Michigan Mustangs gearing up for 2014 North American PowerHockey Cup
By Michael Caples –
The Michigan Mustangs are getting ready to represent our state at the 2014 North American PowerHockey Cup in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
From July 21-24, the Mustangs – who are being sent by the Wheelchair Hockey League – will take on teams from Minnesota, Philadelphia, North Carolina, Toronto, Ottawa and Calgary.
PowerHockey is floor hockey played in electric power wheelchairs, which allows for athletes with disabilities like Muscular Dystrophy, Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, Arthrogryposis and Osteogenesis Imperfecta (Brittle Bones) to compete. The sport has been played in the Michigan since 1995; it originated in Canada in the 1980s.
Check out our article from last year about the Mustangs as they geared up for the same tournament.
The Mustangs are a collection of all-stars from the WCHL, the league that formed in 1995. The WCHL holds four teams and 40 players of males and females ranging from 10 to 60. It is a non-profit organization that offers a competitive hockey league for people with disabilities that couldn’t normally take part in the sport of hockey.
2014 MICHIGAN MUSTANGS ROSTER
#1 – Clay Martin – Canton, MI
#3 – Frank Rogers – Detroit, MI
#7 – Jason Drapinski – Pinckney, MI
#20 – Zeljko Sreckovic – Emmet, MI
#23 – Kevin Konfara – Dearborn, MI
#25 – Marty Witberg – Sterling Heights, MI
#29 – Chris Lemieux – Windsor, ONT
#40 – Tristan Parent – Lapeer, MI
#43 – Drew Canada – Clarkston, MI
#77 – Josh Cueter – Troy, MI
#89 – Dean Olivas – Livonia, MI
COACHES
#5 – Steve Nelson – Westland, MI
#81 – Rich Drapinski – Pinckney, MI
#87 – Matt Winowski – Shelby Township, MI
MICHIGAN MUSTANGS TOURNAMENT RESULTS
2009 North Carolina PowerHockey Invitational – GOLD
2010 North American PowerHockey Cup – SILVER
2011 United States PowerHockey Championship – GOLD
2012 North American PowerHockey Cup – SILVER
2013 United States PowerHockey Cup – SILVER
You can support the Mustangs on the trip to Minnesota by purchasing a team t-shirt, which will help raise funds for travel and tournament entry fees. Click here, or on the T-shirt below, for more information.
