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
Apr 25, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks ended the regular season dropping their second straight contest to the Anderson Cup champion Chicago Steel on Saturday night. The Lumberjacks jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead, then allowed five unanswered goals, including three ... READ MORE
Apr 23, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks will be opening the 2021 Clark Cup playoffs from the Mercy Health Arena next week. The Lumberjacks locked down the second spot to earn home ice in the first round by defeating Dubuque last night 6-5 in overtime and by Green Ba... READ MORE
Apr 17, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks were close to winning their first Anderson Cup, which is awarded to the USHL’s best team. But the Lumberjacks were officially eliminated from the race with just three games to go, which included two against the first place C... READ MORE
Apr 17, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Lumberjacks showed off their offensive depth on Friday with six different players scoring in a 6-0 victory over the Youngstown Phantoms at the Covelli Centre in Youngstown, Ohio. Danil Guschin scored his team-leading 28th goal in the firs... READ MORE
Apr 11, 2021 By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - From this point on, every game is pretty important for the Muskegon Lumberjacks, and losses to lesser teams are costly. In the end they could mean the difference between first and second place. The Jacks miss... READ MORE
Apr 10, 2021 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - It had been a very long time since the Muskegon Lumberjacks had posted a shutout victory. The Lumberjacks last blanked a team more than two years ago, on April 6, 2019 in Green Bay, near the end of the 2018-19 season. Under... READ MORE
Apr 08, 2021 By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Muskegon Lumberjacks officially qualified for the USHL playoffs with a 5-1 home ice victory over Dubuque on Thursday, which is hardly surprising news. The Jacks have been good all year, and really great in r... READ MORE
Apr 07, 2021 By Steve Gunn Loca;lSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - It’s been a pretty amazing week for Muskegon Lumberjacks Coach Mike Hamilton. Last Friday, he became the all-time winningest coach in organization history when the Jacks beat the Team USA Under-18 squad 7-4. That ... READ MORE
Apr 03, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com It is a tall task to even defeat a talented Team USA Under-18 squad even a couple of times during the season. But the Muskegon Lumberjacks did it three times in a span of four nights after beating the 18’s 4-3 on Saturday night in Plymouth Michigan.... READ MORE
Apr 02, 2021 By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - The Muskegon Lumberjacks had a few exciting things to celebrate after Friday night’s home victory. The streaking Jacks picked up their 13th win in their last 15 games, and inched closer to nailing down second ... READ MORE
Apr 01, 2021 LocalSportsJournal.com Danil Gushchin and Nick Portz both scored in the overtime shootout, while goalie Nate Reid kept the opposition from finding the net, giving the Muskegon Lumberjacks an impressive 5-4 victory over the elite Team USA Under-18 squad on Wednesday in Plymouth... READ MORE
Mar 27, 2021 By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Tired teams turn to their star players when their collective energy level is about used up. The Muskegon Lumberjacks were an exhausted bunch on Saturday night, playing their sixth game in nine days, and were str... READ MORE
Mar 26, 2021 By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - On some nights, the Muskegon Lumberjacks have one strategy available to them – score, score and score some more, and hope by the end of the game that it’s enough. That’s necessary in certain games because ... READ MORE
Mar 25, 2021 By Dave Hart and Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Beating the teams they are supposed to beat is becoming increasingly important for the Muskegon Lumberjacks. The Jacks have only 14 games left in the regular season, and are in a close battle with Green Bay for ... READ MORE
Mar 23, 2021 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - Few teams in the United States Hockey League can keep up with the elite Team USA Under-18 squad. But the soaring Muskegon Lumberjacks certainly can, which they demonstrated over and over again on Tuesday night. The Under-1... READ MORE