MWJHL: Alpena Flyers

    Traverse City Hounds outlasts Motor City Monarchs, 4-2

    Date:03/28/2015  Source:MWJHL: Alpena Flyers 

    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 ...


    Motor City Monarchs rides Demmers to victory over Detroit Fighting Irish, 4-1

    Date:03/22/2015  Source:MWJHL: Alpena Flyers 

    Motor City Monarchs relied on the sparkling performance of Stephan Demmers in net to grab a 4-1 win against 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 registered one goal. Kopinski scored 3:07 into the second period to make the score 2-0 Motor City Monarchs. Justin Session picked up the assi...


    Traverse City Hounds rides Krejcik to victory over Soo Firehawks, 3-1

    Date:03/21/2015  Source:MWJHL: Alpena Flyers 

    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: Alpena Flyers 

    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...


    Detroit Fighting Irish beats Motor City Monarchs 6-3 as Winter gets hat trick

    Date:03/21/2015  Source:MWJHL: Alpena Flyers 

    Ken Winter lifted Detroit Fighting Irish to a 6-3 victory with a hat trick against Motor City Monarchs. Winter's first goal came 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 to haunt it...


    Pode's hat trick boosts Motor City Monarchs over Detroit Fighting Irish, 5-4

    Date:03/20/2015  Source:MWJHL: Alpena Flyers 

    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...


    Gibbs' big game bests Michigan Ice Dogs in 6-3 Motor City Monarchs win

    Date:03/14/2015  Source:MWJHL: Alpena Flyers 

    Motor City Monarchs' Joseph Gibbs had a big offensive game, scoring two goals and contributing one assist in his team's 6-3 win over Michigan Ice Dogs. Gibbs scored at 19:05 into the first period to make the score 1-1 and again while on the power play 15:14 into the second to make the score 3-1 Motor City Monarchs. The win by Motor City Monarchs clinched the best of three series at 2-0. Motor City...


    Call stymies Decatur Blaze, Soo Firehawks wins 5-1

    Date:03/13/2015  Source:MWJHL: Alpena Flyers 

    A stellar performance between the pipes by Cody Call helped Soo Firehawks defeat Decatur Blaze, 5-1. After the loss made the series score 1-0 in the best of three series, Decatur Blaze faces elimination next time out. Soo Firehawks was sparked by Mario Taranto, who registered one goal. Taranto scored 10:32 into the second period to make the score 2-0 Soo Firehawks. Soo Firehawks forced Decatur Bla...


    Motor City Monarchs outlasts Michigan Ice Dogs, 5-3

    Date:03/13/2015  Source:MWJHL: Alpena Flyers 

    Motor City Monarchs gutted out a close 5-3 win against Michigan Ice Dogs. No lead was more than two goals during the contest, and the winning goal was scored by Anthony Wojciechowski at 8:08 of the third period. After the loss made the series score 1-0 in the best of three series, Michigan Ice Dogs faces elimination next time out. Trevor Pode and Adam Jonak provided the spark for Motor City Monarc...


    Detroit Fighting Irish downs Alpena Flyers, 4-1

    Date:03/13/2015  Source:MWJHL: Alpena Flyers 

    Eric Long racked up one point to lead Detroit Fighting Irish to a 4-1 victory over Alpena Flyers. After the loss made the series score 1-0 in the best of three series, Alpena Flyers faces elimination next time out. Others who scored for Detroit Fighting Irish included Ken Winter, Shawn Eastman, and Tristan Cruz, who scored one goal each. In addition, Detroit Fighting Irish received assists from Mi...


    Flyers, MWJHL join USPHL

    Date:03/10/2015  Source:MWJHL: Alpena Flyers 

    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...


    Traverse City Hounds wins tough contest against Alpena Flyers, 4-2

    Date:03/06/2015  Source:MWJHL: Alpena Flyers 

    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 ...


    Huge game by Kwiatkowski boosts Alpena Flyers over Michigan Ice Dogs, 10-5

    Date:03/01/2015  Source:MWJHL: Alpena Flyers 

    Behind a great game by Jared Kwiatkowski, who had four goals and one assist, Alpena Flyers defeated Michigan Ice Dogs, 10-5. Kwiatkowski's first goal came 5:32 into the first period. He then added goals at 14:02 into the second, at 7:05 into the third, and at 12:29 into the third. Alpena Flyers put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Michigan Ice Dogs to score...


