GROSSE POINTE NORTH HOCKEY
CULTURE OF TRADITION
MHSAA DIVISION II
STATE CHAMPIONS
2001, 2002
REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
1987, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009
Grosse Pointe North started its hockey program in 1984 and during its first 13 seasons of play it only reached a modicum of success. In the summer of 1998, after their worse season in the history of the program, Grosse Pointe North hired Scott Lock to take over the hockey program. In his first season as head coach Scott brought instant respectability to the program – the team earned 17 victories and was ranked in the Top 10 in the state throughout the season.
This season, the 25th Anniversary of the Grosse Pointe North Hockey Program, finds the team one of the most successful and respected teams in the state - mainly due to the commitment and drive of so many people. More importantly, the teams throughout the years began to realize that they are more than teammates or classmates, but rather they are a family.
Grosse Pointe North currently competes in Division II of the MHSAA State Tournament and in the 2000 -2001 season joined the prestigious Michigan Interscholastic Hockey League (MIHL). “Joining the MIHL has been extremely critical to the overall success of our program. When you compete with the best, you become one of the best,” explained Scott.
The team has always followed the philosophy of “Tradition never Graduates”.
This Philosophy has resulted in tremendous success for the team and the individual players:
MHSAA State Championships - 2001, 2002,
MHSAA State Final Four - 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009
MHSAA Regional Championships - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009.
Since 1998, Grosse Pointe North has had 3 players achieve Dream Team Status from the Michigan High School Hockey Coaches Association (MHSHCA) :
2000 Brad Case
2002 Colin Chase
2005 Andrew Davis
Since 2000, 22 players have achieved First Team All State Recognition from the MHSHCA:
2000 P J Mallon , Brad Case
2001 Dan Socia, Alex Chapman, Trevor Mallon, Colin Chase
2002 Trevor Mallon, Jon Thomas, Colin Chase, Chris Barger, David Neveux
2003 Colin Chase
2005 Jon Tibaudo, Collin Brown, Andrew Davis
2006 Mike Rourke
2007 Jeff Rohrkemper
2008 Kevin Gibson, Mike Neveux, Justin Kovacs
2009 Eric Rohrkemper, Justin Kovacs
Seven Grosse Pointe North teams qualified for the Academic All State Team Award (3.00 Grade Point) by the MHSHCA: 2007-2008, 2006-2007, 2005-2006, 2004-2005, 2001-2002 and 2000-2001, 1998-1999.
Twenty-Four seniors were named Academic All State (cumulative 3.50 Grade Point):
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1999 |
Craig Spencer |
2002 |
Eric Touhey |
2006 |
Jeff Rohrkemper |
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1999 |
Tom Pierce |
2002 |
Neal Gram |
2007 |
Alex Davenport |
|
1999 |
Bryan Jesnig |
2002 |
Andy Scarfone |
2007 |
Jeff Rohrkemper |
|
2000 |
David Brozo |
2003 |
Patrick Hogan |
2008 |
Brian Lockhart |
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2000 |
P J Mallon |
2004 |
Bobby Scarfone |
2008 |
Anthony Raymond |
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2000 |
Brad Case |
2005 |
James Solomon |
2008 |
Michael Colosimo |
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2001 |
Dan Socia |
2005 |
Andrew Davis |
2009 |
Brandon Davenport |
|
2001 |
Robert Ritter |
2006 |
Mike Rourke |
2009 |
Eric Rohrkemper |
Hockey Alumni Update
JP Simon, 2000 – Wisconsin University, freshman 2001, forward
Justin Gutwald, 2002 – Lake Superior State University, freshman 2004, defenseman
Shaun Faulton, 2003 – Michigan State University, Junior 2008, forward
Trevor Mallon, 2003 – Niagara University, 2005, freshman, defenseman
Evan Case, 2004 – Ferris State University, freshman, 2006, forward
Andy Miele, 2006 – Miami University, freshman, 2007, forward
Jeff Rohrkemper, 2007 – University of Michigan, freshman, 2009, forward