Nov 28, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks showed Saturday night they have bright spots in their armor, but they also still have a number of holes to work on and clean up. The Lumberjacks responded after a horrendous 7-3 loss to Madison on Friday night, with a 5-4 win... READ MORE
Nov 27, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks have needed a winning streak since they started the 2021 season. Coming into Friday night, the Lumberjacks had finally done just what they needed to do and that was put together a four-game win streak. Unfortunatel... READ MORE
Nov 07, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks looked to get over a key hump to their young season against visiting Youngstown on Saturday: Win two games in a row. Unfortunately for the Lumberjacks, they will have to pursue a win streak next weekend, as Muskegon fell... READ MORE
Nov 06, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks ended a five-game winless streak on Friday night with a 2-1 shootout victory over the visiting Youngstown Phantoms. Muskegon outscored Youngstown 2-1 in the shootout to earn the victory and gain a much-needed two points in the... READ MORE
Oct 31, 2021 By Jason Goorman LocalSportsJournal.com It is not easy taking a loss as a win. But the Muskegon Lumberjacks were able to do that on Saturday night. The Lumberjacks hosted Dubuque for the second night of a two-game series at Mercy Health Arena and needed to break a 4-gam... READ MORE
Oct 29, 2021 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com The debut of a new goaltender did not go as planned for the Muskegon Lumberjacks on Friday night. Earlier in the week, the Lumberjacks swapped out their No. 1 goaltenders and brought in highly touted Russian netminder Platon Zadorozhny. The vi... READ MORE
Oct 26, 2021 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks are hoping a drastic change to their roster will prompt drastic changes to their fortunes in the United States Hockey League. On Tuesday, the Muskegon Lumberjacks sent their No. 1 goaltender Jan Skorpik to the North Am... READ MORE
Oct 24, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks' wild road trip in Madison continued to raise eyebrows on Saturday in their 6-4 loss. On Friday, the Jacks gave up four goals in the final 10 minutes of a 6-3 loss to the second-place Capitols. Saturday was even more ... READ MORE
Oct 23, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com There are tough third periods and there are the final 20 minutes the Muskegon Lumberjacks had in their 6-3 loss in Madison on Friday night. Muskegon held a 3-2 advantage after Ben Strinden scored his second goal of the game and fourth of the season e... READ MORE
Oct 17, 2021 By Jason Goorman LocalSportsJournal.com Finding a winning streak in the USHL is tough to do, especially when playing first-place Chicago. The Muskegon Lumberjacks looked to add to their first win of the season on Saturday after Friday's exciting 6-5 overtime win by ho... READ MORE
Oct 16, 2021 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com The celebration began on the ice, continued into the hallway and ended in the Muskegon Lumberjacks’ dressing room on Friday night. And for good reason. The Lumberjacks broke into the victory column with a hard-fought 6-5 overtime victory ov... READ MORE
Oct 14, 2021 By Ron Rop LocalSportsJournal.com When Muskegon Lumberjacks coach Mike Hamilton pores over his team’s 2021-2022 roster, he can’t help but get just a bit excited. He sees plenty of experience at all levels of his team – in goal, along the blueline and up front. He also se... READ MORE
Oct 12, 2021 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks are just days away from hosting their home opener of the 2021-22 regular season. So, on Tuesday, the Jacks hosted a press conference at the Family Financial Credit Union downtown hub to discuss what is coming up... READ MORE
Aug 26, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Former Muskegon Lumberjack winger Andrei Svechnikov has agreed to a new, eight-year contract with the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes. Svechnikov, who played in Muskegon during the 2016-17 season, scored 29 goals and added 29 assists du... READ MORE
May 08, 2021 By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - After a long, exciting season of chasing the talented Chicago Steel, the Muskegon Lumberjacks came as close as close can be, but fell just short in the end. The Jacks were playing to keep their season alive on S... READ MORE
May 07, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks are facing a win-or-go-home situation on Saturday, after falling to the Chicago Steel 3-2 on Friday in overtime in Game 1 of the USHL Eastern Conference finals at Fox Valley Ice Arena in Illinois. Matt Coronato scored the game... READ MORE
May 06, 2021 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - All season long, the Chicago Steel have been tearing up the United States Hockey League. The Steel finished the regular season with a gaudy 38-11-3 record. They captured first place in the league’s Eastern Conference and wo... READ MORE
May 01, 2021 By Dave Hart and Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Two key components for a championship hockey team are great defense and solid goaltending. Throughout the regular season, the Muskegon Lumberjacks struggled at times in both of those categories. But when it w... READ MORE
Apr 30, 2021 By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Someday Muskegon Lumberjacks forward Brad Marek can tell his grandchildren how he scored the winning goal in his first USHL playoff game with a shot that bounced off his butt. His left cheek, to be exact. ... READ MORE
Apr 29, 2021 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The goal for every team is to be peaking around playoff time. In a broad sense, the Muskegon Lumberjacks have been doing just that. Between Feb. 18 and April 9, they were the hottest team in the USHL, rattling off 16 wins in ... READ MORE