletti U of D Jesuit Alexander Iafrate Northville Johnathan Balch Plymouth Michael Rittner Rochester United Patrick DiRita U of D Jesuit Brett Miller Northville Chad Kreda Port Huron Northern Frank Ruffino Romeo Jeremiah Casterline U of D Jesuit Ryan Genord Notre Dame Prep Jack Hamilton Portage Central Nolan Kare Romeo Maxim Denomme U of D Jesuit Alex Shimoon Notre Dame Prep Maxim Mones Portage Central Frank Ruffino Romeo Andrew Doppke Univ Liggett Nolan Kare Romeo William Stefani Univ Liggett Austin Marthaler Salem Georgios Thanasas Univ Liggett Matt Schaumburger Salem Paul Forhan Walled Lake Northern Matt Visel Salem Jacob Frelich Walled Lake Northern Justin Flanagan Saline Matt Alati Walled Lake Western Noah Helber Saline Nick Orr Walled Lake Western Dallas Klaassen Saline Anders Elmblad Walled Lake Western Benjamin Reattoir Sault St Marie Jack Saieg Walled Lake Western Darren Langendorf Sault St Marie Jarod Klavon West Ottawa Tyler Feltis Sault St Marie Zebedee Miller West Ottawa Ryan Sanderson Sault St Marie Zack Neitzel West Ottawa CelebratingHW more than Cameron Echert Shrine Adam Groat Wyandotte Josef Mehall Shrine Andrew DeSana Wyandotte Nicholas Cacicedo Southgate Anderson Luke Arreola Wyandotte years! Jerry Calcaterra Stoney Creek Mario Steffin Wyandotte 40 James Burtka Stoney Creek Josh Ramsey West Bloomfield Peter Blake Stoney Creek Noah Past West Bloomfield Kyle Gurzell Stoney Creek Michael Faremouth Woodhaven Joey Lindenfelser Stoney Creek Sam Spaeat Saginaw Heritage HOCKEY WEEKLY HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STATE AWARDS 2016-2017 MARCH 19, 2017 / PAGE 7

