Oct 12, 2013 Local Sports Journal It looks as though the Dubuque Fighting Saints may be as good as they were last year, and that’s not good news for the rest of the United States Hockey League, including the Muskegon Lumberjacks. The Fighting Saints, the defending Clark Cup champions,... READ MORE
Oct 09, 2013 Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON – The Muskegon Lumberjack organization announced Wednesday a trade that sends defenseman Connor Frantti to Lincoln for a conditional Phase Two Draft pick in next year’s draft. Frantti, who hails from Spring Grove, IL, was the Lumberj... READ MORE
Oct 08, 2013 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - The Muskegon Lumberjacks’ penalty killing unit struggled through the first three games of the season, and Coach Todd Krygier wasn’t happy about it. Then Mason Jobst returned to the lineup Friday night, and things got better... READ MORE
Oct 05, 2013 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON - All streaks must come to an end. The Muskegon Lumberjacks came into Saturday’s contest against the Fargo Force with a four-game winning streak to start the season. The Force came in with a three-game losing streak, and the... READ MORE
Oct 02, 2013 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal Muskegon Lumberjacks Coach Todd Krygier is far from satisfied with his hockey team. Yet he’s certainly not disappointed. His young squad, comprised mostly of first-year players, is 3-0 after the first two weekends of United States ... READ MORE
Sep 28, 2013 Shawn Liverance Local Sports Journal Good goaltending and a timely goal were the formula the Muskegon Lumberjacks used to win its United States Hockey League home opener on Saturday night. Scott Pooley scored with 1:11 left in overtime and goalie Eric Schierhorn made 42 sa... READ MORE
Sep 25, 2013 By Steve Gunn Local Sports Journal The Muskegon Lumberjacks organization learned a hard lesson last year. There are fans who want to keep track of the Lumberjacks when they can't make it out to a game at the L.C.Walker Arena, or when the team is on the road. Traditional... READ MORE
Sep 21, 2013 Local Sports Journal Muskegon Lumberjacks coach Todd Krygier said he wasn't sure what to expect when his young team took the ice for its opening game Saturday night. He learned he has a team that can hang tough in a tight contest on the road and walk away with a victor... READ MORE
Sep 08, 2013 Local Sports Journal Staff reports The Muskegon Lumberjacks fell victim to a tough second period and dropped a 5-3 decision to the Sioux City Musketeers Saturday in the second game of the United States Hockey League's preseason Atlantic Challenge at the Richard J. Codey Ar... READ MORE
Jul 22, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Muskegon Lumberjacks released their 2013-14 USHL schedule. Thirty of the Lumberjacks' 60 games will be played at home. They will host Eastern Conference rival Indiana Ice on Sept. 28 for their home opener. Twenty-eight of Muskegon's home games fall on ... READ MORE
Jul 09, 2013 By Jack Roberts MHSAA.com While examining some ancient fabrics at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo, Norway, my wife explained to me the “warp and weft” of weaving – how the vertical fibers are the warp and the horizontal fibers are the weft. What intrigued me about the... READ MORE
Jun 28, 2013 Local Sports Journal Pittsburgh Penguin coach and area native Dan Bylsma will be coaching team USA at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. "I'm excited and honored," the Western Michigan Christian grad said in a text to the LSJ. Bylsma led his Penguins to the E... READ MORE
Jun 23, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Muskegon Community College hockey club is hosting tryouts at the Lakeshore Sports Center this Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The Jayhawk program is entering its 11th season and has tasted some pretty good success. MCC won the ACHA Division II... READ MORE
Jun 20, 2013 Local Sports Journal MUSKEGON – First-year Muskegon Lumberjacks Head Coach Todd Krygier will now have some help behind the bench, as the club has tapped Rich McKenna to be Krygier’s assistant, the Lumberjacks announced today. McKenna comes to Muskegon following a two-year ... READ MORE
Jun 12, 2013 Local Sports Journal After the Pittsburgh Penguins were eliminated from the National Hockey League's Eastern Conference in a four-game sweep, there was plenty of discussion as to whether Penguin coach Dan Bylsma would keep his job. Bylsma is a Grand Haven native and a gradu... READ MORE
May 12, 2013 Local Sports Journal Former Muskegon Fury and Lumberjack forward Todd Robinson worked his overtime magic again on Saturday night. Robinson scored the game-winning goal in overtime of Game 7 of the Central Hockey League playoffs and gave the Allen Americans a 3-2 victory ove... READ MORE
May 05, 2013 Local Sports Journal Muskegon native Justin Abdlekader will sit out the next two games for the Detroit Red Wings after the National Hockey League handed down a suspension on Sunday. Abdelkader was issued a major for charging and a game misconduct for a hit on Anaheim's Toni... READ MORE
May 03, 2013 Local Sports Journal Muskegon's Justin Abdelkader scored a goal just 48 seconds into the first period of the Detroit Red Wings' 5-4 overtime victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night. The victory evens the series at one game each with the series now shifting to Detro... READ MORE
Apr 28, 2013 Local Sports Journal The National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins have assigned former Muskegon Fury defenseman Steve MacIntyre to their American Hockey League affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. MacIntyre played in one Penguins' game on his most recent stint in the NHL... READ MORE
Apr 28, 2013 Local Sports Journal Terry Ficorelli's contract will not be renewed by the Evansville Icemen for next season. Multiple sources have confirmed Ficorelli will not be back after calling games three seasons for the Icemen. Ficorelli had four stints in Muskegon with the Mohaw... READ MORE