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Saturday, April 26
DUNCAN JOINS PHOENIX COACHING STAFF
Following three very successful years of coaching the Kettle Moraine-Mukwonago high school hockey program, Chris Duncan and his assistant, Kevin Cline, have joined the PHOENIX HOCKEY coaching staff. They will work with Peter Bakovic coaching the Midget Minor (16U) Team.
As the KMM Varsity Head Coach, Chris compiled an impressive 51-17-1 record. In his tenure, his teams made two trips to the WIAA State Championship and won a Classic Eight Conference Championship. Previously, the KMM hockey program had never won a conference championship or played in a state tournament.
Chris grew up and played hockey in Onalaska, WI, coached for five years in the Waukesha County Youth Hockey Association and has a Level 5 "Masters" coaching certification from USA Hockey. In 2006, Chris was named the WIAA Section 7 "Coach of the Year". We welcome Chris and Kevin to PHOENIX HOCKEY and are confident that they will make significant contributions to the development of the "committed" high school hockey players who participate in the program.
Saturday, June 14
McKEEN'S HOCKEY RANKS HARTZOG #115 FOR UPCOMING NHL DRAFT
In a recent NHL Prospect list compliled by McKeen's hockey, Phoenix Force forward Gavin Hartzog was ranked #115 on the list of their "Top 125". An interview with Gavin written by Max Giese of the McKeen's Hockey Prospect Staff, appears on the McKeen's Hockey website. By clicking on the headline above, you can access that interview with Gavin.
Saturday, May 31
FIVE PHOENIX FORCE PLAYERS SELECTED IN CSHL DRAFT
The Central States Hockey League (CSHL) recently completed their 2008 entry draft. Four (4) PHOENX FORCE players were selected by the Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks and one (1) was selected by the Quad City Jr. Flames.
Cleveland represented the CSHL in the 2007-2008 USA Hockey Tier III Junior A Tournament. Players choosen by Cleveland are: forward BRANDON BAYER (Pius), forward ZACH BRANOVAN (Arrowhead), goalie JOSH LEHR and defenseman JAKE WILD (Beaver Dam). Quad City selected forward ROBERT (R.J.) RICK.
Congratulations and good luck to these five strong hockey players and fine young men!
Thursday, May 29
HARTZOG ACCEPTS SCHOLARSHIP OFFER TO PLAY HOCKEY AT UW
During a recruiting visit to Madison on Thursday, May 29th, Phoenix Force forward Gavin Hartzog was offered a scholarship to play hockey for the University of Wisconsin Badgers. Gavin will report to the USHL Fargo Force for development purposes prior to enrolling at UW to play hockey.
Thursday, May 15
HARTZOG SELECTED IN USHL DRAFT
PHOENIX FORCE forward Gavin Hartzog (Marquette High) was selected in the 4th round of the USHL draft by the Fargo Force. He was the 36th overall pick in the draft conducted on Wednesday, May 14th. Jefferson Dahl (Eau Claire) and David Donnellan (Eau Claire) were the only other Wisconsin players selected prior to Gavin.
Based on his strong MVP performance at the Chicago Showcase on the senior TEAM WISCONSIN roster in April, Gavin has been presented with many higher level hockey opportunities. Good luck and congratulations to Gavin and all of the other fine Wisconsin players selected in the USHL draft.
Sunday, April 20
HARTZOG AND LEHR MAKE STRONG CONTRIBUTIONS TO TEAM WISCONSIN'S SHOWCASE CHAMPIONSHP
With an impressive 5-2 Sunday AM victory over Team Minnesota, Team Wisconsin won the Chicago Showcase championship at Edge Ice in Bensenville, IL. The team, with PHOENIX FORCE players Gavin Hartzog (Marquette) and Josh Lehr (Appleton) on the roster, finished the highly scouted tournament with a record of 5-0-1. On the road to the final game Team Wisconsin defeated Missouri (11-1), Northern New England (4-0), Colorado (8-0), and Michigan (2-0). The tie was vs. Michigan (2-2) who they defeated in a subsequent semi-final game.
With his very strong showing and overall effort, forward Garvin Hartzog (7 goals and 1 assist) was named the Showcase MVP. Josh "The Wall" Lehr shared the goalie duties with Brady Sand and recorded shutouts in all three of the games that he started. Josh finished the tournament as the top rated goalie.
Wisconsin's twenty (20) high school seniors playing on the Team Wisconsin roster should be very proud of what they accomplished in Bensenville.
Sunday, March 2
ALL-STATE HONORS BESTOWED ON FIVE PHOENIX PLAYERS
The Wisconsin Hockey Coaches Association (WHCA) has announced the 2008 All-State Team. There are 24 players (12 Forwards - 8 Defensemen - 4 Goalies) selected to the First Team. Phoenix 18U players named to the First Team are senior forward GAVIN HARTZOG (Marquette High) and senior goalie JOSH LEHR (Appleton United).
Honorable Mention honors went to 16U player junior forward DEVIN STUERMER (Pius), 18U senior defenseman BRANDON BAYER (Pius) and 16U sophomore goalie MICHAEL PARDA (Waukesha).
All five (5) players should be very proud of their "well deserved" honors. Congratulations from all of us at PHOENIX HOCKEY.
Monday, March 31
LEHR AND HARTZOG NAMED TO SENIOR CHICAGO SHOWCASE ROSTER
Phoenix Force players JOSH LEHR (Appleton-Goalie) and GAVIN HARTZOG (Marquette-Forward) were selected to the CHICAGO SHOWCASE final Team Wisconsin roster following a rigorous tryout in Schofield this past weekend. A total of 58 high school seniors were invited to the weekend tryout. JOSH and GAVIN will attend a Team Wisconsin Training Camp in Madison (April 4-6) prior to playing in the Chicago Showcase which will be held in Bensenville, IL (April 16-20). This is the 24th consecutive year for this prestigious event.