FourBy John Castine honored with Zetterberg, Devellano scholarships Hockey Weekly Publisher This year, four more graduating High School seniors will benefit from the support of local hockey greats Henrik Zetterberg and Jim Devellano. And if there’s one thing all four student athletes have in common, it’s excellence both in the classroom and on the ice. Zetterberg, the Red Wings’ All-Star center-left wing and captain, has awarded two $2,500 scholarships to Katie Hayward of Livonia who attends Ladywood High School and Connor Fischer of Grandville who plays for Grandville High School. Zetterberg’s nine-year support of hockey players involved in educational athletics Zetterberg winner Katie Zetterberg winner Connor Devellano winner Becca Devellano winner Camden over Travel hockey is assisted again by De- Hayward of Ladywood. Fischer of Grandville. Williams of Walled Lake. Skiba of OLSM. vellano, Detroit’s senior vice president and former general manager, who was inspired by Zetterberg and offered to make his own Devellano award. “It is completely respon- contributions eight years ago. sible for making me who I am.” The two winners of this year’s Devellano She was alternative captain her junior scholarships also will each receive $2,500. year and captain her senior year. They are Becca Williams of West Bloom- In addition to playing hockey with the field, who attends Walled Lake Northern Walled Lake Girls team, Williams, who has and plays for the Walled Lake team, and a 3.88 GPA, also finds time to be a member Camden Skiba of Lake Orion, who attends of the National Honors Society, the Science Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Prep. Honor Society and the Math Honor Society. “The candidates for these scholarships So it’s no surprise that she intends to and the competitive nature of applying gets major in chemical engineering at Michigan better every year,” said Zetterberg, at Joe Tech to “develop alternative fuel sources for Louis Arena March 14 before reviewing the cleaner energy and transportation.” top three offers and making his selection. She also hopes to play either club or in- “No matter who is selected, all of these stu- tramural hockey. dent athletes deserve and will attain success Her coach, Erik Carlson, wrote that “she in their life’s work and relationships. also gives back to the game and weekly “I thank all of those who took the time helps me with ‘Learn to Play Hockey’ clin- and effort to apply." ics. She rarely missed a practice, game, or As a testament to their hockey skills, any other team function. What makes Becca Hayward and Williams also made the All- an excellent prospect for your scholarship is State Award lists for their leagues. Before a practice at Joe Louis last week, Henrik Zetterberg holds up the applications her commitment to hard work, positive atti- Hayward’s sports credentials are just as he chose for his scholarship winners. tude and leadership abilities.” good as her academic ones. A four-year let- Meanwhile, Camden Skiba at Orchard ter hockey player and two in tennis at Lady- fore the 2014 state finals. That’s when his tragic and life altering, to moments that Lake St. Mary’s Prep has also taken on lead- wood, she also has a 3.85 GPA through brother Ryan, “my best friend,” passed have been joy-filled and inspiring,” ership roles for the Eaglets on the ice as cap- seven semesters. Her ability to excel in both away before the Division 1 semifinal where Grandville head coach Joel Breazeale wrote tain and in the classroom as Summa cum sports and school did not go unnoticed. he had hopes of going for a title as a senior in a recommendation letter. laude. With a 3.9 GPA, Skiba, of Lake “Katie has distinguished herself by her with the Grandville team. In his remarks on the quality of scholar- Orion, is headed to Grand Valley State Uni- tremendous skill, resilience and ability to “From the very first day without him, ship candidate, Devellano said he’s proud to versity in the fall to take up pre-dental stud- rise to the occasion,” said assistant Lady- hockey was in the forefront of the healing continue his efforts ies with the goal of becoming a certified wood coach Ethan Graham, who was part process,” Connor wrote in his application. to help a couple of orthodontist. of Michigan State’s 2007 national champi- It included the support of fans and even incoming college His head coach Brian Klanow wrote in a onship team. “Katie has earned a reputation rival hockey players. And it “provided an freshmen get estab- recommendation letter that Camden’s “de- on our team as someone who was depend- outlet for me to focus on – something posi- lished into their termination and perseverance are assets that able, ambitious and competitive.” tive, something that still mattered,” Connor higher educational will allow him to transcend any type of ad- For Hayward, winning this scholarship wrote. “It will forever be a game that con- experience. versity…Cam continually gives of himself, means taking “some of the financial burden nects two brothers through the love and pas- “If this wasn’t so that his team and school will achieve. He off of my entire family, since they put so sion they shared in playing it.” hard to select the is blessed with a rare gift that allows him to much of their hard-earned money towards Fischer has earned an appointment to winners, I would enlighten and make those around him bet- my hockey career.” West Point, where he will study either me- question why I’m ter.” Among the lessons she learned playing chanical or aeronautical engineering. helping these Skiba would like to also play hockey at the sport. Hayward cites “teamwork, perse- His grade point average of 4.08 through youngsters with Grand Valley State to continue the love of verance and dedication, which have all seven semesters and his role in the National scholarships,” he the game he has. helped me.” Honor Society are a testament to his aca- Jim Devellano said. “But every “I chose to play high school hockey be- She will major in athletic training at demic skills and finally his ability to lead is year in reviewing cause of the camaraderie and brotherhood at Adrian College, where she also hopes to evidenced by being elected class president applications it gets tougher to say no to all my school,” he wrote. “The bond created play Division 1 Women’s hockey at the in 11th and 12th grades and being named but one person.” through my school’s team is different than American Collegiate Hockey Association captain on three varsity sports teams this Becca Williams makes no bones about anywhere else. It begins to change from a level. year, hockey, football and lacrosse. what hockey has done for her. “Hockey is hockey team into a family and then all the For Fischer, everything about hockey “I have seen his character on display in the greatest thing that has ever happened to fight is for each other and not just our- took on a special significance the night be- wide-ranging situations, from the truly me,” she writes in her application for the selves.” HOCKEY WEEKLY HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STATE AWARDS 2016-2017 MARCH 19, 2017 / PAGE 8 2 battling cancer, 1 a concussion cited for perseverance 4th concussion benches Mercy captain For Sophie Van Acker, this has been a dis- to be there for my teammates. When I tried appointing yet totally satisfying hockey sea- to get back into it, the doctor said I couldn’t. son. Getting shut down was very difficult for me.” Just a year ago, the Mercy All-Stater led Sophie said she wanted to do anything her team to its second MMGHSHL D1 she could to help the team win. “I wanted to championship. This season, she watched tell them to play every shift like it’s your last from the bench as her fellow Marlins again shift because you never know.” won the crown. That’s how her team played. With 2:30 to Van Acker suffered her fourth concussion play in the third period, Mercy cut Lady- halfway into the season. For her persever- wood’s lead to 2-1, and then, 56 seconds ance in team leadership even when she later, scored again to tie it. couldn’t play, she is receiving the Michigan “They really pulled it together,” Sophie Girls High School Perseverence award for said. ”I knew they had it in them. We have 2017. a solid group of girls; we had great team Jared Behmlander, left, Because of state protocol when a player chemistry. I knew we could do it. It was just and Jacob Timmerman suffers multiple con- a matter of when. were both inspired by cussions, Van Acker “They saved it hockey to persevere was not allowed to play for the last full through cancer treatment. the rest of the season. minute, but it all Not that she didn’t worked out.” try. Mercy scored the “As late as Friday” – winning goal just Playing the game they love kept the day before the fi- 2:51 into overtime nals – “she was still to give the Marlins these two in the fight against cancer lobbying Mercy's the state crown. This year’s Boys High School Persever- both had the support of their families and trainer, the AD, and Sophie had an- ance Award winners share the challenge of their hockey teams to see it through. even tried to talk the other motivation to dealing with cancer every day. They also Said Behmlander of his teammates, team doctor into letting get her through her share something else - a love of hockey. It’s “They’re always asking how I feel each and her play in the champi- tough time. Her what inspired them both to get through every day. And they're always cheering me onship game,” said her mother suffered a years of treatment. on no matter what I’m going through. No father, Todd, a Mercy stroke just after For their courage and determination, Jared matter how I’m playing, they're always assistant coach.” Mercy won the Behmlander, a senior at Lakeland High there to pick me up." “I worked hard, fol- hockey title last School, and Jacob Timmerman, a senior at When Timmerman was in treatment, the lowed the protocol,” season. Wyandotte Roosevelt, are receiving the Per- team took a picture with his No. 35 jersey Sophie said of her ef- “It was a very severance Awards from the Michigan High at every game. forts to get back on the emotional time,” School Hockey When he returned — cancer free — his ice. Sophie said. “Al- “ ‘Mom, Coaches Associa- coach, Mike Quint, said it was like he had Eventually she was most one year later, tion. never left. “We kept him in our hearts, and cleared, but only to she has made an whatever Hockey Weekly photo by John Castine Behmlander, who in our minds and made sure he was a part play softball, a sport Sophie Van Acker with her championship amazing recovery. this is, has played four of everything we had,” he told WXYZ she also has starred in, medal after the game. “I wanted to tell “Experiencing years of high school News. helping her team to them to play every shift like it’s your last my mom's perse- I sure hope hockey, was diag- The hockey rink, When Jacob win that state champi- verance through nosed with lympho- in fact, became shift because you never know,” she said. it doesn't 1 Timmerman onship in 2016. that challenging cytic leukemia 2 /2 Behmlander’s sanc- But the doctors rec- time is what in- get in the years ago. He has tuary. “It’s the found out ommended no hockey. So she talked to her spires me to work hard everyday and appre- responded well to place where he is dad. ciate the many blessings in my life, way of treatment and is ex- himself and nothing how long his “It’s just their recommendation” she told especially my parents, my family and my hockey.' pected to have his can touch him treatment him. “I don’t really want to pass it up. I want teammates.” final session in No- there,” said his And it vember. mother, Tracie. would last, The night before “He doesn't hasn’t.” Jared’s diagnosis, want to draw atten- he got his mom, Tracie, tion to himself at was wheeling him out from having X-rays, all," Behmlander’s angry. “I’m blood work and other tests. “Jared just coach, Tim Ro- going to looked up at me and said, 'Mom, whatever nanye, told home- this is, I sure hope it doesn't get in the way townlife.com last miss a whole of hockey.' And it hasn’t,” she told home- month. townlife.com. “He'll call me or season We selected the first Timmerman was a sophomore when he was let me know, 'I of hockey.” diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. When might be late for High School All-State team he found out how long his treatment would practice' because last, he got angry. “I’m going to miss a whole he's getting the chemo today. And then I’ll season of hockey,” he told his mom, Jennifer. say, ‘Take the day off,’ and he'll show up for more than 40 years ago. “I go, ‘Really? You have cancer, and practice and let me know that he did take it you’re worried about hockey right now?’” and he might be a little slow, or need a rest. she told WXYZ News. “From the begin- “And I just find it really remarkable that ning, that was what drove him forward.” somebody that has been doing this for all his It’s been a long haul for both players, but high school years is kind of an amazing kid.” HOCKEY WEEKLY HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STATE AWARDS 2016-2017 MARCH 19, 2017 / PAGE 9

