For the players selected to represent the 2007-08 U-16 Belle Tire (Wizards) entry in the MWEHL, the 2006-07 U-16 Belle Tire team will be a hard act to follow.
Big shoes need to be filled as the 06-07 U-16 Belle Tire team captured the Michigan State Championship, USA Hockey National Championship, Number #1 Ranking in the United States, and #3 ranking in North America.
The team then proceeded to place 9 players with Ontario Hockey League (OHL) teams in the OHL Entry Draft held last weekend as Goalie Matt Boley; Defensemen Beau Schmitz, Torey Krug, and Kevin Albers, and Forwards Zach Golembieski, Brad Smith, Tyler Brown, Jordan Miller, and RJ Mahalak were all selected in the 2007 OHL Entry Draft.