Midwest Junior Hockey League
Ice Dogs rebrand into Michigan Wild
Date:05/04/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
Every year in junior hockey, change is inevitable. Such is the case with the now-former Midwest Junior Hockey League, which merged with the United States Premier Hockey League and will play as the USPHL’s Midwest Division for the 2015-16 season. The Michigan Ice Dogs also see the move to the USA Hockey-sanctioned USPHL as a major change and the franchise has rebranded itself the Michigan W...
Decatur in finals of Kraft Hockeyville USA contest!
Date:04/27/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
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Calder the MWJHL's first NCAA D-I commitment
Date:04/26/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
In a milestone announcement, the Midwest Junior Hockey League has announced that former Soo Firehawks’ forward Ashton Calder has become the league’s first NCAA Division I commitment as he will play at Lake Superior State University starting in 2016 or 2017. With the Firehawks in 2013-14, Calder posted 13 goals and 32 points in 24 games and was named the league’s Rookie of the We...
Ice Dogs' goalie Boyd off to Indiana Tech
Date:04/05/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
The Michigan Ice Dogs have announced that goaltender Chris Boyd will join teammate Joe Russo at Indiana Tech University for the 2015-16 ACHA season. Boyd just wrapped up his second season in the MWJHL and first with the Ice Dogs. The 1994-born native of Chelsea, Mich., went 5-17-3 with a 4.42 GAA and a .897 save percentage. Playing the 2013-14 season outside of the MWJHL is where Boyd first took...
Motor City Monarchs now Motor City Hawks
Date:03/31/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
The Michigan Ice Hawks Youth Hockey Association has reached an affiliate agreement to be the development arm of the Motor City Monarchs Tier III team, effective April 1. As part of that agreement, the Monarchs will become the Motor City Hawks for the 2015-16 season in its inaugural year playing in the United States Premier Hockey League as part of a 20-team Junior A Midwest Division....
Hounds win Veteran's Memorial Cup title
Date:03/28/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – For the third straight season, the Traverse City Hounds are Midwest Junior Hockey League Veteran’s Memorial Cup playoff champions. In a tight Game 2 Saturday night, the Hounds knocked off the Motor City Monarchs 4-2 in front of 459 spectators at Centre ICE. The Monarchs led 2-1 after 20 minutes and the game was knotted 2-all through two periods before Buddy Ros...
Traverse City Hounds outlasts Motor City Monarchs, 4-2
Date:03/28/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
Traverse City Hounds and Motor City Monarchs were evenly matched throughout their contest, but Traverse City Hounds made the most of its opportunities and won, 4-2. Traverse City Hounds gained the winning advantage on a goal by Howard Rose 11:21 into the third period and hung on until final buzzer. The win by Traverse City Hounds clinched the best of three series at 2-0. Rose had one goal and two ...
Traverse City wins Game 1 over Motor City
Date:03/27/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – The Traverse City Hounds are one win away from their third straight Veteran’s Memorial Cup championship after defeating the Motor City Monarchs 7-3 Friday night at Centre ICE in Game 1 of the best-of-three series. Cam Fisher tallied a hat trick to lead Traverse City, while Greg Meuser scored two goals and Stan Swiderek recorded a goal and an assist. Buddy Rose ...
Hounds-Monarchs finals start Friday night
Date:03/26/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
And then there were two. The top-seeded Traverse City Hounds and second-seed Motor City Monarchs kick off the MWJHL Veteran’s Memorial Cup finals tomorrow night at Centre ICE in Traverse City. The Hounds have won the first two Veteran’s Memorial Cup titles, but realize getting that elusive third one will be a challenge. “It's is going to be a great series and without a dou...
Traverse City honored as Organization of the Year
Date:03/25/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
The Midwest Junior Hockey League today announced that the Traverse City Hounds have been named the Organization of the Year. The Hounds’ players and staff participated with Special Olympics Michigan this season, taking part in several days’ worth of events in February at the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa that included teaching the SOMI athletes to skate and participating in an autogra...
Fighting Irish to add U18 team for '15-16 season
Date:03/25/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
The Detroit Fighting Irish announced today that the club will form a U18 Midget AA hockey club for the 2015-16 season. The team will be established as a feeder club for the Junior A Irish. It was also announced that the team has named veteran midget coach Mike Wylie as the head coach for the Midget organization. Wylie recently coached the Southgate Midget AA hockey club that participated...