Congratulations to the 2016-2017 Michigan High School All-State Most Valuable Goaltenders

Logan Neaton Maggi McMurray Brighton Cranbrook Kingswood HOCKEY WEEKLY HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STATE AWARDS 2016-2017 MARCH 19, 2017 / PAGE 10 COACHES OF THE YEAR ASSISTANT DIVISION 2 COACHES Bobby McKillop OF THE Grosse Pointe YEAR South

DIVISION 1 Aaron Hundt Lake Orion

DIVISION 2 Ryan Porte Port Huron Northern GIRLSMMGHSHL DIVISION 3 Ron Predmesky DIVISION 3 Ron Predmesky Travis Perry Ladywood Rick Mackie Flint Powers Sault Ste. Marie

DIVISION 1 Clint Robert Northville

We know the leagues and the standings, the rankings and the predictions. We know the powerhouses and the up-and-comers, the public schools and the private ones. We know the First Teams, the Second Teams, the Honorable Mentions, the Scholars. We know the Hall of Fame Coaches, the Coaches of the Year and those who Persevere. We know the Dream Team and Mr. and Miss Hockey. We know High School Hockey. HOCKEY WEEKLY HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STATE AWARDS 2016-2017 MARCH 19, 2017 / PAGE 11

BySpeaker John Castine Moss learned the little things and made it big Hockey Weekly Publisher When Livonia native Dave Moss was High School age, he opted to attend Detroit Catholic Central, a school known for its academics and athletics, among them hockey, his favorite sport. But Moss wasn’t on anybody’s radar as a star hockey player when he arrived at CC in 1997, even though he played travel hockey for the Livonia Knights growing up. In fact, in his sophomore year, Todd John- son, co-head coach of the Shamrocks with Gordon St. John, wasn’t knocking down Moss’ door to get him to join the team. “I got put on CC’s team as a favor,” Moss, the guest speaker at the 15th annual Hockey Weekly High School All-State Luncheon, told Hockey Weekly, “(because) Todd Johnson coached me as a little kid.” “I wasn’t a very good hockey player until I got to CC ... I was OK, and I just kept getting better as time went on,” said Moss. “I Hockey Weekly photo by John CastineDavid wasn’t a standout at any level. I had a way David Moss, now an assistant coach at his alma mater, on the bench (on the right) at Catholic Central’s state semifinal game. of figuring it out, how to play the right way and be coach-able and have coaches that trust me. I learned how to kill penalties, play defense, things other guys that were more skilled didn’t want to do. “You’ve got to figure out how to do all the little things.” Learning the little things led Moss to big- ger things: 1. Being voted to the Dream Team as one of the best three forwards in the state by the Michigan High School Hockey Coaches his senior year. 2. Going off to play Junior hockey his first year out of high school in the NAHL and USHL. 3. Being drafted by the Calgary Flames in 2001, a seventh-round pick and 220th overall in the NHL Entry Draft. 4. Playing four years for the University of Michigan from 2001 through 2005. 5. Playing a season and a half for Cal- gary’s American Hockey League affiliate in Omaha. 6. Getting the call up to the Flames mid- season and finishing his first campaign in the show with 41 games. 7. Going on to play nine seasons in the NHL, six with Calgary and three with Phoenix. Moss is living proof that a hockey player does not have to play AAA hockey to make At left, Moss reacts to a Calgary score. He spent six of his it to the pinnacle of pro hockey. nine NHL years with the Flames. “You’ve got to figure out In 501 regular-season NHL games, Moss how to do all the little things,” he says. Above he sits with scored 78 goals and had 100 assists for 178 wife Erinn and sons Hank, 19 months, and Owen, four points. months. Before hanging up his professional skates, he played one season in Switzerland. “There are a lot of good things about with his alma mater, Catholic Central. The “Erinn’s not crazy athletic,” Moss said. “I learned early on that athletes doing char- High School Hockey now,” Moss said. “The college degree he received from U of M pre- “She’s just tough and loves living out- itable works was important,” he said. “At U biggest thing for kids and parents – ‘How pared him for life after hockey: He currently doors.” of M, every Thursday night athletes from does my kid make it?’ I get asked that all the is in sales with the Dell computer company. The two married in 2014 and live in every sport, if you weren’t playing, went to time. He is married to Erinn, of Milwaukee, and Michigan. Both are involved with the Children’s Hospital and visited the kids ... “If you’re good enough, people will find together they have two boys, Hank, 19 hockey charity Hockey has Heart, becoming “A lot of hockey players do charity work. you. You will make it. If you’re the best months, and Owen, four months. He met board members and volunteering at HHH You have a reach not everybody has. It’s en- player in Michigan High School Hockey, I Erinn at a wedding of one of his U of M tea- events. joyable for me and my family to give back promise you you’re going somewhere.” mates in Wisconsin. She was a contestant on While in the NHL, Moss won humanitar- and help out. I have two young kids, and I Today, Moss, 33, is an assistant coach the 2009 “Survivor” series and finished third. ian service awards in Calgary and Phoenix. want to show them.” HOCKEY WEEKLY HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STATE AWARDS 2016-2017 MARCH 19, 2017 / PAGE 12 FRIENDS OF HOCKEY MHSHCA honors three as Friends of Hockey The Michigan High School Hockey Coaches Association honors individ- Novi Wildcats; Jon Fox, who coached hockey for more than 35 years and uals who support High School hockey and make it possible for so many to has served on the board of the coaches association for almost 20 years as enjoy it with its Friend of Hockey Award. This year it is awarding the prize treasurer, and Shawn Parker, who has been the Trenton High School pub- to three individuals – Donna Malott, who is the team manager for the lic address announcer for the last 26 years.

Donna Malott is a very special person who exemplifies the virtues of those of a Friend of High School Hockey. In Novi High School’s inaugural season back in 1998-99, she was asked to volunteer as the Novi Wildcats’ first team manager. Her oldest son, Travis, would be playing on that very first varsity team. She gladly accepted her role, and set off on an 18-year unbroken jour- ney that continues today. Donna served as team manager when her two younger sons played for the school. But, like most volunteer moms, she didn't resign her post when her youngest son graduated. In- stead, she continues to serve her third head coach in the same capacity as she has always served. Donna has been unwavering in her quest to be the very best team manager high school hockey has ever seen. She continues to be an exemplary liaison for parents of high school players, answering any and all questions they have for her each season with the same enthu- siasm as she did 18 years ago. whom the hockey world lost last year – it’s She continues to help schedule parents’ season clear that Donna has always had hockey in kick-off meetings, Senior Night activities, out- her blood. of-town hotel reservations, end-of-year banquet She continues to put forth the same level plans and all other off-ice responsibilities that of effort she did when she started back in help her head coaches to concentrate on running 1998. a well-tuned varsity hockey program. Clearly, Donna is worthy of recognition With a “Hall of Fame Dad” – her father was and praise and entrance into a hall of fame NHL and Red Wings legend Bill Gadsby, for Friends of High School Hockey.

