MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
Hounds sign young blueliner Kiel
Date:06/15/2015 Source:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Luke Kiel is going to the dogs. Again. Just a year after skating for the West Michigan Hounds of the North American Prospects Hockey League, Kiel will be suiting up for the Traverse City Hounds this fall. The Hounds, winners of three Midwest Junior Hockey League titles from 2012 to 2015, are joining the USA Hockey-sanctioned United States Premier Hockey League next ...
Neighbor to tend TC crease in '15-16
Date:06/03/2015 Source:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – It’s the name perfect for headlines and puns. But Aaron Neighbor is only interested in winning and developing with the Traverse City Hounds as the organization enters its inaugural season in the USA Hockey-sanctioned United States Premier Hockey League for the 2015-16 season. Neighbor, a goaltender, sparkled last season at Hartland High School, making the varsi...
THREE-PEAT!
Date:03/28/2015 Source:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
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:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
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 ...
Hounds take Game 1 over Monarchs
Date:03/27/2015 Source:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
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 ...
MWJHL finals start Friday night
Date:03/26/2015 Source:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - 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 s...
Hounds named Organization of the Year
Date:03/25/2015 Source:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - 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 part...
Hounds off to MWJHL championship
Date:03/21/2015 Source:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – 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. “Tonight was ...
Traverse City Hounds rides Krejcik to victory over Soo Firehawks, 3-1
Date:03/21/2015 Source:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
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:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
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...
Traverse City blanks Soo in Game 1
Date:03/20/2015 Source:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - 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 blanked the Soo Firehawks 6-0 Friday night in Game 1 of the MWJHL Veteran's Memorial Cup semifinals at Centre ICE. Scott Luca and Cam Fisher each tallied a goal and an assist and Kevin Cole and Zak Pipers added one goal ea...
Hounds host Soo in MWJHL semifinals
Date:03/19/2015 Source:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Playoff hockey is back at Centre ICE. After winning the Midwest Junior Hockey League’s regular-season title for the third straight year, the Traverse City Hounds earned a first-round bye for the first round of the Veteran’s Memorial Cup Playoffs. This weekend, the Hounds will host the Soo Firehawks, the sixth seed that went on the road to Decatur, Ill., a...
Krejcik tabbed MWJHL Goalie of the Year
Date:03/18/2015 Source:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
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...
Hounds, MWJHL join USPHL
Date:03/10/2015 Source:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
The United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) is pleased to announce the expansion of the USPHL Mid-West Junior Hockey Division for the 2015-16 season. The division will now include the membership of the Midwest Junior Hockey League – Alpena Flyers, Decatur Blaze, Detroit Fighting Irish, Michigan Ice Dogs, Motor City Monarchs, Soo Firehawks and Travers City Hounds. Thes...
Meuser the OT hero on Sunday
Date:03/07/2015 Source:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
ALPENA, Mich. - Greg Meuser’s goal 2:34 into overtime lifted the Traverse City Hounds to a 5-4 win over the Alpena Flyers Sunday afternoon at the Northern Lights Arena in both teams’ MWJHL regular-season finale. Cole Cosbitt had tied the game for the Flyers with his goal at 12:03 of the third period. "As the last regular-season game, we just tried to have fun with it," said...
Traverse City Hounds wins tough contest against Alpena Flyers, 4-2
Date:03/06/2015 Source:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
The game between Traverse City Hounds and Alpena Flyers was tight through all 60 minutes, but in the end Traverse City Hounds emerged with a 4-2 win. Each team kept the other at bay throughout the game, and Austin Flores secured the win for Traverse City Hounds with a goal in the second period. Cam Fisher was all over the ice for Traverse City Hounds, as he tallied one goal and two assists in the ...
Fisher's three points lift Hounds Friday
Date:03/05/2015 Source:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - In the lone MWJHL game Friday night, the Traverse City Hounds defeated the Alpena Flyers 4-2 at Centre ICE in the first half of a home-and-home series this weekend. Cam Fisher scored once and added two assists for the Hounds (39-3-1-2), while Austin Flores pitched in with a goal and an assist. "Alpena worked hard tonight and we got caught off-guard in the first period...
TC homecoming for Buddy Rose
Date:03/04/2015 Source:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – All Buddy Rose wanted this year was to contend for a playoff championship. When that didn’t happen in the NA3HL with his former team in Cleveland, he decided a Traverse City homecoming was in order. “When (Hounds’) coach Jacek (Wilk) called me, (Cleveland) had just been eliminated from making the playoffs and only had six games left,” said Ros...
Hounds drop Fighting Irish Sunday
Date:02/28/2015 Source:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - The first-place Traverse City Hounds sweep the weekend series from the Detroit Fighting Irish with a 3-1 win Sunday afternoon at Centre ICE. Cam Fisher and Cam Givens each had a goal and an assist and Austin Flores netted the other goal for Traverse City (38-3-1-2). "It was another great game today," said Hounds' head coach Jacek Wilk. "We passed the puc...
