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Affiliate Collin Peters Joins Lumberjacks for the Weekend

October 30, 2013 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release


MUSKEGON, Michigan (October 30th) - The Muskegon Lumberjacks have announced that affiliate Forward Collin Peters will join the team for this weekend's pair of games at Dubuque on Friday and at home against Cedar Rapids on Saturday as Connor Hurley leaves the team for the 2013 World Junior A Challenge that begins next week.

Peters, the Sheboygan, Wisconsin native, was drafted by the Lumberjacks in the seventh-round (98th overall) during the 2013 USHL Phase One Draft. This season, Peters is playing for the Milwaukee Jr. Admirals Under-16 Midget Minor Team and has recorded 19 points (11 goals and 8 assists) in 15 games played.

Prior to joining the Milwaukee Jr. Admirals, Peters played the last two seasons with Sheboygan (Wisconsin) High School totaling 88 points (53 goals and 35 assists) in 50 games played.

Connor Hurley will be playing for Team USA during this year's World Junior A Challenge that takes place November 4-10th in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and features five other teams in Canada West, Canada East, Russia, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic. Before the tournament begins, Team USA will play in an exhibition game this Saturday against Canada West at 6:00 pm.

The Lumberjacks will conclude their four-game road swing with a trip to Dubuque to take on the Fighting Saints this Friday night at 8:35 pm.

The team's next home game will be this Saturday against the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders at 7:15 pm that includes Try Hockey for Free Day along with the return of our Subway Saturday promotion. If the Lumberjacks beat the RoughRiders, fans can redeem their ticket stubs at any participating Subway location for a buy one six-inch sub, get another six-inch sub of equal or lesser value for free.

Individual game tickets are on sale for the low price of $10 for adults and $6 for children ages 3-12 if they are purchased before the day of the game. Tickets can be purchased at the Lumberjacks' Box Office or by calling (231) 724-5225.

The exclusive radio home for the Muskegon Lumberjacks all season long is 92.5 FM WLAW "The Outlaw" as Bryan Fongers delivers the call beginning ten minutes prior to puck drop.

The proud home of all Muskegon Lumberjacks home games is the L.C. Walker Arena in downtown Muskegon located just minutes from the beautiful Lake Michigan Shoreline. Muskegon Lumberjacks hockey, "Experience the Buzz!"

The Muskegon Lumberjacks are proud members of the United States Hockey League, the nation's only Tier I junior hockey league and the leading producer of NCAA players and National Hockey League draft picks in the United States. The Lumberjacks' organization prides itself on developing not just premier hockey talent, but also exceptional young men outside the arena of sports. For more information, visit www.muskegonlumberjacks.com .

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