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 third Lawrence Tech Hockey High School Players of the Week (for games played from Jan. 11-17):
North Region- Corey Tourtillot (Sr. Forward, Hancock)
Honorable Mention: Rory Anderson (Jr. Forward, Calumet), Jacob Kruse (Jr. Forward, Houghton)
South Region- Matt Pankow (Sr. Goaltender, Pinckney)
Honorable Mention: Brennen Wright (So. Forward, Chelsea), Khegan Harvey (Jr. Goaltender, Ann Arbor Skyline)
Central Region- Max DiCicco (Sr. Forward, Howell)
Honorable Mention: Andrew Michalowski (Sr. Forward, Midland Dow), Patrick Hoedeman (Sr. Goaltender, Flint Powers)
West Region- Brody Vanderlinde (Sr. Forward, Reeths-Puffer)
Honorable Mention: Abel Christens (Sr. Forward, East Kentwood), Brian Burns (Sr. Forward, West Ottawa)
Metro East- Brendan Nelson (Sr. Forward, Grosse Pointe North)
Honorable Mention: Thomas Daskas (Jr. Forward, Rochester United), Bobby Andris (Jr. Forward, Stoney Creek)
Metro West- Joe Alcantara (Sr. Forward, Livonia Stevenson)
Honorable Mention: Joe Wozniak (Jr. Defenseman, Livonia Churchill), Brendan Whitney (Sr. Forward, Livonia Franklin)
Metro North- Filip Stankiewicz (Sr. Forward, Detroit Country Day)
Honorable Mention: Henry Gabriel (Jr. Forward, Royal Oak), Ian Melrose (Sr. Forward, Berkley)
Metro South- Joe Sant’Angelo (Jr. Goaltender, Trenton)
Honorable Mention: Nik Francis (Sr. Forward, Allen Park), Blake Petterle (So. Defenseman, Grosse Ile)