Hockey
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Lumberjacks open regular season Friday at USHL Fall Classic tournament
By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comThe Muskegon Lumberjacks’ 2018-19 season is here – even sooner than anyone expected it.
In the past, the United States Hockey League’s Fall...
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Local Sports Journal kicks off podcast debut with 2018 Summer Coaches Series
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There is new excitement in the air for the 2018-19 prep sports season at Local Sports Journal.
Podcasts.
The “2018 Summer Coaches Series” is now hitting the...
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Lumberjacks name Ryan Bennett new GM, replacing John Vanbiesbrouck
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The Muskegon Lumberjacks continued to reshuffle their chain of command this week.
On Wednesday the club announced that General Manager John Vanbiesbrouck, who has been in...
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Lumberjacks promote video coach Mike Hamilton to head coaching position
By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Winning has not been a problem for the Muskegon Lumberjacks in recent years.
But the team has not...
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Lumberjacks’ Del Gaizo named USHL Player of the Year; Pekar wins league rookie honors
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The United States Hockey League announced Monday that Anthony Del Gaizo of the Muskegon Lumberjacks has been named the 2018 USHL Player of the Year as determined by...
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Lumberjacks fire coach John LaFontaine following two seasons on the bench
By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – The Muskegon Lumberjacks have fired head coach John LaFontaine following two winning seasons.
The team announced the move in a press...
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Lumberjacks lose OT heartbreaker 5-4, end their season with a series loss to Chicago
By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Nobody can say the Muskegon Lumberjacks went down without putting up one heck of a fight.
But they...
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Lumberjacks fall 6-2 to Chicago, setting up a Game 3 showdown on Wednesday night
By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – The tough thing about a short three-game playoff series is that there’s very little room for error.
A few tough breaks,...
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Lumberjacks open Clark Cup playoffs with an exciting 3-2 victory over Chicago
By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – On a night when lots of shots weren’t producing many goals, the Muskegon Lumberjacks got the job...
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Jacks end regular season with a loss; Del Gaizo wraps up USHL scoring championship
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The Muskegon Lumberjacks wrapped up their regular season on the road on Saturday with a 5-3 loss to the Youngstown Phantoms.
The loss left the Jacks...
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Lumberjacks beat Team USA on the road, clinch third place in the Eastern Conference
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The Muskegon Lumberjacks clinched third place in the USHL’s Eastern Conference with an exciting 5-4 victory over first-place Team USA on Plymouth, Michigan on Friday.
Forward...
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Jacks ready for regular season finale, quick playoff series, all in the next week
By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – The end of the regular season, and the start of the Clark Cup playoffs, are all coming within the next...
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Lumberjacks beat Madison 5-3, nail down home ice advantage for first round of playoffs
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The Muskegon Lumberjacks will host a first-round USHL playoff series.
The Jacks earned that right on Saturday night with a 5-3 road victory over the Madison...
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Kondelik scores hat trick, including OT winner, in Jacks’ 6-5 win over Central Illinois
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Jachym Kondelik and the Muskegon Lumberjacks are obviously determined to secure home-ice advantage in the first round of the USHL playoffs.
Kondelik scored two goals in...
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Lumberjacks lose second straight to Omaha, still a point away from clinching playoffs
By Steve Gunn and Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – The Muskegon Lumberjacks would love to have a least a few more home games this season.
But there’s...
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Lumberjacks fall to Omaha, but are still within a win of clinching a playoff spot
By Nate Thompson
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – The Muskegon Lumberjacks lost a golden opportunity to clinch a playoff spot on Friday, when they blew an early lead...
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Lumberjacks’ Vincent de Mey finding his scoring touch as playoffs approach
By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – Sometimes good things come out of the blue, and end up costing nothing.
That was the case in October, when the...
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Jacks hosting final two regular season home games with a lot on the line
By Steve Gunn
LocalSportsJournal.comMUSKEGON – The Muskegon Lumberjacks will play their final two home games of the regular season this weekend, with a lot on...
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Lumberjacks complete weekend sweep with a 5-2 victory over the Madison Capitols
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The Muskegon Lumberjacks did something on Saturday that they haven’t done in quite a while – completed a weekend sweep.
The Jacks jumped out to an...
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Lumberjacks roar back late to beat Madison 5-4, cut magic number to 6
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The Muskegon Lumberjacks are obviously convinced they can come back and win just about any game.
That should bode well for the Jacks in the coming...
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