Blades get back into league action this week with a pair:
Wednesday vs Penn, 820pm, Ice Box
Friday vs LSJ, 830pm, Ice Box
All league games are big down the stretch as teams jostle for City Playoff seedings.
Friday | Wings West | ||
Blue | HOME | AWAY | |
445-6 | Blades 2 | Adams 4 | |
615-730 | LSJ 2 | Ft Wayne Carroll 10 | |
Red | |||
515-630 | KOHA U18AA 2 | Penn 1 | |
645-8 | St Joe 3 | LC U18AA 0 | |
Saturday | Wings West | ||
Blue | |||
8-915am | St Joe 6 | Adams 4 | |
145-3pm | Blades 4 | LC U18AA 4 | |
315-430pm | Penn 0 | Ft Wayne Carroll 4 | |
715-830pm | Blades 2 | St Joe 1 | |
845-10pm | Ft Wayne 2 Carroll | KOHA U18AA 2 | |
Red Rink | |||
815-930am | LSJ 4 | KOHA U18AA 5 | |
8-915pm | Adams 4 | LC U18AA 7 | |
930-1045pm | Penn | LSJ | |
Sunday | Lawson | ||
8-915 | Semis | Blades 0 vs. FTW Carroll 11 | |
930-1045 | Semis | St Joe 6 vs. KOHA U18 3 | |
11-1215 | Consolation | LCU18 1 vs. Penn 11 | |
1230-145 | Consolation | Adams 2 vs. LSJ 2 | |
3-430 | Championship | FTWC 4 vs. St JOE 1 |
Tournament Champion-FT Wayne Carroll
Runner Up-St Joe Chiefs
Conn Smythe Award-FTWC-Cameron Gnau-G
Welcome D and A Auto Body/Corporate Sponsor
Welcome Character Exteriors/Corporate Sponsor
Blades/Kwings Alum Hunter Vorva inks deal with Nottingham Panthers, (UK)
Tyler Aubuchon
Evan Barker
Sam Budiwarman
Jon Garofalo
Conor Husiak
Bryce Myers
Ian Mazzola (C)
Brady Meine
Landon Montgomery
Jeremy Pienta
Andrzej Pryzbocki
Janek Pryzbocki
Amzy Roose
Oliver Soininen
Max Vanfleet
Lucas Winfrey
Spring Hockey is HERE!
Kickoff Meeting-will be 4/11 at 6pm, Zeigler Honda, Kalamazoo. Must rsvp to swmbladeshockey@yahoo.com. This is open to any Blades eligible player that wants meet the staff, alumni players/parents and learn more about our Fall program. COMPLETE
Spring Blades Academy-IN SESSION. This session is open to ANY incoming 8th-10th grader looking to bridge the gap from Bantam/JV hockey to Varsity. Sessions start 4/15. We will have 4 on ice sessions and 2 classroom sessions. This is a great way to get a feel for what will be expected of you at the Varsity level, both on and off the ice. "Get a leg up on the competition no matter what your fall path looks like." For more information or to sign up, email swmbladeshockey@yahoo.com
U16 Elite Sports Hockey Fights Cancer Tourney and Skates
This is a u16 designated team that will have 4 ice sessions leading up to tournament play in Troy, the weekend of 5/10. 4 game guarantee. Sessions start 4/29. For more information or to sign up, please email swmbladeshockey@yahoo.com.
U18 Elite Sports Hockey Fights Cancer Tourney and Skates
This is a u18 designated team that will also have 4 ice sessions leading up to tournament play in Troy, the weekend of 5/10. 4 game guarantee. Sessions start 4/29. For more information or to sign up, please email swmbladeshockey@yahoo.com.
Hot off the press....congrats to #23 Ian Mazzola for being named captain for the 24-25 campaign.