Krejcik stops all 45 as Hounds blank DFI
Date:02/27/2015 Source:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – It was a goaltending duel Saturday night at Centre ICE. Luckily, the Traverse City Hounds came out on the positive side of the game as David Krejcik stopped all 45 shots fired his way as the Hounds defeated the Detroit Fighting Irish 2-0. “Tonight was one of the best games to watch,” Hounds’ head coach Jacek Wilk said. “Both teams played great...
Luca a force at both ends of the rink
Date:02/25/2015 Source:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Scott Luca is the epitome of a two-way defenseman for the Traverse City Hounds. Need a defensive stop in the last minute of play? Luca’s out there. Need a big goal on the power play? Again, look to Luca. The 20-year-old Kalkaska, Mich., native is enjoying his third and final Midwest Junior Hockey League season with the Hounds after starting this year at Aquina...
Abdelhak leads Traverse City Hounds to shutout victory over Detroit Fighting Irish
Date:02/22/2015 Source:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
Justin Abdelhak was superb between the pipes for Traverse City Hounds, as he did not allow a goal in an 8-0 victory over Detroit Fighting Irish. Cam Givens was all over the ice for Traverse City Hounds, as he tallied one goal and two assists in the win. Givens scored 11:21 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Traverse City Hounds. Greg Meuser picked up the assist. Traverse City Hounds was o...
Hounds shut out Detroit on Sunday
Date:02/21/2015 Source:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Eight different players scored goals as the Traverse City Hounds earned a weekend series win over the Detroit Fighting Irish with an 8-0 shutout Sunday afternoon at the Ice Box Sports Center. Justin Abdelhak stopped all 25 shots he faced to post the shutout between the pipes. “Today, we played a great passing game and the team made it easy for me,” ...
Flores leads Traverse City Hounds over Detroit Fighting Irish, 7-3
Date:02/21/2015 Source:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
Traverse City Hounds' Austin Flores had a big offensive game, scoring two goals and contributing three assists in his team's 7-3 win over Detroit Fighting Irish. Flores found the back of the net 1:21 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Traverse City Hounds and again while 14:04 into the first to make the score 3-1 Traverse City Hounds. Traverse City Hounds forced Detroit Fighting Irish's g...
Flores leads TC past Fighting Irish
Date:02/20/2015 Source:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. – The Traverse City Hounds snapped their three-game losing streak with a 7-3 win over the Detroit Fighting Irish Saturday afternoon at the Ice Box Sports Center. Austin Flores (pictured) scored twice and added three assists, while Cam Givens chipped in a goal and two assists for Traverse City (35-3-1-2). “We played much better today, but still not 100 perce...
Hounds blanked by Fighting Irish Friday
Date:02/19/2015 Source:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Kory Dombrowski's 32-save shutout led the Detroit Fighting Irish past the Traverse City Hounds 2-0 Friday night at the Ice Box Sports Center. The Hounds (34-3-1-2) have now lost three straight since clinching the MWJHL regular-season title last Friday night. Chuck Hicks posted a goal and an assist, Eric Long two assists and Chase Tackett the other goal for Detroi...
Dowlan excelling in hometown
Date:02/17/2015 Source:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – When Clayton Dowlan joined the Traverse City Hounds as a raw 16-year-old for the 2013-14 season, he consistently improved his game over the course of his first Midwest Junior Hockey League campaign. The Traverse City native also matured on the ice and off, so when the Hounds were thin on defense midway through this season, Dowlan stepped up and moved back to the blue ...
TC loses to Blaze Sunday on late goal
Date:02/14/2015 Source:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – The Decatur Blaze topped the Traverse City Hounds, winning the weekend series with a 3-2 win Sunday afternoon at Centre ICE. Dylan Farmer’s goal at 19:34 of the third period snapped a 2-2 tie and proved to be the game-winner. Ryan Redpath had knotted the game 2-all at 13:04. Micah Young also scored for Decatur and goaltender Matt Hatcher finished with 57 saves...
Decatur drops TC in shootout Saturday
Date:02/14/2015 Source:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - The Decatur Blaze topped the Traverse City Hounds 6-5 in an eight-round shootout Saturday night at Centre ICE. Traverse City had a 5-1 lead midway through the second period, but the Blaze rallied with four straight power-play goals over the final period and a half. Garret Maged’s goal in the eighth round won it for Decatur. Micah Young and Duncan Irvine both scored ...
Hounds beat Blaze, clinch first overall
Date:02/12/2015 Source:MWJHL: Traverse City Hounds
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – For the third straight season, the Traverse City Hounds have clinched first overall in the MWJHL standings. Friday night, the Hounds defeated the Decatur Blaze 4-2 at Centre ICE to run their season record to 34-1-1-1. Greg Meuser scored two goals, while Buddy Rose and Jacob Gillis each added a goal and an assist for Traverse City, who has now earned a first-round bye...
