MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
Newcomer Gardner fitting in with Bruins' game plan
Date:11/11/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
BERKLEY, Mich. – As this hockey season began, Richie Gardner was content playing pick-up hockey in a local men’s league. Berkley Bruins’ assistant coach Mike Rumps, who had coached Gardner in the past, figured his talents were being wasted in a non-competitive environment and urged Gardner to make the jump to the Midwest Junior Hockey League. Seven games and three assists later...
Bruins top Flyers as Kare makes 34 saves between the pipes
Date:11/09/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
ALPENA, Mich. - Colton James’ goal at 1:32 of the third period stood as the game-winner as the Berkley Bruins downed the Alpena Flyers 2-1 Sunday afternoon at the Northern Lights Arena to earn a series win and their fifth win in six games against Alpena this season. Tim Muhsman also scored for Berkley and Nolan Kare, making his debut in the Bruins’ net, finished with 34 saves for the ...
Myers' 40 saves, Kain's shorty push Bruins over Alpena
Date:11/08/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
ALPENA, Mich. – Ryker Kain’s shorthanded goal eight minutes into the third period stood as the game-winner and Hunter Myers made 40 saves to lift the Berkley Bruins over the Alpena Flyers 4-3 Saturday night at Northern Lights Arena. Cristian Purdom, Tim Muhsman and Alex Anderson also scored for the Bruins, who have defeated Alpena in four of their five meetings this season. “We...
Flyers top Bruins Friday night in Alpena
Date:11/07/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
ALPENA, Mich. - At the Northern Lights Arena in Alpena, the host Flyers took a 5-1 decision from the Berkley Bruins Friday night to open a three-game weekend series. Jared Kwiatkowski scored once with two assists, while Brandon Bihn added a goal and an assist and Brett Farley, Garret Bailey and Reed Hamp all tallied single goals. Sam Charboneau pitched in a pair of assists and Brett LeTourneau f...
Rookie 'D' Wilt a steady force on Bruins' back end
Date:11/06/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
BERKLEY, Mich. – All it took was a phone call and Logan Wilt was pretty much already decked out in black and yellow. Wilt, a rookie defenseman for the Berkley Bruins of the Midwest Junior Hockey League, wasn’t sure of his options for this season until his cell phone rang over the summer with a familiar voice on the other end. “Mike Rumps called and told me he was going to be do...
Berkley edged by Monarchs Tuesday night
Date:11/04/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
FRASER, Mich. - All the goals in Tuesday night's MWJHL game between the MC Monarchs and Berkley Bruins were scored in the second period as the host Monarchs eked out a 2-1 win at Fraser Hockeyland. Adam Jonak and Trevor Pode, the top two leaders in the league scoring race, each scored for the Monarchs and Joe Burks finished with 26 saves between the pipes. For the Bruins, Colton James scored...
Monarchs post 9-5 win Saturday night over Bruins
Date:11/01/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
BERKLEY, Mich. - Trevor Pode and MWJHL leading scorer Adam Jonak each recorded two goals and four assists as the MC Monarchs downed the Berkley Bruins 9-5 Saturday night at the Berkley Ice Arena. Alec Domin added two goals and an assist of his own, while Bryce Peplinski had a goal and two assists and Derrick Treppa a goal and a helper for the Monarchs. Jarrad Vroman tacked on three assists, Joe ...
Bruins staying positive despite roller-coaster season
Date:10/30/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
Courtesy MiHockeyNow.com BERKLEY, Mich. - In watching a Berkley Bruins game or watching the players and coaches interact on and off the ice, the casual observer may be stunned to realize the Bruins’ record isn’t where they would want it to be. The fact is, the Bruins are a team that defines success as daily improvement, whether in practices or games. First-year Berkley head coach Da...
Last-second goal gives Blaze weekend sweep over Berkley
Date:10/26/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
DECATUR, Ill. - Luka Znidarsic's second goal of the game at 19:57 of the third period snapped a 3-3 tie and the Blaze held on for a 4-3 win Sunday afternoon to get the weekend sweep over the Berkley Bruins at the Decatur Civic Center. Znidarsic also added an assist for a three-point game. Shane Johnson had tied the game for Decatur at the 17:44 mark of the third. Micah Young added a goal fo...
Berkley blanked Saturday night in Decatur
Date:10/25/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
DECATUR, Ill. - Curtis Schlereth scored two goals with an assist and Paul Stomper made 22 saves to lead the Decatur Blaze to a 5-0 shutout over the Berkley Bruins Saturday night at the Decatur Civic Center. Richard Mischak and Micah Young added a goal and two assists each and Shane Johnson posted the other goal for the Blaze. For the Bruins, Brent Gaddy stopped 26 shots in net. The weekend fina...
