Home Glen: New Uni’s and New Strategies

A few things stood out from last weekends MCRHL Event in Homer Glen, IL.

 

The first of which is the sighting of new jersey’s by a handful of teams.  

Michigan State traded in last years black and bronze home jerseys for a throwback mid-90’s uniform.  The dark green, diagonal lines and white “Michigan State” script had the Spartans feeling “some type of way” as they finished the weekend a perfect 4-0.

DePaul is back in the MCRHL and that was reason enough to get some new sweaters.  Both their home and away jerseys feature the Chicago Skyline with stars and stripes on the sleeves representing the Chicago flag.  Although DePaul was feeling good with new jerseys, they finished 1-2 on the weekend.

Eastern Michigan got their first win of the season and the only logical explanation for the win is their new uni’s (sarcasm).  The Dirty Birds are embracing the “E” in Eastern Michigan which are abundantly present throughout the jersey.  Plus, you cant be a Dirty Bird without wings.   

We are still waiting a few more teams to sport their new uniforms.  Until then, a well deserved stick tap to the teams who debuted their new jersey’s for the 2014-15 season.

 

The other notable item from the weekend was the impact coaching will have of this season races, specifically Division 1.

A few new comers made their way to the MCRHL and did a great job in their team debut.  Joe Cook, President and CEO of Alkali and father of freshmen Red Hawk Dakota Cook, coached Miami in Homer Glen.  Although Miami went 1-3, they played with passion and an extra sense of strategy.  They had a legitimate chance to win all four games this past weekend and kudos need to be given to Coach Cook.

Also seeing his first MCRHL action is Bobby Clouston for the University of Michigan.  Coach Clouston is a long time ice hockey coach and is now looking to add roller hockey coach to his already impressive resume. Despite a heartbreaking loss to Eastern Michigan in overtime, Coach Clouston rallied the troops and showed great reliance in a chippy 5-4 win over Miami.    

We also have some seasoned veteran coaches who are hoping their new band of student athletes will bring home some hardware.  Coach Frank Caliguri picked up wins 126, 127, 128 and 129 of his coaching career as a Michigan State Spartan.  It‘s been a rough start for Eastern Michigan, but Coach Adam Golchuck always gets his team to hit their stride in the second half.

Last, but certainly not least, is the trio of coaches at Grand Valley: Nick Dow, Greg O’Hearn and Isaac Washburn.  Sources close to the MCRHL have indicated it is easier to seal gold from Fort Knox than get information about how the Lakers game plan for each team.

 

Bye Week: Ohio State

Division 1 following Event 2

 

Rank	Rank	Previous Rank	Team	Goals	Assists	Points
1	Kevin Putnam	2	Miami OH	12	9	21
2	Dominic Zuelch	5	Grand Valley State	13	6	19
3	Danny Worth	2	Michigan	8	10	18
4	Eric Purcell	NR	Michigan State	12	5	17
5	Kyle Astalos	1	Eastern Michigan	11	6	17
6	Cam Benson	2	Grand Valley State	10	7	17

 

Division 2 following Event 2

Bye Week: Akron

 

Rank	Rank	Previous Rank	Team	Goals	Assists	Points
1	Tommy Vogel	1	Western Michigan	13	11	24
2	Chase Heising	2	Purdue	16	5	21
2	Jon Welsing	5	Western Michigan	11	10	21
3	Bryan Thumme	NR	Western Michigan	9	11	20
5	Wyatt McManus	3	Purdue	6	13	19

 

Division 3 after Event 2

 

Rank	Rank	Previous Rank	Team	Goals	Assists	Points
1	Andrew Saunders	NR	Michigan State	9	2	11
2	Richard Kobyski	NR	Michigan State	7	3	10
2	Ryan Werner	NR	Michigan State	4	6	10
4	Joe Burke	NR	Michigan State	6	3	9
4	Jacob Vinton	NR	Michigan State	6	3	9

 

 

Next event will be held at JCC in West Bloomfield, MI.  Hope to see you there!