Warhwaks Freshman selected in USHL Futures Draft

May 01, 2012 — Freshman defender Tristan Rostagno, who played the 2011-2012 season for the Varisty Warhawks, was selected as the 70th overall pick in the 5th round of the USHL Futures Draft by the Muskegon Lumberjacks.

Every one of the players selected in the Futures Draft is automatically placed on the Affiliate List of the USHL team that selected him. The Club retains the draftees rights for three years and can add the player to its active roster at any point during the season.

This season, 42 players selected in 2011 USHL Futures Draft took the ice for at least one USHL game during the 2011-12 campaign.

Congratulations Tristan! [Muskegon Lumberjacks]

Winners honored at Warhawks Awards Banquet

March 11, 2012 — The season came to an official end Sunday, March 11 as players, parents, coaches and honored guests celebrated the 2011-2012 season award winners at the annual Awards Banquet held at Chenequa Country Club.

Junior Varsity head coach Ron Chmill handed out the Offensive MVP award to team Captain Ben Serres for his leadership both on and off the ice. The Defensive MVP award was handed out to both Alternate Captains Matt Daury and Matt Keranen and the Most Improved honor was given to Freshman Zach Hopkins.

Before the Varsity Team award winners were announced, the Classic Eight All Conference members were honored; Jared Johnson (1st Team All Conference  Forward), Tristan Rostagno (1st Team All Conference  Defense), Mike Adams (2nd Team All Conference  Forward), Sam Dvorak (Honorable Mention  Defense), Sam Schultz (Honorable Mention  Defense).

The Varsity coaching staff handed out the Defensive MVP to Tristan Rostagno and Most Improved to forward Mike Adams.

The Offensive MVP award went to team captain Jared Johnson who also walked away with the Hobey Baker Award, the Citizenship Award and the Carl Valimont Scholarship.

The Hobey Baker award is presented to the senior player that best exemplifies the sportsmanship and character of Hobey Baker considering the integrity, coachability, selflessness and citizenship qualities of each player recommended by the coaches.

The Carl Valimont scholarship is awarded to the student Scholar-Athlete that best exemplifies the personal standards and accomplishments which are positive models for others and exhibits high levels of integrity and honesty both on the ice and in the classroom.

Brian Mullett was present at this years banquet to award the Donald H Mullett Award, presented to the player who best represents the ideals of Arrowhead High School Hockey, to graduating senior Garrett Stadler.

Senior forward Garrett Opay was awarded the Tim Tyre award. Dr. Tim Tyre presented Opay with the award that goes to the outgoing Varsity senior judged to have exhibited the best level of sportsmanship, attitude and leadership both on and off the ice , and who embodies the high level of spirit and character attributes to Coach Tim Tyre.

Dr. Tim Tyre was the first varsity coach for the Arrowhead Boys Ice Hockey program and played a key role in establishing the foundation for the success that the program enjoys today.

Warhawks Selected to All-Conference Team

March 09, 2012 — When the Classic 8 Conference announced the All-Conference Team selections, the Arrowhead Warhawks were well represented.

Senior forward Jared Johnson and Freshman defender Tristan Rostagno were named to 1st Team All-Conference Team.

Senior forward Mike Adams was named to the 2nd Team All Conference Team.

Junior defender Sam Dvorak and Sophmore defender Sam Schultz also received an Honorable Mention by the selection committee.

[Classic Eight Announces All-Conference Team]

Ledgers Edge Hawks 3-2 in Regional Finals

February 16, 2012 — The Warhawks dropped their Regional Final contest to the Fond du Lac St. Marys Springs Ledgers on Thursday by a score of 3-2.

The Hawks gained a 1-0 advantage on a goal by Jared Johnson at 7:22 of the first period. Garrett Opay skated around the back of the net and centered a pass to Johnson who was in the slot, in front of the net. Johnson put a shot through the five-hole for the goal. Sam Dvorak also assisted on the score.

The Ledgers answered with a goal at 12:13 of the first to tie the score at one apiece.

