Belle Tire Rifles a Pass to a Teammate
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C el eb ra tin g ou r 4 0 y t ea HOCK EY WEEK LY h r! APRIL 2, 2014 Vol. 40, Issue 17 $2. 00 HCelebrW ating our year! TRYOUTS INSIDE - 5 PAgES, 50 SKATES! 40 th www.hockeyweekly.com HHOOCCKKEEYY CCAANN TTEEAACCHH HHOOWW TTOO PPEERRSSEEvvEERREE Hockey Weekly photos by Rena Laverty The Grandville Hockey team, above, with coach Joel Breazeale shared the spotlight with this year’s Mr. and Miss Hockey winners at the 12th Annual Hockey Weekly High School All-State Awards Banquet, presented by Red Wings Captain Henrik Zetterberg on March 16. Perseverance was a theme as the Grandville players accepted a team Perseverance Award in honor of their fallen captain, Ryan Fischer, who died the morning of their MHSAA Division 1 semifinal game. The team decided to still play the game under very difficult circumstances. The audience of 600 honored Fischer, too, with a minute of silence during the presentation. At right, 1980 Team USA Olympic Gold Medal winner Mark Wells poses with Dominic Lutz of Livonia Stevenson, Caroline Hurd of Ann Arbor (right) and Tenley Shield of Grosse Pointe South who were Mr. Hockey and co-Miss Hockey winners respectively for 2014. For these stories and more photos of the event inside, start on Page 3. PEE WEE AAA CHAMPS At left, Tate Hjorth (85) of Pee Wee Major state champion Belle Tire rifles a pass to a teammate. At right, David Dixon (7) of MAHA state champs Little Caesars, cuts in on the Belle Tire goalie in the state title contest. See AAA state champi - onship game stories and more photos on Pages 12-14. Hockey Weekly Action Photos by James Wallace PPLLAACCEE YYOOUURR TTRRYYOOUUTT AADDSS -- CCAALLLL 224488--447777--11660000 PAGE 2 HOCKEY WEEKLY APRIL 2, 2014 T A om .c R ps E m ca T ke S la I rd G ha rc E .o w R w w ORCHARd lAkE ST. 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MARY’S CAMP JERSEY PROvidEd TO All PlAYERS www.blackburngoaltending.com All CAMpS fOR SERIOuS plAyERS Only HW Celebrating our HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STATE REPORT year! 40 th www.goalies-only.com APRIL 2, 2014 / PAGE 3 Players share stories of perseverance at All-State Banquet By Alexis Bohlinger Hockey Weekly Staff Writer The 2014 Hockey Weekly All State Banquet was a success as more than 600 people gathered at Livonia's Burton Manor to honor male and female High School hockey players for their athletic and acade - mic achievement this past season. For the sixth year, the banquet was spon - sored by Detroit Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg, who first approached Hockey Weekly with his desire to support educa - tional athletics through the event. It was an afternoon full of laughs, jokes and even tears as presenters and award recip - ients told their stories of how hockey has helped them to persevere through obsta - cles. Hockey Weekly photos by Rena Laverty The awards portion of the afternoon Some 600 players, coaches, fans, family members and friends attend the 12th annual Hockey Weekly High School All-State Banquet. began by honoring the student athletes who received GPA's above 3.5. Next, the Henrik Zetterberg High School Hockey Scholarships were presented to Devin Tomlinson of Port Huron Northern and Tyler Angers of Saginaw Heritage. Ania Dow of University Liggett School and Hunter Jenuwine of Romeo High were also presented with checks for the Jim Devellano scholarships. The banquet closed with the revealing of Mr. and Miss Hockey 2014. Dominic Lutz of Livonia Stevenson was named Mr. Hockey and Tenley Shield (Grosse Pointe South) and Caroline Hurd (Ann Arbor Pioneer) were co-winners for Miss Hockey. The most touching part of the day was undoubtedly the presentation of the Michigan High School Hockey Coaches Association Perseverance Awards. The awards were created 12 years ago by Ron Guest speaker Mark Wells, left, of the Miracle on Ice Olympic Baum, former East Kentwood High School hockey team, reads an award winner’s name as John Castine, hockey coach. publisher of Hockey Weekly, holds the announcement. Baum presented the first award to Matt Sorisho for his continued fight against the Stephan Huber, Managing Director for the Zetterberg Foundation, on-ice injury that paralyzed him last fall. At right, Ann Baum quoted Detroit Red Wings’coach presents $1,500 mock checks to this year's winners of the Henrik Arbor Pioneer’s Zetterberg High School Hockey Scholarships, Devin Tomlinson of Port Mike Babcock and said, “Matt can still Lauren Chapman have a significant impact on the communi - Huron Northern (left) and Tyler Angers of Saginaw Heritage. accepts the ty and he can be a significant leader. Now is the time for Matt to take his life back.” Hockey Weekly After hearing this from Babcock last fall, Perseverance Sorisho joined his teammates on the bench Award for at the beginning of the 2013-14 season to playing the sport watch and support them. in spite of suf - “This award is being given to recognize fering from a the life lessons that people endure,” said rare disease that Baum, “Matt is willing to give back to us doesn’t allow during the toughest time of his life.” her immune Following this presentation, Baum system to announced there would be a second perse - regulate body verance award, and he called to the stage the temperature. entire Grandville High School Hockey team Hockey “helps to the stage. me forget” the The team had lost its captain, Ryan pain, Chapman Fischer, when he suddently passed away the said. morning of March 7, the day of their state Huber also did the honors for the presentation of $1,500 mock checks semifinal game aganst Catholic Central. At for the Jim Devellano High School Hockey Scholarships. Hunter the request of Ryan’s parents, the team Jenuwine of Romeo High School holds his check, while Ania Dow of agreed to play their scheduled game in University Liggett School couldn’t be present, but she had teammates Ryan's honor. Jenalyn Pangborn (left) and Olivia Portillo accept for her. In accepting the award, Grandville coach Joel Breazeale spoke on behalf of his team. Give thanks to God for a wonderful life and unable to walk for years. ue on through troublesome times. “Although we are honored and humbled by make a difference daily in someone else's After deciding to make his own “mira - Two girls also received perseverance this recognition, I truly had a hard time life. That is how we can honor our captain, cle,” Wells was determined to get out of his awards – Emily Lynch of Cranbrook accepting this knowing that we only did Ryan Fischer.” wheel chair and walk again, and he did. He Kingswood, who could not attend the ban - what was right by Ryan and his family.” Before leaving the stage, all 600 guests told everyone in the room about appreciat - quet, and Lauren Chapman of Ann Arbor Breazeale fought through his very touch - shared a moment of silence for Ryan and his ing the time that you have on and off the ice Pioneer. Both suffer painful conditions that ing speech by sending a valuable message family. because you never know what’s in store for could inhibit their activities.