Indians fall to Fox Motors

Saturday nights game saw Fox Motors jump out to 3-0 lead until Colin Goff scored with 29 seconds remaining in the first period, assisted by Bryce Grandbois and Jack Mattais.  In the second period Fox added 3 more goals before Mattais added a goal of his own from Grandbois to cut the lead to 6-2, Fox Motors added one more in the final period for the 7-2 win.  Logan Raffaele turned away 34 shots in a losing effort.

Sunday morning in the rematch the Indians jumped out to an early lead on goal by Dylan Szabo from Bryce Grandbois at the 12:07 march of the first period, however Fox answered right  back to even the score 25 seconds later.  Two minutes later Fox took the lead and added a third goal at 1:59 mark for a 3-1 lead, Peter Pawlanta scored, set up by Grandbois with 29 seconds remaining in the first period to set the score at 3-2 through the first period.  Fox added one in the second and another in the third period to secure the 5-2 win.  Logan Raffaela had the duties between the pipes for the Indians.

The Indians travel to Detroit next weekend to take on Honeybaked 5pm Saturday at the Suburban Ice Arena in Farmington Hills and again Sunday morning 1115am at the Novi Ice Arena.

Indians go 1 win and 3 losses at the CCM Invitational

The Indians traveled to Detroit this past weekend to participate in the CCM Invitational and opened against the eventual tournament champion Belle Tire.  In the opening game Belle Tire scored 2 goals in the first period, 3 in the second and 2 in the third before the Indians scored when Dylan Szabo found a lose puck in front of their net banging it home for the lone goal in the 7-1 loss.  Logan Raffael was in net for the game.

The second game of the day saw them taking on the Chicago Young Americans.  Chicago scored two late goals within 2 minutes in the first period for the lead then added one early in the second for a 3-0 lead.  Both teams played even throughout the remainder of the game and the Indians fell 3-0.  Aiden Winslow had the duties between the pipes for the Indians.

Saturday morning the Indians opened against the MDHL Green team.  MDHL opened the scoring in the first period with 3 unanswered goals in the first before Bryce Grandbois tipped a shot from Robbie Landis to the break the ice.  In the second the Indians found their stride scoring 3 unanswered goals to take a 4-3 lead, Jack Mattais scored from the slot on pass up ice from Landis and less than a minute later Colin Goff scored off a pass from Eli Doughart-Wood to even the score at 3 a piece.   Dylan Szabo scored what would be the eventual game winner after being set up by Peter Pawlanta and Indians took a 4-3 lead at the end of two periods.  In the third both teams battled back and forth until the 7:55 mark when Will Boyer completed a nice three way passing from Bryce Grandbois to make it 5-3 for the Indians win.  Logan Raffaele took the win in net.

In the fourth game the Indians met the MDHL White team and again the White jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first period and added one more early in second before Will Boyer found a lose puck in front of the net and buried it, assisted by Eli Doughart-Wood to start the fight back.  Three minutes later Ethan Lindle put a nice pass from Boyer home to narrow the lead to 1.  In the third the game became a penalty mess and the Indians spent the majority of the period shorthanded allowing MDHL to score two powerplay goals and clinch the 5-2 win.  Aiden Winslow was in net for the Indians.

The Indians next action will be at home October 24 6pm and October 25 10am at the Taffy Abel Arena against Fox Motors from Grand Rapids.

Indians drop a pair of games to OJG on the opening weekend

In the opening weekend of the MAHA league the Indians took on the Oakland Grizzilies at the Taffy Abel Arena.  Oakland proved that they came to play taking a 2-0 lead in the first period and added two more in the second before Robbie Landis scored on shot from the left point assisted by Will Boyer and Bryce Grandbois to get the Indians on the board, however the Grizzilies bounced back adding their 5th goal late in the third for the 5-1 win.  Logan Raffaele turned away 41 shots in a losing effort.

Sunday mornings game started out tight until Oakland scored on a power play midway through the first period for the 1-0 lead which they kept through the period.  In the second the Grizzilies added two more goals before Jack Mattais beat the their goaltender on a breakaway on a stretch pass from Colin Goff to get the Indians back within 2 goals.  That was however all the offense the Indians could generate while Oakland added 4 more goals for the 7-1 win.  Aiden Winslow turned away 51 shot during the Sunday game.

The Indians will get back on the ice this week at practice to prepare for the CCM Invitational in Detroit where they will take on Belle Tire, Team Illinois, and Team Alaska on Friday and Saturday. 

Indians open MAHA regular season play at home this weekend

The Indians will open the 2020/21 MAHA regular season at home in the Taffy Abel Arena this weekend against the Oakland Jr. Grizzilies.  The Indians will open on Saturday night at 6pm facing the Grizzilies who always continue to bost a team that is filled with quick skating skill players.  The Indians team has been skating for the past couple of weeks and have competed in some exhibition games to get back into the feel before the weekend, this however will be their first big test of the season and also important points for the regular season standings.  This years squad returns two veteran players from last years team in goalie Logan Raffaele and defenseman Rob Landis, along with three other local players in Dylan Szabo, Aedan Haapala and Kyle Stevens.  The team will be looking for some older leadership on the ice from defenseman Eli Doughart-Wood from St. Louis, Missouri, Colin Handy Lennox Michigan, and forward Will Boyer of Rochester Hills, Michigan, other players that could make a significant impact will be Bryce Grandbois form Commerce Township Michigan, Colin Goff from Wasilla Alaska, Drew Moitke of Jackson Michigan, Robbbie Zimmerman from State College Pennsylvannia, Ethan Lindle from Indian River Michigan, Michael Szlag of Romeo Michigan, Peter Pawlanta from Gaylord Michigan and Jack Mattias from Negaunee.  All are forwards that have potential to put up good scoring numbers this season. Cole Peterson of Cleveland Ohio will round out the defensive corps on the blue line and Aiden Winslow from Jacksonville Florida will complete the goalie tandem in net.   

Games start 6pm Saturday night and 10am Sunday with free admission, come check out the team.  Anyone attending the games must wear a face mask and adhere to social distancing.

Indians open the season with three games against the Chicago Young Americans

This past weekend the Indians opened up at home with three games against the Chicago Young American.  With everything that everyone is dealing with surrounding COVID 19 it was great to see the kids be able to compete in some games after a short week of practice and being off for two weeks.  Saturday morning Chicago got on the board late in the first period on a power play, then with less than 1:18 remaining in the second period added two more for a 3-0 lead heading into the third period.  The third period saw them add one more for 4-0 victory.  Logan Raffaele was in net for the Indians turning away 34 shots.

The second game of the day was much the same as Chicago scored six unanswered goals and the Indians couldn't muster any offense failing 6-0.  Aiden Winslow turned away 35 shots in a losing effort.

Sunday morning proved to be a tight game as Chicago got on the board with 5 seconds remaining in the first period, then both teams played even throughout the second.  Finally in the third period Colin Goff scored on a breakaway on a nice stretch pass from Eli Doughart-Wood to even the score at 1-1.  Neither team could find the winning goal and game ended in a 1-1 tie.  Logan Raffaele played outstanding turning away 40 shots to preserve the tie. 

Next week the Indians will take on  the Lake Forrest Prep Academy at the Taffy Abel Arena, Saturday at 6pm and Sunday morning at 9am.  Admission is free, fans must wear face mask and adhere to social distancing.