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07 Apr 2026 12:00
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Petoskey hockey rakes in All-Big North honors from league

Latest reports suggest, Petoskey hockey rakes in All-Big North honors from league.

Kaila Kuhn takes questions from members of the media in the Boyne City Rambler Room ahead of the event on Wednesday, March 18.

Kaila Kuhn and her family gather for a shot after she took questions with members of the media ahead of Wednesday’s event. They included (from left) her grandmother, Arleen; brother, Quinten; father, Chris; and mother, Tammie.

Boyne City students from the elementary, middle school and high school packed the Boyne City High School gym on Wednesday, March 18 for the gold medal celebration celebrating Kaila Kuhn.

Kaila Kuhn’s parents, Chris and Tammie Kuhn, take questions from Andy Bryant (right) at the start of the event in Boyne City on Wednesday, March 18.

The Ramblertron inside the Boyne City High School gym showed highlights, featured quizzes and had pre-recorded messages to Kaila Kuhn during the event.

Boyne City’s Kaila Kuhn greets students as she’s introduced during the gold medal celebration held at Boyne City High School on Wednesday, March 18.

Boyne City elementary students wave flags and await Kaila Kuhn’s arrival during the gold medal event on Wednesday, March 18.

Kaila Kuhn spots longtime Boyne City teacher and coach Dave Bricker and goes for a hug as she walks out on Wednesday, March 18.

Kaila Kuhn and Dave Bricker share a moment before she’s introduced on stage to a packed Boyne City High School gym.

Boyne City native and Olympic gold medalist Kaila Kuhn takes questions on stage and does an interview with Boyne City’s Andy Bryant (right), who hosted the event on stage in the Boyne City High School gym Wednesday, March 18.

Boyne City city officials present Kaila Kuhn with the key to the city during the event at Boyne City High School on Wednesday, March 18.

Boyne City’s Kaila Kuhn shows off her newly received key to the city on Wednesday, March 18.

Kaila Kuhn waves to the crowd after the ceremony ends in the Boyne City High School gym on Wednesday, March 18.

Fans cheer as Kaila Kuhn exits the stage following the event on Wednesday, March 18 in the Boyne City High School gym.

Big North Conference hockey games aren’t the kind of matchups typically used to pad stats.

It’s a conference filled with challenges throughout the league slate, making for 12 games players know will be a grind.

While it was Alpena again flexing its muscle at the season’s end for the BNC championship, right there with the Wildcats in a historic campaign was Petoskey.

A record 22-win season accompanied the Northmen thanks to a roster packed full of talented scorers, defensemen and goalies, while leading to a runner-up finish within the BNC.

Much of that group was recently highlighted on the 2025-26 All-Big North Conference hockey teams, led by a pair from Petoskey on the first team.

The Northmen had six players recognized overall, including two more on the second team.

Petoskey senior Madden Pateman exits the Northmen hockey program as one of the top all-time scorers and first team Big North Conference honors.

Petoskey senior Madden Pateman earned first team from the league’s coaches after setting records for points and goals in a single game this season.

Pateman also eclipsed the 100-point mark during his career and finished the season with a team-high 31 goals, to go with 24 assists.

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Anderson Ward, a junior from Boyne City, also joined Pateman on the first team. Ward eclipsed the 100-points mark as well this season, with a year to add to it.

He closed his campaign with 13 goals as a defensemen, along with a team-high 35 assists.

On the second team for the Northmen were seniors Chase LaFaive and Evan Williams.

Already over 100 points for his career, Anderson Ward will return next season for Petoskey, with the Boyne City junior looking to add to an impressive mark on the program.

LaFaive of Harbor Springs ended his final season with excellent balance and 27 goals and 26 assists, while Williams, a Petoskey St. Michael senior and defenseman, had 18 goals and 18 assists.

Within the honorable mention group of the conference, Petoskey’s Eli Brinkman and Nick Timm were also recognized.

Brinkman, a senior forward, totaled 15 goals and 15 assists this season, then Timm, another senior and 21-game starter in goal for the Northmen, was credited with 14 wins, three shutouts and a .905 save percentage. He totaled 572 saves for the season.

The complete list for the 2025-26 season can be found below, with positions listed for each player.

2025-26 All-Big North Conference Hockey

FIRST TEAM

Graham Peters, TC Central (F)

Madden Pateman, Petoskey (F)

Gavin Winterstein, Alpena (F)

Anderson Ward, Petoskey (D)

Ethan Walker, Alpena (D)

Nick Brandsma, Cadillac (G)

SECOND TEAM

Chase LaFaive, Petoskey (F)

Zander Folgmann, TC Central (F)

Clark Weir, Alpena (F)

Drew Charland, TC West (D)

Evan Williams, Petoskey (D)

Parker Schuldt, Alpena (G)

HONORABLE MENTION

David Opalinski, Gaylord (G)

Blake Sulkey, Gaylord (F)

Kohen Ford, Gaylord (F)

Wyatt Hanley, Gaylord (F)

Ean Rusnell, Gaylord (D)

Carter Rupp, Gaylord (D)

Kadiin Hawkings, Cadillac (F)

Blake Seelye, Cadillac (F)

Ryan Lincoln, Cadillac (F)

Thomas Rahilly, Cadillac (D)

Tristan Birgy, Cadillac (D)

Blake Weaver, TC Central (F)

Ben Burley, TC Central (D)

Jaxson Soper, TC Central (D)

Carter Schlegel, TC Central (G)

Hudson Robertson, TC West (F)

Robert Councilor, TC West (F)

Lincoln Seyferth, TC West (F)

Riley Basile, TC West (D)

Luke Mosley, TC West (G)

Eli Brinkman, Petoskey (F)

Nick Timm, Petoskey (G)

Trevor Workth, Alpena (F)

Trey Adrian, Alpena (D)

Jackson Sober, Sault Ste. Marie (F)

Cameron Gagnon, Sault Ste. Marie (F)

Grady Hartman, Sault Ste. Marie (F)

Mackinley Kavanaugh, Sault Ste. Marie (D)

Aedin Bowman, Sault Ste. Marie (D)

Dane Vaught, Sault Ste. Marie (G)

Contact or send game stats/info to Sports Editor Drew Kochanny at [email protected]. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DrewKochanny, and Instagram, @drewkochanny

This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Petoskey hockey places two on All-Big North first team

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