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 Feb. 8-14). Winners per region are in bold, honorable mentions are in italics.
North Region: Dawson Kero, Sophomore Goaltender, Hancock
Honorable Mention: Adam Jeannotte (Sr. Forward, Cheboygan), Ryan Nelson (Sr. Forward, Calumet)
South Region: Sheldon Wasik, Senior Forward, Novi-Detroit Catholic Central
Honorable Mention: Zach Tompkins (Jr. Forward, Jackson Lumen Christi), Connor Harmon (Sr. Defenseman, Dexter)
Central Region: Justin Zeiter, Senior Defenseman, Howell
Honorable Mention: Travis Nemeth (Sr. Forward, Midland Dow), Niko Montrose (Jr. Forward, Grand Ledge Fowlerville)
West Region:Ben Berkowitz, Senior Forward, Mattawan
Honorable Mention: Brian Burns (Sr. Forward, West Ottawa), Brody Vanderlinde (Sr. Forward, Reeths-Puffer)
Metro East Region: Drew Casey, Senior Forward, Lake Orion
Honorable Mention: Brian Wenz (Jr. Goaltender, Grosse Pointe North), Ryan Maselli (Jr. Forward, Rochester Stoney Creek)
Metro West Region: Trevor McManus, Senior Goaltender, Plymouth
Honorable Mention: Matt Eastman (Jr. Forward, Canton), Andrew Broyles (Jr. Goaltender, Livonia Churchill)
Metro North Region: Nick Bowman, Senior Forward, Brother Rice
Honorable Mention: Wade Herbert (Sr. Forward, Royal Oak), Alex Lycett (Jr. Forward, Cranbrook)
Metro South Region: Solomon Markus, Senior Forward, Trenton
Honorable Mention: Anthony Curcuru (So. Forward, Allen Park), Jon Szczepanik (Sr. Forward, Brownstown Woodhaven)