Traverse City Record-Eagle

Stars' Bonis to play at FSU
Kyle Bonis has been scoring goals since the time he joined the Traverse City North Stars. But one goal eluded him, until now. Bonis committed to play at Ferris State University, where he'll join Traverse City's Zach Redmond on the Bulldogs.
Stephenson inks at Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Traverse City North Stars goaltender Brandon Stephenson signed with the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
Stars use No. 1 pick on forward
The Traverse City North Stars are in the enviable position of not having any glaring needs, which makes drafting all that much easier.
North Stars top picks
2005: D Lucas DuBay, Iowa HS
North Stars eye the future
It started with a 10-2 run on its home ice and ended with a deciding Game 5 against Mahoning Valley in the NAHL playoffs. It was a memorable run for the Traverse City North Stars.
Phantoms oust Stars
The end of a record-setting season came sooner than hoped for, but Anthony Palumbo hopes it becomes another building block in the Traverse City North stars franchise.
North Stars riding momentum
With many Traverse City North Stars featuring dyed hair or faux hawks for the playoffs, the team looks to win its first playoff series in franchise history today. Todays decisive Game 5 is at 7 p.m. at the Boardman Ice Zone, a different locale than the one for games 1 and 2 of the series. The best-of-five series is tied 2-2.
North Stars force Game 5
One way or the other, Mahoning Valley was headed back to Youngstown. The Phantoms just hoped the Traverse City North Stars werent going there as well. The North Stars rang up a convincing win in Game 4, sending the North Division playoff series to a deciding Game 5 on Sunday on Mahonings home ice.
Phantoms regain the home-ice edge
In nearly the blink of an eye, Traverse City went from home-ice advantage to the brink of elimination. Mahoning Valley took advantage of a penalty-filled first period and a fortuitous goalie switch en route to a shutout of the North Stars.
North Stars bring playoffs home
Doing the splits is exactly what Traverse City wanted. Now it hopes to avoid them. The North Stars won one of two games at Mahoning Valley last weekend to bring the best-of-five playoff series back to Traverse City knotted up 1-1 with a chance to clinch at home.
North Stars even series in overtime
Traverse City needed a win at Mahoning Valley this weekend to re-claim home ice advantage. Nathan Urbaniak made it happen.
North Stars drop playoff opener
A lopsided advantage in shots on goals didn’t matter as Mahoning Valley scored four times on the power play in a 5-4 playoff victory over the Traverse City North Stars.
Stars hit road for playoff opener
The North Stars are set to boldly go where they haven't been since the club's inaugural campaign. The playoffs. Traverse City opens the postseason Friday at Mahoning Valley, going to a place that would be a lot more daunting if it weren't for a March 13-15 series.
Stars offer playoff ticket discounts
By donating a non-perishable food item to the Father Fred Foundation, Traverse City North Stars fans can get $2 off a North Stars general admission ticket during the duration of the NAHL playoffs.
Stars fall in shootout
Marquette's Michael Thompson scored in a shootout to give the Rangers a win over the Traverse City North Stars on Saturday night. It was the regular season NAHL finale.
Stars sweep through weekend
Different day, different shootout hero. Two days after David Johnstone's goal won a shootout with Team USA, it was Eric McLintock this time around, lighting the lamp on the final shooter to give the Traverse City North Stars a win over Alpena and a clean sweep of a three-game weekend.
North Stars beat up on Team USA
The Traverse City North Stars made it two in a row over Team USA, this time topping the U-17s on Saturday night after winning in a shootout on Friday.
North Stars win in shootout
David Johnstone skated in and rocketed a wrist shot past Team USA goalie Brandon Maxwell to lift the Traverse City North Stars to a 5-4 shootout win as the league schedule winds down and playoff home-ice advantage is at stake.
Stars' Radke signs with Lake Superior
Dan Radke will be going back home again, sort of. Radke committed to play hockey collegiately at Lake Superior State University, returning to the city where he played for the Soo Indians the last two seasons and has family in the Sault Ste. Marie area. The Traverse City North Stars center is tentatively slated to join the Lakers in 2010-11.
North Stars look to clinch home ice
The season is winding down, and for the first time in awhile, that means the Traverse City North Stars are thinking about the playoffs.
North Stars sweep weekly hardware
After the team posted its first-ever series win at Mahoning Valley, the Traverse City North Stars were well-represented in the league's weekly awards.
North Stars win; clinch playoffs
Traverse City won its second game in as many days Sunday with a victory over first-place Mahoning Valley.
Mahoning Valley crushes Stars, 9-2
NAHL North Division front-runner Mahoning Valley handed third-place Traverse City a drubbing on Friday.