In the second period, St Marys Springs scored at 12:00 to take a 2-1 lead. The Ledgers were able to exert a good amount of pressure on the Hawks during the second half of the second period and had a 16-8 shots on goal advantage.

The Ledgers opened the third period with a goal at the 2:01 mark to extend their lead to 3-1.

With 2:09 remaining in the game, the Hawks went on a 5 on 3 power play. AHS pulled its goalie to make a 6 on 3 advantage. The move paid dividends as Opay, assisted by Sam Schultz, scored on a back hander from in front of the left side of the net with 54 seconds remaining.

After the goal the Hawks went on a 5 on 4 power play. With 33 seconds remaining, AHS pulled its goalie again to gain a 6 on 4 advantage. The Hawks were hoping to reverse the fortunes of the Ledgers, who pulled their goalie and scored a tying goal with just 27 seconds remaining in last years Sectional Semi-final between the two teams to force overtime. The Ledgers went on to eventually prevail in that game.

This time, the Hawks fell just short when Johnson fired a laser off the right post that just missed the mark with 5 seconds remaining. AHS scrambled furiously for the rebound, but could not gain control of the puck until after the buzzer sounded. The Hawks put three shots on goal during the final half minute, but were unable to convert.

Tyler Grebe led the Ledgers in victory with two goals and an assist, raising his seasons point total to 55.

The Ledgers outshot the Hawks by a margin of 35-29. AHS goalie Tim Routes had 32 saves for the game.

The Hawks, who played in the Regional Finals for the 12th straight year, closed the curtain on the 2011-12 campaign with a record of 12-11-2. With the victory, the 17-5-1 Ledgers move on to the Sectional Semi finals where they will face the Fond du Lac Cardinals, who upset second seeded USM.

Hawks Advance to Regional Finals With 6-2 Win

February 14, 2012 — The Warhawks advanced to the WIAA Section 8, Regional Finals by defeating the Beaver Dam Golden Beavers 6-2 on Tuesday night at the Mullett Ice Center.

The two teams played to a scoreless tie in the first period. The Hawks controlled the puck in their own offensive zone for much of the period and outshot the Golden Beavers by a 12-3 margin.

After shooting blanks in the first period, AHS reloaded at the intermission and peppered Beaver Dam with four second period goals. Mike Adams scored a short-handed goal for the Hawks when he took a Beaver Dam turnover in the neutral zone, skated down the right side into the right circle and rifled a tracer that went in top shelf, right side.

AHS made it a 2-0 game with an unassisted goal by Brett Staplefeldt at 6:27 of the second. Staplefeldt took the puck from the right corner of the offensive zone, skated along the goal line toward the right side of the net, and banked a shot off the back side of the Beaver Dam goalie for the score.

Beaver Dam responded with a goal at 8:06 to make it a 2-1 game. The Hawks answered quickly with goal from Nick Peterson, who scored on a tip-in of a Garrett Stadler slap shot from the point at the 9:25 mark. John Sorenson closed the scoring for the Hawks in the second period on a goal off of a deke move at 13:44 to make it 4-1 Hawks at the break.

Sam Dvorak continued the scoring for AHS at 3:59 of the third when his slap shot from the left side of the blue line rang off the inside of the right pipe and into the net. Fellow blue-liner Sam Schultz assisted on the goal.

The Golden Beavers scored at 11:38 to make it a 5-2 game. Upon the Hawks being whistled for a penalty with 2:43 remaining in the game, Beaver Dam pulled its goalie went with an extra skater to make it a 6 on 4 power play.

However, Ryan Anderson scored a short-handed, empty net goal for AHS off of a Beaver Dam turnover with 1:30 remaining in the game to account for the final 6-2 margin. For the game, the Hawks had a shots on goal advantage of 40-15.

The victory for the Hawks sets up a rematch with third seeded Fond du Lac St. Marys Springs in the Regional Finals on Thursday night. The Hawks and Ledgers played to a 3-3 tie last Saturday. The two teams won their respective Regionals last year and met in the Sectional Semi-Finals, with the Ledgers prevailing at home, in overtime, by a score of 5-4.