Atom A champs from the Soo
A team from Sault Ste. Marie claimed the Atom A Division championship at a weekend hockey tournament that was held in London, Ont.
…[read more]Here’s to Winter in the Midwest
It’s Winter time.
Ken Winter of the Detroit Fighting Irish has been named Midwest Jr. Hockey League Forward of the Year. …[read more]
Best d-man in the Midwest
Jarrad Vroman of the Motor City Monarchs has been named the Midwest Jr. Hockey League’s Defenceman of the Year. …[read more]
Best goalie in the Midwest
David Krejcik of the Traverse City Hounds has been named Goaltender of the Year in the Midwest Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Top rookie in the Midwest
High-scoring forward Trevor Pode of the Motor City Monarchs has been named Midwest Jr. Hockey League Rookie of the Year. …[read more]
Best coach in the Midwest
Jason McCrimmon of the expansion Motor City Monarchs has been named Midwest Jr. Hockey League Coach of the Year. …[read more]
Midwest playoff sweeps
Pass the broom.
All three first-round playoff series in the Midwest Jr. Hockey League ended in two-game sweeps on Saturday. …[read more]
Irish goalie pitches shutout
Kory Dombrowski fashioned a 32-save whitewash to backstop the Detroit Fighting Irish past the first-place Traverse City Hounds 2-0 in Midwest Jr. Hockey League action from Friday.
TC has now lost three straight games since clinching the MWJHL regular-season title last weekend. …[read more]
Spotlight shines on Pode, Jonak
Trevor Pode and Adam Jonak shared the Midwest Jr. Hockey League scoring spotlight on Wednesday.
Pode potted four goals as the visiting Motor City Monarchs cuffed the Detroit Fighting Irish 7-2.
Jonak, meanwhile, drew an assist on Pode’s third goal of the game to set a new MWJHL single-season scoring record with 105 points. …[read more]
Irish climbs closer to second
Detroit Fighting Irish has moved to within three points of second place in the Midwest Jr. Hockey League with four games in hand on the second-ranked Motor City Monarchs. …[read more]
A night for Monarchs and Irish
The second-and-third-place teams in the Midwest Jr. Hockey League — Motor City Monarchs and Detroit Fighting Irish — both skated to Tuesday night triumphs. …[read more]
100 points for Adam Jonak
Just call him the 100-point kid.
Adam Jonak tallied two goals and added an assist as the Motor City Monarchs clipped the Alpena Flyers 5-2 in Midwest Jr. Hockey League action from Sunday. …[read more]
29 saves, 2 assists
Detroit Fighting Irish goalie George Hill was stopping pucks and setting up goals on Friday.
Hill — who spent three days earlier in the week practising with the Soo Eagles of the North American Hockey League — made 29 saves and assisted on two Detroit goals as the Fighting Irish outlasted the visiting Motor City Monarchs 5-4 in one of three Midwest Jr. Hockey League games played. …[read more]
Adam Jonak nearing 100 points
Pint-sized pivot Adam Jonak added to his Midwest Jr. Hockey League-leading point totals on Wednesday by scoring twice and assisting on another as the MC Monarchs upended the visiting Detroit Fighting Irish by a 6-3 margin. …[read more]
Wojo and the best of the Midwest
The Midwest Jr. Hockey League has announced its players of the week for the period ending Sunday, January 11.
The awards are voted on by MWJHL coaches, general managers and league staff.
The envelope, please. …[read more]
Wojo lights the Monarch lamp
MC Monarchs returned to Midwest Jr. Hockey League action for the first time in 2015 on Friday and it was a winning performance. …[read more]
Kudos to Jonak, Luca, Gorzelski, Long
The Midwest Jr. Hockey League has announced its players of the month for December.
The awards are voted on by MWJHL coaches, general managers and league staff. …[read more]
Hounds extend first-place lead
Traverse City Hounds have opened up a six-point lead on the second-place Detroit Fighting Irish atop the Midwest Jr. Hockey League standings.
