Aron carried the load for GRCC as a junior, pitching five shutouts and facing 30 or more shots on six separate occasions. The team is improved, so is Aron, and that could lead to a lot of Cougar wins this winter.

He had a very active offseason between Team Michigan tryouts and the MDHL fall season, and I expect his production from last season (21G, 36P) to improve significantly because of those efforts.

Plenty of reasons to be excited around the Pioneer program this season. Returning Khomutin up front and his 22 goals and 42 points may be the biggest reason for optimism.

Led the Dreads in scoring a season ago — 34 goals and 62 points — and will likely be counted on to do it again as a senior. Dexter lost 61.5 percent of its scoring to graduation last spring, leaving a significant gap up front.