Alpena takes early lead, win against Stars
Alpena opened a 4-1 lead after two periods en route to a NAHL win over the TC North Stars.
Stars fail to gain ground on Phantoms
With Mahoning Valley idle, the Traverse City North Stars failed to gain on the division leaders, dropping a home-ice setback to Marquette.
Stars' captain looking for scholarship
This year has included a lot of surprises for the Traverse City North Stars. One of the biggest: Kyle Bonis does not have a scholarship offer from a Division 1 school.
Stars sweep weekend series
The Traverse City North Stars moved closer to two targets on Saturday night. With a victory over the Marquette Rangers, the Stars narrowed the gap between them and first-place Mahoning Valley and extended their lead over the Rangers for the Challenge Cup.
LaBelle wins it for Stars in shootout
After nine shootout rounds, the Traverse City North Stars emerged a point closer to first place Friday. Jarrod LaBelle scored the game-winner for Traverse City, which improves to 26-12-6 on the season.
North Stars drop decision
The Traverse City North Stars offensive woes continued Saturday night as they dropped a North American Hockey League game to Motor City.
North Stars fall 3-2 in overtime
Jake Friedman scored 13 seconds into overtime as Motor City beat the Traverse City North Stars 3-2 in a North American Hockey League game.
Stars fall short in weekend finale
After dropping a 6-5 overtime loss to Traverse City on Saturday, Mahoning Valley made up for it Sunday with a matinee win.
North Stars top Motor City late
The North Stars' lead didn't last long, but fortunately, it was at the end of the game.
Burke, Urbaniak lead North Stars' win
Nate Urbaniak and Sean Burke scored two goals each Friday as the Traverse City North Stars beat Motor City to keep within two points of division leader Mahoning Valley.
North Stars blank Rangers
Kyle Bonis scored a shorthanded goal in the first period and that proved to be all Traverse City North Stars goalie CJ Motte needed Saturday night in a North American Hockey League win over the Marquette Rangers.
North Stars outduel Rangers
Kyle Bonis scored two goals -- including the game-winner -- as the Traverse City North Stars downed Marquette Friday at Centre ICE Arena.
North Stars wreck Machine
Garrett Thompson had three assists to lead the Traverse City North Stars to a rout of the Motor City Machine.
North Stars trade with Wichita Falls
The Traverse City North Stars traded forward Ryan Amin to Wichita Falls Tuesday for winger Tim Opie.
North Stars rally against Marquette
The Traverse City North Stars erupted for three third-period goals Saturday to edge Marquette in a North American Hockey League game.
Marquette has answer for North Stars
Marquette scored two unanswered goals in the second period Friday for a win over Traverse City at Centre ICE.
Slow start dooms North Stars to defeat
Traverse City trailed 2-0 in the first three minutes Thursday and fell to host Alpena 5-1 in a North American Hockey League contest.
North Stars spook the Phantoms
The Traverse City North Stars flipped the script on Mahoning Valley. A day after the Phantoms erased a 3-1 Stars lead with a big third-period burst, TC turned around Sunday afternoon and racked up a trio of third-period goals for a win over the division leaders.
North Stars mount comeback
It was a step in the right direction for Traverse City Friday. The North Stars inched closer to re-claiming the North Division lead with a shootout win over front-running Mahoning Valley at Centre ICE.
North Stars dig out a 6-3 triumph
Kyle Bonis had a three-point night and goalie Brandon Stephenson made 31 saves as the Traverse City North Stars doubled up Alpena 6-3 in a North American Hockey League game on Wednesday night.
Six Stars heading to Top Prospects
When the North American Hockey League's Top Prospects Tournament kicks off next month in Ann Arbor, the Traverse City North Stars will be well-represented -- on the ice and the bench.
Stars to have five in Top Prospects
Five representatives from the Traverse City North Stars will play in next month's heavily scouted NAHL Top Prospects Tournament.
North Stars fall on the road
The Traverse City North Stars jumped out to a 3-1 first period lead over the Motor City Machine on Sunday, but then the wheels fell off in a North American Hockey League loss at Yack Arena.
Alpena comes back for win over Stars
Alpena battled back from a 3-1 third period deficit Saturday night to beat the Traverse City North Stars in a North American Hockey League shootout.
Alpena digs out shootout victory over Stars
Erik Peterson and Jim McCusker scored and Nick Graves stopped four of the five shots he faced to lift Alpena to a shootout win over the Traverse City North Stars on Friday.
Stars' Jean named Player of the Week
North Stars forward Kyle Jean has been named the North Division Player of the Week.