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Nick Schemmel Commits to Fledgling ACHA Squad

By Michael Schemmel 08/13/2019, 2:30pm EDT

Former Centerville Elk joins new DI Program at Cleary University

Former Centerville Elks defenseman Nick Schemmel signed this week to play with the new ACHA Division I program at Cleary University in Howell, Michigan.

Nick's first brush with junior hockey was with the Dryden (ON) Ice Dogs of the SIJHL. He left the team to return to Dayton for school and played for the Dayton Falcons in the NA3HL until the team folded. He then received a call from the Breezy Point North Stars of the NA3HL and decided to move to Minnesota. The stay in Breezy Point was brief, and Nick played most of the season with the Wausau (WI) Riverwolves. 

Nick returned to Minnesota last season to play in the USPHL with the Kasson Vipers and then moved mid-season to the Bay City area of Michigan to play for the Tri-City Icehawks.

Nick played his high school hockey with the Centerville Elks and, prior to that, played with the Dayton Bombers and South Dayton Knights travel teams.

The Cougars will be playing and practicing off campus this year, but the university plans to expand the current athletic complex within the next three years to include a new ice facility. 

--- Mike Schemmel

Changes Coming to the SWOHSHL

By Michael Schemmel 07/02/2019, 10:30am EDT

Eight teams, two divisions lined up for 2019-20

Commissioner Tony Morris of the Southwest Ohio High School Hockey League (SWOHSHL) confirmed that there will be changes next season in the league. First, the league will shrink to eight fully-participating teams due to St. Xavier leaving for the Capital Hockey Conference (CHC).

The league will continue to have two divisions, an upper and a lower division for the regular season. However all eight teams will compete in one post-season tournament with a 1-8 seeding coming from the regular season results.

LaSalle is an independent member of the league, meaning teams have the choice to schedule games with the Lancers if possible.

All Red and Gold Division teams will play 10 league games, playing each divisional opponent twice and the other divisional teams once. The Red division will consist of Archbishop Alter, Beavercreek, Centerville and Talawanda. The Gold division will consist of Elder, Mason, Sycamore and Troy.

Sycamore, Talawanda and Troy will all have new head coaches. Details and names will come later this summer.

Mr. Morris is pleased with the OHSAA initiatives to reduce injuries. He cited the conditioning period changes and the training provided to players by reinforcing proper checking techniques at the beginning of the season.

 

--- Michael Schemmel

Schemmel, Kuntz to Play in NA3HL

By Michael Schemmel 05/08/2019, 1:15pm EDT

SWOHSHL Prospects Head East

As players from around the state look to move on to competitive hockey at the next level, a pair of Southwest Ohio High School Hockey League players have signed to play junior hockey in Massachusetts.  

Drew Schemmel, an All-Ohio Honorable Mention selection from Centerville High School and Ian Kuntz of Troy High School both committed to play next season with the Northeast Generals in the NA3HL. 

Both players are seniors and were First Team All-SWOHSHL selections and were recruited by the Generals after playing with the Dayton Falcons in the NA3HL. 

Schemmel and Kuntz both played several years of AAA hockey, first with Team Ohio, then the Dayton Stealth.

Kuntz also played for the Ohio Blue Jackets prior to joining the Troy team this year, while Schemmel played a total of three years for Centerville. 

The Northeast Generals are located in Attleboro, Massachusetts and have teams competing in the Tier II North American Hockey League (NAHL) as well as the Tier III NA3HL.

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