    Traverse City Hounds beats Detroit Fighting Irish 3-1 after comeback scare

    Date:03/01/2015  Source:MWJHL: Alpena Flyers 

    Traverse City Hounds survived a determined comeback attempt by Detroit Fighting Irish on the way to a 3-1 win. A goal by Cam Givens put Traverse City Hounds up 3-0 in the third period, but Detroit Fighting Irish pulled to within two on Ken Winter's tally 13:10 into the third period. Detroit Fighting Irish was stymied by Traverse City Hounds' netminder Justin Abdelhak, who stopped 34 shots during t...


    Decatur Blaze uses shootout to best Soo Firehawks, 6-5 (4-2 SO)

    Date:03/01/2015  Source:MWJHL: Alpena Flyers 

    Three periods of regulation and an overtime session were not enough to settle matters as Decatur Blaze defeated Soo Firehawks in a shootout 6-5 (4-2 SO). The shootout featured eight attempts between both teams. Soo Firehawks got shootout goals from Christian Wilkins and Matthew MacLaren. In addition to the clincher, Decatur Blaze got shootout goals from Micah Young, Luka Znidarsic, and Duncan Irvi...


    Znidarsic nets hat trick, leads Decatur Blaze to 7-1 win over Soo Firehawks

    Date:02/28/2015  Source:MWJHL: Alpena Flyers 

    Luka Znidarsic netted a hat trick to lead Decatur Blaze over Soo Firehawks, 7-1. Znidarsic's first goal came 17:00 into the first period. He then added goals at 14 seconds into the second and at 12:43 into the second. Decatur Blaze's Matthew Hatcher was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 35 saves and let only one puck past him. Hatcher managed to improve on his goals against average, which st...


    Krejcik leads Traverse City Hounds to shutout victory over Detroit Fighting Irish

    Date:02/28/2015  Source:MWJHL: Alpena Flyers 

    Traverse City Hounds used a sparkling performance by David Krejcik to take down Detroit Fighting Irish, as the netminder did not allow a goal in Traverse City Hounds' 2-0 shutout victory. Traverse City Hounds was sparked by Cam Givens, who finished with one goal. Givens scored 52 seconds into the third period to make the score 1-0 Traverse City Hounds. Austin Flores provided the assist. Traverse C...


    Huge game by Kwiatkowski boosts Alpena Flyers over Michigan Ice Dogs, 8-3

    Date:02/28/2015  Source:MWJHL: Alpena Flyers 

    Jared Kwiatkowski was all over the ice for Alpena Flyers, as he tallied two goals and one assist in Alpena Flyers' 8-3 win over Michigan Ice Dogs. Kwiatkowski's tallies came on the power play at 10:06 into the first period to make the score 2-0 Alpena Flyers and 8:31 into the second to make the score 5-0 Alpena Flyers. Alpena Flyers forced Michigan Ice Dogs' goaltenders to work between the pipes...


    Bailey's big game bests Michigan Ice Dogs in 6-2 Alpena Flyers win

    Date:02/27/2015  Source:MWJHL: Alpena Flyers 

    Garret Bailey was all over the ice for Alpena Flyers, as he tallied two goals and two assists in Alpena Flyers' 6-2 win over Michigan Ice Dogs. Bailey scored on the power play at 16:15 into the second period to make the score 4-2 Alpena Flyers and again while 1:39 into the third to make the score 5-2 Alpena Flyers. Michigan Ice Dogs was unable to stop Alpena Flyers from sending pucks towards the n...


    Soo Firehawks hangs on, beats Decatur Blaze 3-1

    Date:02/27/2015  Source:MWJHL: Alpena Flyers 

    Soo Firehawks took the lead against Decatur Blaze in the first period and maintained it until the end of the game to secure a tight 3-1 victory. Soo Firehawks took over the lead for good with a goal by Nick Gordon at 3:17 in the first period. Matthew Majic assisted on the tally. Decatur Blaze was stymied by Soo Firehawks' netminder Cody Call, who stopped 50 shots during the victory. Call certainly...


    Abdelhak leads Traverse City Hounds to shutout victory over Detroit Fighting Irish

    Date:02/22/2015  Source:MWJHL: Alpena Flyers 

    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...