Henry Ludmer-Comminity Service Liason Gio Salvatore-Captain Collin Hatton-Captain
Mason Lyster-Senior-1st Team
Connor Penny-Senior-2nd Team
James Smith-Sophomore-2nd Team
Colin Porn-Senior-1st Team
George Smith-Senior, 1st Team
Vili Keranen-Exchange Student, 2nd Team
Hoosier Crossover:
4-3 vs. Evansville
1-4 vs. Zionsville
4-2 vs. Carmel Gold
Tiebreaker:
1) Head to Head-BG over FT Wayne Carroll
2) Fewest Penalties
W(2) L(0) T(1) Points
SWM Blades 2 0 1 5
Buffalo Grove 2 1 0 4
Penn Kingsmen 1 0 2 4-13 penalties
Plymouth Wildcats 1 0 2 4-15 penalties
FT Wayne Carroll 2 1 0 4-24 penalties
Kalamazoo Stars 1 2 0 2
LCU18 AA 0 2 1 1
D211 Chiefs 0 3 0 0
October 6th | Wings West | |
Friday | ||
Home | Away | |
445-6pm Blue | Kzoo Stars 3 | LCu18AA 2 |
515-630pm Red | Plymouth 1 | Penn 1 |
615-730pm Blue | SWMB 4 | D211 Chiefs 2 |
645-8pm Red | Ft Wayne 1 Carroll | Buffalo Grove 4 |
October 7th | Wings West | |
Saturday | ||
8-915am Blue | Penn 2 | Kzoo Stars 1 |
815-930am Red | Buffalo Grove 7 | LC u18 AA 3 |
145-3pm Blue | FTW Carroll 7 | Chiefs 3 |
315-430pm Blue | SWM BLADES 1 | Plymouth 1 |
715-830pm Blue | Kzoo Stars 4 | FT Wayne 5 Carroll |
8-915pm | LC u18 AA 2 | Penn 2 |
845-10pm | SWM BLADES 4 | Buffalo Grove 1 |
930-1045 | Plymouth 6 | D211 Chiefs 3 |
October 8th | ||
Sunday | Wings Stadium | |
8-930am | BGHW 2 | Penn 1 |
945-1115am | Blades 5 | Plymouth 0 |
1130-1245am | Kzoo Stars 4 | D211 7 |
1-215pm | LCU18AA 2 | FT Wayne 6 |
Championship | SWM Blades 2 | BGHW 4 |
Home-lighter jersey | ||
Away-darker jersey |
"Hunter is a Blades alum and is currently (just resigned) entering his second season professionally with the Kalamazoo Wings. He brings great energy to the rink and has a wealth of knowledge and experience as a goaltender. We look forward to having him on staff this season."
-Coach Eddy
Congrats to senior Collin Hatton of Galesburg who has been named, your 35th captain of your SWM Blades. Congrats Collin, well deserved.
Blades Capture 22-23 MHSHL Founders Trophy
Congrats to graduate captain Justin LaGrow for inking with the Milwaukee Power!
Spring Blades Capture Elite Sports Hockey Fights Cancer U18AA Tourney
Congrats to Owen Drake for singing with the NA3 Milwaukee Power
Blades Alum Hunter Vorva Receives SPHL Goalie of the Year Honors
Congrats 2021-22 MHSHL All Conference Team Recipients:Owen Drake-F, Chase Willcutt-G, Justin LaGrow-F, Carter Lehmann-F, Owen Miller-D. Well deserved!
Point Pucks Earned: Carter Lehmann 50 Points, Owen Drake 70 & Ashton DeVries 40.
Owen Miller 30th Piont, Justin LaGrow 50th Point and MHSHL Assist Leader, Owen Drake, Back to Back MHSHL Point/Goal Leader
Owen Drake-50 point & 200 point career puck; Carter Lehmann-40 point puck
Your 2021-2022 SWM Blades
Your 2021-2022 Captains
2020-2021 Captains Brock Ellingson/Senior. Justin LaGrow/Junior, Owen Drake,/Junior
First Ever Win vs. Culver Varsity A
For the first time in the 40 year Blade history, your Blades will be state playoff eligible!
