2008 SUMMER ADULT HOCKEY SCHOOL STARTS JULY 28!

The 2008 MSE Summer Adult Warm-up Hockey School is a great way to stay cool this summer and keep your legs for the start of the new Fall/Winter season in September!

Mount Clemens Ice Arena will host the Hockey School on Monday evenings from July 28 through Aug. 25. The program is open to both men and women 18 and Up and both beginner/novice and intermediate players are welcome to participate.

Best of all, the cost for the Hockey School is just $125 for the five week program, which includes your jersey. You can download the brochure and registration form off our homepage or register online with a VISA or MasterCard HERE.

If you have any questions about the 2008 Summer Adult Warm-Up Hockey School, drop us a line at info@msehockey.com.

MT. CLEMENS TO HOST 2008 MSE ADULT WARM-UP TOURNEY!

Here's the best way to "hit the ground running" when the new 2008-09 Fall/Winter season arrives in September - the 2008 MSE Adult Warm-up Tournament!

Mount Clemens Ice Arena will host this special Tourney, slated for Friday through Sunday, Aug. 15-17. Not only will this event provide a weekend of fun, intense hockey, it also is a great opportunity to get in shape for the new season starting right after Labor Day - just two weeks following the tournament.

Best of all, the cost is just $495 complete, which includes a three-game guarantee. A full range of skill divisions is being offered, and the top two teams in each skill division will face each other in a championship showdown on Sunday, with the winner earning a team trophy and individual T-shirts.

Online registration for the 2008 Adult Warm-up Tournament is available HERE, or you can download a copy of the Tourney brochure and registration form off our homepage. If you'd prefer to receive a brochure and registration form in the mail, just e-mail us your mailing address and we'll get one out to you A.S.A.P.

If you have any questions about the 2008-09 Adult Warm-up Tournament, feel free to contact us any time at info@msehockey.com or by phone at (586) 868-7371.

We hope to see you on the ice in August!

STILL TIME TO HIT THIS ICE THIS SUMMER!

There's still time to sign up for Summer hockey! We have room for both teams and individual players at both Great Lakes Sports City in Fraser and Mount Clemens Ice Arena in Mount Clemens!

Our 2008 Adult Summer Leagues at Great Lakes Sports City in Fraser and Mount Clemens Ice Arena once again feature the lowest prices and the biggest selection of game nights and skill levels, from elite to beginner. The season starts the week of June 21 and ends with a double-elimination playoff concluding in August.

If you have a Summer team or are an individual looking for team, just shoot us an e-mail at info@msehockey.com and we'll get back with you as soon as possible. You can also download a copy of the Summer League brochure on our homepage or register online with a Visa or MasterCard HERE. Teams joining the league late will receive a discount or rebate for any games they are shorted at the end of the season.

We hope to see you on the ice!

JIMMY DEE'S ROLLS TO MAHA 30 & OVER STATE TITLE!

Jimmy Dee's, traditionally the dominant team in the MSE Mount Clemens Thursday Night 30 & Over League, is now an established powerhouse in the State of Michigan, too.

At the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA) Adult State Playoffs March 14-16 at Great Lakes Sports City in Fraser, Jimmy Dee's rolled through the 30 & Over Division with a 3-0-0 record to qualify for the championship final. In the finals, Jimmy Dee's won a hard-fought battle with the Livonia Knights by a 4-2 score to finish with a perfect 4-0-0 record at States while outscoring the opposition 21-9.

Congratulations to Jimmy Dee's, 2007-08 MAHA Over 30 State Champions!
 

Jimmy Dee's players, joined by family members and friends, celebrate their 2007-08 MAHA.State Championship.

JOHN DENNIS WINGS, CLEME'S POUR HOUSE EARN TOURNEY TITLES!

Two one-goal thrillers with identical scores - including an overtime contest - made for an exciting finish to the 4th Annual MSE Can-Am Adult Men's Tournament.

In the Silver Division championship, John Dennis Wings rallied twice from one-goal deficits before scoring early in overtime to best Complete Tooling Solutions, 3-2. In the Bronze Division, Cleme's Pour House hung on to top Those Guys in regulation by the same narrow margin, 3-2.

Held Friday through Sunday, Feb. 22-24 at Great Lakes Sports City in Fraser, the Men's Tournament drew a total of six teams - John Dennis Wings (Troy), Cleme's Pour House (MSE Fraser), Complete Tooling Solutions (MSE Mt. Clemens), Those Guys (MSE Fraser), Eastowne Lounge (MSE Mt. Clemens) and Buffalo Wild Wings (Macomb).