    Znidarsic's big game bests Michigan Ice Dogs in 4-1 Decatur Blaze win

    Date:02/22/2015  Source:MWJHL: Alpena Flyers 

    Behind a great game by Luka Znidarsic, who had two goals and one assist, Decatur Blaze defeated Michigan Ice Dogs, 4-1. Znidarsic found the back of the net 1:29 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Decatur Blaze and again while 55 seconds into the third to make the score 4-1 Decatur Blaze. Decatur Blaze's Matthew Hatcher was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 31 saves and let only one...


    Decatur Blaze wins tough contest against Michigan Ice Dogs, 3-2

    Date:02/21/2015  Source:MWJHL: Alpena Flyers 

    The game between Decatur Blaze and Michigan Ice Dogs was tight through all 60 minutes, but in the end Decatur Blaze emerged with a 3-2 win. No lead was more than one goal during the contest, and the winning goal was scored by Ty Gehrken at 10:22 of the third period. Decatur Blaze was led by Gehrken, who grabbed one goal. Decatur Blaze racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with six mino...


    Flores leads Traverse City Hounds over Detroit Fighting Irish, 7-3

    Date:02/21/2015  Source:MWJHL: Alpena Flyers 

    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...


    Dombrowski leads Detroit Fighting Irish to shutout victory over Traverse City Hounds

    Date:02/20/2015  Source:MWJHL: Alpena Flyers 

    Detroit Fighting Irish used a sparkling performance by Kory Dombrowski to take down Traverse City Hounds, as the netminder did not allow a goal in Detroit Fighting Irish's 2-0 shutout victory. Detroit Fighting Irish pulled out the victory even though it was hit with 22 penalty minutes. Detroit Fighting Irish was led by Chase Tackett, who had one goal. Tackett scored 12:07 into the second period to...


    Farmer's goals lift Decatur Blaze to 2-1 victory over Michigan Ice Dogs

    Date:02/20/2015  Source:MWJHL: Alpena Flyers 

    Behind a great game by Dylan Farmer, who had two goals, Decatur Blaze defeated Michigan Ice Dogs, 2-1. Farmer's tallies came at 8:40 into the first period to make the score 1-1 and 10:23 into the third to make the score 2-1 Decatur Blaze. Decatur Blaze was led by goalie Matthew Hatcher, who finished with 25 saves while allowing one goal. Hatcher certainly lowered his goals against average, which...


    Motor City Monarchs' Pode deadly on offense in 7-2 win against Detroit Fighting Irish

    Date:02/18/2015  Source:MWJHL: Alpena Flyers 

    Motor City Monarchs relied on the scoring touch of Trevor Pode, who netted four goals, to beat Detroit Fighting Irish, 7-2. Pode got on the scoresheet 12:24 into the first period. He then added goals at 3:06 into the second, at 12:50 into the second, and at 13:22 into the third. Motor City Monarchs racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with nine minors and one major for 23 minutes in p...


    Detroit Fighting Irish falls to Soo Firehawks in overtime, 7-6 (OT)

    Date:02/14/2015  Source:MWJHL: Alpena Flyers 

    Soo Firehawks' Daniel Bachynsky scored 23 seconds into overtime to beat Detroit Fighting Irish, 7-6 (OT). Although Soo Firehawks was up by as many as three goals in the second period, Detroit Fighting Irish kept the game interesting by staging a comeback that ultimately fell short. Detroit Fighting Irish pulled to within 5-4 on a power play goal by Steven Sewell at 23 seconds in the third period. ...


    Alpena Flyers erases deficit to stun Soo Firehawks, 4-3

    Date:02/13/2015  Source:MWJHL: Alpena Flyers 

    Alpena Flyers climbed out of a two-goal hole to beat Soo Firehawks, 4-3. Alpena Flyers never led in the game until netting the game winner. Alpena Flyers was down 3-1 after a short handed goal by Soo Firehawks' Mario Taranto at 11:21 in the second period. Alpena Flyers tied things up at 3-3 on a goal by Jared Kwiatkowski at 14:38 in the second period. Alpena Flyers scored the game winner on the po...


    Decatur Blaze falls to Alpena Flyers after surprising comeback

    Date:02/08/2015  Source:MWJHL: Alpena Flyers 

    Alpena Flyers rallied from two goals down to secure a 5-4 win over Decatur Blaze. Alpena Flyers never led in the game until netting the game winner. Alpena Flyers was down 3-1 after a goal by Decatur Blaze's Curtis Schlereth at 14:59 in the first period. Alpena Flyers tied things up at 4-4 on a goal by Garret Bailey at 7:10 in the third period. Alpena Flyers scored the game winner at 15:52 in the ...