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Chelsea Showcase: Saturday Picks

By Craig Peterson, 01/30/20, 8:00AM EST

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1st

 

Gaylord vs. Macomb Dakota

BREAKDOWN: Another great measuring stick for the Blue Devils, but Shane Romback and Joey Gavlinski are just the tip of a dangerous offensive iceberg that has nine different skaters with at least five goals apiece. 

PREDICTION:

#26 Macomb Dakota

5

#65 Gaylord

1


 

Marquette vs. West Ottawa

BREAKDOWN: If Luke Linart gets loose, he could wreak havoc on Saturday. Ultimately, I think Gaetano Cammarata, Jakob Peterson and Cooper Anderson are too much for WO to keep up with. Redmen roll through the weekend.

PREDICTION:

#43 West Ottawa

1

#7 Marquette

5


 

Traverse City West vs. Chelsea

BREAKDOWN: Surprisingly, Chelsea may present the biggest offensive threat to TC West this weekend. Tyler Valik, Gabe Vowles and Devin McIntyre’s combined 48 goals may just be too much in this instance. Chiefs win by a small margin.

PREDICTION:

#69 Chelsea

3

#50 Traverse City West

2


 

Escanaba vs. Jenison

BREAKDOWN: Flip a coin. I think this will be a close game against very similarly structured teams. Jenison has five goal scorers in double figures; I’ll lean that way slightly as secondary scoring could be the difference in a tight matchup.

PREDICTION:

#63 Jenison

3

#48 Escanaba

2


 

Byron Center vs. Northville

BREAKDOWN: If Nick McInchak and Levi Sall combine to have a big day, this will be much closer than I’ve got it right now. I just give BC the edge at all three levels up front when it comes to consistent performances.

PREDICTION:

#40 Northville

1

#32 Byron Center

4


 

Bay City vs. Hudsonville

BREAKDOWN: I actually like a couple of Bay City’s forwards. Zac Lewandowski is strong on his skates and powers his way to the net while Jacob Holsing sees the ice and makes plays. Hudsonville has a few more lines than the Wolves though, and can wear out those top threats. I’ll take the up-down theory with Hudsonville to lose their first and win their second game of the showcase.

PREDICTION:

#78 Hudsonville

4

#84 Bay City

3


 

Midland vs. Grand Haven

BREAKDOWN: I don’t think the Chemics blow out Grand Haven but I do believe they’ll dictate the rate of play. Matthew Witt, Tyler Pritchett and Matthew Babinski have a field day on the forecheck and set up shop in the offensive zone for awhile. 

PREDICTION:

#94 Grand Haven

0

#76 Midland

3


 

Lowell/Caledonia vs. Petoskey

BREAKDOWN: Petoskey has dropped five games in a row and I don’t see that changing here against a tough Lo-Cal squad. LC has played a pretty tough slate of games, skating with and beating some pretty high-quality opponents. I’m buying them again here.

PREDICTION

#109 Petoskey

1

#89 Lowell/Caledonia

5


 

Romeo vs. Rochester United

BREAKDOWN: Anticipating a shootout, maybe nine or ten total goals scored. Kyle Giza leads the way for Romeo but RU’s Matt Kanaras makes a lot of good things happen with a reliable supporting cast. RU continues building something here post-New Year.

PREDICTION

#51 Rochester United

7

#70 Romeo

3


 

Davison vs. Mona Shores

BREAKDOWN: This game is a way better matchup for Davison. I think McMullen and Schmidt can find more room to operate against the Sailors and find a couple nice looks at the net. It’s not a shoe-in; Mona will play them tough but I think Davison’s top guys get it done here.

PREDICTION

#61 Mona Shores

3

#53 Davison

5


 

Livonia Franklin vs. Portage Central

BREAKDOWN: Hunter Maschke is one to watch in this tilt. He’s averaging a goal per game and put up five last week alone. He’s finding the back of the net at an impressive rate and I think that continues against the Patriots. 

PREDICTION

#104 Portage Central

6

#91 Livonia Franklin

4


 

East Kentwood vs. Anchor Bay

BREAKDOWN: East Kentwood is in dire need of offense with just five goals scored in the last five games. It’s been a tough stretch of opponents and the Tars are much more evenly matched foe, but I think Tyler Hirn and Evan Prill get it done.

PREDICTION

#99 Anchor Bay

6

#119 East Kentwood

1

 

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