TC boosted its record to an impressive 25-1-1 on Saturday with a 9-2 road decision over the Soo Firehawks at Big Bear Arena. …[read more]
Hounds handle Firehawks
Traverse City Hounds got a hat trick from Cam Fisher en route to a 7-2 triumph over the Soo Firehawks in Midwest Jr. Hockey League action from Friday.
Travis Kirk and Blake Anderson each had a goal and an assist and Clayton Dowlan and Kevin Cole tallied once apiece for first-place TC, which improved its record to 24-1-1. …[read more]
Irish strength
This is a hockey gang that is getting stronger.
With a record of 10-0-2 in its last 12 outings, Detroit Fighting Irish is in sole possession of second spot as the Midwest Jr. Hockey League moves towards the 2015 portion of the season. …[read more]
Two Hounds, two others
Here are four Christmas presents from the Midwest Jr. Hockey League, which has unwrapped its players of the week for the period ending Sunday, December 21.
The awards are voted on by coaches, general managers and MWJHL staff. …[read more]
Mini monster of the Midwest
It doesn’t matter what junior league it is, to be averaging more than three points per game at this stage of a hockey season ranks as quite the high performance.
To be sure, Adam Jonak of the MC Monarchs of the Midwest Jr. Hockey League is having a season for the ages. …[read more]
Firehawks vacate basement
Soo Firehawks have moved past the Alpena Flyers into sixth place in the seven-team Midwest Jr. Hockey League.
Playing at home on Saturday, the Firehawks got two goals from Cody Anderson en route to a 3-1 win over the third-place MC Monarchs. Anderson now has 16 goals in 20 games on the season. …[read more]
Top of the Hill
George Hill is making a case for being a go-to-goalie with the Detroit Fighting Irish of the Midwest Jr. Hockey League.
One of four active goalies on the Detroit roster, Hill has shrugged off a sluggish start to the 2014-2015 season with strong outings in each of his last four appearances between the crowded pipes of the Fighting Irish. …[read more]
Firehawks at Big Bear for three
Seeking to vacate the cellar of the Midwest Jr. Hockey League, Soo Firehawks are home for three games this weekend as they play host to the MC Monarchs. …[read more]
Fighting Irish, Hounds are 1-2
The top two teams in the Midwest Jr. Hockey League both registered victories on Sunday.
Detroit Fighting Irish out-scored the Michigan Ice Dogs 6-4 while the Traverse City Hounds took the measure of the Decatur Blaze by a 6-4 margin. …[read more]
Irish shows its community spirit
Detroit Fighting Irish coach-general manager Dan Vasquez says his first-place Midwest Jr. Hockey League team is not just about on-ice performance.
While the Fighting Irish will play host to the Michigan Ice Dogs today in a 1:10 p.m. game at the Ice Box Sports Centre in Brownstown, it spent a busy Saturday off the ice doing community service. …[read more]
Four of the best of the Midwest
The Midwest Jr. Hockey League has announced its most-recent players-of-the-week.
The following players-of-the-week cover the period ending Sunday, December 7. …[read more]
Best of the Midwest
The top three teams in the Midwest Jr. Hockey League — Detroit Fighting Irish, MC Monarchs and Traverse City Hounds — all skated victory laps on Saturday. …[read more]
Soo, MC win; Irish gets a point
Soo Firehawks and MC Monarchs posted Friday night victories while first-place Detroit Fighting Irish gained a point on the road in Midwest Jr. Hockey League action. …[read more]
Irish cream rises to the top
For the time being at least, Detroit Fighting Irish has taken over first place in the Midwest Jr. Hockey League.
The Fighting Irish scored a 6-5 road decision over the MC Monarchs on Wednesday to move two points ahead of their arch-rivals into top spot. …[read more]
Irish, Monarchs meet again
It’s another showdown tonight — 7:30 at Fraser Hockeyland Arena — when the MC Monarchs play host to the Detroit Fighting Irish in the latest faceoff between the two Midwest Jr. Hockey League neighbours.
