Dec 29, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Muskegon Lumberjacks have lost two straight games, but the news is not all bad. They still found a way to gain a couple of important points in the standings. Last Saturday they got a late goal to tie the game and send it to overtime before losing... READ MORE
Dec 27, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - Maybe it was the long holiday break, or maybe the Muskegon Lumberjacks just don’t have the best of luck when the Youngstown Phantoms come to town. Whatever the case, the Lumberjacks emerged Saturday on the short end of a disa... READ MORE
Dec 19, 2014 By Dave Hart Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - The Muskegon Lumberjacks have been anchored in recent weeks with strong play from players like Christian Wolanin, Eric Schierhorn and Matej Paulovic. But all three of those players were missing Friday, due to tournament commitme... READ MORE
Dec 17, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - In the old days at L.C. Walker Arena, hockey fights were an accepted part of the game, and a major draw for some local fans. But two players dropping the gloves is a lot less common in the United States Hockey League. That�... READ MORE
Dec 15, 2014 Local Sports Journal A familiar face to Muskegon hockey fans is heading to the National Hockey League. Todd Nelson, who played and coached in Muskegon, is about to become the interim head coach of the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers. On Monday, the Oilers fired coach Dallas Eaki... READ MORE
Dec 13, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - Tom Marchin and Matej Paulovic have been producing a lot of goals for the Muskegon Lumberjacks lately. But they can’t score goals when they aren’t on the ice. Marchin received a 10-minute misconduct penalty in the fi... READ MORE
Dec 12, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - Michael Latorella seems to play his best hockey when Eric Schierhorn is not available. Latorella, one of two backup goalies for the Muskegon Lumberjacks, collected two wins last week when Schierhorn, the starter, was out with a... READ MORE
Dec 10, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - There’s no doubt that local hockey fans become attached to good players who stick around for awhile. That was particularly true of Cooper Marody, a talented and likable forward who spent more than a season with the Muskegon L... READ MORE
Dec 07, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - Special teams are pretty important in hockey. Scoring with a man advantage, and stopping other teams from doing the same, can make or break a team in the standings. The Muskegon Lumberjacks have been doing both pretty well a... READ MORE
Dec 05, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - The Muskegon Lumberjacks have been plagued with injuries and illness for the past month, yet they keep winning games. The “MPM line” of Griffen Molino, Matej Paulovic and Tom Marchin is a big reason for that success. ... READ MORE
Dec 04, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Muskegon Lumberjacks traded forward Cooper Marody to the Sioux Falls Stampede Thursday for forward Will Graber. The two teams also exchanged draft picks as part of the transaction. Marody had a total of 11 goals and 28 assists in his two-plus sea... READ MORE
Dec 03, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - The Muskegon Lumberjacks may have to get by without Eric Schierhorn for one more weekend, but they can definitely breathe easier about the long-term health of their star goalie. Schierhorn did not play last weekend after compla... READ MORE
Nov 29, 2014 Local Sports Journal What a difference a day makes for the Muskegon Lumberjacks. The Jacks were blasted on Friday 8-0 by the Youngstown Phantoms. But on Saturday the Jacks bounced back to defeat the Phantoms 3-2 in a shootout at the Covelli Center in Youngstown. Muskegon... READ MORE
Nov 28, 2014 By Justin Haggerty Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - The Muskegon Lumberjacks entered action Friday night on a three game win streak, while the Youngstown Phantoms came in winners of just two of their last six. But the logical outcome did not materialize. Muskegon’s... READ MORE
Nov 26, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Muskegon Lumberjacks are playing great hockey, and there's no telling how far they might go with Eric Schierhorn in goal. Last week, Schierhorn was named USHL goaltender of the week after stopping 74 of 77 shots in the two Lumberjack victories over ... READ MORE
Nov 23, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - There were times on Sunday when it seemed as though the Muskegon Lumberjacks were playing against Bloomington and the referees. In the first period the refs allowed a controversial Bloomington goal which erased Muskegon's early... READ MORE
Nov 22, 2014 By Dave Hart Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - The Muskegon Lumberjacks have shown a remarkable ability to bounce back from losses all season. Other than losing on back-to-back nights in Cedar Rapids in October, the Jacks have yet to sustain a losing streak. That's at lea... READ MORE
Nov 22, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Muskegon Lumberjacks topped visiting Waterloo 3-0 on Friday night. Winning goaltender Eric Schierhorn stopped all 42 Waterloo shots to pick up his second shutout of the season. Matej Paulovic scored a pair of goals for the Jacks (11-5-1), the first ... READ MORE
Nov 19, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - On the ice, the Muskegon Lumberjacks are doing just fine. They are 10-5-1, in third place in the USHL's Eastern Conference, only one point behind second-place Dubuque. The top four teams in each conference make the playoffs,... READ MORE
Nov 16, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Muskegon Lumberjacks have been playing pretty good hockey lately - except when they meet up with the Team USA Under-18 squad. They had a three-game winning streak on Oct. 29, until they lost by three goals to the Under-18s at home. They went into... READ MORE