Click below to access the complete final roster and related information.
Handout: SENIOR CHICAGO SHOWCASE
Thursday, March 20
INVITATIONS FOR CHICAGO SHOWCASE TRYOUT EXTENDED TO FIVE (5) PHOENIX SENIORS
Five (5) Phoenix Seniors will make the trip to Schofield, WI the weekend of March 28-30 to compete for TEAM WISCONSIN - CHICAGO SHOWCASE roster positions. The Chicago Showcase for the 20 players and alternates selected will be played in Bensenville, IL April 16-20, 2008.
Congratulations and good luck to the five Phoenix players invited to the tryout: BRANDON BAYER (Pius - Defense), JAKE FUREY (Cedarburg - Forward), GAVIN HARTZOG (Marquette - Forward), JOSH LEHR (Appleton - Goalie), and R.J. RICK (Cedarburg - Forward).
Thursday, March 13
TEN PHOENIX SENIORS SELECTED TO PLAY IN SENIOR TOURNAMENT
The Senior / Chicago Showcase Tournament will be held at the Waupun Community Center March 14-16, 2008. The team rosters, schedules and specific information regarding the tournament can be found in "Handouts". Phoenix players can be found on the Section 5, 7 and 8 rosters.
Players participating in the Waupun Tournament will be chosen, based on their performance, to participate in the 2008 Team Wisconsin Tryout Camp in Schofield, WI which will be held March 29-30, 2008. From that tryout camp, 20 players and alternates will be selected to Team Wisconsin. The Chicago Showcase will be played this year April 16-20, 2008 in Bensenville, IL.
Congratulations and good luck in your games!
Tuesday, March 11
PHOENIX PLAYERS BAYER, HARTZOG AND PARDA RECEIVE ALL-AREA HONORS
The ALL-AREA BOYS HOCKEY TEAM, selected by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sports Staff, was announced in the paper this morning. Phoenix players named to the first team were defenseman BRANDON BAYER (Pius), forward GAVIN HARTZOG (Marquette) and goalie MICHAEL PARDA (Waukesha). Rounding out the first team were forwards Jeff Costello (Catholic Memorial) and Garrett Bassler (Germantown) along with defenseman Jack Wigdale (University School). Named to the second team were Phoenix players DANNY MAURER (Marquette) and DEVIN STUERMER (PIUS).
Dale West of Cedarburg was selected Coach of the Year.
 | | PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT - NAGA-WAUKEE ICE ARENA | |
Wednesday, February 27
PHOENIX PLAYERS RECEIVE HOBEY BAKER CHARACTER AWARD
Congratualtions to Midget Major players DANNY MAURER (Marquette High) and JAKE WILD (Beaver Dam). Both have been recognized for exemplary character and sportsmanship as recipients of the 2008 High School Character Award which is sponsored by the Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation.
Deserving candidates are selected by their high school coach based on a number of factors that demonstrate "character", including: postive attitude, outstanding sportsmanship, excellent work ethic, unselfish team player, coachability, great role model and exemplary citizenship.
Click on link below to see the entire list of 2008 recipients.
Handout: Hoby Baker Foundation
 | | THE REWARD FOR HARD WORK IS SUCCESS - 2007 USA HOCKEY NATIONALS | |
Sunday, April 1
FORCE IS RUNNER-UP IN THE 2007 NATIONAL TIER II CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
The Midget Major (18U) Team lost the CHAMPIONSHIP game on Sunday, April 1, 2007 to a very strong Michigan Jaguars team by a score of 2-1. The Jaguars won all six (6) of their tournament games. All of the games were played at Great Lakes Sports City (GLSC) in Fraser, MI. The five sheet facility is the home of the Belle Tire Hockey Club.
Wednesday, January 16
PHOENIX ARTICLE ON USA HOCKEY WEBSITE
Just click on the headline to view the January 15th article written John Raffel (Red Line Editorial, Inc.). The article talks about the PHOENIX FORCE run to the Midget Tier II National Championship game played on April 1, 2007. On the USAH website it can be found under the COACHES TAB - "News and Features". The article was written with input from 18U coach Josh Nickols.
TRIBUTE TO "MR. HOCKEY" AT JOE LOUIS ARENA - DETROIT, MI
 | | LITTLE CAESAR'S MOTOR CITY CUP MIDGET TOURNAMENT - SEPTEMBER 2007 |
Tuesday, May 15
MILWAUKEE ADMIRAL ICONS JOIN PHOENIX COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Phil Wittliff and his staff of Danny Lecours and Peter Bakovic will lead the Midget Minor (16U) Team into the 2007-08 season. Phil recently retired from the front office of the Milwaukee Admirals following 33 years of service. His sevice included stints as a Player, Head Coach, General Manager and Executive Vice-President. Danny Lecours played the entire 11 years of his professional career with the Admirals and still holds several team records. After playing 10 games with the NHL Vancouver Canucks in the 1987-88 season, Peter Bakovic finished his pro career after playing three years with the Admirals. Following his retirement he spent several years in the organization's front office as Phil's Assistant Coach.
Sunday, March 18
PHOENIX FORCE CROWNED TIER II CENTRAL DISTRICT CHAMPION
The Force finished the tournament with a 3-1 win over the Darien Huskies to capture the title of Central District Champion.
