'Jacks announce roster, affiliate list

Following June’s tryout camp at L.C. Walker Arena, the Muskegon Lumberjacks were forced to make difficult decisions.

Those choices have been made, resulting in the following initial roster, plus affiliate list players who can be added to the roster at any time.

The Lumberjacks will now head into training camp in late August, after which they will begin their third season in the United States Hockey League.

The following players are sorted by position and in alphabetical order:

GOALTENDERS
Tyler Ross, Warren
Hayden Stewart, Rockford, Ill.

DEFENSEMEN
Rasmus Bengtsson, Landskrona, Sweden (FLA 2011)
Jack Burton, Reisertown, Md.
Carter Foguth, Fenton
Niklas Folin, Goteborg, Sweden
Patrick Koudys, Smithville, Ont. (WAS 2011)
Chris Leibinger, Saginaw (Michigan Tech recruit)
Mike Preston, Carmel, Ind.
Ben Storm, Calumet
Zach Yoder, Woodstock, Ga.

FORWARDS
Riley Alferd, Vancouver, Wash.
Joe Cox, Chelsea (Michigan State recruit)
Brett D’Andrea, Marysville (Bowling Green recruit)
Brandon Flood, Okemos
Ben Foster, Darien, Conn. (Princeton recruit)
Adam Gilmour, Hanover, Mass. (Boston College recruit/MIN 2012)
Tyler Heinonen, Delano, Minn. (Michigan Tech recruit)
Tyler Hill, Hagersville, Ont.
Cullen Hurley, Eagan, Minn.
Mason Jobst, Speedway, Ind.
Chad McDonald, Battle Creek (Ferris State recruit)
William Messa, Parkland, Fla.
Max Shuart, Northville (Michigan recruit)
Alex Talcott, Kentwood (Michigan recruit)
Frederik Tiffels, Cologne, Germany

The affiliate list consists of New York Islanders' draft pick Doyle Somerby, Minnesota recruit Mike Brodzinski and Western Michigan commit Corey Schueneman, plus Dylan Malmquist, Connor Hurley, Conor Garland, Chase Phelps, John Peterson, Steven Spinner, Corey Ronan, Luc Snuggerud, Tristan Rostagno and Jack Dougherty.