Shawn Parker has worked with the Trenton High School hockey program for many years and does so much behind the scenes to help the program. He spends countless hours giving back to the Trenton program and to Jon Fox has coached the game of hockey. He has also worked with the MHSAA as the public ad- hockey for more than 35 dress announcer and as a time keeper in the State semifinals and finals. years. He never played Shawn has been the Trenton PA announcer for the last 26 years. He has growing up but, like a lot of been in charge of putting together the program’s films. He has created or co- coaches, he became in- created nine highlight videos that have served as great memories for Tren- volved because of his two ton’s alumni. sons who played. Soon Jon Shawn describes himself when he first got into hockey as “an 11-year-old was a student of the game. rink rat” in 1976 when Trenton High School hockey games “were like rock By the mid-1970s, he was concerts.” Often as a Youth hockey player, he would be on the Trenton ice one of the ﬁrst coaches before a game. asked by Pete Karmanos to “If you had a game or practice before a high school game, by the time it start the Compuware AAA was over you were playing for hundreds of people,” he said. “It was impos- program. Jon coached AAA sible to not love our high school team.” and later Juniors where he He began his announcing career for Youth hockey games after he gradu- had the opportunity to coach ated from high school. Eventually he became Trenton’s regular announcer such NHL players as Pat in 1996. “I announced every game of the (’96) undefeated season and have Peeke, Pat LaFontaine and been the regular announcer since,” he said. Hall of Famer Doug Weight. He’s now in the process of making a documentary about Trenton High In 1994 he was asked to School hockey called “High School Hockeytown.” start the Royal Oak Varsity Shawn loves the game of hockey and doesn’t hesitate to give back with Jon is also a member of the High School Hockey program. He coached from 1994 his involvement in High School hockey. Anyone who has ever met Shawn Hockey Coaches Association Board where through 2003, during which time he coached instantly falls for his cheerful personality. he has served as treasurer for almost 20 his team to several league championships Says Trenton head coach Chad Clements, “I am proud to know him and years. and one appearance at the State ﬁnals. work with him through the Trenton program.” HOCKEY WEEKLY HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STATE AWARDS 2016-2017 MARCH 19, 2017 / PAGE 13 COMMUNITY SERVICE

PCS, Walled Lake game benefits Hockey has HeartPlayers and Near the end of the third period of the Sat- coaches from urday Nov. 12, game between Girls High Walled Lake School teams, Walled Lake and Plymouth- and PCS were Canton-Salem, the Wild's Julia Barrett all winners in scored for a 3-2 lead that would hold up for their fundrais- a win on the scoreboard. ing game for But a celebration this night about a final Hockey has score was not important as the Wild and Heart. To make home Penguins at the Arctic Pond Arena in Canton knew who the real winner was: The a donation to Hockey has Heart non-profit organization HHH, go to they designated as recipient of the funds www.hockey- raised in their charity hockey game. hasheart.com. Nearly $2,000 was raised by the event. Both teams celebrated their success with a Hockey Weekly combined team photo on the ice. photo by Coaches Erik Carlson of Walled Lake and John Castine Jenna Donnelly of PCS started planning the game a few months ago. Jenna, her coaching staff, and boosters for and that is who we were representing tonight, HHH President Lucy Oakleaf attended “This idea was spawned during the sum- hosting the great event.” to have fun, and play clean. The game itself the game with several other board members. mer as Jenna and I were looking to do some- PCS had set their locker room up so that was filled with great opportunities for both When it was over Carlson and Donnelly pre- thing for our teams to give back to the game both teams got ready together. teams, very clean, and very fun to be part of. sented Oakleaf with a check, and a jersey that they are so fortunate to play,” said Carl- “It was a little awkward for the girls at first, Raising over $1,800 for HHH was the cherry from each team that all the girls signed. son. but by the time we went on the ice for the pre- on top. “We are so grateful for the support shown “Hockey has Heart was an obvious choice game warm-ups, music was blaring and they “I have coached many games over the by the players, coaches and parents,” said for us, and we were grateful they were ex- all were dancing together,” Carlson said. years, and this will stand out as my favorite Oakleaf. “The funds they raised will be used cited to be part of it. “The message was we all had the same logo and I’ll never forget it.” to continue our efforts helping Michigan “I would like to give a ton of credit to (Hockey has Heart) on the front of the jersey The silent auction brought another $105. hockey families in need.” U of D, Brother Rice raise buckets for ALS donation By John Castine was a junior,” Apap said. “It’s just kind of Hockey Weekly Publisher grown every year. (It draws) a great crowd You expect to see a hockey team make a and they raise a lot of money for ALS re- quick exit after an 8-0 loss in a game called search. I feel honored.” with seven minutes to play. But on Feb. 10, In the game’s first year, $5,400 was the University of Detroit Jesuit players raised, and U-D won the game on a late goal stayed on the ice and raised their sticks to by Teddy Apap. salute a man in a wheelchair. Last year Brother Rice won and $13,000 The man was Paul Apap, who was also was raised. saluted by the winning Brother Rice players This year just about $9,000 was raised in what has become after three years an an- from admissions, a bake sale, a 50-50 raffle nual event to raise funds for Lou Gehrig’s and an auction. Disease research in honor of Apap. That money and any donations will all go Apap, 51, of Birmingham, played hockey to the ALS Therapy Development for Brother Rice; his two sons played Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a fa- hockey at U-D. Tommy Apap graduated in vorite of the Apaps. 2014 and Teddy in 2016. Apap congratulated both UD coach Rick Apap, an attorney in Birmingham, Bennetts and Brother Rice coach Kenny coached his two sons in the Birmingham Chaput for continuing the ice bucket chal- Hockey Association from mini-mites lenge game. Above, UD goalies Patrick through seventh grade. He said his symp- “Coach Bennetts does a phenomenal job,” DiRita and Brendan toms began in 2009. said Apap. “And coach Chaput – I grew up Gillhooley double team “I was at a hockey party and noticed I playing hockey with him in Southgate. And buckets of ice water over couldn’t carry my plate of food,” he said. “In he’s done a phenomenal job this year. So it’s the head of Brother Rice 2010 I was diagnosed with ALS. exciting to know great people on both sides goalie Joe Valascho. At “I feel lucky. I have a lot of support from for these fundraisers.” right, Paul Apap and his family and friends. It’s been a slow-progres- Paul’s wife, Maureen, and daughter Elle wife, Maureen, at the Oak sion form of ALS, so I feel very lucky.” were also at the game. Park Arena after the The fundraiser includes an ice bucket He said Tommy was playing hockey game. “I feel honored,” challenge between both teams done hockey- game with the Youngstown Phantoms and he said. style. Buckets of water and snow swept up Teddy had a late college exam. Tommy will by the Zamboni are lined up at center ice. play hockey at Michigan State next year. The U-D players take their icy bath first and Contributions in Paul Apap’s honor can then return the favor for the Brother Rice Hockey Weekly photos be made to ALS TDI, Attention: Terri Han- by John Castine players. dler, 300 Technology Square, Suite 400, “The moms decided to do it when Teddy Cambridge, MA, 02139. HOCKEY WEEKLY HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STATE AWARDS 2016-2017 MARCH 19, 2017 / PAGE 14 WANTED: BRAINIACS, VISIONARIES, AND TEAM PLAYERS.

