For the first time, high school hockey in the State of Michigan will have players of the week.
The Michigan High School Hockey Coaches’ Association and Lawrence Tech Hockey have teamed up to create new players of the week and players of the month awards, and they have formed a selection committee to help with the process.
Each week, the committee members will take the top nominated players by their respective coaches and high school programs and rank the individual performances. From there, players will be selected from their respective divisions as ‘players of the week.’
MiHockey editor Michael Caples is one of the committee members.
Here are the first Lawrence Tech Hockey High School Players of the Week (for games played between Nov. 30 and Dec. 6):
North Region
Teddy Randall – Forward – Sophomore – Hancock
Randall scored two goals and two assists in two games against Houghton and Traverse City Central this past week.
South Region
Bobby Temple – Forward – Junior – Fenton
Temple recorded four goals and 1 assist, along with a +5 rating, in games against Oxford and Gladwin.
Central Region
Nate George – Goaltender – Junior – Howell
George picked up two wins for Howell, one of which was his squad’s first victory over rival Hartland in three years.
West Region
Lachlan Sawall – Defense – Senior – Mattawan
Sawall registered one goal and five assists in two games against Portage Northern and the Kalamazoo Eagles.
Metro East Region
Nolan Kare – Goaltender – Junior – Romeo
Kare made 62 saves over the week, contributing to wins over Sault Ste. Marie and Detroit Country Day.
Metro West Region
Chase Wallis – Forward – Senior – Livonia Franklin
Wallis recorded four goals and one assist, along with a +3 rating, in games against Salem and Livonia Stevenson.
Metro North Region
Gilbert Ybarra – Forward – Senior – Royal Oak
Ybarra posted three goals and three assists, along with a +5 rating, in games against St. Clair Shores and Bloomfield.
Metro South Region
Carson Nichols – Forward – Junior – Allen Park
Nichols led Allen Park with three goals and four assists in a win over Ann Arbor Pioneer.