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West Michigan to host end-of-season tournament
KALAMAZOO – The West Michigan Hounds will host the annual Northern Lakes Hockey League tournament Feb. 23-26 in Kalamazoo, Mich. at Wings Stadium.

All five NLHL teams will meet for the tournament, which takes place after each team has finished its 24-game regular season schedule.

“This gives us a chance to show people what the Hounds and the NLHL are all about,” said Tom Berry, executive director of the Hounds. “Teams should look forward to playing in front of many scouts, as well as their family and friends.”

The tournament will feature a couple special events, including watching the ECHL’s Kalamazoo K-Wings take on the Chicago Express, the NAHL’s Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings take on the St. Louis Bandits and a banquet Saturday night where league awards will be handed out.

“This is a special chance to recognize the players for their hard work,” said Berry. “They will love the atmosphere at the stadium with the K-Wings and Jr. K-Wings players and team officials around.”

Games will kick off on Thursday the 23rd, with two games played that night, Friday morning, Friday night, Saturday morning and Saturday night, leading up to Saturday night’s banquet.

The top two teams after round robin play will meet at 10 a.m. on Sunday the 26th in the championship game.

“West Michigan will continue the tradition of being an excellent host for the league playoffs,” said Greg Mingay, NLHL commissioner. “There are plenty of NAHL and USHL franchises in the area, so it should be another great opportunity for our athletes to be evaluated.”

Find out more about the tournament by visiting http://www.northernlakeshockey.com/tournament.php.
Posted on Jan 23 2012 by Michael H. Babcock
Indians and Sabres split weekend series
SAULT STE. MARIE – The Soo Indians and Shattuck St. Mary’s Sabres took three points each in a weekend series, each winning one before tying the finale.

Shattuck (7-5-6) was 2-1 in the opener, the Indians (3-14-4) 3-2 in the second and both teams scored 3 in Sunday’s contest.

The Indians’ Brandt Miller opened the scoring 2:20 into the second period, but Mathew Lewis and Sebastian Weberg answered back, scoring two goals for the visitors in less than two minutes, and the Sabres held on from there. Aaron Altmeyer stopped 21 shots to earn the victory.

The Indians scored first again in the night game with Eric Tien lighting the lap 1:46 in, but Shattuck’s Taylor Parkinson answered later in the period. Ray Marker scored on the power play to regain the Soo lead, but again the visitor’s answered with a Peter Barral goal.

The Indians weren’t done, though, as Kevin Killips scored the game winner 1:12 after the Barral goal as the Indians earned their third win of the season. Steve Dombrosky earned the win with 27 saves.

Shattuck jumped out to a 2-0 lead early in the series finale, but the Indians scored once in the first and once in the second to make it tied going into the third. Greg Betzold put SSM in front with less than nine minutes remaining, but Nicholas Tassone equaled the mark and the teams stayed tied from there.

The Indians are now 3-3-2 since starting the season 0-11-2, while Shattuck St. Mary’s has moved into second place in the standings, with Weberg and Alex Rodriguez holding down the top two scoring spots in the league.
Posted on Jan 15 2012 by Michael H. Babcock
Hounds take four points from visiting Sabres
KALAMAZOO – The West Michigan Hounds came out flying in the first period of their home finale, jumping out to a quick 2-0 lead and never looking back as they took four of six possible points during an undefeated weekend against Shattuck St. Mary’s.

The Hounds (6-9-6) won 5-2 in the first game, and then tied 1-1 and 2-2 in the final two games to pull ahead of the Sabres (6-4-5), at least temporarily, in the standings.
Posted on Jan 08 2012 by Michael H. Babcock
Weberg leads SSM to five-point weekend versus Soo
FARIBAULT – Sebastian Weberg had two points in all three games as Shattuck St. Mary’s took five points from visiting Soo last weekend.