Sunday, March 11
MIDGET MAJOR TEAM WINS STATE TIER II CHAMPIONSHIP
The championship game was played at Capitol Ice in Middleton on Sunday, March 11th at 12:00 PM. The Phoenix Force opponent was the Wisconsin High School Elite League (WHSEL) Region 6 Team and the score, in a very exciting overtime game, was 5-4. The winning goal was scored by Gavin Hartzog (Marquette). The Major Team now advances to the Central District Tournament which will begin on Thursday, March 15th in St. Louis, Missouri. The first game for the Force will be played on Friday, March 16th at 4:00 PM. The host rink is the Lindenwood University Ice Arena in Wentzville which is located west of downtown St. Louis.
A complete schedule of all of the games that will be played March 15-19 at the CENTRAL DISTRICT TOURNAMENT can be found in printable form in "Handouts".
Friday, March 2
HOBEY BAKER CHARACTER AWARD RECEIVED BY TWO PHOENIX PLAYERS
Randy Willis (Fond du Lac) and Brandon Bayer (Pius) are the recipients of the prestigious HOBY BAKER CHARACTER AWARD for 2007. Nominations for the award are provided nationally by the player's high school hockey coach and the award is intended to recognize exemplary character and sportsmanship.
CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH RANDY AND BRANDON FOR THIS OUTSTANDING RECOGNITION!
Wednesday, March 7
WHCA RELEASES 2007 ALL-STATE TEAM SELECTIONS
On March 6th, the Wisconsin Hockey Coaches Association (WHCA) released it's selections for the All-State Team. Choosen for the 24 member FIRST TEAM were Phoenix players CODY LETTAU (Fond du Lac - Forward), EVAN JESZKA (Kettle Moraine/Mukwonago - Defense) and RANDY WILLIS (Fond du Lac - Goalie). Phoenix players named to the HONORABLE MENTION list were ANDY MICHELS (Kettle Moraine/Mukwonago - Forward), GAVIN HARTZOG (Marquette - Forward) and J.D. FRANK (Kettle Moraine/Mukwonago - Defense).
PHOENIX HOCKEY congratulates these six (6) outstanding players for this special recognition and their outstanding effort!
Saturday, March 3
FOND DU LAC WINS WIAA STATE TOURNAMENT WITH STRONG CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PHOENIX PLAYERS
On Saturday afternoon, March 3rd, at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, the Cardinals of Fond du Lac (24-2) became the WIAA Hockey State Champions by defeating perennial state power and a highly regarded Superior (16-10) team by a score of 3-1. Phoenix players JARED DELI (D), NATE HANSEN (F), CODY LETTAU (F) and RANDY WILLIS (G) made significant contributions to a very strong team effort. On the road to the final, Fondy defeated Stevens Point 7-3 and Eau Claire Memorial 2-1. This was the Cardinal's first state title.
Goalie RANDY WILLIS was named CO-MVP with his teammate Ryan Smet. Both RANDY WILLIS and CODY LETTAU were selected by representatives of the media to the first team All-Tournament roster.
CONGRATULATIONS TO STATE CHAMPION FOND DU LAC FOR A GREAT TOURNAMENT AND SEASON!
Sunday, February 25
ELEVEN PHOENIX PLAYERS ADVANCE WITH THEIR TEAMS TO WIAA STATE TOURNAMENT
With the completion of Sectional Finals on Saturday, Feb. 24th, three teams with PHOENIX players on their rosters will advance to Madison for the WIAA State Championship Tournament which begins with quarter-final games on Thursday, March 1st. Congratualtions to Kettle Moraine players Evan Jeszka, Andy Michels, J.D and Sam Frank, and Jordan Rogala - Homestead players Chris Rausch and William Wierzba - and Fond du Lac players Cody Lettau, Randy Willis, Nate Hansen and Jared Deli.
All of us at PHOENIX HOCKEY are very excited and proud of what your teams have accomplished. You have all made significant contributions to the success that your teams have acheived during this high school season. We wish all of you nothing but the best in your upcoming State Tournament games on Thursday, March 1st. Good Luck!
The game times on Thursday for Kettle Moraine, Homestead and Fond du Lac can be found at the bottom of this page.
Wednesday, October 4
PHOENIX TEAMS TO PARTICIPATE IN TIER II NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
On Tuesday October 2nd, the program received official notification from the Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association (WAHA) that both teams will participate in the Tier II State Tournament in the Spring of 2007 without having to play in a November Playoff. Six Tier II teams in each age division (16U & 18U) will travel to Capitol Ice in Middleton to determine who advances to the USA Hockey Central District Championship in St. Louis. The winner in St. Louis will advance to the USA Hockey National Championship which will be played in Fraser, MI. Fraser is about fifteen miles north of downtown Detroit.
If there had been more than two "Non-League" (WHSEL - Wisconsin High School Elite League) teams entered at each age level, a November Playoff would have been necessary. The Phoenix Teams will be joined by two other teams - the Green Bay Bobcats (18U) and the Northern Wisconsin Blizzards (16U). The other four teams at each age level will be decided by a WHSEL "year-end" tournament. Two of the six WHSEL teams will be eliminated at each age level by that tournament.
The Tier II State Championship will be held the weekend of March 9-11, 2007 in Middleton at Capitol Ice. Dates for the Central Districts in St. Louis and the Tier II FINALS in Fraser, Michigan can be found on the website "Calendar".