Bruins suffer 7-3 loss in Decatur Friday night
Date:10/24/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
DECATUR, Ill. - The Decatur Blaze christened the Decatur Civic Center with a 7-3 win Friday night over the Berkley Bruins in front of 212 spectators. Brandon Adler scored the first goal in the Decatur franchise's history, while Curtis Schlereth added a goal and an assist, Micah Young two goals and an assist and a goal and two helpers out of Luka Znidarsic. Duncan Irvine and Matthaeus Wa...
Shand emerging as offensive force for Berkley
Date:10/24/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
BERKLEY, Mich. – As a leader and in his final season of junior hockey eligibility, Berkley Bruins’ forward Tory Shand knows to take the season one day at a time. The 20-year-old native of Highland, Mich., has tallied six goals and 11 points through nine games this season with the Berkley Bruins and knows that team success breeds individual success. He’s tied for the team lead i...
Wilson brothers pick up weekly MWJHL awards
Date:10/21/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
The Midwest Junior Hockey League today announced its players of the week for the week ending Sunday, Oct. 19. The awards are voted on by league coaches, GMs and league staff. Forward of the Week – Tim Wilson, Berkley Bruins Wilson, a 1997 birthdate from Milford, Mich., made his Bruins’ season debut last weekend and tallied six goals with three assists for a nine-point weeken...
Gorzelski stops 42, Bruins use shootout to sweep Alpena
Date:10/19/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
BERKLEY, Mich. - Tim Wilson's goal in the fourth round of the shootout proved to be the difference-maker as the Berkley Bruins downed the Alpena Flyers 6-5 Sunday afternoon at the Berkley Ice Arena. All three Bruins' wins this weekend over the Flyers were by 6-5 scores. Wilson added a goal and an assist in regulation, while Tory Shand popped two goals and an assist and Tim Muhsman and Dr...
Bruins score four in the third, down Alpena Saturday night
Date:10/18/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
BERKLEY, Mich. – The Berkley Bruins scored four goals in the third period and held on to defeat the Alpena Flyers 6-5 Saturday night at the Berkley Ice Arena. Tim Wilson scored two more goals after a hat trick Friday night and added an assist for a three-point game, while older brother Evan Wilson contributed four assists. “The team didn’t get down as a whole and we believed we...
Wilson's four points lift Bruins past Alpena Friday
Date:10/17/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
BERKLEY, Mich. - Led by Tim Wilson scoring at even-strength, on the power play and shorthanded, the Berkley Bruins won their first game of the season with a 6-5 win over the Alpena Flyers Friday night at the Berkley Ice Arena. Wilson, making his season debut, also added an assist for a four-point game. "It was nice and it was nice to help the team out and get a win," said Wilson. "...
Anderson exuding leadership, work ethic for Berkley
Date:10/17/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
BERKLEY, Mich. – After playing in the Berkley Bruins’ final nine games of the 2013-14 season, Alex Anderson wanted to see how much he could contribute during a full season. As one of the few veteran players with the Bruins this year, Anderson is near the top of the team scoring leaders with three goals and four points through six games. Last season, the 19-year-old forward from Highl...
Bruins suffer weekend sweep at home to Traverse City
Date:10/12/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
BERKLEY, Mich. - The Traverse City Hounds improved to 3-0-0 on the young season with a 7-1 victory over the Berkley Bruins Sunday afternoon at the Berkley Ice Arena. Austin Flores went for two goals and two assists, Cam Givens a goal and three assists and Patrick Rogowski two goals and an assist for the Hounds. Kevin Hansen and Jacob Gillis posted one goal apiece and Clayton Dowlan tacked o...
Fisher's four-goal game helps Hounds top Berkley
Date:10/11/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
BERKLEY, Mich. - Cam Fisher popped four goals and Grant McCormack scored three with an assist to pace the Traverse City Hounds past the Berkley Bruins 10-2 Saturday night at the Berkley Ice Arena. Clayton Dowlan had a five-point game (goal, four assists) and Jacob Gillis and Travis Kirk registered a goal each. Kevin Hansen tacked on three assists and goalie Justin Abdelhak made 29 saves. The Bru...
Hounds roll over Berkley Friday night
Date:10/10/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
BERKLEY, Mich. - Cam Givens scored two goals and added two assists as the Traverse City Hounds topped the Berkley Bruins 8-2 at the Berkley Ice Arena Friday night. Patrick Rogowski and Cam Fisher tallied a goal and two assists each, while Josh Hill and Kevin Cole notched a goal plus a helper. Jacob Gillis and Greg Meuser posted a goal each for the Hounds and Stan Swiderek contributed a pair of a...