Motor City bounces Irish, off to MWJHL finals
Date:03/22/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
The Motor City Monarchs are off to the Veteran's Memorial Cup finals after eliminating the Detroit Fighting Irish in the deciding Game 3 semifinal Sunday afternoon at Fraser Hockeyland. The Monarchs will play the two-time defending champion Traverse City Hounds starting next weekend. Four different players - Bryce Peplinski, Zach Kopinski, Jarrad Vroman and Adam Jonak - scored and Derrick Tr...
Demmers stymies Detroit Fighting Irish, Motor City Monarchs wins 4-1
Date:03/22/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
Stephan Demmers stood on his head and made 27 saves to lead Motor City Monarchs to a 4-1 victory over Detroit Fighting Irish. The win by Motor City Monarchs clinched the best of three series at 2-1. Motor City Monarchs was sparked by Zach Kopinski, who grabbed one goal. Kopinski scored 3:07 into the second period to make the score 2-0 Motor City Monarchs. Justin Session provided the assist. Motor ...
Traverse City Hounds rides Krejcik to victory over Soo Firehawks, 3-1
Date:03/21/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
Traverse City Hounds relied on the sparkling performance of David Krejcik in net to grab a 3-1 win against Soo Firehawks. The win by Traverse City Hounds clinched the best of three series at 2-0. Traverse City Hounds was sparked by Scott Luca, who registered one goal and one assist. Luca scored on the power play 14:34 into the third period to make the score 2-1 Traverse City Hounds. Traverse City ...
Traverse City Hounds rides Krejcik to victory over Soo Firehawks, 3-1
Date:03/21/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
David Krejcik stood on his head and made 32 saves to lead Traverse City Hounds to a 3-1 victory over Soo Firehawks. The win by Traverse City Hounds clinched the best of three series at 2-0. Traverse City Hounds was led by Scott Luca, who racked up one goal and one assist. Luca scored on the power play 14:34 into the third period to make the score 2-1 Traverse City Hounds. Traverse City Hounds earn...
Hounds advance, Fighting Irish forces Game 3
Date:03/21/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
The Traverse City Hounds are back in familiar territory – defending the Veteran’s Memorial Cup on home ice. After a 3-1 win over the Soo Firehawks Saturday night at Centre ICE, the top-seed Hounds will open the MWJHL finals on Friday night against the winner of Sunday’s Detroit Fighting Irish-Motor City Monarchs semifinal Game 3. Scott Luca’s power-play goal at 14:34 of t...
Detroit Fighting Irish beats Motor City Monarchs 6-3 as Winter gets hat trick
Date:03/21/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
Motor City Monarchs could not stop Detroit Fighting Irish's Ken Winter, who tallied a hat trick in a 6-3 win. Winter got on the scoresheet 9:33 into the first period. He then added goals at 18:15 into the first and at 18:32 into the third. With the win, Detroit Fighting Irish avoided elimination to make the series score 1-1 in the best of three series. Motor City Monarchs' 14 penalties came back t...
Pode's hat trick boosts Motor City Monarchs over Detroit Fighting Irish, 5-4
Date:03/20/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
Trevor Pode netted a hat trick to lead Motor City Monarchs over Detroit Fighting Irish, 5-4. Pode got on the scoresheet 6:15 into the first period. He then added goals at 17:18 into the first and at 9:53 into the third. After the loss made the series score 1-0 in the best of three series, Detroit Fighting Irish faces elimination next time out. Motor City Monarchs' offense rang up 40 shots on Detro...
Monarchs, Hounds win Game 1s Friday night
Date:03/20/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
One MWJHL playoff semifinal Friday night was a nail-biter, while the other one proved to be a blowout. The Traverse City Hounds and Motor City Monarchs each won their Game 1s with a chance to sweep Saturday night on home ice. At Centre ICE, Patrick Rogowski (pictured) scored two goals and MWJHL Goaltender of the Year David Krejcik stopped all 26 shots he faced as the Traverse City Hounds...
Detroit's Winter named MWJHL Forward of the Year
Date:03/20/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
The Midwest Junior Hockey League today announced that Ken Winter of the Detroit Fighting Irish has been named Forward of the Year, as voted on by the league’s seven head coaches. Winter, a 1994-born native of Eastpointe, Mich., led Detroit in scoring and finished in a ninth-place tie among MWJHL scoring leaders this season with 34 goals and 21 assists for 55 points in 36 games. He collected...
