Friday, September 27, 2013

Affiliate Ty Pelton-Byce Joins the Lumberjacks for the Weekend

Press Release

MUSKEGON, Michigan (September 25th) – The Muskegon Lumberjacks have announced that affiliate Forward Ty Pelton-Byce will being joining the team for the two games this weekend that begins on Friday in Ann Arbor against the USNTDP Under-17 Team and ends Saturday at home against the Indiana Ice.

Pelton-Byce, the Madison, Wisconsin product, was Muskegon’s 8th-round pick (113th overall) in the 2013 USHL Phase One Draft and is entering his junior year at James Madison Memorial (Wisconsin) High School.

In his first two years at James Madison Memorial, Pelton-Byce has totaled 88 points (43 goals and 45 assists) in 51 games played and was the leading scorer during both seasons while earning Team MVP, All-State, All-Conference, All-Area, and All-City honors.  Pelton-Byce also played for the Team Wisconsin Under-14 (2011-12) and Under-16 (2012-13) Tier One AAA Teams accumulating 76 points (28 goals and 48 assists) in 50 games played.

The Lumberjacks will hit the road again this Friday night to Ann Arbor for a 7:00 pm puck drop against the USNTDP Under-17 Team with their Home Opener slated for the following night on Saturday against the Indiana Ice at 7:15 pm.

The exclusive radio home for the Muskegon Lumberjacks all season long is 92.5 FM WLAW “The Outlaw” as Bryan Fongers delivers the call beginning ten minutes prior to puck drop.

 (Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)

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