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Brighton avenges ’16 loss, topples CC for Div.By Bill Khan1 crown Hockey Weekly Special Writer PLYMOUTH — With the pain of losing in the 2016 MHSAA Division 1 hockey final still fresh, Brighton’s top returning players made a vow. They would be back. And not just back to become Detroit Catholic Central’s foil once again. Back to complete the mission. It was mission accomplished for the Bull- dogs when they beat the three-time defending-champion Shamrocks, 5-2, in the Division 1 championship game on March 11 at USA Hockey Arena. “It’s incredible,” Brighton senior forward Jake Crespi said. “I said it last year that we’d be back here, me and Logan (Neaton) both said it. Here we are at the other side holding the trophy above our head and taking it home to Brighton.” These powerhouses have split the last six Division 1 championships and have met in Above, Brighton’s Brody White (left) and CC’s Patrick Brandemihl the championship game four times in the last jockey for position in front of the net. At right, Bulldog Wyatt Harmon is five years. sandwiched by two Shamrocks. Brighton entered the season with an all- time record of 1-10 against Catholic Central, the lone victory being 2-1 in the 2013 state final. The Bulldogs beat the Shamrocks twice this season, including 2-1 in a regular- season game. “They’ve always been the benchmark,” Brighton coach Paul Moggach said. See Brighton, Page 18

Above, Brighton goalie Logan Neaton makes another save en route to Brighton’s fourth MHSAA Division 1 title. At right, teammate Keith Wikman celebrates with a leap against the glass. At left, Catholic Central players celebrate one of their two goals, which was too little to overcome Brighton’s five tallies.

Hockey Weekly photos by Rena Laverty HOCKEY WEEKLY HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STATE AWARDS 2016-2017 MARCH 19, 2017 / PAGE 16

ByRice Bill Khan caps 25-4-1 season with Div. 2 championship title Hockey Weekly Special Writer PLYMOUTH — To Birmingham Brother Rice hockey coach Kenny Chaput, there was never a doubt. “To be honest, and no disrespect to any team we played this year, but I knew with the cast of characters we had that if we went out and played our game, we would be the best team on the ice,” he said. “I had that feeling from day one and I never lost it. I understood the talent level we had, but I also understood the competitive nature.” The confidence of Chaput and the voters who ranked the Warriors No. 1 in all three divisions was validated by their 7-0 rout of Forest Hills Northern/Eastern in the MHSAA Division 2 championship game March 11 at USA Hockey Arena. Brother Rice went 25-4-1 against one of the toughest schedules in the state, winning its fourth state championship. The Warriors stormed through the final round, beating their last three opponents by a combined Hockey Weekly photos by Rena Laverty score of 16-2. Ryan Hoffman’s save on Joel Brandinger keeps Brother Rice’s 7-0 shutout intact in the Division 2 championship game over Forest Third-year seniors Jack Clement, Alec Hills Northern Eastern. DeLuca, Michael McInerney and Mitch Shults are the holdovers from Brother Rice’s 2015 Division 2 championship team. They join 2015 graduate Nick Rosa as the only Warriors to play for two MHSAA championship teams. The Warriors might be celebrating a three- peat, but they blew a two-goal lead and lost 5-4 in overtime to Hartland in last year’s quarterfinals. That loss was the impetus for this year’s championship run. “Those seniors our sophomore year really showed us what it takes to win a state championship,” Shults said. “Coming off what happened last year, obviously we had a bad taste in our mouth. We came back with the mentality of nothing less than a state championship.” Playing major roles as seniors made this Forest Hills’ captains and assistant captains accept their championship more special for the quartet of D2 finalist trophy, above. At right, Warrior Ryan Geniel two-time champions. “It definitely feels different,” said fights off a Forest Hills player. Clement, who had a goal and an assist in the final. “As seniors, we helped lead this team. As sophomores, we were kind of behind the scenes a little bit more. Now to lead the way for these guys is really special.” Northern/Eastern (20-9-2) was playing in its first final, having lost in the 2008, 2012 and 2016 semifinals. Like Brother Rice, a loss late in the tournament sparked this year’s success. Northern/Eastern lost 5-2 to eventual-champion Romeo in last year’s semifinals. “That gave us motivation to go into the summer,” Northern/Eastern senior Wyatt Radakovitz said. “The two of us (Radakovitz and Matt Pakkala) got the whole team together. We started workouts right when summer started, getting out there at 6 a.m., hitting the weight room and everything. Everyone had that gut and passion to get back to the finals.” After a scoreless first period, Clement got See Brother Rice, Page 19 The victory sprint toward Brother Rice goalie Ryan Hoffman begins after the final buzzer. HOCKEY WEEKLY HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STATE AWARDS 2016-2017 MARCH 19, 2017 / PAGE 17

