C el eb ra tin g ou r 4 0 y t ea HOCK EY WEEK LY h r! JULY 9, 2014 Vol. 40, Issue 25 $2. 00 HCelebrW ating our year! fREE AGENTs sPURN RED WINGs - PAGE 4 40 th www.hockeyweekly.com BELLE TIRE ROLLS 7 INTO NHL Hockey Weekly photo by John Castine SPORTS STAR : Belle Tire Photo courtesy of Joe Smaza hockey director John Kay had a HOF softball career Seven former Belle Tire players, six of whom played on the BT ’96 team – shown above after winning the 2011 Tier I before becoming a major player in AAA hockey. We 14U national championship – were taken at the NHL Draft, one by the Red Wings. Other area players were also chosen. profile him as part of our 40th anniversary coverage HW Editor Paul Harris’ story is on Page 3. on Page 5. Hockey Weekly photos by John Castine IS COACHING THE ANSWER? Above, Manon Rheaume talks to her 2001 West Coast Selects players between periods at the Buffalo NAPS Tournament July 27-29, where they won a second title this spring. 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Brendan Perlini, Dylan Larkin, Josh Jacobs, Ryan Mantha, Chris Brown and Aaron Haydon from the BT ’96 team and Matheson Iacopelli from BT ’95, all had their names called at the Wells Fargo Center. “That’s pretty rewarding,” said Belle Tire hockey director John Kay. The Belle Tire ’96 team won four Michigan Amateur Hockey Association state championships, a national championship and was national runner-up another season. Perlini, who was born in England before his family moved to Ste. Sault Marie, Ontario, was the first former BT player off the board when the Phoenix Coyotes took him with the 12th overall pick in the first round. The left winger plays with the Ontario Hockey League’s Niagara Ice Dogs. Two of the seven Belle Tire alumni who Three picks later, the Red Wings took Waterford native did well in the NHL draft are Brendan Larkin, a center, with the 15th pick. Larkin played with the Perlini, left, taken in the first round by National Team Development Program U-18 team in Ann Phoenix, and Josh Jacobs, above, who Arbor last season and is headed for the University of went to the Devils in the second round. Michigan for the 2014-15 season. Kay raves about Larkin’s determination and leadership Kay says that Iacopelli is a natural goal scorer and has Niagara Ice Dogs in 2013-14. abilities. “Dylan Larkin will be the Red Wings’ captain one the hardest shot he has ever seen in the time he has been In addition former Victory Honda ’96 left winger Dakota day,” he said. involved in Youth hockey. Joshua (Dearborn) – who played with Sioux Falls of the The next former Belle Tire name called was Jacobs, who Jacobs Indiana Ice teammate Mantha (Clarkston), a USHL last season – was taken in the fifth round with the was taken by the New Jersey Devils with the 41st pick in defenseman, was plucked by the New York Rangers with the 128th pick by the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Oakland Jr. the second round. The defenseman, who is from Shelby 104th overall pick in the fourth round. Grizzlies had their first ever player selected in goalie Township, was a member of the United States Hockey The son of former Red Wing Doug Brown, center Chris Brandon Halverson (Traverse City and a ’96 Jr. Grizzlie) League’s Indiana Ice in 2013-14, and also played for Brown, was tabbed by the Buffalo Sabres in the sixth round when he was taken by the New York Rangers with the 59th Victory Honda during his AAA career. with pick No. 151. The younger Brown played High School overall pick in the second round. Halverson played with A little while later, the Chicago Blackhawks took right hockey with Cranbrook last season. the OHL’s Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in 2013-14. winger Iacopelli (Brownstown) in the third round with the Haydon (Plymouth), a defenseman, was gone three picks “Congrats to Brandon! The Grizzly Nation is proud of 83rd overall pick. Iacopelli also played in the USHL last later when he was selected by the Dallas Stars with the you!” said Oakland Jr. Grizzlies’ President Terry Bishop in season, with the Muskegon Jr. Lumberjacks. 