Your Blades split the weekend series with Gilmour Academy, losing 2-3 on Saturday and in dramatic fashion, grabbing the "dub" 3-2 on Sunday. It took a 3 on 3 OT and 8 men deep into a shootout to determine the winner. Senior, Jack Tomer played fantastic in net and senior Chase Stenger snuck one in off the right post for the GWG.
From our team to yours, have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!
A-Blaine Shafer
C-Austin Ziegler
Leadership/Community Service Chair-Chase Stenger
C-Chris Bigelow
A-Parker Lawrence
D and A Auto Body has been generous enough to help with student athletes who struggle to pay and play the great game of hockey. For all your auto repair needs, call D and A Auto Body!
Character Exteriors is a local roofing & residential exterior contractor in Kalamazoo, Michigan. We are proud to provide quality roofing, siding, windows & Valor gutter guard installation services in West Michigan. Call them today!
Blades Capture Strongsville Championship
Your Blades finish the season with their first league playoff championship in league history. A streak of 75 days with only two loses highlights the run! Currently, your Blades sit #4 in the state in the GD(goal differential) department at 2.96 GPG. Click the link below to view all 147 teams in the state:
http://myhockeyrankings.com/rank.php?y=2017&a=4&v=728&g=0
Your Blades brought home some 1st place hardware, in the top bracket of the annual Walter E invite in Strongsville, OH. this weekend. Game scores:
Blades 10 Talawanda 1
Blades 6 St Francis De Sales 1
Blades 3 Hudson 3
Blades 5 Strongsville 4(double overtime)
Jaxon Dobrowolski was named tournament MVP contributing to the overall success of the team and burying the game winning goal in the final game. He also had 0 penalties this weekend.
It's the season for giving! Come support your SWM Blades as they team up with Ministry for Community in their Annual Underwear party. Please take part in donating any new underwear and drop them off at The Radisson on 12/4 from 5-7. There will be hors d' voeures, 50/50 raffle and cash bar along with live music! Too, they will be collecting winter items as well: hats, gloves, scarves, snow pants and chap stick. The more you bring, the more our players(and moms) have to wrap!!
Happy Holidays!
With much anticipation, the SWM Blades would like to announce Ben Blacker as their new assistant/goalie coach for the upcoming season. Ben is very excited to be apart of our staff and is looking forward to meeting everyone soon!
Accolades: Played for 2 seasons in the USHL with the Cedar Rapids Roughriders where he was named second team All-USHL. He led the league with 33 wins while posting a 2.25 GAA and .926 save percentage. As a WMU Bronco, he had a sensational rookie season: Started 29 games and was to the NCHC All Rookie team...helped the Broncos get to the NCAA Playoffs and furthermore, Frozen Four!
Get to Know Your Coach
Q: What was your biggest highlight of your rookie season?
A: "Beating Nebraska Omaha in Game 3, in OT, to move on to the Frozen Four in Minny"
Q: Knowing how lucky we are have Coach Murray at the helm, how is it being a player for him?
A: "He is one of the most fun/toughest coaches to play for. He takes great pride in making sure all of his players are the best they can be. However, that means he will push you to our limit and then some to make sure you are the...perfect you. He is a very funny and energetic coach. who is always a pleasure to be around
Q: What are you looking forward to most, with your new coaching position?
A: "I'm looking forward to seeing the talent, hardwork and passion these young men have to give. Hockey is not only a game that many of us love to play, it is also is a platform that teaches respect, work ethic, and morals. For me, being able to help these young men improve their skills not only on the ice, but to hopefully have an impact on their lives off the ice...is just a small part in what I can do to give back to the amazing game and community of Kalamazoo who has supported the WMU Bronco Hockey team, every step of the way.
The team is made up of student athletes from the following counties:
For additional information please contact:
Tyler Eddy, Head Coach, swmbladeshockey@yahoo.com
Brian Woodward, Asst. Coach
Dom Buentello, Asst. Coach
Hunter Vorva, Goalie Coach
Erin Carlson, Crossfit AZO-Strength and Conditioning
Lorrie Wiessner, Manager
MAHA Liason, Charlie Porn
MHSHL Liason, Gio Salvatore
Doug Hattan/President/Treasurer
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