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BACK ROW (Left to Right): Coach Mike Sullivan, Chris Rausch (Homestead), Matt McLaughlin (Marquette), Will Bartlett (University School), Ryan McEnerney (University School), Scott Schieble (Homestead), Brennen McCloud (Catholic Memorial), Kevin Shepet (Marquette), David Driscoll (Catholic Memorial), Alex Niestrom (Arrowhead) and Coach Josh Nickols
FRONT ROW (Left to Right): Jordan Gador (Cedarburg), Peter Klibowitz (Marquette), Nick Romans (Arrowhead), Sam Washer (Whitefish Bay), Travis Hetzel (Arrowhead), Zach Kohn (Arrowhead) and Kenny Maurer (Marquette)
NOT PICTURED: John Schroeder (Homestead), Jason Rose and A.J. Sinner (Brookfield), Phil Bauer (Marquette)
Thursday, November 9
SUCCESSFUL FALL SESSION ENDS ON POSITIVE NOTE
During the last weekend of the "Fall Session" both the Major and Minor teams played games at the MSOE KERN CENTER. Of the four games played by the two teams, the program walked away with three wins and one loss against formidable opponents.
The Major Team (18U) wrapped up their 20 game "before" schedule with a 4-3 hard fought victory over the Rockford Icemen. That win gave them a final record of 12-7-1 against strong AAA, top high school, and upper echelon Central States Developmental Hockey League (CSDHL) opponents. In September, the team traveled to Houghton, MI to participate in the AAA Ojibwa Eagle's "Superior Cup" Tournament. Fourteen of their twenty games were played on HOME ICE at the KERN CENTER.
Over the weekend, three teams visited Milwaukee for a "Round Robin" hosted by the Minor Team (16U). In their first of three games the Minors downed the Darien Huskies 4-2. In game two they beat a strong Northern Wisconsin Bizzards team by a score of 2-0. The final game went right down to the wire with the Mad City Devils scoring a goal in the final seconds to win 6-5. Two out of three is a strong finish. The final "before" record for the Minors was 6-12-2. Their schedule included tournaments in Detroit, St. Louis and Des Moines.
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR HIGH SCHOOL TRYOUTS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RETURN IN THE SPRING TO COMPETE IN THE TIER II NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS!
Monday, June 19
PLAYER ASSIGNMENTS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE TRYOUT ARE NOW POSTED
Specific tryout assignments, for each player who is registered, are now posted on the website under "Handouts". Special requests for tryout times have been taken into consideration. New requests for changes in tryout times or groups for the Sunday and Monday sessions will not be honored.
All skaters with birth years 90, 91, and 92 are eligible to be placed on the Midget Major roster. Following Sunday's two U16 sessions, it is possible that some of the U16 candidates will be selected by the U18 coaches to skate on Monday and Wednesday with the other candidates for the U18 roster. The Monday player assignment lists will be updated on Monday morning to reflect those changes.
After each session, the tryout assignments for players may change for their next session. Please check the updated assignment lists daily.
Assignments for the players selected for the "Final Evaluation Scrimmage" on Thursday will be posted in the same location on Thursday morning.
The registration deadline was Monday, June 12th. No "walk-ons" will be permitted for the tryout. Practices for both teams will begin the week of August 14th.
Tuesday, March 21
ELEVEN SECTION 8 SENIORS INVITED TO "CHICAGO SHOWCASE" TRYOUT
The Section 8 Team finished 2nd in the Senior Tournament held at the Waupun Community Center March 17-19, 2006. The Championship Game was played against a very skilled Section 2 team and the final score was 5-3.
Based on their strong showing and finish in Waupun, 11 of the 17 players on the Section 8 roster have been invited to compete for a spot on the team that will represent Wisconsin in the "Chicago Showcase" held in Bensenville, Il April 19-23, 2006. Forty seniors will compete for the 20 man roster this weekend in Schofield. Players selected will attend the TEAM WISCONSIN Training Camp in Verona April 7-9, 2006.
The seven PHOENIX players selected are David Driscoll, Peter Klibowitz, Kenny Maurer, Brennen McCloud, Ryan McEnerney, Matt McLaughlin and Scott Schieble. The remaining four players from Section 8 are Jon Bockman, Cole Holmes, Ben Jurken and John Salmela.
To print or view the complete tryout roster, click on "Handouts" (menu on left edge of page).
CONGRATUALTIONS AND GOOD LUCK AT THE TRYOUT!
Sunday, March 26
TWO PHOENIX SECTION 8 PLAYERS MAKE TEAM WISCONSIN ROSTER FOR "CHICAGO SHOWCASE"
Very strong showings at the tryout this past weekend in Schofield earned PHOENIX players RYAN MCENERNEY (Forward - University School) and BRENNEN MCCLOUD (Forward - Catholic Memorial) spots on the prestigious 20-man TEAM WISCONSIN roster for the "Chicago Showcase". PHOENIX senior MATT MCLAUGHLIN ((Forward - Marquette) was selected to play but declined the invitation. Two other Section 8 seniors, JON BOCKMAN (Defense - Madison Capitols/Muskego) and COLE HOLMES (Forward - University School) were also placed on the roster. PETER KLIBOWITZ (Defense - Marquette) was named as an "alternate".
Forty seniors from all over the State of Wisconsin recieved invitations to attend the tryout in Scofield. Of the 40 invited, 11 of the 17 who played on the Section 8 Team participated in the very rigorous tryout. The full TEAM WISCONSIN roster is available in printable form in "Handouts" (menu on left edge of page).
Before traveling to Bensenville, IL for the "Chicago Showcase" on April 19-23, the four Section 8 players will attend a Training Camp in Verona on April 7-9.
 | | MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL ALL-AREA HOCKEY TEAM | |
Wednesday, March 15
BARTLETT, MCENERNEY, SINNER NAMED TO FIRST TEAM JOURNAL SENTINEL ALL-AREA HOCKEY TEAM
PHOENIX defenseman, Will Bartlett, and PHOENIX forward Ryan McEnerney added one more honor to the already long list of honors recieved for their outstanding senior seasons as members of the State Champion University School team. USM teammate, forward Cole Holmes, was named "Player of the Year". Rounding out the impressive list were forward Ryan Siehr (Homestead), PHOENIX defenseman A.J. Sinner (Brookfield) and goalie Ben Jurken (University School).