The two teams are tied for first place — technically at least — in the MWJHL standings, one point ahead of the Traverse City Hounds. …[read more]
These Irish eyes are smiling
Detroit Fighting Irish dominate the latest Midwest Jr. Hockey League players-of-the-week awards for the period ending Sunday, November 30.
The awards are voted on by MWJHL coaches, general managers and league staff.
The envelope, please. …[read more]
Blast of Winter hits MC
MC Monarchs felt the effects of Winter on Saturday.
High-scoring forward Ken Winter potted a goal and added four assists to spark the Detroit Fighting Irish past the visiting Monarchs 8-5 in Midwest Jr. Hockey League action at the Ice Box Sports Center. …[read more]
Irish on top of the Hill
George Hill made 27 saves and won for the first time since October 10 as the Detroit Fighting Irish cuffed the visiting Michigan Ice Dogs 6-2 in Midwest Jr. Hockey League action from Friday.
Hill improved his record to 2-3 and lowered his goals against average to 4.21 with the triumph. …[read more]
MC Monarchs are in Session
He hunts. He fishes. He hits people. Hard.
If there was ever a player in the Midwest Jr. Hockey League who defied stereotypes, it’s an MC Monarchs new addition, Justin Session, who recently arrived via Saskatchewan. …[read more]
Puck of the Irish
The record through 19 games is well above the .500 mark — 11-6-2 for 24 points to be exact — but Detroit Fighting Irish coach-general manager Dan Vasquez thinks it could be better.
“There have been games in which we out-shot our opponents by a wide margin but lost when we felt we should have won,” said Vasquez, whose Fighting Irish is in third place in the seven-team, Midwest Jr. Hockey League heading into a pair of home games this weekend. …[read more]
One-goal wins for Soo and MC
Two games were played in the Midwest Jr. Hockey League on Saturday.
Both were decided by one goal — and late, at that.
And to top it off, the visiting teams won both games. …[read more]
Hicks nets a pair in Irish triumph
Chuck Hicks scored two goals — his ninth and tenth of the season — and Kory Dombrowski made 29 saves as the Detroit Fighting Irish defeated the visiting Soo Firehawks 5-3 in Midwest Jr. Hockey League action from Friday. …[read more]
Fighting Irish home to Soo for two
Detroit Fighting Irish has a pair of home games slated for the Ice Box Sports Centre — tonight at 8:10 p.m. and Saturday afternoon at 3:10 p.m.
Soo Firehawks will depart the snow of the Eastern Upper Peninsula region and head south for the back-to-back meetings with the Fighting Irish, which holds down third place in the Midwest Jr. Hockey League with a record of 10-6-1. …[read more]
Rogowski, Vroman, Boyd, Stefan
The Midwest Jr. Hockey League has announced its players of the week for the period ending November 16.
The awards are voted on by coaches, general managers and MWJHL staff.
The envelope, please. …[read more]
MWJHL to hold dispersal draft
The Midwest Jr. Hockey League has confirmed that the Berkley Bruins have ceased operations and will not compete for the remainder of the 2014-2015 season. …[read more]
MC Monarchs a solid second
Derrick Treppa tapped in two goals and Tyler Skulley made 22 saves as the MC Monarchs solidified their hold on second place in the Midwest Jr. Hockey League standings with a 6-1 triumph over the visiting Michigan Ice Dogs on Tuesday. …[read more]
Fighting Irish shuts down Firehawks
A pair of third-period goals from Jacob Hernandez lifted Detroit Fighting Irish to a 3-1 verdict over Soo Firehawks in Midwest Jr. Hockey League action from Sunday. …[read more]
Hounds take it to the Irish
Patrick Rogowski netted two power-play goals, added a shorthanded tally and — for good measure — assisted on three others as the first-place Traverse City Hounds humbled the visiting Detroit Fighting Irish 9-1 before a big crowd of 900-plus fans on Friday. …[read more]
Monarchs feast on Irish stew
MC Monarchs cooked up another victory at the expense of the Detroit Fighting Irish on Wednesday night.
