The Team

OUR TEAM

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)

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)

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)

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

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