ByDeLaSalle Bill Khan finally wins hockey crown in best season ever Hockey Weekly Special Writer PLYMOUTH — Thomas Hernandez played hockey for 13 years before deciding to skate for Warren DeLaSalle as a senior. When it was over, he had to wonder what took him so long. “It’s unreal, playing in front of students,” Hernandez said. “It’s unbelievable. In Travel, it’s just your parents up in the stands and scouts. “This has been my favorite year by far, ever. I’ve been playing hockey for 14 years, and it’s been my best year yet.” The best season of hockey for Hernandez was also the best for DeLaSalle. His hat trick led the Pilots to a 6-3 victory over Calumet in the MHSAA Division 3 championship game on March 11 at USA Hockey Arena. DeLaSalle, a school which has won football and baseball titles during the seniors’ DeLaSalle fans are delirious over their school’s first-ever Division 3 MHSAA hockey title. high school careers, hadn’t even played in a state final before, losing in the 2010 and DeLaSalle 2014 semifinals. goalie Andrew “Everyone looks at the hockey program Grewette like, ‘You guys have never won a state cham- makes a stop pionship before, you guys have never done on Calumet this before,’” senior Matthew Pelto said. while getting “Not any more. Now we’ve won a state support from championship. It absolutely is motivation.” two of his “It’s an unreal feeling to be part of the defensemen. legacy DeLaSalle has made and join the other sports in their state championships,” senior Gregory Pine said. It was the second hat trick of the season for Hernandez, who had four goals in a 7-2 victory over Traverse City West on Nov. 25. “I just thought about it being my last game and just wanting to give it my all,” Hernan- dez said. “The puck happened to be in my favor tonight. It just went in for me.” Hockey Weekly Calumet (23-7-1) eliminated defending- photos champion and fourth-ranked Hancock, by Rena Laverty eighth-ranked Houghton and top-ranked Flint Powers Catholic during the postseason, but couldn’t overcome a slow start against fifth-ranked DeLaSalle (20-9-1). “It’s everybody’s dream to make it this far,” Calumet senior forward Rory Anderson said. “We had a great season this year. To make it this far was a great accomplishment for us.” DeLaSalle blitzed Calumet early, jumping out to a 4-0 lead by the 14:04 mark of the first period. Hernandez got it started on a breakaway at the 4:49 mark after taking a long lead pass from Austin Scott. Scott made it 2-0 when he banged in a Greg Pine pass from the edge of the crease just 34 seconds later. Hernandez’s second goal at 8:19 and James Corbett’s goal at 14:04 gave De- LaSalle four goals on only seven shots on net. The Copper Kings temporarily stopped the bleeding on Brent Loukus’ goal with 2:03 left in the first, then received a golden opportunity to further chop into the lead when Above, a young fan reacts to DLS forward Matthew Pelto weather- Jacob Deratany received a boarding major, ing a hit from a Calumet player. At right, James Corbett, at right in See DeLaSalle, Page 19 photo, celebrates his goal with a teammate. HOCKEY WEEKLY HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STATE AWARDS 2016-2017 MARCH 19, 2017 / PAGE 18

Brighton,Brighton from Page 15 avenges ’16 loss, topples CC for Div. 1 crown

“They’re the team to beat for a lot of years. We’ve struggled to beat them. This year we beat them twice, which we’ve never done before. We just keep working hard and trying to be able to compete with them. Now we’re on the map, as well.” Neaton, who allowed only four goals in six postseason games, made 31 saves in the title game. “It’s been a year to the day since we lost,” Neaton said. “You just represent so much more than yourself. You’re representing all the boys who came before you, who came so close and couldn’t get it done. Everyone in your city, we just had so much support throughout the year. So many people instilled so much in us and put so much of their time and effort in us. To do that for them and do it for the boys last year and everyone who came before us is unbelievable.” It’s the fourth state championship for The Brighton Bulldogs are No. 1 after winning the 2017 MHSAA Division 1 state championship. Brighton (24-6-1), which lost in the 2014 and 2016 finals to Catholic Central after The Shamrocks (22-8-1) made a game of with 1:08 remaining set off a celebration on It was only the fifth time in 18 trips to the beating the Shamrocks for the 2013 title. it, as Brendan West scored twice in the sec- the Brighton bench and in its student section. MHSAA finals that Catholic Central has The Bulldogs also won in 2006 and 2012. ond period to cut the margin to 3-2 heading Just two weeks earlier, there was some taken home the runner-up trophy. Brighton stormed out of the gates, jump- into the third. question whether Brighton could win it all. “We’re just incredibly proud as a coaching ing to a 2-0 lead in the first 2 minutes and “We felt like if we got the second (goal), The Bulldogs cruised through the season be- staff of how they competed to the very end,” 23 seconds on goals by Keith Wikman and we had a lot of faith that we were going to fore going 1-4-1 in their final six games, al- Kaleniecki said. Spencer Gehres. get the third,” Catholic Central coach Bran- beit with a depleted lineup. Brighton’s roster includes Jake Demski, Junior Adam Conquest, who played for don Kaleniecki said. “You have to keep them “You need adversity to understand where Sam Brennan, Joey Martini, Tim Erkkila, Brighton as a freshman before returning to off the boards. When they got their fourth, you’re at and get you pumped up a little bit Caleb Seiter, Will Jentz, Wyatt Harmon, Will travel hockey as a sophomore, extended the that was a killer blow for us.” more,” Moggach said. “They reacted well. Mossett, Spencer Gehres, Brody White, lead to 3-0 with a shorthanded goal 43 sec- Gehres gave Brighton a cushion when he We had some injuries and illness in there, Adam Conquest, Drew Daavettila, Keith onds into the second period. deflected in a shot by Conquest with 11:44 too. Not for excuses, but we all realized we Wikman, Ben Peterson, Mathew Kahra, Jake Conquest had a goal and two assists. left in the game. An empty-netter by Crespi had the makings of a good team.” Crespi, Logan Neaton and Robert Pegrum. HOCKEY WEEKLY HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STATE AWARDS 2016-2017 MARCH 19, 2017 / PAGE 19

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it started 60 seconds into the period, pinch- ing from his position on defense to backhand a shot past Brenden Bogema. Brother Rice built a cushion when Shults scored off a faceoff at 4:31 of the second and Will Duncan converted a pass from across the crease by Shults 1:10 later to make it 3- 0. “It’s contagious for them,” Chaput said. “Once they get into that mode, it’s very tough to stop them.” Radakovitz had a chance to get North- ern/Eastern back in the game while killing a penalty, but he fired wide right on a breakaway with 14:58 left in the game. “That gets it to 3-1 and you never know what happens,” Northern/Eastern coach Tom Bissett said. From there, the Warriors turned it into a rout with four goals in a 6:27 span. Garrett Moore scored two goals, Jack Reinhart scored while Brother Rice was down two men and DeLuca also had a short- The Brother Rice Warriors celebrate the school’s Division 2 hockey state championship. handed goal. Ryan Hoffmann made 25 saves for the Brother Rice players include Ryan Hoff- Boggio, Mitch Shults, Sam Schmondiuk, Joe McInerney, Joey Blanck, Jack Clement, Will shutout, the fifth in a Division 2 Final and mann, Ethan Nystrom, Joe Gammicchia, Serra, Nick Dudley, Keaton Vogel, Garrett Duncan, Alec DeLuca, Blake Tosto, Pierce first since 2008. Will McLellan, Dominick DiPonio, Michael Moore, Jack Reinhart, Ryan Giniel, Michael Cadieux, Matthew Kesto and Joe Valascho.