Vroman selected MWJHL Defenseman of the Year
Date:03/19/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
The Midwest Junior Hockey League today announced that Jarrad Vroman of the Motor City Monarchs has been named Defenseman of the Year, as voted on by the league’s seven head coaches. Vroman, a two-year veteran of the MWJHL, led all league blueliners in scoring with 10 goals and 45 assists for 55 points in 41 games. The 1997-born native of Lincoln Park, Mich., also tallied 24 power-play assi...
Twice as nice: Krejcik chosen Goaltender of the Year
Date:03/18/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
The Midwest Junior Hockey League today announced that David Krejcik of the Traverse City Hounds has been named Goaltender of the Year, as voted on by the league’s seven head coaches. This is the consecutive season that Krejcik has been named Goaltender of the Year, as he also won the award in 2013-14 when he was also selected Rookie of the Year. In 2014-15, Krejcik led all MWJHL goaltender...
Monarchs' Pode named MWJHL Rookie of the Year
Date:03/18/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
The Midwest Junior Hockey League today announced that Trevor Pode of the Motor City Monarchs has been named Rookie of the Year, as voted on by the league’s seven head coaches. Pode finished first among all MWJHL rookies and second overall in league scoring with 33 goals and 43 assists for 76 points in 36 games this season – an average of more than two points per game. The 1996-born f...
MWJHL semifinals kick off Friday night
Date:03/18/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
The semifinals of the Veteran’s Memorial Cup Playoffs begin Friday night with four teams left standing. The Motor City Monarchs swept the Michigan Ice Dogs last weekend and host the Detroit Fighting Irish, who swept their first-round matchup with the Alpena Flyers. The Traverse City Hounds, who earned a first-round bye after finishing first overall, host the Soo Firehawks after the Firehawk...
McCrimmon selected MWJHL Coach of the Year
Date:03/17/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
The Midwest Junior Hockey League today announced that Jason McCrimmon of the Motor City Monarchs has been named Coach of the Year, as voted on by the league’s seven head coaches. McCrimmon took the expansion Monarchs to a second-place finish during the regular season with a record of 33-13-0-0, in addition to having the league’s top power play (28.29%) and penalty kill (88.44%). The ...
Alpena's Guzman tabbed MWJHL GM of the Year
Date:03/17/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
The Midwest Junior Hockey League today announced that David Guzman of the Alpena Flyers has been named General Manager of the Year, as voted on by league staff. Guzman, a longtime fixture with Alpena youth and high school teams, was a tireless recruiter all season and helped the Flyers finish fifth overall with an 18-22-3-3 record, including a 12-8-2-1 mark on home ice at the Northern Lights Aren...
MWJHL announces 2014-15 All-MWJHL Teams
Date:03/16/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
The Midwest Junior Hockey League today announced its three All-MWJHL Teams, as voted on by the league’s seven head coaches. Each team is comprised of three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender. The MWJHL Coach of the Year and General Manager of the Year will be announced Tuesday, followed by the Rookie of the Year and Goaltender of the Year on Wednesday, Defenseman of the Year on Th...
Motor City-Detroit Game 1 moved to Jack Adams
Date:03/16/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
The Motor City Monarchs had a problem. After sweeping the Michigan Ice Dogs in round one of the Midwest Junior Hockey League playoffs in Fraser, the rink notified them that because of the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association State midget playoffs at Fraser Hockeyland, there was no Friday ice available for Game 1 of round two. So Monarchs’ head coach Jason McCrimmon had an i...
Monarchs' Hillman commits to ACHA D-I Midland
Date:03/16/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
Motor City Monarchs’ defenseman Trevor Hillman has signed with ACHA Division I Midland University for the 2015-16 season. Midland is located in Fremont, Neb. “I'm happy to finally have Trevor become a Warrior,” said Midland head coach Jason Cirone. “He is going to instantly improve our defense and make us a better team. Coming from the Monarchs ensures me that we are ...
Semifinals set as Motor City, Soo, Detroit sweep
Date:03/15/2015 Source:Midwest Junior Hockey League
Three teams advanced to the MWJHL Veteran’s Memorial Cup semifinals with first-round series sweeps Saturday night. The Motor City Monarchs, Soo Firehawks and Detroit Fighting Irish join the Traverse City Hounds as the final four teams vying for the Veteran’s Memorial Cup. Joe Gibbs had two goals and an assist to lead the Monarchs past the Michigan Ice Dogs 6-3 at Fraser Hocke...
