Prep Hockey: Loukus named GLHC’s top player
Houghton’s Markham named Coach of the Year
Calumet senior forward Scott Loukus was named the Great Lakes Hockey Conference Player of the Year in this season’s all-conference selections.
Houghton head coach Corey Markham was named the conference’s Coach of the Year.
Loukus scored 27 goals and 54 points for the Copper Kings, whose season was halted on the eve of their Division 3 state semifinal against Detroit Country Day, scheduled for Friday.
Loukus’ cousin Dean Loukus was named to the GLHC First Team. Calumet junior Tanner Rowe was also named to the First Team.
Dean Loukus scored 20 goals and 53 points. Rowe tallied 19 goals and 41 points.
Hancock junior forward Austin Salani, Houghton defenseman Ty Halonen and goaltender Jimmy Pietila were also named to the First Team.
Marquette defenseman Jakob Peterson filled out the First Team selections.
Salani scored 24 goals and 53 points during the Bulldogs’ season.
Pietila was the Gremlins’ mainstay in net, playing more than 1,000 minutes with a 12-8 overall record. He had a 2.04 goals-against average and a .922 save percentage.
Calumet goaltender Alex Studebaker was named to the Second Team. Studebaker, who set the school record for career shutouts, went 14-5-1 in goal with a 2.08 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage.
Studebaker’s teammate Cam Kauppinen was also named to the second team. Houghton’s Tucker Tapani and Hancock’s Chad Nordstrom also made the Second Team. Marquette’s Gaetano Cammarata and Escanaba’s Ethan Silverstone made the team.
Calumet’s Alex Mattila, Hancock’s Petr Anderson and Houghton’s Jiseung Choi were named Honorable Mention.
Player of the Year
Scott Loukus, Calumet
Coach of the Year
Corey Markham, Houghton
First Team
Forwards
Dean Loukus, Calumet Junior
Tanner Rowe, Calumet, Junior
Austin Salani, Hancock, Junior
Defensemen
Ty Halonen, Houghton, Senior
Jakob Peterson, Marquette, Senior
Goaltender
Jimmy Pietila, Houghton, Junior
Second Team
Forwards
Gaetano Cammarata, Marquette, Senior
Ethan Silverstone, Escanaba, Senior
Tucker Tapani, Houghton, Senior
Defensemen
Cam Kauppinen, Calumet, Senior
Chad Nordstrom, Hancock, Sophomore
Goaltender
Alex Studebaker, Calumet, Senior
Honorable Mention
Forwards
Alex Mattila, Calumet, Senior
Petr Anderson, Hancock, Senior
Jack Mattias, Negaunee, Senior
Defensemen
Luke Labre, Escanaba, Senior
Jiseung Choi, Houghton, Senior
Andrew Fedrizzi, Marquette, Senior
Goaltender
Evan Hedtke, Kingsford, Senior