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.
For the month of December, the committee – which features MiHockey editor Michael Caples as one of the voters – has selected players of the month for geographical divisions across the state.
Here are the players of the month for December:
North Region
Reid Pietila – Forward – Senior – Houghton
Pietila recorded 10 goals, five assists and a +5 rating in nine games played.
Honorable mentions: Parker Hebden (TC Central), Rory Anderson (Calumet)
South Region
Connor Smith – Forward – Senior – Pinckney
Smith racked up 15 goals and two assists in six games over December.
Honorable mentions: Alec Daman (Chelsea), Noah Helber (Saline)
Central Region
Max DiCicco – Forward – Senior – Howell
DiCicco posted 10 goals and 10 assists in only eight games.
Honorable mentions: Travis Nemeth (Midland Dow), Niko Montrose (Grand Ledge/Fowlerville)
West Region
Trevor Stephenson – Goaltender – Sophomore – East Kentwood
Stephenson played to a 6-1 record with a 1.71 goals-against average, a .927 save percentage and two shutouts.
Honorable mentions: Connor Foss (Rockford), Wil Fisher (GR West Catholic)
Metro West Region
Adam Olson – Defenseman – Senior – Livonia Stevenson
Olson recorded three goals and seven assists in six games on the blue line for Stevenson.
Honorable mentions: Chase Wallis (Livonia Franklin), Ian Smith (Walled Lake Central)
Metro East Region
Logan Jenuwine – Forward – Senior – Romeo
Jenuwine racked up 10 goals and 12 assists in seven games for Romeo in December.
Honorary mentions: Drew Casey (Lake Orion), Andrew Brooks (Macomb Dakota)
Metro North Region
Justin Mazzetti – Forward – Senior – L’Anse Creuse North
Mazzetti recorded 10 goals and five assists, along with a +11 rating, in December.
Honorary mentions: Mitchell Shults (Brother Rice), Kevin Lalik (Warren Mott)
Metro South Region
Kyle Clausen – Forward – Senior – Southgate Anderson
Clausen posted six goals and seven assists in six games during December.
Honorary mentions: Cameron Chabot (Allen Park), Griffin Sawyer (Trenton)