This is a good one to add to the mix on a mid-July Wednesday night. The Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune’s Nicholas Huenefeld wrote an article about a member of the Junior Red Wings, who recently won the Brick Invitational hockey tournament in Edmonton…
But there’s a chunk of the article about former Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard, who coached the Junior Red Wings to the title:
The Jr. Red Wings are coached by former Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard, who also has a son, Henry, on the team.
“I’m just so proud of these boys,” Howard told HNLive following the championship game win. “This is what it’s all about. This isn’t about me. It’s about them. They went out there and got the job done for all the people back in Detroit.
“These boys are with each other a lot. The majority of this team plays falls and winters together. I’m so proud of them. They worked so hard all week, and they deserved it.”
As for the Otsego, Ohio native who took part in the tournament for the Junior Red Wings, a team constituted of mostly Michigan-born players in the 9-10 age range…
Ten-year-old Haskins resident Carter Oney helped lead the Detroit Jr. Red Wings youth hockey team to a championship in the prestigious 35th Brick Invitational earlier this month.
A product of Otsego schools, Oney tallied one assist in each of his team’s first four round-robin games.
With his play, the Jr. Red Wings eventually finished with an 8-0 record in the seven-day tournament, which included a 5-2 win over the Boston Jr. Bruins in the semifinals and a 4-3 win over the Toronto Bulldogs in the championship.
Not bad, boys!