CAL ROADHOUSE, University School Coach, was named "Coach of the Year".
Monday, March 13
WHCA NAMES 2006 ALL-STATE TEAM
On Thursday, March 9th, the Wisconsin Hockey Coaches Association (WHCA) released the list of high school All-State players. Several PHOENIX HOCKEY players were named to that list:
FIRST TEAM - Ryan McEnerney (Forward / University School) and Will Bartlett (Defense / University School).
HONORABLE MENTION - Matt McLaughlin (Forward / Marquette High), Brennen McCloud (Forward / Catholic Memorial), Alex Niestrom (Forward / Arrowhead), Tedd Falk (Forward / Homestead), Jordan Gador (Defense / Cedarburg), A.J. Sinner (Defense / Brookfield) and Chris Rausch (Defense / Homestead).
CONGRATULATIONS ON A GREAT SEASON!
Thursday, March 9
PHOENIX PLAYERS SELECTED TO THE SENIOR TEAM ROSTERS
The tryout for the Section 8 Senior Team roster were held at the University School Rink on Sunday evening, March 5th. This year's team of 17 players will be coached by David Getschow of the Wauwatosa program.
Of the 17 players named to the roster, 10 played for the PHOENIX FORCE (U18) during this past "Before and After" season.
Congratulations to Phoenix players PHIL BAUER, DAVID DRISCOLL, PETER KLIBOWITZ, KENNY MAURER, BRENNEN MCCLOUD, RYAN MCENERNEY, MATT MCLAUGHLIN, SCOTT SCHIEBLE, KEVIN SHEPET, AND A.J. SINNER for earning spots on the roster. The Section 8 Team will play their first game at 9:00 PM on Friday, March 17th.
Phoenix defenseman JORDAN GADOR will play for the Section 5 Team and forward NICK ROMANS was selected to play with the Section 7 Team. Their first game, against each other, is set for 6:30 PM on Friday, March 17th.
To print or view the full Section 8 roster, go to "Handouts" (menu on left edge of page).
The senior teams from each of the 8 Sections will travel the Waupun for a tournament which will be held at the Waupun Community Center the weekend of March 17-19, 2006.
Friday, March 3
PRESTIGIOUS HOBEY BAKER CHARACTER AWARD RECEIVED BY THREE PHOENIX PLAYERS
For the first time this year, Wisconsin joined Minnesota, Michigan, Massachusetts and Rhode Island in recognizing outstanding boy and girl high school hockey players for their character and sportsmanship both on and off the ice. The HOBEY BAKER CHARACTER AWARD started in 2003 and is presented annually to the player on each high school team that most exemplifies the true values of character and sportsmanship.
Recipients are selected by the coaches from their respective high schools programs. Players selected are those who demonstrate the spirit of Hobey Baker through team work, work ethic, persistence, as well as academic excellence.
PHOENIX HOCKEY is very proud of this year's recipients ALEX NIESTROM (Arrowhead), A.J. SINNER (Brookfield) and SCOTT SCHIEBLE (Homestead).
CONGRATULATIONS GUYS!
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BACK ROW (Left to Right): Coach Nat White, Ryan Traudt (Marquette), Bill Hemp (Brookfield), R.J. Rick (Cedarburg), Collin Mayer (Marquette), Gavin Hartzog (Marquette), Tedd Falk (Homestead), Read Servis (University School), Jeff Costello (Catholic Memorial), Coach Ben Adank
FRONT ROW (Left to Right): Kevin Israel (Brookfield), Jim Panther (Marquette), Danny Maurer (Marquette), Daniel Baldwin (Catholic Memorial), Mike Pankowski (Wauwatosa), John Jenkins (Brookfield), Cody Lettau (Fond du Lac), Pat Collis (Whitefish Bay) - MIDDLE: John Lechtenberg (Marquette)
NOT PICTURED: Jordan Tomesch (University School), Jack Wigdale (University School), Bobby Parker (Cedarburg)
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TOP ROW (Left to Right): Bob Peschel (Team Scheduler), Kyle Lukes (Homestead), Kyle Ostapina (Arrowhead), Mike Naleid (Marquette), Adam Baldwin (Catholic Memorial), Daniel Witte (Marquette), Steve Klug (New Berlin), Alan Koch (Catholic Memorial), Alex Sikora (Arrowhead), David Driscoll (Catholic Memorial), Bryan Jeszka (Catholic Memorial), David Pelech (University School), Ryan Stenstrup (Catholic Memorial), Andy Pelech (Program GM)
BOTTOM ROW (Left to Right): Dustin LeClair (Kettle Morraine/Mukwonago), Eric Meyer (University School), Sam Washer (Whitefish Bay/Nicolet/Shorewood), Travis Hetzel (Arrowhead), Kyle Peschel (Whitefish Bay/Nicolet/Shorewood)
NOT PICTURED: Brennen McCloud (Catholic Memorial), Thomas Keily (University School), Will Bartlett (University School), Nick Hiltz (University School), Bill Naleid (Webmaster/Treasurer), Chris Sobie (Cedarburg), Coaches Mike Sullivan & Josh Nickols
Saturday, March 4
PHOENIX PLAYERS HELP USM TEAM TO WIAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP OVER FONDY
On Saturday, March 4th the puck dropped at 2:30 PM at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison for the State Hockey Championship Game. At the horn, following a very stong showing by the Wildcats, it was the University School 8 and conference rival Fond du Lac 1. In the process, the USM team made history by winning the first state title for a Southeastern Wisconsin High School. The seven-goal margin was the largest in a state final since 1982.
