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 latest Lawrence Tech Hockey High School Players of the Week (for games played from Feb. 22-28). Winners per region are in bold, honorable mentions are in italics.
North Region: Kristian Jackson, Senior Forward, Marquette
Honorable Mention: Adam Jeannotte (Sr. Forward, Cheboygan), Calvin Pinar (Sr. Defenseman, Escanaba)
South Region: Cameron Milne, Senior Forward, Dexter
Honorable Mention: Ethan Pietz (Sr. Forward, Saline), Grant Smith (Jr. Forward, Jackson Lumen Christi)
Central Region: Noah Hall, Sophomore Goaltender, Grand Blanc
Honorable Mention: Brandon Ashley (Jr. Forward, Saginaw Heritage), Alex Farrell (Sr. Forward, Midland Dow)
West Region: Adam Brayton, Junior Forward, Rockford
Honorable Mention: Michael Barnes (Sr. Forward, East Kentwood), Connor McAdams (So. Forward, Big Rapids)
Metro East Region: James Burtka, Junior Defenseman, Rochester Stoney Creek
Honorable Mention: Steven Ciennek (Sr. Forward, Utica Eisenhower), Brett Lanski (Sr. Forward, Romeo)
Metro West Region: Tristan Rehling, Junior Goaltender, Salem
Honorable Mention: Trevor Lassaline (Sr. Forward, Livonia Franklin), Josh Albring (So. Forward, Hartland)
Metro North Region: Wade Herbert, Senior Forward, Royal Oak
Honorable Mention: Jeremy Schwartz (Jr. Forward, Warren Mott), Justin Mazzetti (Sr. Forward, L’Anse Creuse North)
Metro South Region: Tyler Balogh, Junior Forward, Southgate Anderson
Honorable Mention: Joey Cullinan (Jr. Forward, Allen Park), Blake Petterle (So. Defenseman, Grosse Ile)