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Lumberjacks Attain Daniel Willett in Trade with Lincoln

January 3, 2014 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release


MUSKEGON, Michigan (January 3rd) - The Muskegon Lumberjacks have announced a trade with the Lincoln Stars in which they have added Defenseman Daniel Willett in exchange for Defenseman Tristan Rostagno, Forward Blake Christensen, and a Phase Two fourth-round draft pick. Willett will be making his Lumberjacks debut tonight in Sioux City against the Musketeers.

Willett, the Bayville, New York native, is currently in his second season in the USHL and has spent all of it with Lincoln totaling 3 goals and 14 assists to go along with a plus-one rating in 69 games played. Additionally, Willett is committed to play collegiately for Northeastern University out of the Hockey East Association following his junior career.

Prior to joining the league, Willett spent the 2011-12 season with the New Jersey Rockets junior hockey program recording 9 goals and 18 assists in 26 games played. The newest Lumberjack also spent two seasons with the Long Island Gulls from 2009-11 out of the Atlantic Youth Hockey League (AYHL) accumulating 27 goals and 38 assists in 52 games played.

Willet was drafted by Lincoln in the second-round (18th overall) during the 2012 USHL Futures Draft.

Tristan Rostagno was in his first season with the Lumberjacks after being drafted by the organization in the fifth-round (70th overall) during the 2012 USHL Futures Draft. This season, Rostagno appeared in nine games and is committed to Michigan Tech University out of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) following his junior career.

Blake Christensen is currently in his second season in the USHL and appeared in ten games this season with the Lumberjacks notching a goal in his first game with the team back on November 15th in Youngstown. Christensen was traded to the Lumberjacks in mid-November after beginning the year in Youngstown in which he scored two goals in 12 games played. The Phantoms drafted Christensen in the first round (9th overall) during the 2013 USHL Entry Draft. The Rochester, Michigan native played last season with the USNTDP program recording three goals and two assists in 29 USHL games played.

The Lumberjacks continue their eight-game road trip with a three-game trip to Iowa this weekend to take on the Sioux City Musketeers tonight and tomorrow at 8:00 pm followed by a clash with the Des Moines Buccaneers at 4:05 pm on Sunday.

The next pair of home games for the Lumberjacks will be on Friday, January 24th and Saturday, January 25th against the U.S. National Development Program at 7:15 pm, respectively. Friday's game against the Under-17 Team will feature the second and final trading card giveaway of the season along with the return of our "Jacks Win You Win" promotion. If the Lumberjacks win on Friday, every fan in attendance will receive a $5 Sport Clips gift card.

Saturday's game against the Under-18 Team will feature our annual "Jacks Fight Cancer" Game presented by Mercy Health Partners. Fans can contribute to the event in numerous ways in which proceeds will be donated to the Johnson Family Cancer Center, and more information can be found on the Lumberjacks' Facebook page by searching "Muskegon Lumberjacks." Additionally, our "Subway Saturday" promotion returns, where if the Lumberjacks win on Saturday, fans that attend the game can present their ticket stubs at any participating West Michigan Subway location for a buy one six-inch sub, get another six-inch sub of equal or lesser value for free.

Individual game tickets will be on sale for the next pair of home games over the next few weeks 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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