Congratulations to Phoenix players WILL BARTLETT, RYAN MCENERNEY, JORDAN TOMESCH, READ SERVIS and JACK WIGDALE for their strong "season-long" contributions to an impressive march by the entire USM team to the State Championship.
Forward Ryan McEnerney scored three goals in the winning effort. The USM team closed out their fabulous season with a 25-1 record.
Tuesday, February 28
DOUBLE OVERTIME VICTORY TAKES FOND DU LAC TO STATE
Number one seeded Fond du Lac and two seeded Neenah played "toe to toe" for three periods sending the game into overtime. In the second overtime, Fondy put one on the net for a thrilling 2-1 victory to clinch the WIAA Section 5 championship.
The Cardinal's first game in Madison will be played against the Section 1 champion Superior. In a three overtime game Superior ousted New Richmond by the identical score of 2-1. The quarter-final game between the two will be played at the Alliant Energy Center at 5:00 PM on Thursday, March 2nd. The Cardinal's carry a very respectable 19-3 record into tournament play.
Congratulations to PHOENIX player Cody Lettau and his teammates for an exceptional season and trip to Madison to play for the State Championship. We look forward to Cody joining his PHOENIX teammates following his high school team's run for the gold.
Friday, March 3
USM AND FONDY WIN TO ADVANCE TO WIAA SEMI-FINAL GAMES IN MADISON
Phoenix players Will Bartlett(USM), Cody Lettau(FDL), Ryan McEnerney(USM), Jordan Tomesch(USM), Read Servis(USM) and Jack Wigdale(USM) all played important rolls in assisting their teams to quarter-final victories.
USM bested #2 ranked Eau Claire North 3-1 and will take on Stevens Point in the semi-final game at 5:00 PM on Friday in Madison. Both teams have one loss and fell to the same opponent Northland Pines during the regular season.
In overtime, Fond du Lac beat a strong Superior team by a 3-2 score. Fondy advances to a semi-final match up with a solid Wisconsin Rapids team who needed 6 overtimes to put away Middleton. The final score in the nealy four hour game was 2-1. The puck drops for Fondy at 7:15 PM on Friday at Madison's Alliant Energy Center.
CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK IN YOUR NEXT GAMES!
Sunday, February 26
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL ADVANCES TO WIAA STATE TOURNAMENT IN MADISON
With an impressive 6-1 victory over Marquette on Saturday night at the KERN CENTER in downtown Milwaukee in front of a SRO crowd, the University School hockey team advances to the State Tournament in Madison. Their first opponent at the "Big Dance" will be Eau Claire North. The puck drops in Madison at 11:00 AM on Thursday, March 2nd at the Alliant Energy Center (Dane County Coliseum).
The Wildcats travel to Madison for their 6th state tournament in a row with a strong 22-1 record. Their only set back of the season came at the hands of Northland Pines. Since then, they have knocked off seven consecutive opponents.
Congratulations to PHOENIX players Will Bartlett, Ryan McEnerney, Read Servis, Jordan Tomesch and Jack Wigdale for their contributions to a great USM season. We look forward to you joining us after your run for the STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
From all of the players and staff at PHOENIX HOCKEY - GOOD LUCK IN MADISON!
Monday, October 17
PHOENIX (U18) AND BADGER BIG 8 (U16) WIN PHOENIX CLASSIC TOURNAMENT
PHOENIX HOCKEY hosted The Phoenix Classic, for both U16 and U18 teams, from October 14 through 16, 2005. There were four teams competing in each division. The participants and game schedules can be found on the tournament website.
Clicking on the headline will take you to the tournament website. Game scores are posted on that website. Only PHOENIX HOCKEY scores can be found on this website.
Tuesday, March 22
SECTION 8 (MILWAUKEE) IS SENIOR TOURNAMENT CHAMPION!
The 22nd Annual Wisconsin Senior Class Tournament was held at the Waupun Community Ice Center the weekend of March 18-20, 2005. The tournament included select teams of players from the eight (8) WIAA Sectional regions. The All-Star teams were comprised of graduating seniors from both WIAA and WAHA teams. In all, 136 players from 68 different schools were selected and represented in the competition.
In the final game on Sunday afternoon, March 20th, the Section 8 (Milwaukee) Team defeated a very strong Section 1 (Somerset) Team 6-4 to win the Tournament Championship. The Team was lead by coach Cale Politowski (Pius) and General Manager Brad Bark (Whitefish Bay / Nicolet / Shorewood). To qualify for the final game, Section 8 defeated Section 6 (Janesville) on Friday evening in overtime by a 6-5 score. On Saturday, the beat Section 5 (Fond du Lac) in regulation 2-1.
Of the 17 players rostered on the Section 8 Team, 13 were former PHOENIX FORCE / MOE players. Congratulations to Jake Shully (USM), Alex Wallis (Marquette), Colin McCarthy (Homestead), A.J. Soo Hoo (Pius), Nick Hiltz (USM), Kyle Peschel (WNS), Billy Kidd (Homestead), Ryan Stenstrup (Catholic Memorial), David Pelech (USM), Pete Hendrickson (Homestead), Cha Chi McGaver (Catholic Memorial), Eric Meyer (USM), and Steve Smith (Marquette).
A great ending to some very fine high school hockey careers!
Monday, March 21
BARTLETT NAMED TO PRESTIGIOUS "ALL-AREA" HOCKEY TEAM
PHOENIX FORCE junior defenseman, Will Bartlett (USM), has been named to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "All-Area" Hockey Team. Along with "Player of the Year", John Barragry (Homestead), other players named to the FIRST TEAM were Ryan Siehr (Homestead), Alex Koeppen and Andy Ellis (Arrowhead), and A.J. Soo Hoo (Pius). The "Coach of the Year" was Arrowhead's Carl Valimont.
