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 Feb. 1-7). Winners per region are in bold, honorable mentions are in italics.
North Region
Rory Anderson, Junior Forward, Calumet
Honorable Mention: Adam Jeannotte (Sr. Forward, Cheboygan), Austin McCarthy (Jr. Forward, Manistee)
South Region
Alec Daman, Senior Forward, Chelsea
Honorable Mention: Brandon Wright (Jr. Forward, Dexter), Connor Mogle (Jr. Forward, Jackson Lumen Christi)
Central Region
Justin Zeiter, Senior Defenseman, Howell
Honorable Mention: Alex Montrose (Sr. Forward, Grand Ledge Fowlerville), Austin McCormick (Jr. Forward, Grand Blanc)
West Region
Cam Umphrey, Senior Forward, Grand Rapids West Catholic
Honorable Mention: Brenden Micho (Sr. Forward, East Grand Rapids), James Amat (Jr. Forward, Kalamazoo United)
Metro East Region
Nick Blankenburg, Senior Forward, Romeo
Honorable Mention: Joe Briskey (Jr. Forward, Lake Orion), Tony Saunby (So. Forward, Anchor Bay)
Metro West Region
Chase Wallis, Senior Forward, Livonia Franklin
Honorable Mention: Evan Newel (Sr. Forward, Salem), Ian Smith (Sr. Forward, Walled Lake Central)
Metro North Region
Matthew Hensley, Senior Forward, Warren DeLaSalle
Honorable Mention: Justin Mazzetti (Sr. Forward, L’Anse Creuse North), Henry Gabriel (Jr. Forward, Royal Oak)
Metro South Region
Brandon Morgan, Junior Forward, Trenton
Honorable Mention: Jarrod Farley (Jr. Forward, Allen Park), Kyle Bolger (Sr. Forward, Dearborn Unified)