154th selection in the sixth round. He played with the OHL a statement. Wings take Waterford’s DRAFTED AREA PLAYERS Larkin with first pick Below are players with Michigan connections taken in the 2014 NHL Draft, which was held June 27-28 in Philadelphia. By Paul Harris Hockey Weekly Editor NAME RD/PICK NHL TEAM TEAM MI. HOMETOWN The Red Wings wanted BRENDAN PERLINI 1/12 PHOENIX NIAGARA (OHL) Dylan Larkin and they got DYLAN LARKIN 1/15 DETROIT US U-18 WATERFORD him. ALEX NEDELJKOVIC 2/37 CAROLINA PLYMOUTH (OHL) Detroit picked the 17- year-old (he will turn 18 on JOSH JACOBS 2/41 NEW JERSEY INDIANA (USHL) SHELBY TWP July 30) center from BRANDON HALVERSON 2/59 NY RANGERS SSM (OHL) TRAVERSE CITY Waterford with the 15th pick CONNOR CHATHAM 3/71 NEW JERSEY PLYMOUTH (OHL) of the NHL Draft on June 27, ALEXANDER PETERS 3/75 DALLAS PLYMOUTH (OHL) in Philadelphia. DYLAN SADOWY 3/81 SAN JOSE SAGINAW (OHL) The Wings director of MATHESON IACOPELLI 3/83 CHICAGO MUSK (USHL) BROWNSTOWN amateur scouting Tyler JOSH WESLEY 4/96 CAROLINA PLYMOUTH (OHL) Wright told www.mlive.com RYAN MANTHA 4/104 NY RANGERS INDIANA (USHL) CLARKSTON he was, “sweating profusely ZACH NAGELVOORT 4/111 EDMONTON U-M (BIG TEN) HOLLAND from picks 10 through 14,” DAKOTA JOSHUA 5/128 TORONTO SIOUX FALLS (USHL) DEARBORN fearing Larkin would be CHRISTOPHER BROWN 6/151 BUFFALO CRANBROOK (HS) BLMFLD HILLS taken. AARON HAYDON 6/154 DALLAS NIAGARA (OHL) PLYMOUTH “This kid just oozes charac - KYLE SCHEMPP 6/155 NY ISLANDERS FSU (WCHA) SAGINAW ter,” Wright said. “He wills MATTHEW MISTELE 6/180 LOS ANGELES PLYMOUTH (OHL) people into games; this could JACK RAMSEY 7/208 CHICAGO PENTICTON (BCHL) FARMINGTON be one of your captains down the road. It just kind of hap - Former Belle Tire standout Dylan Larkin from Waterford on pened, the fact that he’s a being drafted by Detroit: “This is the place I wanted to be. Michigan kid that fell to us I’m happy with the result.” Babcock said, ’You’re in a good spot with work with the kid.” and it’s a good fit.” (U-M coach) Red Berenson, ’” Larkin said. Larkin graduated from Ann Arbor Pioneer Larkin, 6-1 and 190 pounds, played with don’t want to go to score goals and find a He said he needs to get stronger. High School. the National Team Developmental Program way to produce.” “To play at the next level (NHL), even in “I came in (to the NTDP) as a kid and left in Ann Arbor, where he had 16 goals and 26 The 15th pick was the Wings’ highest college, you got to be strong,” Larkin said. as a young man, physically, mentally, all points in 26 United States Hockey League since 1991, when they took Martin “It’s important to get in the gym and spend areas,” Larkin said. “They give you games in 2013-14, and will be playing at Lapointe with the 10th selection. time on my body and nutrition.” resources and it’s up to the players how the University of Michigan in 2014-15. The pick of Larkin also addresses an orga - It won’t be difficult for the Red Wings to much you want to use them. I feel like I used And Larkin wanted the Red Wings to pick nizational need for centers.