Way to go Will! Congratulations on this great honor.
Monday, March 7
WARHAWKS PLAY FOR WIAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Congratulations to PHOENIX FORCE players Travis Hetzel, Kyle Ostapina, and Alex Sikora who helped a very skilled Arrowhead team advance to the WIAA State Final against perennial powerhouse Superior. In the quarter final game, Arrowhead shut-out a strong Fond du Lac team 5-0. The hard fought semi final game ended with a 2-1 victory for the Warhawks over a "hot" Janesville (Section 6 - 8 seed) team. Superior, not without conssiderable resistance, bested Arrowhead in the FINAL in the first overtime by a score of 2-1.
MEMORIES THAT CAN NEVER BE TAKEN AWAY. It was a great run by the Warhawks.
Sunday, February 27
PHOENIX PLAYERS ADVANCE WITH TEAMS TO STATE
There are twelve (12) PHOENIX players that will join their teams for the WIAA STATE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT in Madison beginning on Thursday, March 3rd.
Playing for Section 8 Champion, University School, are WILL BARTLETT, BILLY CRIMMINS, NICK HILTZ, PETER JANECKO, BEN JURKEN, THOMAS KEILY, ERIC MEYER, DAVID PELECH, and JACK WIGDALE. In a very well played game, USM defeated Homestead by a score of 5-3 in the sectional final on Friday evening at The Ponds in Brookfield. The Wildcats will play their first tournament game against Section 6 Champion Janesville at 1:15 PM on Thurday, March 3rd.
Joining their Section 7 Champion teammates from Arrowhead in Madison will be TRAVIS HETZEL, KYLE OSTAPINA, and ALEX SIKORA. The Warhawks soundly defeated Sun Prairie 3-0 in the Saturday night tilt at the Madison Ice Arena. Their first opponent in Madison will be Section 5 Champion Fond du Lac at 11:00 AM on Thursday, March 3rd.
Should USM and Arrowhead advance by winning Thursday's games, they will play each other at the Alliant Center on Friday evening. What a great match-up that would be!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THESE FINE PLAYERS AND THEIR TEAMS ON THEIR OUTSTANDING SEASONS!
Sunday, February 6
STENSTRUP NOMINATED FOR PRESTIGIOUS "MR. HOCKEY" AWARD
Gritty PHOENIX FORCE forward Ryan Stenstrup (Catholic Memorial) has been nominated with 14 other high school hockey players for the Wisconsin Hockey News / JAJ Investments MR. HOCKEY award. The award is presented annually to the player that the selection committee considers to be the state's best prep hockey player. The awards ceremony will take place at the Colisium Bar in Madison at 3:15 PM on March 4th during the WIAA State Tournament.
Other Milwaukee Metropolitan area nominees for the award are former MOE / PHOENIX players forward Cha Chi McGaver (Catholic Memorial), defenseman A.J. Soo Hoo (Milwaukee Pius), and forward Billy Ritt (Homestead).
Congratulations from all of us at PHOENIX HOCKEY to Ryan and his former MOE / PHOENIX teammates on being nominated for this prestigious award!
In the Monday, February 7th edition of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (PREPS PLUS Section), Ryan was also named "Player to Watch" for his contribution to the team's 2-1 victory over Culver Military Academy (Indiana). In the first period, Ryan recorded a goal and an assist for the Crusaders.
Monday, January 31
FORCE GOALIE LECLAIRE IS "PLAYER TO WATCH"
Dustin LeClair (Kettle Moraine/Mukwonago), PHOENIX FORCE GOALIE, was identified in the PREPS PLUS section of the January 31st edition of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel as the "Player to Watch". In a recent contest with Marquette High, Dustin helped his team to an overtime tie (2-2) by stopping 31 shots. Dustin has had an outstanding season between the posts and, as a result, his team carries a very respectable 10-4-1 overall record. His team competes in the very competitive CLASSIC EIGHT Conference where they have a record of 2-3-1.
Saturday, January 29
WILDCAT ERIC MEYER NAMED "PLAYER OF THE WEEK" by WiPH
Based on nominations received on players from across the State, for the week of January 10-16, 2005, Eric Meyer (Forward - University School of Milwaukee) was selected by WISCONSIN PREP HOCKEY as the "Player of the Week". The recognition is sponsored by The Ponds of Brookfield.
Earlier this season, Eric was named by PREPS PLUS of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel as the "Player to Watch".
From all of us at PHOENIX HOCKEY, a big congratulations to Eric on his outstanding effort and excellent play this season!
Friday, November 12
PHOENIX FORCE ADVANCES TO WAHA TIER 1 STATE TOURNAMENT
On the weekend of Nov. 6-7, 2004, the Wisconsin Amatuer Hockey Association (WAHA) invited four Tier 1 teams to the Greenheck Field House in Schofield, WI for a Playoff. The teams that were invited to the Playoff were the PHOENIX FORCE, Team POWERade, Wisconsin Fire, and the Northern Wisconsin Thrashers. After playing each team, the two teams with the best results using a simple point system, would be awarded invitations to the Tier 1 Midget State Tournament which will be held in Fond du Lac in March of 2005. The Wisconsin Fire and PHOENIX FORCE, based on finishing #1 and #2, will advance to the State Tournament.
In March, the FIRE and FORCE will join Team Wisconsin, Wisconsin AAA, the Green Bay Junior Gamblers, and the Madison Capitols for the competition in Fond du Lac. Those games will be played at the Blue Line Family Ice Center over the weekend of March 11-13, 2005.
