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Matt Iacopelli Named USHL's "CCM Co-Forward of the Week"

October 21, 2013 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release


MUSKEGON, Michigan (October 21st) - The Muskegon Lumberjacks are excited to announce that Forward Matt Iacopelli has been named as the "CCM Co-Forward of the Week" by the United States Hockey League (USHL) sharing the honors with Forward Brandon Hawkins of the Sioux City Musketeers.

Iacopelli earns the honors in due part to his four-goal performance in the three games played this past weekend against the Sioux Falls Stampede twice at home on Friday and Saturday along with a road game against the USNTDP Under-18 Team in Ann Arbor on Sunday.

"It feels great to receive the honor. I just continue to play my game trying to get better every time that I take the ice," said Iacopelli. "What has helped me out the most is staying focused while doing whatever I can to help the team win in the end."

The Brownstown, Michigan native tallied a goal in each of the two home games against Stampede and followed it up the next day on the road with a two-goal performance against the USNTDP Under-18 squad. Out of the four goals tallied this past weekend, two of them came on the power play, and he also notched a shootout goal in Saturday's 3-2 victory over Sioux Falls (2-1 in the shootout).

Iacopelli currently leads the Lumberjacks in goals with six scored on the season, and he has tallied them all in his previous five games played.

The former Belle Tire product was drafted by the Lumberjacks in the second-round (23rd overall) in the 2013 USHL Phase Two Draft and has a commitment to play for the Western Michigan University Broncos out of the newly-formed National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) following his junior career.

The Lumberjacks will hit the road again this weekend to Nebraska for a pair of games against the Lincoln Stars on Saturday at 8:05 pm followed by a 6:05 pm puck drop against Omaha Lancers on Sunday.

Muskegon's next home game will be on Saturday, November 2nd against the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders at 7:15 pm. Saturday's game is a part of Try Hockey for Free Day and also includes the return of our Subway Saturday promotion. If the Lumberjacks beat the RoughRiders, fans can redeem their ticket stubs at any participating West Michigan Subway location for a buy one six-inch sub and 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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