The visiting Monarchs made it three straight wins over their Fighting Irish neighbors from the Detroit suburbs with a 5-3 triumph at the Ice Box Sports Centre in Brownstown. …[read more]
Monarchs invade Irish territory
Tonight will mark the third meeting of the 2014-2015 Midwest Jr. Hockey League season between the Detroit Fighting Irish and the neighboring MC Monarchs.
The Fighting Irish will be looking for its first win of the season against the Monarchs when the two teams face off in an 8:10 p.m. start at the Ice Box Sports Centre. …[read more]
Burks backstops Monarchs to victory
Rookie goalie Joseph Burks made 26 saves and the MC Monarchs edged the visiting Berkley Bruins 2-1 in Midwest Jr. Hockey League action from Tuesday.
Young Burks, who has a 1999 birth date, got the offensive support he needed from MWJHL scoring leaders Adam Jonak and Trevor Pode, who tallied goals for the Monarchs. …[read more]
Four-goal game for Ken Winter
Detroit Fighting Irish shrugged off a three-goal deficit to upend the Alpena Flyers 6-5 in Midwest Jr. Hockey League action from Sunday afternoon.
Playing at Alpena, 1994 birth-year forward Ken Winter scored four goals and added an assist to pace Detroit to the road triumph. …[read more]
Irish, Monarchs and Hounds
Just call it a Saturday night invasion.
Detroit Fighting Irish, MC Monarchs and Traverse City Hounds all skated into enemy arenas and left with Midwest Jr. Hockey League victories on Saturday. …[read more]
Hawks and Hounds get the W
Soo Firehawks made a triumphant return to action while the Traverse City Hounds remained unbeaten following Midwest Jr. Hockey League activity from Friday night. …[read more]
Jonak, Pode pace MC to victory
The high-scoring duo of Adam Jonak and Trevor Pode combined for six points on Wednesday as the MC Monarchs outlasted the visiting Detroit Fighting Irish 6-4.
Jonak and Pode — who are the top two scorers in the Midwest Jr. Hockey League — both tallied twice and added an assist as the expansion Monarchs improved their record to an impressive 8-3 on the season. …[read more]
Adam Jonak is a two-timer
Another week, another award for Adam Jonak.
The Midwest Jr. Hockey League has announced its most-recent players-of-the-week and the high-scoring Jonak was again recognized.
The awards are voted on by league coaches, general managers and league staff. …[read more]
Firehawks utilize Canadian talent
It’s back to the ice for the Soo Firehawks this weekend after an idle stretch of almost two weeks.
The Firehawks, who play out of Big Bear Arena in the Michigan Soo, have a record of 2-3-1 through the early going of the 2014-2015 Midwest Jr. Hockey League season. …[read more]
TC and MC get the W
Traverse City Hounds and MC Monarchs both registered victories in Midwest Jr. Hockey League action on Friday night.
TC now has a record of 8-0 for the season and MC is 7-3. …[read more]
Fighting Irish wear pink
Pink will be in the rink in the Detroit suburb of Brownstown this Saturday.
Detroit Fighting Irish of the Midwest Jr. Hockey League will play host to its annual breast cancer awareness benefit game on Saturday afternoon at the Ice Box Sports Center.
The visiting Alpena Flyers will provide the opposition. Game time is 3:10 p.m. at the Ice Box. …[read more]
Best of the week; week ahead
An unbeaten goalie from Traverse City heads the list of Midwest Jr. Hockey League players-of-the-week for the period ending Sunday, October 19.
The awards are voted on by MWJHL coaches, general managers and league staff.
And the latest winners are: …[read more]
TC Hounds sweep MC Monarchs
Make it a three-for-three weekend.
Patrick Rogowski rifled two goals and added an assist as the Traverse City Hounds completed a three-game weekend sweep of the visiting MC Monarchs with a 5-1 win on Sunday.
