MIHL - Michigan Interscholastic Hockey League

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CRANBROOK HOCKEY
A WINNING TRADITION
MHSAA CLASS B-C-D, DIVISION III
STATE CHAMPIONS
1979, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010

From the early beginnings, the mid 1930’s, to the inaugural season as a sanctioned sport by the MHSAA (1979) until today, there has been a constant theme at Cranbrook – High School Hockey would be part of the Athletic Department and it would be a successful program.

Since 1979 Cranbrook earned 15 MHSAA State Hockey Titles – more than any other school in Michigan.

Cranbrook currently competes in Division III of the MHSAA State Tournament and is a member of the Michigan Interscholastic Hockey League.

In the summer of 1993, Cranbrook hired Andrew (Andy) C. Weidenbach to take over the hockey program. It was a pivotal point in Cranbrook hockey: the team was once again returned to its position as one of the most successful and respected high school hockey programs.

Andy modeled the Cranbrook team after the many successful junior teams he produced in the North American Junior Hockey League (NAJHL) and the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He established the following philosophy for the hockey program:

Team Philosophy

The philosophy of the Cranbrook Kingswood Varsity Hockey Team is to teach the student athletes the fundamentals of hockey and instill in them the attributes necessary to achieve success. These attributes are responsibility and accountability for one’s actions, discipline, dedication to team goals and respect for coaches, teammates and opponents.

This Philosophy has resulted in tremendous success for the team and the individual players:

MHSAA State Championships in 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010

MHSAA State Finalist in 1996 and 1998

14 Regional Championships

Four players have been honored as Mr. Hockey for the State of Michigan by the Michigan High School Hockey Coaches Association (MHSHCA):

2001	Johnny Kim	2005	Chase Langlais
2002	Will Wallace	2007	Andrew Miller

Cranbrook players have achieved Dream Team Status from the MHSHCA thirteen times:

1996	Raffie Kalajian	2002	Will Wallace	2005	Chase Langlais
1997	Josh Allison	2003	Drew Schmale	2004	Andy Chima
1998	Del deWindt	2003	Chad Langlais	2007	Andrew Miller
2000	Jared Allison	2004	Chad Langlais	2010	Patrick Brown
2001	Johnny Kim	2004	Chase Langlais

and 65 players have achieved First Team All State Recognition from the MHSHCA.

Eight Cranbrook teams qualified for the Academic All State Team Award (3.00 Grade Point) by the MHSHCA: 2009-2010, 2008-2009, 2007-2008, 2006-2007, 2005-2006, 2003-2004, 2002-2003, 2001-2002 and 2000-2001.

Seventeen seniors were named Academic All State (cumulative 3.50 Grade Point):

1996	Mike Keough	2004	Elliot Vilders	2008	Jimmy Foster
1996	Brian Wills	2006	Jake Finnicum	2008	Sean Collon
2003	Drew Schmale	2007	Brett Brazier	2008	Peter Baumhart
2004	Andy Chima	2007	Ryan McClure	2009	Adam Wells
2004	Nick Budzyn	2007	Zach Hansen	2009	Shota Hotta
2004	Matt Robins	2008	Jacob Friedman

Hockey Alumni Update

Chad Langlais, 2005 – University of Michigan, freshman 2007, defenseman
Bobby Reiners, 2005 – University of Connecticut, freshman 2008, defenseman
Casey Wellman, 2006 – University of Massachusetts, Amherst, freshman 2008, forward
Andrew Miller, 2007 – Yale University, 2009, freshman, 2009, forward
Brett Brazier, 2007 - Middlebury College, freshman, 2009, forward
Dean Chelios, 2007 - Michigan State University, freshman, 2009, forward
Tommy Budd, 2007 - Lake Forest College, freshman, 2009, forward
Zach Hansen, 2007 - Worcester State, freshman, 2009, goaltender