In the qualifying round on Friday evening, John Dennis Wings had bested Complete Tooling Solutions 5-2. The rematch quickly took on a different look as Chris Wells scored in the opening period to put Complete Tooling Solutions up, 1-0. Ken Schmid scored for John Dennis Wings late in the second period to knot the score at 1-1, but Sean Verschueren answered with just 47 second left in the period to put Complete Tooling Solutions up, 2-1.

Both teams traded scoring chances in the third period until Matt McMinn scored at 4:41 to tie the game at 2-2 and force what proved to be a short overtime. Just 15 seconds into the extra period, Jeff Silverman scored the game winner to set off the celebration for John Dennis Wings. Tama Cassel drew the lone assist. Both goaltenders played well - Andrew Lechkun for Complete Tooling Solutions and Evan Miller, who posted the win for John Dennis Wings.

The Bronze Division championship may not have required overtime to determine a winner, but the hockey was just as intense and entertaining. In a game that saw 21 minor penalties, Jeff Cooper opened the scoring early in the second period to stake Those Guys to a 1-0 lead. Cleme's Pour House answered quickly, however, as Mike DeBrabander scored less than three minutes later to tie the score at 1-1.

Jeremy Austin and Jeremy Weldon scored to put Cleme's up 3-1 before the half-way mark of the third period - but Those Guys were not about to go down without a fight. With Those Guys netminder Steve Rota playing stellar goal to keep his team in the game, Jason Serepilia closed the gap to just 3-2 with 3:14 remaining in regulation. With just 10 second remaining and their goaltender pulled, Those Guys clanged one off the goal post - coming within inches of forcing overtime.

Austin and Josh Carrizal drew assists on Weldon's game-winning tally and Vinnie Russo played solid net to post the win in goal.

For complete tournament results, visit our STANDINGS page or just click HERE. Congratulations to John Dennis Wings and Cleme's Pour House, and thanks to all the participating teams for a weekend of great, competitive hockey!
 

John Dennis Wings players celebrate their Silver Division Championship following a come-from-behind 3-2 overtime win in the championship final.	Bronze Division Champs Cleme's Pour House gathers for a post-game photo following a thrilling 3-2 win in the finals at the 4th Annual MSE Can-AM Men's Tournament.

HOCKEY TEAM FROM CHINA FINISHES STRONG AT 6-3-4!

Speed, skill and exciting up-and-down hockey were the hallmarks of the 2007 China Friendship Tournament! Some of MSE's top teams - and some Metro Detroit guest squads as well - went head-to-head against some global competition as a men's hockey team from the City of Harbin in China visited Michigan.

The visitors saved their best hockey for the final week. After getting shutout 4-0 by the Downriver Leafs, Harbin went undefeated in its final five games (3-0-2) to finish the exhibition tournament at 6-3-4.

Located in northeast China on the southern bank of the Songhua River, Harbin is ranked as the 10th largest city in China with an urban population of more than 4.5 million and a metro area population of nearly 10 million. The city is a key political, economic, scientific, cultural and communications center and its cold winters have long earned it the nickname of "Ice City" - making it a natural environment for hockey. The first Chinese ice hockey team was organized in Harbin in 1952, and the team has visited and played games in countries around the globe, including the Czech Republic, Japan, Poland, Germany, Sweden, Canada and Russia. This trip marked the team's first visit to Michigan, and MSE was pleased and proud to play host to our international visitors.

Here are the final schedule and game results.

