Trenton, Visually Impaired Students Hit the Ice at Kennedy Recreation Center

Trenton hockey coach Mike Turner said Downriver visually impaired students and high school students began skating together more than 40 years ago.

Trenton High School hockey players and Interact Club members spent Tuesday morning helping visually impaired students experience the exhilaration of skating at the Kennedy Recreation Center. Whether they were seated, standing or listening in from the sidelines visually impaired students from elementary, middle and high schools across Downriver felt the brisk air against their faces and cold, wet ice against their legs. Some of the more talented skaters, such as Trenton senior Andrew Lindsay, seemed to skate faster pushing a chair than by himself. Seated in the blisteringly-fast chair in front of Lindsay was fifth-grader Matthew, who said he was certain he was traveling at least 75 mph and would have been happier zipping across the ice at …

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Trenton Coach Gets 600th Win, Becomes 2nd Winningest Hockey Coach in MHSAA History

The record for most wins by a single Michigan high school hockey coach is 623.

At 600 wins, Trenton High School hockey head coach Mike Turner is the second winningest hockey coach in the history of the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA). But don't tell him that. To Turner, Saturday's 4-3 win against Traverse City Central High School was just another opportunity to help Trenton students get better on and off the ice. "Nobody goes into coaching and sets goals for themselves," Turner said. "Nobody goes into coaching and says, 'I want to win so many championships. I wanna hit milestone marks.' Nobody does that, because that's pretty selfish." Turner admitted the closer he got to 600 wins, the more he began thinking about hitting that particular milestone in his career, which is 27 seasons as Trenton's head…

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Trenton Hockey Makes State Athletic Association Highlight Reel

The Michigan High School Athletic Association used clips from the hockey game between Trenton and Detroit Catholic Central on Jan. 30 for a YouTube video.

The Trenton Trojans were featured in a Michigan High School Athletic Association highlight video found on YouTube. The video shows clips from Trenton's 5-1 loss to Detroit Catholic Central. The Trojans are currently 3 and 7 for the season. Their next game is scheduled for 6 p.m. Feb. 8 against Calumet High School at Kennedy Recreation Center. For the latest Trenton and Grosse Ile news and information, "like" Trenton-Grosse Ile Patch on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and sign up for our daily newsletter.

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Comcast to Air Friday's Trenton High School Hockey Game

The Michigan High School Athletic Association and PlayOn! Sports are kicking off a new winter sports initiative by airing Friday's hockey game pitting Trenton High School against Gibraltar-Carlson High School on Comcast.

The Michigan High School Athletic Association and PlayOn! Sports are making it easier to catch a high school sporting event by airing 17 winter events on Comcast--beginning with Friday's hockey game featuring the Trenton Trojans and Gibraltar-Carlson Marauders at the Kennedy Recreation Center. The Carlson-Trenton game will air on Jan. 8 at 7 and 9:30 p.m.; Jan. 9 at 8 and 10:30 a.m.; on Jan. 12 at 8 a.m.; and Jan. 13 at Noon, according to a MHSAA release. Games will be presented by Xfinity on Comcast channel 900 on the following Tuesday at 7 and 9:30 p.m., with additional replays throughout the week, and online for Xfinity subscribers at Xfinity.com/HighSchoolSports. Highlights will also be available on the Xfinity On Demand service. Here'…

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Nate Stemen

3:24 pm on Friday, January 4, 2013

@Clay: As far as I know, the games will not be shown live. They can be found on channel 600 on Comcast. -- NS   more ›

Look for Patch at the Trenton High School Hockey Game

Trenton-Grosse Ile Patch editor Nate Stemen and associate regional editor John Hetzler will be greeting hockey fans Saturday night at the Kennedy Recreation Center.

The beautiful green Patch logo will shine like a beacon of cool and fun Saturday night as the Trenton Trojans take on the Wyandotte Bears at the Kennedy Recreation Center. Trenton-Grosse Ile Patch editor Nate Stemen and associate regional editor John Hetzler will be on site to give away sweet Patch swag. The local match-up will be one of the biggest games of the season, according to Tim Beaker, Kennedy operations manager. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m., so get there early. Patch will be there at 5:30 p.m. Don't miss your chance to connect with Patch! For the latest Trenton and Grosse Ile news and information, "like" Trenton-Grosse Ile Patch on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and sign up for our daily newsletter. *A previous version of this …

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Nate Stemen

10:52 am on Saturday, December 15, 2012

The information I received from MHSAA.com was incorrect the game starts at 7:30 p.m. Sorry for any confusion. -- NS   more ›

Trenton Hockey Team Seek Help for Needy Family

Trenton hockey players requested resident donate refundable bottles to be picked up Dec. 8.