With the win, the Hounds remain undefeated on the 2014-2015 Midwest Jr. Hockey League season with a record of 6-0. …[read more]
TC takes it to MC again
Patrick Rogowski’s hat trick propelled the Traverse City Hounds to a 5-2 win over the visiting MC Monarchs in Midwest Jr. Hockey League action on Saturday night.
It was the second win in as many nights for TC over MC. …[read more]
TC takes it to MC
A six-game winning streak to start the 2014-2015 Midwest Jr. Hockey League season came to a halt for the expansion MC Monarchs on Friday night in Traverse City.
Scoring four times in the second period, the hometown Hounds blanked the Monarchs 6-0. In knocking MC from the ranks of the undefeated, TC remains perfect with a record of 4-0. …[read more]
Another MC moment
Scoring sensation Adam Jonak struck for five more points and goalie Tyler Skulley made 53 saves as the expansion MC Monarchs continued to confound the Midwest Jr. Hockey League pundits on Wednesday night.
Jonak netted three goals and assisted on two others as the visiting Monarchs shrugged off an early 2-0 deficit to upend the Detroit Fighting Irish 5-2 at the Ice Box Sports Centre in Brownstown. …[read more]
Battle of the unbeaten
The 4-0 Detroit Fighting Irish will play host to the 5-0 MC Monarchs tonight in a battle of unbeaten Midwest Jr. Hockey League teams.
Game time is slated for 8:10 p.m. at the Ice Box Sports Centre in Brownstown. …[read more]
Say hey to four from the Midwest
The Midwest Jr. Hockey League has announced its players of the week for the period ending Sunday, October 12.
The awards are voted on by league coaches, general managers and MWJHL staff.
The envelope, please. …[read more]
MC on a mission
Who are these guys?
Two weekends into the 2014-2015 season and the expansion MC Monarchs are the feel-good story in the eight-team Midwest Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
MC, Detroit are tops in MWJHL
MC Monarchs and Detroit Fighting Irish remain 1-2 in the Midwest Jr. Hockey League standings following games from Saturday night.
Both teams take unbeaten records into games today. …[read more]
MC moves to 3-0 in MWJHL
Another day, another win for the new kids on the Midwest Jr. Hockey League block.
The expansion MC Monarchs won for the third time in as many starts on Friday, a 4-3 win over the visiting Soo Firehawks.
Two other games were played in the MWJHL on Friday and three more are slated for today. …[read more]
Fighting Irish conquers Berkley
The more you shoot, the more you usually score.
Ken Winter and Jacob Hernandez scored two goals apiece to pace the Detroit Fighting Irish past the visiting Berkley Bruins 8-5 in Midwest Jr. Hockey League action on Wednesday night at the Ice Box Sports Center. …[read more]
Doctrine of the MC Monarchs
So far so good.
Two games do not a season make but the fact is the expansion MC Monarchs of the Midwest Jr. Hockey League are off to a 2-0 start to the 2014-2015 season. …[read more]
First up for the MWJHL
The Midwest Jr. Hockey League has unveiled its first players of the week for the new 2014-2015 season.
The awards are voted on by MWJHL coaches, general managers and league staff.
And the winners are: …[read more]
Birds edged by Barons
Kevin Labelle made 48 saves and Jimmy Roy scored the game winner just past the 10-minute mark of the third period as the visiting Sudbury Nickel Barons edged the Soo Thunderbirds 3-2 in Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League action from Saturday. …[read more]
Alpena Flyers free tryout camp
How does a free tryout sound?
Alpena Flyers of the Midwest Jr. Hockey League will be holding their main tryout camp September 22-26 at Northern Lights Arena in Alpena, Mich.
…[read more]
Soo Firehawks to Division 1 ACHA
Andrew Holder, a 1993 birth-year forward from the Detroit area, will advance to play for Western Michigan University of the Division 1, American Collegiate Hockey Association in 2014-2015. …[read more]
Irish family
They are the new leaders of the Irish hockey family.
Detroit Fighting Irish of the Midwest Jr. Hockey League has named its captains for the 2014-2015 season.
…[read more]