GAME 1: Wednesday, Nov. 28, 9:25 p.m. at Great Lakes Sports City: Harbin 20, The Show 2
GAME 2: Saturday, Dec. 1, 1:45 p.m. at Great Lakes Sports City: Harbin 4, Clemtown 4
GAME 3: Sunday, Dec. 2, 6:15 p.m. at Great Lakes Sports City: Harbin 10, Eurocraft 2
GAME 4: Monday, Dec. 3, 10:00 p.m. at Mount Clemens Ice Arena: Cariera's 6, Harbin 1
GAME 5: Wednesday, Dec. 5, 9:00 p.m. at Dearborn Heights Canfield Arena: Motor City Chiefs (Junior B) 6, Harbin 3
GAME 6: Thursday, Dec. 6, 10:00 p.m. at Mount Clemens Ice Arena: Harbin 4, Jimmy Dee's 4
GAME 7: Friday, Dec. 7, 9:20 p.m. at Trenton Kennedy Ice Arena: Harbin 6, Detroit Raters 5
GAME 8: Saturday, Dec. 8, 8:10 p.m. at Trenton Kennedy Ice Arena: Harbin 0 vs. Downriver Leafs 4
GAME 9: Monday, Dec. 10, 10:00 p.m. at Mount Clemens Ice Arena: Harbin 6 vs. Matrix Metalcraft 6
GAME 10: Tuesday, Dec. 11, 9:30 p.m. at Trenton Kennedy Ice Arena: Harbin 5 vs. Pasi 5
GAME 11: Wednesday, Dec. 12, 9:10 p.m. at Great Lakes Sports City: Harbin 5 vs. Belle Tire 2
GAME 12: Friday, Dec. 14, 8:25 p.m. at Great Lakes Sports City: Harbin 2 vs. Quantum Graphics 1
GAME 13: Saturday, Dec. 15, 9:25 p.m. at Great Lakes Sports City: Harbin 9 vs. Freeze II 1

	Members of the Harbin Hockey team from China pose for a team photo.

LOOKING FOR AFFORDABLE PRACTICE TIME? CHECK OUT 'ICE DIRT CHEAP'!

An extra hour of ice a week does a lot for your game, and MSE can get you that extra practice time without cleaning out everybody's wallet.

"Ice Dirt Cheap" is what we call it -- practice ice at rock-bottom prices. And while availability may be limited depending on the day/date, we'll do our best to get you an hour of ice at a decent time that's well within your team's budget.

Interested? Just e-mail us at info@msehockey.com or give us a call at (586) 296-7987 (Fraser) or (586) 868-7371 (Mount Clemens).

WEB SITE MARKS ITS FIRST DECADE!

Now a full 10 years old and faster and more functional than ever, the Michigan Sports Enterprises website continues to be a huge success. Since April 1998, www.msehockey.com has logged more than 12 million total hits, including an all-time record of more than 460,000 in March 2008! Maintaining the MSE website and updating it an average of six times a week isn't easy or inexpensive, but it's certainly proven its worth to our teams.

Remember, your team can become a part of our website for just $99 a year -- that works out to about 27 cents a day and less than $2 a week! For that small expense, we'll link any team site to our "TEAM" page and give any one team sponsor a link to our "SPONSOR" page as well. If your team or your sponsor are interested in this and great and inexpensive opportunity to get some added attention and exposure, just drop us an e-mail at info@msehockey.com.

DRESSING ROOM SECURITY

It's always a good time to review some routine precautions all teams should follow when using the dressing facilities:

1. Lock the Room When You Leave It: That goes for Erie, Huron and Michigan too, even though the dressing rooms in these arenas are visible from the ice.

2. Don't Carry Large Amounts of Cash: A full wallet is an open invitation to a thief. Players should carry a driver's license (in case there's a roster check) and enough money to pay for their ice and a Coke -- period. Large ice payments, of course, are best handled by a check or money order. And treat your credit cards the same way you would a large amount of cash - leave them at home.

3. Don't Force Open the Doors! If you find yourself unable to enter the dressing room, seek out a Zamboni driver or someone from MSE. Don't try to force the door open! Not only will your team be responsible for the cost of repairing the door (which isn't cheap, by the way), you'll also be creating a prime opportunity for a thief to gain entry later.

4. Return Your Keys:There's a reason we threaten to fine teams that fail to return their dressing room keys. Having extra dressing room keys leave the building is an obvious security breach and an invitation to trouble. Remember to return your key to the front desk as you leave, or just drop it in the main office mail slot in the arena concourse or the mail slot in the Michigan Sports Enterprises office in Superior Rink.

Following these simple procedures should help to keep the dressing rooms secure and minimize the risk of anyone becoming victimized by a thief.

REMEMBER TO RETURN SCORESHEET

Although we do schedule a scorekeeper for each and every game, things happen. People get sick, have car trouble, fall asleep on the couch, etc. Should your game be played without a scorekeeper, please remember to return the white copy of the scoresheet to the Michigan Sports Enterprises office - not the arena office in the main concourse, but our office in Superior rink. The Michigan Sports Enterprises office door has a mail slot and is clearly marked with our name and logo. It's located across from the first set of Superior rink dressing rooms, right next to one of the player tunnels. If you or someone you know is interested in scorekeeping on a regular basis, call Steve Ricucci at (586) 296-7987.