Saginaw Spirit
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Saginaw Spirit is a junior hockey team based in Michigan.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- December 2021: The team played against the Flint Firebirds on December 15, 2021. Samuel Assinewai scored his second goal of the season during a 6-4 victory over this club.[2]
- May 2022: The team selected Lincoln Moore as the top overall pick in the 2022 Ontario Hockey League Under-18 draft. The club held a development camp in Saginaw in May 2022 for twenty-two players.[3]
- January 2023: The team selected Lincoln Moore as the top overall pick in the 2022 Ontario Hockey League Under-18 draft. The roster includes Indigenous players Lincoln Moore and Theo Hill during the 2022-23 season.[4]
- June 2024: The team hosted the four-team Memorial Cup tournament and earned an automatic berth into the competition. They captured the Canadian Hockey League championship by defeating the London Knights 4-3 in the final. The club competes in the Ontario Hockey League and finished the 2024 tournament with only one loss.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Garden River First Nation member captures Memorial Cup with Saginaw Spirit", Anishinabek News, 12 June 2024 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Aundeck Omni Kaning member suiting up for Michigan-based club in Ontario Hockey League", Anishinabek News, 27 December 2021 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Garden River First Nation player taken first over-all in OHL Under-18 draft", Anishinabek News, 27 May 2022 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Sam on Sports: Lincoln Moore", Anishinabek News, 27 January 2023 (archived copy; original article).