The MDHL U15 Tournament Play

The MDHL U15 tournament team ran into a hot goalie in the 200x85 CCM Detroit Motown (Tacks Division) semifinals this past weekend, losing 2-0, but not before putting together a very impressive fall performance.

The team went 8-1 in their two tournaments, outscoring their opponents 44-13 en route to winning the NAR Motor City Classic in September and coming up just short of making it to the finals in the CCM Detroit Motown tournament in October.

This group has been a bright spot this MDHL season.  While it’s common for these players to blend in with the crowd during league-play where they’re up against 17 and 18 year olds, their talent was put on full display when matched up with other U15 aged players.  You’d have to go back a number of years to find a U15 group that was as skilled as this one, and it gives us good reason to look forward to the future as these players will continue to develop at the high school level and should form the bulk of the
MDHL U16 and U18 tournament teams moving forward.
Congratulations on a great fall! 

Game results and roster are included below (note: Defenseman Lewis Gardine was called up to the MDHL U16 tournament team for the NAPHL Showcase in Blaine, MN that was the same weekend as the Motor City Classic tournament):

NAR Motor City Classic                
Cleveland Wildcats         8-1          Win
MHA Black                           7-2          Win
MHA White                         8-1          Win
Cleveland Wildcats          7-0          Win – Championship
 
200x85 CCM Detroit Motown (Tacks Division)                   
Amherst Maruaders       5-2          Win
Wisconsin                            5-3          Win
Chatham Kent                   2-1          Win
Biggby Coffee AAA          2-1          Win - Quarterfinals
PHA Icemen                       0-2          Loss – Semifinals
 
Roster

Brett Allen	Forward	Trenton
Connor Duffany	Forward	Brighton
Lincoln Frantti	Forward	Howell
Lucas Goerke	Forward	Northville
Cash Laufer	Forward	GRCC
Bryce Pietila	Forward	Howell
Emmett Pilch	Forward	OLSM
Tim Peterson	Forward	Brighton
Ethan Saline	Forward	Northville
Mitchell Wysocki	Forward	Brighton
Daniel Avery	Defense	Howell
Jesse Bradford	Defense	Trenton
Lewis Gardine	Defense	Grandville
Sean Goff	Defense	Catholic Central
Caden O'Toole	Defense	Brighton
Luke Topolski	Defense	Northville
Brayden Zasada	Defense	Northville
Nicholas Kogut	Goalie	Catholic Central
Philip Peterson	Goalie	Brighton