Stack leads the Attack
Hard-working forward Brian Stack — known more for his shutdown style of play than his offense — scored late in the third period to lift the Batchewana Attack to a 1-0 win over the visiting Kalkaska Rhinos in a Canadian International Hockey League game played on Saturday at Rankin Arena.
The goal for Stack, who played for the Soo Indians major midgets in 2013-2014, was his seventh of the season in 24 games.
The win for Batchewana improved its record to 28-0-1.
Stefan Demetz posted the shutout for Batchewana, which along with Kalkaska and the Espanola Rivermen, head south next weekend for a showcase tournament that is being hosted by the Detroit Fighting Irish of the Midwest Jr. Hockey League.
Fighting Irish coach-general manager Dan Vasquez told HockeyNewsNorth.com that more than 20 representatives from American Collegiate Hockey Association, Division 3 National Collegiate Athletic Association and Tier 2 junior teams will be at the showcase, which will be held at the Ice Box Sports Centre in the Detroit suburb of Brownstown.
Any word on teams participating other than the gracious hosts, the Fighting Irish, Rivermen, Attack, and Rhinos? The website also lists two teams which no longer exist…