Pictured are the three Grand Valley students who where chosen to play on
Team USA and the team's coach, Mike Forbes.
Students selected for Team USA hockey compete in Europe
Jan 10, 2014
A group of students in the hockey club at Grand Valley were chosen
to play on Team USA in the American Collegiate Hockey Association
Division II Select Team European Showcase.
Matt Smartt, Scott Tiefenthal and Nick Heinrich participated in
six games that took place from December 27-January 6 in Slovakia,
Germany, Slovenia, Czech Republic and Croatia. The team had a 5-1 record.
The students were selected after competing in an All-Star
Challenge tournament where players from all over the country competed
by geographic region.
Team USA was coached by current Grand Valley men’s hockey club
coach Mike Forbes. Forbes was chosen by ACHA in 2011 after the Grand
Valley men’s hockey team won the ACHA Division II national
championship.
“It was a privilege to represent Grand Valley, our league and
American hockey,” Forbes said. “Five countries, seven cities and six
games made for a trip of a lifetime.”
Visit www.gvsuclubsports.com for
more information about the men’s hockey club.
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