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 between Dec. 28 through Jan. 3):
North Region
Parker Hebden – Senior – Forward – Traverse City Central
Honorable mention: Trevor Johnson (Calumet)
South Region
Brogan Sullivan – Sophomore – Goaltender – Jackson Lumen Christi
Honorable mention: Alec Daman (Chelsea)
Central Region
No games played
West Region
Brody Vanderlinde – Senior – Forward – Reeths-Puffer
Honorable mention: Noel Covey (Kalamazoo United)
Metro West Region
Matt Schaumburger – Junior – Forward – Salem
Honorable mention: Joe Wozniak (Livonia Churchill)
Metro East Region
Nick Blankenburg – Senior – Forward – Romeo
Honorable mention: Alexander Minanov (University Liggett)
Metro North Region
Jake Hendee – Senior – Forward – L’Anse Creuse North
Honorable mention: Spencer Calkins (Birmingham Unified)
Metro South Region
Cameron Chabot – Junior – Forward – Allen Park
Honorable mention: Grant McClellan (Trenton)