OUR TEAM

Danny DeKeyser
Owner, Head Instructor/Coach
- MAHA youth career with Little Caesars
- Junior hockey in Trail, British Columbia (BCHL 2008/09), and Sioux City Musketeers (USHL 2009/10)
- College hockey at Western Michigan University (CCHA 2010/13)
- CCHA all rookie team, CCHA all tournament team (2010/11)
- Second team all-American, second team all-CCHA, CCHA best defensive defenseman (2011/12)
- First team all-CCHA, best defensive defenseman (2012/13)
- Detroit Red Wings (2013-2022)
- Red Wings rookie of the year (DSBA, 2013/14)
- Led Red Wings defenseman in goals (2015/16, and 2020/21)
- Led Red Wings defenseman in plus/minus (2013/14, 2014/15, 2020/21)
- Led Red Wings defenseman in blocked shots (2015/16, 16/17, 20/21)
Matt Tennyson
- Born in California in 1990
- Played youth hockey for the San Jose AAA Jr. Sharks
- Was first ever AAA Jr. Shark player to make it to the NHL
- Played junior hockey with the Texas Tornado (NAHL, 2007/08) and Cedar Rapids Roughriders (USHL, 2008-2009)
- College hockey at Western Michigan University (2009-2012)
- 2012 CCHA championship
- Named second team all-CCHA and finalist for best offensive defenseman (2012)
- Played 173 NHL games between the San Jose Sharks, Buffalo Sabres, Carolina Hurricanes, New Jersey Devils, and Nashville Predators
- 2016 Western Conference Champion (San Jose Sharks)
- 2021 IIHF Men’s World Championships Bronze Medal
- 2023 AHL Western Conference Champions (Coachella Valley Firebirds)


Luke Witkowski
- Born in Holland, Mi 1990
- Played youth hockey in West Michigan
- Played junior hockey for the Ohio Junior Blue Jackets (USHL, 2007-08) and the Fargo Force (USHL, 2008-09)
- Captain of the Fargo Force, USHL (2008-09)
- Played college hockey at Western Michigan University (2009-13)
- Captain of Western Michigan University (2012-13)
- Named second team all-CCHA (2012-13)
- 2012 CCHA championship
- 2008 draft pick of the Tampa Bay Lightning
- Syracuse Crunch captain, AHL (2016-17, 2019-21)
- 500 career professional games
- 130 NHL games (Tampa Bay Lightning & Detroit Red Wings)
- Eastern conference champion (2015-16)
Derek Roehl
- Michigan native born 1988
- Played youth hockey for Little Caesars
- MVP brick tournament
- MVP Quebec Pee wee tournament
- Played junior hockey with Youngstown phantoms (NAHL 2004-2005) Lincoln stars/ Ohio Junior
- Blue Jackets (USHL 2005-2007)
- College Hockey at Western Michigan University (2008-2012)
- Led WMU in plus/minus 2008-2009
- CCHA champion 2012
- CHL champion 2012
- 7 seasons professional in Europe (France, UK, Germany, Italy)
- 2019 to present coaching Little Caesars AAA hockey
- 4 state championships as youth hockey coach (2019, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- 1 national championship 2019 as youth hockey coach


Nino Musitelli
- Michigan Native born in 1985
- Played youth AAA hockey for Belle Tire
- Played Junior hockey for Compuware Ambassadors (NAHL, 2002/03) and Danville Wings (USHL, 2003/04)
- Received rookie of the year honors for Compuware Ambassadors 2002/03
- Played College hockey at Miami University (CCHA, 2004/08)
- 2006 CCHA Champions
- Represented Miami at the Frozen Four Skills Challenge (Denver, Colorado (2008)
- Played 234 professional hockey games (Dayton Bombers, Allen Americans and Toledo Walleye)
- Received rookie of the year honors with Dayton Bombers (ECHL, 2008/09)
- Led team in goals with 34 (Allen Americans 2010/11)
- Retired in 2013