The Trenton High School hockey team began a bottle drive this week to raise money to help a local family in need. The team is participating in an effort to help those in need this holiday season by collecting returnables and cash donations. Bottles are to be left on the front porch and are expected to be picked up at about 10 a.m. Dec. 8. All money collected during the bottle drive will be used to purchase presents for a needy family. "We're asking people for their pop cans and returnable bottles to gather money to buy gifts for a family that we adopt every year to give them a Christmas, so they have something to look forward to on Christmas day," Trenton hockey player Brandon Hoffman said.

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NHL Star Andy Greene Donates Jerseys to Trenton High School Hockey Team

New Jersey Devil Andy Greene was like a thin, athletic Santa Claus last week when he sneaked into the locker room at Kennedy Recreation Center.

The Trenton High School hockey team suited up last week in their traditional white jerseys and took the ice at Kennedy Recreation Center for a pregame warm up. When they returned to the locker room their faces lit up as if it were Christmas morning. While the players warmed up, NHL star and former Trojan Andy Greene went from locker to locker hanging new jerseys for each player like a much thinner and far more athletic Santa Claus. Greene, who plays for the New Jersey Devils in the National Hockey League, purchased new gold home jerseys for the entire team. "When they went into the room and saw them hanging, there was a tremendous amount of excitement," Head Coach Mike Turner said. In honor of Greene's status as captain of his former team…

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NHL Star Andy Greene Honored in Trenton Among Fans, Friends and Family (PHOTOS)

Former Trenton High School hockey player Andy Greene took advantage of the lockout by attending a jersey retirement ceremony in his honor at Kennedy Recreation Center.

NHL Star Andy Greene Honored in Trenton Among Fans, Friends and Family (PHOTOS)

Former Trenton High School hockey player Andy Greene took advantage of the lockout by attending a jersey retirement ceremony in his honor at Kennedy Recreation Center.

As a group of children surrounded him begging for autographs, Andy Greene looked out over the ice at Kennedy Recreation Center and smiled. Greene has plenty to smile about. He currently plays in the National Hockey League for the New Jersey Devils. His team recently made a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals. And he's a Trojan. Greene's status as a former Trenton High School hockey player was immortalized Wednesday night when a banner with his name and number was retired to the rafters above the ice where he once played as a boy. When Greene helped win a state championship for the Trojans in 1998, he dreamed of playing like Detroit Red Wing legends Steve Yzerman and Niklas Lidstrom. He never imagined he would be honored by his former team in …

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Kyle Stack

9:05 am on Thursday, November 22, 2012

We are very blessed to have talented people like Andy Greene, JJ Putz, Anthony Bass, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Lee Norwood, Chuck Baker, Kevin Nash, Andrew Fitch, Thom Floutz and if I have missed any I am sorry, for their great talents and especially that they are from TRENTON! Who could be prouder!!!!!   more ›

NHL Star Andy Greene to be Honored at Trenton High School Hockey Game (UPDATED)

New Jersey Devils star Andy Greene helped win a state championship for Trenton High School in 1998 and was given the coveted title of Mr. Hockey in 2000.

Former Trojan and current National Hockey League (NHL) star Andy Greene will be at the Trenton High School hockey team's home opener for a jersey retirement ceremony starting at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21 at Kennedy Recreation Center. Sign up for the Trenton-Grosse Ile Patch newsletter. Greene's former jersey and number, 8, will be retired between the first and second periods of the game as the Trenton Trojans begin their 2012-13 hockey season against Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook. Before Greene was a key player in the New Jersey Devils' trip to the Stanley Cup Finals last year, he was a Trojan. Greene played on the 1998 state champion team and was given the coveted tittle of Mr. Hockey in 2000, according to his former coach Mike Turner. "With the NHL…

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