Boys High School Hockey Players of the Week: Feb. 3 (presented by Lawrence Tech Hockey)

For the first time, high school hockey in the State of Michigan will have players of the week.

The Michigan High School Hockey Coaches’ Association and Lawrence Tech Hockey have teamed up to create new players of the week and players of the month awards, and they have formed a selection committee to help with the process.

Each week, the committee members will take the top nominated players by their respective coaches and high school programs and rank the individual performances. From there, players will be selected from their respective divisions as ‘players of the week.’

MiHockey editor Michael Caples is one of the committee members.

Here are the third Lawrence Tech Hockey High School Players of the Week (for games played from Jan. 24-31). Winners per region are in bold, honorable mentions are in italics.

North    Robert Erkkila    Forward    Senior    Calumet
North    Will Beattie    Forward    Junior     TC Central
North    Reid Pietila    Forward    Senior    Houghton

South     Alec Calvaruso    Goaltender    Senior    Novi-Detroit Catholic Central
South     Connor Smith    Forward    Senior    Pinckney
South     Ethan Pietz    Forward    Senior    Saline

Central    Nick Sleeper    Defenseman    Senior    Midland Dow
Central    Max DiCicco    Forward    Senior    Howell
Central    Alex Montrose    Forward    Senior    Grand Ledge Fowlerville

West    Wyatt Radakovitz    Forward    Junior    Forest Hills NE
West    Jacob McNamara    Forward    Senior    Rockford
West    Ben Burns    Forward    Sophomore    West Ottawa

Metro East    Ethan Tobiczyk    Forward    Senior    Utica Eisenhower
Metro East    Brendan Nelson    Forward    Senior    Grosse Pointe North
Metro East    Drew Casey    Forward    Senior    Lake Orion

Metro West    Brett Miller    Goaltender    Junior    Northville
Metro West    Tyler Haydu    Forward    Sophomore    Livonia Churchill
Metro West    Joey Bruce    Forward    Senior    Walled Lake Western

Metro North    Henry Gabriel    Forward    Junior    Royal Oak
Metro North    Luke Mackin    Defenseman    Senior    Warren Mott
Metro North    Christian Rawling    Defenseman    Junior    L’Anse Creuse North

Metro South    Jacob Willets    Defenseman    Junior    Monroe St. Mary’s CC
Metro South    Jason Brancheau    Forward    Junior    Wyandotte
Metro South    Bob Bialobrzeski    Forward    Senior    Grosse Ile