Willibey's hatter, Muhsman's five points not enough
Date:10/08/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
BROWNSTOWN, Mich. - Ken Winter and Jacob Hernandez each scored two goals to pace the Detroit Fighting Irish over the Berkley Bruins 8-5 in the lone Midwest Junior Hockey League game Wednesday night at the Ice Box Sports Center. Shawn Mott added a goal and two assists, James Smith three assists and Zack Cruz a goal plus an assist for Detroit. Chase Tackett and Aaron Robinson also scored and forme...
Bruins fall Saturday night to Monarchs' offense
Date:10/04/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
BERKLEY, Mich. - The MC Monarchs were led by Adam Jonak's seven-point game (four goals, three assists) in a 12-3 win over the Berkley Bruins Saturday night at the Berkley Ice Arena as the Monarchs took both ends of a home-and-home set to open the season. Jarrad Vroman added a goal and six assists, Trevor Pode two goals and three assists and Andrew Krolikowski two goals and an assist to pace t...
Skulley gains shutout as Monarchs blank Bruins
Date:10/03/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
FRASER, Mich. - MC Monarchs' goalie Tyler Skulley stopped all 35 shots he faced as the homestanding Monarchs blanked the Berkley Bruins 4-0 Friday night at Fraser Hockeyland in both teams' Midwest Junior Hockey League season opener. Adam Jonak and David Hogan each had a goal and an assist for the Monarchs, while Trevor Pode and A.J. DiMercurio scored one apiece. Joe Gibbs tacked on two as...
Bruins focused, open '14-15 MWJHL slate tonight
Date:10/03/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
BERKLEY, Mich. – The Berkley Bruins want bygones to be bygones. After narrowly missing out on the Midwest Junior Hockey League playoffs in 2013-14, the Bruins are using that as motivation this season and want to get out to a fast start and keep pace with the rest of the league. New head coach Dan Pszenyczny, who came on board as an assistant coach the middle of last year, said the Bruins a...
Berkley adds offensive threat in talented Shand
Date:09/18/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
BERKLEY, Mich. – Tory Shand didn’t play hockey last year, opting instead to keep off the ice to work and go to school. During the 2012-13 season, Shand skated for the USA Eagles Midget Major squad and this season, will be back in a competitive atmosphere with the Berkley Bruins of the Midwest Junior Hockey League. Shand, a 20-year-old native of Highland, Mich., wound up with the Brui...
Bruins to scrimmage ACHA Division III powerhouse Adrian
Date:08/19/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
BERKLEY, Mich. - Before the Berkley Bruins kick off their second season in the Midwest Junior Hockey League in October, the team will scrimmage Adrian College’s ACHA Division III Gold team. The game will take place on Saturday, Sept. 13, at 4 p.m. at the Arrington Ice Arena on Adrian’s campus. Bruins’ head coach Dan Pszenyczny said the game will be a good way to gauge where his...
Rumps tabbed assistant coach in Berkley
Date:08/19/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
BERKLEY, Mich. – The Berkley Bruins will have a new assistant coach this season and one that is very familiar with the Midwest Junior Hockey League. Mike Rumps will join head coach Dan Pszenyczny behind the bench for the 2014-15 season after serving as head coach of the Dayton Aeros and NWO/Michigan Grrrowl franchises during the inaugural season of the MWJHL in 2012-13. Rumps has 16 years ...
Bruins return veteran goaltender Myers
Date:08/13/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
BERKLEY, Mich. – Hunter Myers came to the Berkley Bruins midway through last season in a trade from the Traverse City Hounds and quickly fit in with the team, forming immediate bonds with teammates. The 19-year-old goaltender from Farmington Hills, Mich., is looking to keep those bonds going strong and recently committed to play for the Bruins for the upcoming 2014-15 Midwest Junior Hockey ...
Berkley gets speedy Grebe back in the fold
Date:08/08/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
BERKLEY, Mich. – Just prior to the Midwest Junior Hockey League’s roster freeze and trade deadline last February, the Berkley Bruins stocked up with talented local players and had a strong finish. One of those players added was forward Jack Grebe, who posted a goal and an assist in nine games for Berkley. Grebe, a 19-year-old Clinton Township, Mich., native, recently re-signed with t...
Muhsman back with Bruins for '14-15 season
Date:08/05/2014 Source:MWJHL: Berkley Bruins
BERKLEY, Mich. – Timing is everything and for Tim Muhsman, the time is now. The veteran Midwest Junior Hockey League forward, who had originally committed to attend and play hockey next season at Indiana Tech University, will instead wait a year before taking the college route and will play his second season in 2014-15 with the Berkley Bruins. Last year, the 20-year-old Nashville, Tenn., n...