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but they couldn’t cash in. “We made it 4-1 and had some opportunities there and I thought we generated some good shots and had some good opportunities,” Calumet coach Dan Giachino said. “The goaltender made some nice stops on us. That was the opportunity to get ourselves back in the game if we could have got a couple there on the five-minute power play.” Calumet made it 4-2 when a shot off the back boards by Izaak Avery went in off of goalie Andrew Grewette with 3:10 left in the second period, but that momentum was short-lived. Hernandez countered with 1:33 left in the period by knocking in a rebound on the power play for his hat trick. Ed Beiring gave Calumet some hope when he scored with 6:52 left in the game, but Pine’s empty-netter with 1:32 to go clinched the Pilots’ first title. “We came in as coaches from day one and said we wanted to win a championship,” first-year DeLaSalle coach Craig Staskowski said. “You take a position as a coach at De- LaSalle and that’s going to be the goal – you want to win championships. The guys bought in, put the work in and made sure it happened.” DeLaSalle players include Brandon Compton, Ollie Bezick, Nicholas Aiello, Jor- dan Kovacs, Josh Glinski, Joshua Goyke, Jacob Deratany, Thomas Hernandez, Joe Jenkins, Max VanderDonck, Vince Torres, Preston Koslakiewicz, James Corbett, Matthew Pelto, Ricky Roraff, Grant Roland, Gregory Pine, Ethan Harrington, Andrew DeLaSalle players can’t help but smile after winning the MHSAA Division 3 state championship, their first ever. Grewette and Austin Scott. HOCKEY WEEKLY HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STATE AWARDS 2016-2017 MARCH 19, 2017 / PAGE 20

MercyBy John Castine stuns Ladywood in OT to take Girls Div. 1 crown Hockey Weekly Publisher The Mercy Marlins won their second straight Division 1 State Championship in a late-game comeback that stunned Ladywood and ended the Blazers’ Cinderella season in overtime, 3-2, March 11 at the Novi Ice Arena. It was Hannah Roegner’s goal 2:51 into overtime that Mercy used to shatter Lady- wood’s glass slipper, an elusive first state championship for their hockey program. It was actually the last 2:30 of regulation time that was the first and more critical 150 seconds of the Blazers’ season. Trailing 2-0 going into the intermission, the Marlins were in a position that they had to seemingly get a goal early in the third pe- The first of two Mercy goals within a span of 56 sec- riod to throw Ladywood goalie Sam Erick- ond slides into the Ladywood net, at left. Above, a son off of her game. Erickson, brilliant all Blazer player reacts to it. year and in the first two periods, thwarted Mercy scoring chances left and right. Supporting Erickson’s play the Ladywood offense scored early in the first period, a goal by Cristina Rotondo just 1:07 into the game with assists from Katie Hayward and Sydney Malek. Both teams had good scoring chances through most of the first and second periods, but it wasn’t until only 3:26 remained in the second that Sydney Pilut scored from Brooke Spiegel and Cece Werner for the two-goal Ladywood lead. Having beaten Mercy twice in one-goal games in the regular season and in the Catholic League Championship game Feb. 18, Lady- Above, Mercy’s Hannah Roegner was flagged for wood seemed in a good spot as the clock a tripping penalty, with 1:14 left in regulation. wound down to under three minutes to play. Not only did Mercy fight it off, but Roegner at When first-year Mercy head coach Dave right fires the state championship winning goal Roegner was asked at what point he felt his 2:51 into overtime. players could turn the game around he said: “We were carrying the play to them the Ladywood’s entire third period, it was just a matter of, if Sydney Pilut we could get that first one behind their made it 2-0 goalie, we would have a chance. The team Blazers on never quit in the third. We got one by her, this shot late and you know the rest.” in the second The goal was scored by Libby Bartels with period. an assist to Emily McCann, a shot from the point through traffic in front of Erickson and it skipped at the last second on the netminder. Roegner said after the face off and another 45 seconds ticked off the clock he was ready to pull his goalie Zabrina LeVasseur for a sixth skater. “After we got the first one, we talked about pulling Zabrina as soon as we had pos- session of the puck in their zone,” said Roeg- ner. “The funny thing is, as soon as Libby (Bartels) carried the puck into their zone and took it wide, we yelled for Zabrina to come Hockey Weekly to the bench. But before she could even get photos by John Castine there, Libby buried it in the back of the net.” The goal was unassisted and so within 56 seconds the Marlins had evened the game at body check to Katie Hayward. tival on the ice and in the stands for the Mar- which the Mercy bench thought was ques- 2-2, and now in reality the teams were al- After a two-minute rest, the puck was lins players and fans. tionable, also motivated her. ready in a sudden death situation. dropped in overtime. The Blazers fought off “I definitely hit the spot I was aiming for,” “I had gotten a penalty right before over- After the tying goal, Roegner’s daughter, Hayward’s penalty, but, as luck would have said Roegner. “The feeling of seeing the goal time and Coach Bartels told me just before I Hannah, was flagged for a tripping penalty it for the Marlins, Bartels was on the ice go into the net was the greatest feeling one got out of the box to go out and finish it, and in the Marlins defensive zone. again for a shift with Roegner. could imagine. The pass from Libby was that's what I did,” she said. “To finally beat So for 1:14 they played shorthanded and After receiving a tape-to-tape pass from amazing and the play could not have hap- Ladywood, especially after losing to them in killed the penalty with ease. As the clock ran Bartels, Roegner ended it with a wrist shot pened without her.” to zero, Ladywood received a penalty, a from the left high slot, setting off a fish fes- The penalty Roegner had been given, See Mercy, Page 22 HOCKEY WEEKLY HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STATE AWARDS 2016-2017 MARCH 19, 2017 / PAGE 21 Liggett’s Francis explodes with five goals in 5:20 for title By John Castine Hockey Weekly Publisher In this day of modern technology, a parent has more than glass pounding and screaming at the top of their lungs to encourage a hockey playing son or daughter. So when Suzanne Francis texted her daughter Kara between the second and third periods of the Michigan Metro Girls High School Hockey League Division 2 championship game between University Liggett School and Ann Arbor Pioneer at Novi Arena March 11, it was to urge Kara and her ULS teammates to keep trying in the face of a 6-1 deficit. “I just texted her that this game is not over yet!” she said. Kara, who gave the Knights a lead with a goal in the first period, looked like she was shot out of a cannon, and then she scored five more goals in a span of 5:20 to tie the game in probably one of the most amazing one- woman shows put on in MMGHSHL history. Francis turned playmaker in the last five University Liggett School’s Kara Francis, at left, goes down on her knees after her fourth goal in the game, with two more to come minutes of the third period with two assists and two assists on the last two goals to lead the extraordinary comeback over Ann Arbor Pioneer for the MMGHSHL D2 title. on goals by Maddison Hamilton and Olivia Yates with 5:03 and 2:14 to play respectively for a final 8-6 title win. Liggett coach Anna Kuehnlein said she’s seen a lot of large-margin games in her life- time of playing and coaching hockey, and the comebacks have come close. “Every once in a while you come across a situation when you’re able to make a run or close the gap,” said Kuehnlein. “But never in my life have I been a part of or even heard of a comeback like that one.” Pioneer came into the game an underdog, having to win a play-in game to reach the semifinal. Liggett, on the other hand, had an opening-round bye. And its semifinal, a 10- 0 mercy of Regina, didn’t prep them too much for a fight. But Pioneers Katie Pascoe (four goals) and Ava Millman (two goals) dominated the play in the first two periods in Kara Francis-like fashion for the five goal lead before the in- At left, Kara Francis, who had just tied the score 6-6, celebrates with termission, and before Kuehnlein delivered Knights fans along the glass. Above, Pioneer forward Ava Millman her Knute Rockne-like speech. fires one of her two goals that helped Ann Arbor build a 6-1 lead “All of the girls seemed really locked in to through two periods. our conversation in between the second and third periods,” said Kuehnlein. At left, Liggett coach Here is what she told them: Anna Kuehnlein “It was a gift to play a sport that you love strongly encourages and to do it with people you love, in front of the Knights to keep up people who love you, in a game that means the pressure on Ann something. And if you didn’t fully buy in to Arbor during a timeout the belief in one another and in yourself, and taken by the Pioneers that if you didn’t feel inspired deep in your when the Knights gut to go back out there and make one of the closed the gap to 6-4. greatest comebacks that many people don’t At right, the Knights think could happen ... than do not take that hoist the Division 2 ice.” state champions tro- “The finals are a sad story from our per- phy after overcoming spective,” said Pioneer coach Sandy Hurd. “Normally if you score six goals, you would the league’s biggest- expect to win, but not this time. ever deficit in a title “The Liggett-Pioneer game was a tale of game to win. halves ... In the third period, Kara Francis took over.” Hockey Weekly photos by John Castine See Liggett, Page 22 HOCKEY WEEKLY HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STATE AWARDS 2016-2017 MARCH 19, 2017 / PAGE 22

