MWJHL Playoffs

The Michigan Ice Dogs have qualified for the 2015 MWJHL Playoffs!  All 7 MWJHL teams qualified for postseason play!

     The MWJHL (Midwest Junior Hockey League) Playoffs begin tonight, and all 7 MWJHL teams have qualified for the postseason.  The Traverse City Hounds have the #1 overall seed, and they have earned themselves a first round bye.  The remaining teams will be reseeded after the 1st round, and the Champion will claim the MWJHL Veteran's Memorial Cup.  The Traverse City Hounds are the two time defending MWJHL Champions! Click on the link below for more information about the Midwest Junior Hockey League!
    The #2 Motor City Monarchs will host the #7 Michigan Ice Dogs in a best of three game series.  All 3 games (if necessary) will be played at the Fraser Hockeyland located at 34400 Utica Road.  Game 1 is scheduled to begin tonight at 7:15 p.m.  Click on the links below for more information about the Motor City Monarchs, or the Michigan Ice Dogs.
     The #3 Decatur Blaze will host the #6 Soo Firehawks in a best of 3 game series.  All 3 games (if necessary) will be played at the Decatur Civic Center located at 1 Gary K. Anderson Plaza.  Game 1 is scheduled to begin tonight at 10:00 p.m.  Click on the links below for more information about the Decatur Blaze, or the Soo Firehawks.
     The #4 Detroit Fighting Irish will host the #5 Alpena Flyers in a best of 3 game series.  All 3 games (if necessary) will be played at the Brownstown Sports Center (formerly known as the Ice Box) located at 21902 Telegraph Road.  Game 1 is scheduled to begin tonight at 7:00 p.m.  Click on the links below for more information about the Detroit Fighting Irish, or the Alpena Flyers.
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The Traverse City Hounds (in blue) have a 1st round bye in the 2015 MWJHL Playoffs.  

The #2 Motor City Monarchs (in white) will host the #7 Michigan Ice Dogs (in black) in a best of 3 game series.

The #3 Decatur Blaze (in white) will host the Soo Firehawks in a best of three game series.

The Detroit Fighting Irish (in blue) will host the Alpena Flyers (in orange, and white) in a best of 3 game series.

The Soo Firehawks will travel to Decatur.  Game 1 is scheduled for tonight at 10:00 p.m.  

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For more information about the Midwest Junior Hockey League click on  www.mwjhl.com



For more information about the Traverse City Hounds click on  www.tchounds.com



For more information about the Motor City Monarchs click on  www.mcmonarchs.com



For more information about the Decatur Blaze click on  www.decaturblaze.com



For info about the Detroit Fighting Irish click on  www.detroitfightingirish.pointstreaksites.com



For more information about the Alpena Flyers click on  www.alpenaflyers.com



For more information about the Soo Firehawks click on  www.firehawkjrhockeyclub.com



For more information about the Michigan Ice Dogs click on  www.michicedogs.net



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Alpena 8 - Detroit 5

On Sunday, the Alpena Flyers celebrated an 8-5 victory over the Detroit Fighting Irish.

     On Sunday afternoon, the Alpena Flyers earned a 8-5 road win at the Ice Box in Brownstown.  The Detroit Fighting Irish are playing all of their home games at the Ice Box this season, and the Fighting Irish are currently in 3rd place in the MWJHL (Midwest Junior Hockey League) with 10 points, and an overall record of 5-3.
     The Alpena Flyers are currently in 8th place in the MWJHL with 4 points, and an overall record of 1-7 (1 shootout loss, and 1 overtime loss).  Scroll down to check out exclusive photos from Sunday's Midwest Junior Hockey League showdown.  Click on the links below for more information about the Alpena Flyers, the Detroit Fighting Irish, the Ice Box, or the MWJHL.
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The Alpena Flyers (in white), and the Detroit Fighting Irish both compete in the Midwest Junior Hockey League!

                  Midwest Junior Hockey League Scoring Leaders (as of October 30th, 2014)





 #             Player                      Team                 Goals               Assists                   Points




#88     Adam Jonak             MC Monarchs          19                      27                           46



#13     Trevor Pode             MC Monarchs          12                      18                           30



#19     Cam Givens             Traverse City            8                       13                           21



#17     Patrick Rogowski      Traverse City          11                       8                            19



#18     Cam Fisher               Traverse City           8                       10                           18



#74     Jarrad Vroman          MC Monarchs          2                       16                           18



#20     Joseph Gibbs            MC Monarchs          7                       10                           17



#18     Timothy Muhsman     Berkley                   7                       9                             16



#22     Tait Froggett            Alpena                     8                       7                             15



#9     Bryce Peplinski         MC  Monarchs          7                        8                            15

The Detroit Fighting Irish play all of their games at the Ice Box in Brownstown.

Click on the links below for more information about the Ice Box, or the Midwest Junior Hockey League.

Click on the links below for more information about the Alpena Flyers, or the Detroit Fighting Irish!

For more information about the Midwest Junior Hockey League click on  www.mwjhl.com



For more information about the Alpena Flyers click on  www.alpenaflyers.com



For more info about the Detroit Fighting Irish click on www.detroitfightingirish.pointstreaksites.com



For more information about the Ice Box click on  www.iceboxsports.com



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Bruins 6 - Flyers 5

On Saturday night, the Berkley Bruins (in black, and yellow) defeated the Alpena Flyers 6-5 at the Berkley Ice Arena.

      On Saturday night, the Berkley Bruins defeated the Alpena Flyers 6-5 at the Berkley Ice Arena.  Both teams compete against each other in the MWJHL (Midwest Junior Hockey League). The Bruins swept the the 3 game weekend series against the Flyers, and all 3 games were won by the score of 6-5.  Sunday's victory was earned in a shootout.  The Berkley Bruins play all of their home games at the Berkley Ice Arena which is located at 2300 Robina Avenue, in Berkley.
     The MWJHL is constantly growing, and the league consists of 8 teams this season.  The MC Monarchs are the local expansion team, and the Decatur Blaze have replaced the Bloomington Jr. Blaze.  The Alpena Street Cats have become the Alpena Flyers, and 7 of the 8 teams in the MWJHL are from the state of Michigan. Click on the link below for more information about the Midwest Junior Hockey League.
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                     Midwest Junior Hockey League Standings (as of October 22nd, 2014)




seed           team                     W - L   SOL-OTL   points




1.  Traverse City Hounds          6 - 0                 12 points



2.  MC Monarchs                      6-3                   12 points



3.  Detroit Fighting Irish           4-1                     8 points



4.  Berkley Bruins                    3-6                     6 points



5.  Soo Firehawks                   2-3     0-1             5 points



6.  Michigan Ice Dogs             1-1     0-2             4 points



7.  Alpena Flyers                    0-3     1-1              2 points



8.  Decatur Blaze                    0-0                       0 points
   

         

The Berkley Bruins play all of their home games at the Berkley Ice Arena.  

The Berkley Bruins, and the Alpena Flyers both compete against each other in the Midwest Junior Hockey League.

The Alpena Flyers were known as the Street Cats last season.  The Flyers name is an off the ice improvement.

#1 Brent Gaddy was in net for the Bruins.  Gaddy made several big saves against the Flyers over the weekend.

The Berkley Bruins defeated the Alpena Flyers 6-5 in all 3 games over the weekend.  All 3 games were played in Berkley.

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Click on the links below for more information about the Berkley Bruins, or the MWJHL.

For more information about the Midwest Junior Hockey League click on  www.mwjhl.com



For more information about the Berkley Bruins click on  www.berkleybruins.com



For more information about the Alpena Flyers click on  www.alpenaflyers.com



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