Two Michigan teams ready to compete in prestigious boys’ high school tournament

By @MichaelCaples –

On April 21, the puck will drop on the annual boys’ CCM High School National Invitational Tournament in Minnesota, and two Michigan squads will be there to represent our state.

Two boys’ teams – one filled with seniors and the other with juniors – will compete across top competition from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Massachusetts and North Dakota.

The tournament runs from April 21 through April 24 at the Plymouth Ice Center in Plymouth, Minn.

Here are the rosters for the Michigan squads:

 

Michigan Seniors (Boys)

Cullen Barber – Goaltender – Livonia Stevenson

Nickolas Foran – Defense – Brighton

Alec Allen – Defense – Livonia Stevenson

Andrew Froese – Defense – Traverse City Central

Jay Keranen – Defense – Brighton

Adam Olson – Defense – Livonia Stevenson

Joseph Ullstrom – Defense – Hartland

Reid Pietila – Forward – Houghton

JP Lafferty – Forward – Detroit Catholic Central

Brett Abdelnour – Forward – University Liggett

Nick Blankenburg – Forward – Romeo

Nick Bowman – Forward – Brother Rice

Luke Cowan – Forward – Hartland

Logan Jenuwine – Forward – Romeo

Zach Leonard – Forward – Berkley

Nick Macari – Forward – Detroit Catholic Central

Ian Melrose – Forward – Berkley

Lee Pietila – Forward – Brighton

Grant Reszczyk – Forward – Orchard Lake St. Mary’s

Derek Schaedig – Goaltender – Chelsea

GM: Don Wright

Coaches: Ryan Ossenmacher, Jeff Fleming, Mark Vellucci

Dr: Zvi Levran

Michigan Juniors (Boys)

Brett Miller – Goaltender – Northville

Connor McGinnis – Defense – Detroit Country Day

Jack Clement – Defense – Brother Rice

Kyle Gierman – Defense – Cranbrook

Lorenzo D’Agostini – Defense – U of D Jesuit

Dawson Zahorian – Defense – Cranbrook

Austin Roell – Defense – Detroit Catholic Central

Christopher Lemire – Forward – Escanaba

Matthew Schaumburger – Forward – Salem

Zachary Sprys-Tellner – Forward – Detroit Catholic Central

Blake Johnson – Forward – Cranbrook

Jason Brancheau – Forward – Wyandotte

Samuel Spaedt – Forward – Saginaw Heritage

Sawyer Jensen – Forward – Mona Shores

Michael McInerney – Forward – Brother Rice

Alec DeLuca – Forward – Brother Rice

Adam Pitters – Forward – Grosse Pointe South

Mitchell Shults – Forward – Brother Rice

Thomas Daskas – Forward – Rochester United

Logan Neaton – Goaltender – Brighton

GM: Don Wright

Coaches: Craig Staskowski, Kyle Zagata, Vincent Vuljaj, Randy Wilson