Feb 16, 2014 By Dave Tomczak Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - With plenty of season left on the hockey calendar, the Muskegon Lumberjacks will gladly move on from Saturday night's game at the L.C. Walkers Arena. Playing before a crowd of 2,851, the Lumberjacks controlled most of the act... READ MORE
Feb 12, 2014 Local Sports Journal East Kentwood scored the final four goals to earn a 4-3 hockey win over Mona Shores on Wednesday night. Dalton L'Allier, Ben Essenberg and Glen Kastelic staked the Sailors to a 3-0 lead before East Kentwood rallied for the win. Colin Robach had two a... READ MORE
Feb 12, 2014 Local Sports Journal Josh Smith scored four goals in Reeths-Puffer's 4-0 win over Rockford on Wedneday night. All four of Smith's goals came in the final period. Kyle Kendra had three assists for the Rockets and goalie Jake VanderLee earned the win.... READ MORE
Feb 12, 2014 Local Sports Journal Grand Haven dropped a 3-2 hockey game to East Grand Rapis on Wednesday night. The Bucs led 1-0 after two periods, but was outscored 3-1 in the final period. Jake Steggles and Joey Zelenka scored goals for the Bucs. Grand Haven goalie Ryan Henning ... READ MORE
Feb 11, 2014 Local Sports Journal USA opens up men's hockey Group Play on Thursday in the 2014 Sochi Games in Sochi, Russia. The team is coached by Western Michigan Christian high school alum Dan Bylsm and will open up Group A play against Slovakia. USA will take on No. 1 seeded Rus... READ MORE
Feb 08, 2014 Local Sports Journal Sometimes it seems as though the Muskegon Lumberjacks play to the level of their opponents. Last Saturday they looked great in defeating the first-place Indiana Ice before an enthusiastic home crowd. Then they changed masks and lost a 3-1 decision to... READ MORE
Feb 06, 2014 By Dave Tomczak Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - It wasn't a rock concert. The Detroit Red Wings didn't move practice facilities. It was simply two rival high school hockey teams squaring off at Lakeshore Sports Centre Wednesday. But the showdown of OK Tier I rivals, Mona ... READ MORE
Feb 05, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal It's make-or-break time for the Jekyll-and-Hyde Muskegon Lumberjacks. All season long the team has been up and down, looking great some nights while beating top teams like Indiana or the Team USA under-18 squad, and looking horrible while... READ MORE
Jan 26, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - Looking back, it's hard to believe Matt Iacopelli didn't score a goal in the first 11 games of the season. Twenty-eight games later he's among the top scorers in the United States Hockey League, and now owns a spot in Muske... READ MORE
Jan 25, 2014 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - Opposing teams are only going to get so many wins against Team USA's elite under-18 squad. The Ann Arbor-based team has only been beaten three times in United States Hockey League competition this season, and two of those losse... READ MORE
Jan 22, 2014 Local Sports Journal Mona Shores couldn't withstand a third period offensive outburst by Rockford in its 7-5 boys hockey loss on Wednesday. The Rams scored five goals in the final period. The Sailors played Rockford even through the first two periods and held a 2-2 tie goin... READ MORE
Jan 19, 2014 Local Sports Journal From the opening puck drop to the final buzzer, there was no doubt that the Muskegon Lumberjacks were dominate rival Youngstown, as six different Lumberjacks notched at least a goal, including the first four goals, o conclude their season-long eight-game r... READ MORE
Jan 17, 2014 Local Sports Journal The Muskegon Lumberjacks jumped out to a two-goal lead Friday and held on for a 3-2 victory over Team USA in Ann Arbor. The Lumberjacks collected a first period goal from Daniel Willett and a second period goal from Chase Hatcher to take a 2-0 lead at t... READ MORE
Jan 12, 2014 Local Sports Journal INDIANAPOLIS – A close-knit battle between two Eastern Conference rivals turned into a runaway victory for the host Indiana Ice as they topped the Muskegon Lumberjacks 4-1 in USHL action on Saturday. In a tightly-contested first period, the Lumberjack... READ MORE
Jan 08, 2014 Local Sports Journal Dan Bylsma is the all-time winningest coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins. The West Michigan native and Western Michigan Christian grad captured victory No. 233 in a 5-4 shootout victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night. Penguin forward S... READ MORE
Jan 05, 2014 By Dave Tomczak Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - Stan Konrad would probably have been proud of his former team. Mona Shores' hockey team buckled down and killed off a 5-minute power play late in the third period, then added an empty net goal for a 4-2 win over Portage Centr... READ MORE
Jan 04, 2014 By Dave Tomczak Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - Grand Haven hockey had plenty of opportunities to stay in its game against East Kentwood at the L.C. Walker Arena Saturday. But the Bucs would finish the contest 1-for-9 on the power play and dropped a 6-3 decision to t... READ MORE
Jan 04, 2014 By Dave Tomczak Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - Mona Shores wasted no time getting on the board in the nightcap of the 25th Annual Stan Konrad Memorial Hockey Tournament Friday at the L.C. Walker Arena. The Sailors scored 17 seconds into the game en route to a 5-4 win ov... READ MORE
Jan 04, 2014 By Dave Tomczak Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - Grand Haven battled back from a two goal deficit only to have Portage Central net the game winner late in the opening game of the 2014 Stan Konrad Memorial Tournament Friday at the L.C. Walker Arena. The Mustangs' 4-3 win o... READ MORE
Dec 29, 2013 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - Apparently a nice long two-week rest, a game against a weak opponent, and a few new faces were just what the doctor ordered for the Muskegon Lumberjacks. A big night from leading scorer Matt Iacopelli didn’t hurt anything, ei... READ MORE