KERN CENTER LAYS OUT RED CARPET FOR PHOENIX HOCKEY
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On Friday, October 1, 2004, PHOENIX HOCKEY stormed the KERN CENTER on the MSOE Campus to put their blades on the ice. The only other program to skate in this new 210,000 square foot facility prior to the two PHOENIX TEAMS was the MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS.
The KERN CENTER becomes "home ice" for both the PHEONIX FORCE and PHOENIX teams on Oct. 1st when the demand for ice time by the Winter Club increases at the USM Rink.
Sunday, July 25
TRYOUT UPDATE - REGISTRATIONS CLOSED
The deadline for registrations was Friday, July 23rd. The list of tryout candidates is very strong. It will be a very competitve tryout. Specific tryout times for the registered players will be mailed to the address on the registration form on Friday, July 30th. The tryout will take place at the USM Rink on the University School campus on Saturday, August 7th and Sunday, August 8th. We will not permit "WALK-ONS" for this tryout.
We have now received registrations from players who attend fifteen (15) different high schools in Southern Wisconsin.
If you have missed the registration deadline, prior to mailing in your registration, you must contact Bill Naleid at (414) 765-3866 during the day, or (414) 352-7488 in the evening. The assignment of tryout times will be handled differently for "late registrations". If you have a legitimate conflict and will be unable to attend the tryout, please let us know.
We look forward to seeing all of you at the tryout!
Tuesday, August 17
SUCCESSFUL TRYOUT COMPLETED - ROSTERS POSTED
The tryout was very successful. The coaching staff was impressed with the quality and number of the players that participated in the process. Players from fifteen (15) different high schools attended the tryout.
To access schedules (practice & game) for each team, you must visit the team's subsite. Click on "Teams" at the left edge of this page, and select the subsite of the team (PHOENIX FORCE or PHOENIX) that you would like to visit.
The rosters for the upcoming season are posted under "Handouts". As we receive firm commitments from those players that have been selected who are undecided, we will update the rosters.
Tuesday, December 7
LUKES NAMED "STAR OF THE WEEK" BY JOURNAL SENTINEL
PHOENIX FORCE standout Kyle Lukes was recognized in Preps Plus of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel as one of the "Stars of the Week" in this morning's sports page. In his first year of high school hockey, the Homestead senior this past week scored nine goals and had four assists in two games. The right winger finished with three goals and two assists in an 8-0 victory over Cedarburg on Saturday evening. On Thursday, Lukes tallied six goals and two assists in a 9-1 win over Grafton. In his first four games of the season, he has "rung up" 12 goals and six assists to lead a very competitive Homestead team to a 3-1 start. "He is a natural goal scorer," Homestead coach Maco Balkovev said. "You don't find too many of those around."
For the past several seasons, Kyle has played with a very fine Wisconsin AAA Midget Major team. Home ice has been the Pettit National Ice Center.
A "BIG" CONGRATULATIONS FROM ALL OF THE FOLKS AT PHOENIX HOCKEY!
Monday, January 3
PREPS PLUS RECOGNIZES ERIC MEYER
PHOENIX FORCE stalwart senior forward, Eric Meyer (University School), was identified in the Journal Sentinel PREPS PLUS column on Monday, January 3rd as the "Player to Watch".
His team, University School Milwaukee, recently returned from a very prestigious Holiday Tournament at Blake School in Minnesota. In that three game tournament, Eric recorded three goals and three assists. For the season, he now has six goals and six assists. The Wildcats made a strong showing in this very competitive tournament returning home with a win (Blake, MN) and two OT losses (Fargo, ND and Mahtomedi, MN).
Friday, June 11
DIVERSE ROSTER SETS PROGRAM APART FROM OTHERS
Last year's MOE roster included players from the following eleven (11) Milwaukee area high schools: ARROWHEAD, BROOKFIELD CENTRAL, CATHOLIC MEMORIAL, CEDARBURG, HOMESTEAD, MARQUETTE, NICOLET, PIUS, SHOREWOOD, UNIVERSITY SCHOOL, and WHITEFISH BAY. Some of the notable alumni from last year's program are Geordy Baumann, Tim Benson, Spencer Brydon, Patrick Dryer, Kevin Fetherston, Brandon Gador, Brandon Pokrzewinski, Andy Reiland, and Matt Waite. A roster of last year's MAJOR and AA Teams can be found in "Handouts". The players on the MAJOR roster competed in the WAHA AAA (Tier 1) Tournament in Madison this past April.
We anticipate, and are hopeful that, the following key players from last year's roster will return and participate in the August tryout: FORWARDS - Andy Ellis (Arrowhead), David Pelech (University School), ChaChi McGaver (Catholic Memorial), Eric Meyer (University School), Bill Ritt (Homestead), Steve Smith (Marquette), Ryan Stenstrup (Catholic Memorial), Ryan McEnerney (University School), John Salmela (University School), Karl Burns (University School), Jordan Gador (Cedarburg), Ilya Smith (Homestead) - DEFENSE - Will Bartlett (University School), Billy Kidd (Homestead), A.J. Soo Hoo (Pius), J.F. Harrison (Homestead), Thomas Keily (University School), Mike Naleid (Marquette), Kyle Peschel (Shorewood / WNS) - GOALIE - Brad Slocum (University School), Ben Jurken (University School), and Chris Sobie (Cedarburg). Apparently, Jake Shully had a very successful tryout and will be a goalie in the Team Wisconsin Major Program. CONGRATULATIONS JAKE!
Friday, October 10
MIDGET MAJOR INVITATIONAL ROUND ROBIN - OCTOBER 11-12, 2008
KERN CENTER AT MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
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