TheMercy Mercy stuns Ladywood in OT to take GirlsMercy, Div. from Page 1 20crown Marlins are all smiles Catholic League, felt like we had finally after winning proven ourselves to the whole league.” the MMGHSHL As for the Blazers, head coach Ron Division 1 Predmesky said his team had an unreal sea- champi- son, winning the MMGHSHL overall title onship. with only one overtime loss and winning the Catholic League title, the school’s 10th. It’s just that one title that managed to slip away in overtime. Predmesky, who announced after the game that he was retiring, was voted the MMGHSHL Coach of the Year by his peers earlier in the day. “We played a great game except for four minutes,” said Predmesky. “I’m proud of our team. We had a great season. (It’s) just a tough way to end it.” The Mercy roster includes Ninai Sokoine, Natalie Masopust, Emily McCann, Libby Bartels, Amelia Bartels, Makena Duval, Na- talie Vaitas, Abbey Roegner, Sydney Takla, Mary Reeber, Maddie Rennie, Elena Ervin, Hannah Roegner, Sophie Van Acker, Cara Hodgins, Taylor Mackenzie, Hannah Kos, Mila Fons and Zabrina LeVasseur.

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“My favorite part about Kara’s tremendous role in the comeback,” said Kuehnlein, “is that, after each and every goal, she didn’t revel in it alone, and celebrate her individ- ual accomplishment. “After each goal she immediately rushed to her teammates, because, although the puck left her stick and into the net, it was never about her. She wanted to do it for her teammates and the amazing crowd that came to celebrate and encourage the team.” Francis herself demonstrated that it wasn’t all about her in humble post-game com- ments. “In my 13 years of hockey, I can say I have never witnessed or participated in a game like the one on Saturday,” she said. “This game could not have come at a better time. As a senior it was most likely my last ‘real’ hockey game ever. “Our team has so many new players/freshmen, and I couldn’t have been happier to experience this game with them. In their next four years, they have something to work towards – the ultimate goal. “In the second period, we dominated in shots, but their goalie stood on her head. In The Liggett Knights celebrate their MMGHSHL Division 2 championship with fans. between periods, our coach Anna kept us positive. In the third period, we remained period, Kuehnlein had high praise for her. mentum, and after you net one, the absolute Including an unforgettable High School positive, and things just went our way.” “I was incredibly impressed with Pio- best time to throw everything you can on net championship game. “She is a phenomenal athlete,” Kuehnlein neer’s goaltender,” she said. “As a goalie is right after. When a goalie is as hot as she The Liggett roster includes Nicole Rivera, said of Francis. “She is tremendously strong, myself, it seemed as though she was in the was, we needed to not let her come up for air.” Anika Vreeken, Maisie Melican, Gabby and the heart on that kid is immeasurable. zone and having one of those games where And it was a game during which the Clinton, Abby Doppke, Marika Vreeken, I’m very proud of her all-around play. Yes, the puck must have seemed as large as a Knights finally did come up for air. Olivia Yates, Maddie Hamilton, Kate Birg- she scored six goals, but her defensive play beach ball. We had numerous scoring oppor- “All season our mantra was, ‘It’s not how bauer, Emma Shell, Kate Zinn, Annette on the ice and leadership off of the ice were tunities, really good ones, and we just could- you start, but how you finish,’ ” Kuehnlein Meraw, Kate Carron, Jenna Hummel, Hollie equally important.” n’t buy a goal (in the first two periods) ... said. “And that goes for everything. A Kien, Kara Francis, Karina Minanov, Lucy And in spite of the seven goals against Pi- “But we just tried to remind ourselves that hockey shift, a game, a season ... a day at Barnowske, Alia Khan, Eve Bournias and oneer goalie Falynn Mayberry in the final it just takes one. One goal can change mo- school, a class ... anything you face, really.” Haley Malewicz. HOCKEY WEEKLY HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STATE AWARDS 2016-2017 MARCH 19, 2017 / PAGE 23

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