By @MichaelCaples –
On April 21, the puck will drop on the annual boys’ CCM High School National Invitational Tournament in Minnesota, and two Michigan squads will be there to represent our state.
Two boys’ teams – one filled with seniors and the other with juniors – will compete across top competition from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Massachusetts and North Dakota.
The tournament runs from April 21 through April 24 at the Plymouth Ice Center in Plymouth, Minn.
Here are the rosters for the Michigan squads:
Michigan Seniors (Boys)
Cullen Barber – Goaltender – Livonia Stevenson
Nickolas Foran – Defense – Brighton
Alec Allen – Defense – Livonia Stevenson
Andrew Froese – Defense – Traverse City Central
Jay Keranen – Defense – Brighton
Adam Olson – Defense – Livonia Stevenson
Joseph Ullstrom – Defense – Hartland
Reid Pietila – Forward – Houghton
JP Lafferty – Forward – Detroit Catholic Central
Brett Abdelnour – Forward – University Liggett
Nick Blankenburg – Forward – Romeo
Nick Bowman – Forward – Brother Rice
Luke Cowan – Forward – Hartland
Logan Jenuwine – Forward – Romeo
Zach Leonard – Forward – Berkley
Nick Macari – Forward – Detroit Catholic Central
Ian Melrose – Forward – Berkley
Lee Pietila – Forward – Brighton
Grant Reszczyk – Forward – Orchard Lake St. Mary’s
Derek Schaedig – Goaltender – Chelsea
GM: Don Wright
Coaches: Ryan Ossenmacher, Jeff Fleming, Mark Vellucci
Dr: Zvi Levran
Michigan Juniors (Boys)
Brett Miller – Goaltender – Northville
Connor McGinnis – Defense – Detroit Country Day
Jack Clement – Defense – Brother Rice
Kyle Gierman – Defense – Cranbrook
Lorenzo D’Agostini – Defense – U of D Jesuit
Dawson Zahorian – Defense – Cranbrook
Austin Roell – Defense – Detroit Catholic Central
Christopher Lemire – Forward – Escanaba
Matthew Schaumburger – Forward – Salem
Zachary Sprys-Tellner – Forward – Detroit Catholic Central
Blake Johnson – Forward – Cranbrook
Jason Brancheau – Forward – Wyandotte
Samuel Spaedt – Forward – Saginaw Heritage
Sawyer Jensen – Forward – Mona Shores
Michael McInerney – Forward – Brother Rice
Alec DeLuca – Forward – Brother Rice
Adam Pitters – Forward – Grosse Pointe South
Mitchell Shults – Forward – Brother Rice
Thomas Daskas – Forward – Rochester United
Logan Neaton – Goaltender – Brighton
GM: Don Wright
Coaches: Craig Staskowski, Kyle Zagata, Vincent Vuljaj, Randy Wilson