The Indians kept even in the first game behind the solid goaltending of Steve Dombrosky, tying 2-2, but fell 4-2 and 5-2 in the final two games.
Posted on Dec 21 2011 by Michael H. Babcock
Domborsky wows as Indians and Electros split, Kings steals five on road
SAULT STE. MARIE – Steve Dombrosky made the most of his Northern Lakes Hockey League debut this weekend stopping 80 of the 85 shots he faced as the Soo Indians split a three games series with the league-leading Marquette Electricians. While south of the Mackinaw Bridge, the Thunder Bay Kings came away with five points against West Michigan.

The Hounds (5-9-4) and Kings (8-4-3) tied the first game 2-2, but Thunder Bay bounced back with 5-3 and 3-1 victories. Marquette (9-1-5) won game one at Big Bear 3-1, then tied 2-2 before falling 2-0 in the finale.
Posted on Dec 11 2011 by Michael H. Babcock
Sabres take five points in Thunder Bay
THUNDER BAY – Shattuck St. Mary’s went into a tough atmosphere and came out with five points in Northern Lakes Hockey League action this weekend, beating the Thunder Bay Kings twice and tying the weekend finale.

The Sabres (4-3-2) won 3-2 and 5-0 Saturday before tying Sunday’s game 1-1.
Posted on Dec 04 2011 by Michael H. Babcock
Kings allow only one goal in weekend sweep
THUNDER BAY – The defending champion Thunder Bay Kings defended the Fort Williams First Nations Arena this weekend well as they swept the West Michigan Hounds in three straight games by a total score of 12-1.

The Hounds failed to score Saturday, losing 4-0, then 5-0 before falling in the finale 3-1.
Posted on Nov 27 2011 by Michael H. Babcock
Marquette outscores Indians 17-3 in home series
MARQUETTE – The Marquette Electricians outscored the Soo Indians 17-3 in three games this weekend, earning five points to stay undefeated in Northern Lakes Hockey League play.

The Electricians (5-0-4) won 7-0 twice on Saturday before tying the finale 3-3.
Posted on Oct 23 2011 by Michael H. Babcock
Marquette takes league lead with five-point weekend
MARQUETTE – The Marquette Electricians won twice and tied a third game at home this weekend against the Northern Lakes Hockey League defending champion Thunder Bay Kings.

The Electricians won by a score of 4-1 in both Saturday games before tying 1-1 Sunday. The undefeated weekend moves them to 3-0-3, taking a lead in the league standings.
Posted on Oct 16 2011 by Michael H. Babcock
Thunder Bay sweeps to start NLHL season
THUNDER BAY – It’s exactly the kind of start the reigning champion Thunder Bay Kings were hoping to have, a clean sweep over Northern Lakes Hockey League rival Soo Indians.

The Kings won 6-1, 4-2 and 6-3, while Marquette started the season undefeated beating West Michigan 2-1, then tying the final two games 5-5 and 2-2.
Posted on Oct 09 2011 by Michael H. Babcock

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2011-12 Standings
1 Marquette Electricians 15 9-1-5 23
2 Shattuck St. Mary's 18 7-5-6 20
3 Thunder Bay Kings 15 8-4-3 19
4 West Michigan Hounds 21 6-9-6 18
5 Soo Indians 21 3-14-4 10

2011-12 Top Scorers
Team # Player GP G A P
SSM 19 Sebastian Weberg 18 9 15 24
SSM 23 Alex Rodriguez 18 11 10 21
MQT 16 Patrick Sofer 15 6 12 18
WM 9 Hayden Miedema 19 6 12 18
WM 19 Sean Gruenhagen 21 11 7 18
MQT 23 Gavin Porter 15 9 8 17
MQT 27 Easton Viitala 15 8 9 17
SSM 17 Greg Betzold 18 7 9 16

2011-12 Top Goalies
Team # Goalie GP W GAA SV%
WM 30 Nikita Chubukin 3 0 1.67 .955
MQT 35 Bryce Leaf 13 6 1.75 .932
WM 35 Charlie Mitch 6 3 2.67 .931
SOO 35 Steve Dombrosky 8 2 2.13 .930
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