2022 Players of the Month
Jacob Smith
December 2022
Age: 15
Hockey Nickname: J-Smitty
Team: Olentangy Braves Varsity
Jersey Number: 17
Years playing hockey: 8 years
Years with LHSS: 3 years
Favorite hockey moment:
Scoring the tying goal in the Championship game and later winning it all.
Favorite team and player:
Columbus Blue Jackets / Auston Matthews
Other interests:
Playing lacrosse and lifting weights
Wilson Boumedienne
November 2022
Age: 12
Hockey Nickname: Willy or Boom Boom
Team: 2009 Ohio AAA Blue Jackets
Jersey Number: 78
Years playing hockey: 9 years
Years with LHSS: 1.5 years
Favorite hockey moment:
Being the runner for the Columbus Blue Jackets at the 2022 draft.
Favorite team and player:
Columbus Blue Jackets / William Nylander
Pre-game meal and routine:
Taping his stick
Other interests:
Hanging out with his buddies and playing other sports with his brothers
Other fun facts:
He beats his brother Sascha every time he plays ping-pong against him!
Colton Matracia
October 2022
Age: 10
Hockey Nickname: Colty
Team: 2012 Ohio AAA Blue Jackets
Jersey Number: 11
Years playing hockey: 5 years
Years with LHSS: 3 years
Favorite hockey moment:
Beating Pens Elite.
Favorite team and player:
Columbus Blue Jackets / Patrick Kane
Pre-game meal and routine:
Stretching, warming up, and stick handling
Other interests:
Sports cars and travel
Other fun facts:
He plays the piano
Luke Buss
September 2022
Age: 19
Hockey Nickname: Busser
Team: Muskegon Lumberjacks - USHL
Jersey Number: 8
Years playing hockey: 15 years
Years with LHSS: 4 years
Favorite hockey moment:
Playing for Team USA
Favorite team and player:
Columbus Blue Jackets / Joe Pavelski
Pre-game meal and routine:
Chicken and rice
Other interests:
Hunting, fishing, playing guitar
Other fun facts:
He has lived in 5 states and 1 Canadian province.
Reed Richeson
August 2022
Age: 14
Hockey Nickname: Reedo or Rich
Team: 2008 Ohio AAA Blue Jackets
Jersey Number: 23
Years playing hockey: 10 years
Years with LHSS: 6 years (He was Coach Lee's first student in Columbus when he was 3 years old.)
Favorite hockey moment:
Scoring the game winning goal against the Oakland Jr. Grizzlies last season.
Favorite team and player:
Pittsburgh Penguins / Sidney Crosby
Pre-game meal and routine:
Tapes his stick before every game whether it needs it or not. This past season, he started doing yoga.
Other interests:
Lacrosse, golf, and hanging with his buddies
Other fun facts:
He is ambidextrous.
Sofie Laroche
July 2022
Age: 11
Hockey Nickname: Sof
Team: 12U Lady Dragons Tier 1
Jersey Number: 27
Years playing hockey: 6 years
Years with LHSS: 1 year
Favorite hockey moment:
Last season of her U10 Lady Dragons, they won all 6 of their tournaments!
Favorite team and player:
Columbus Blue Jackets / Kendal Coyne Schofield
Pre-game meal and routine:
Pasta
Other interests:
Softball, golf, skiing, roller blading, reading Harry Potter, and roller coasters
Other fun facts:
She is learning to speak French.
Adam Aiello
June 2022
Age: 12
Hockey Nickname: A-Aron
Team: 2009 AAA Blue Jackets
Jersey Number: 27
Years playing hockey: 6 years
Years with LHSS: 7 years
Favorite hockey moment:
Winning the 2021 Can-Am Championships with the AA Capitals in Pittsburgh
Favorite team and player:
Columbus Blue Jackets / Zach Werenski
Pre-game meal and routine:
Stretching
Other interests:
Roller blading and video games
Grayden Bradshaw
May 2022
Age: 12
Hockey Nickname: Gray
Team: Columbus Capitals 2009 A
Jersey Number: 97
Years playing hockey: 7 years
Years with LHSS: 4 years
Favorite hockey moment:
Meeting Connor McDavid and Willie O'Ree; winning the championship in overtime.
Favorite team and player:
Columbus Blue Jackets / Connor McDavid
Pre-game meal and routine:
He always has to have the back part of his jersey tucked in
Other interests:
Playing baseball, basketball, soccer, spikeball, and video games.
Other fun facts:
He can play the piano and loves ice cream. He has an older sister and loves boating, tubing, kneeboarding, and swimming.
Lias McNutt
April 2022
Age: 11
Hockey Nickname: Fishbowl
Team: Columbus Capitals 2010 AA
Jersey Number: 15
Years playing hockey: 5 years
Years with LHSS: 2.5 years
Favorite hockey moment:
When he scored one of the shootout goals to win the Lucky Dragon Cup as a Squirt when he played for Ice Dragons 2010 A team.
Favorite team and player:
Columbus Blue Jackets / Patrick Laine
Pre-game meal and routine:
Two Gatorade energy chews before each game and a turkey wrap between games when needed.
Other interests:
Playing baseball, tennis, and video games
Other fun facts:
His second favorite hockey moment was when he got punched in the face during the championship game in Niagara Falls. They scored 4 times on the power-play and won the championship.
Jenna & James Weaver
March 2022
Jenna
Age: 13
Team: A/AA
Jersey Number: 37
Years playing hockey: 4 years
Years with LHSS: 2 years
Favorite hockey moment:
Winning her first hockey tournament
Favorite team and player:
Columbus Blue Jackets / Wayne Gretzky
Pre-game meal and routine:
Listens to "Sweet Caroline"
Other interests:
Playing video games and hanging out with friends
Other fun facts:
She is a second degree black belt in Taekwondo, she is in advanced classes at school, and she is a soccer goalie.
James
Age: 13
Team: A/AA
Jersey Number: 28
Years playing hockey: 8 years
Years with LHSS: 2 years
Favorite hockey moment:
Winning his first hockey tournament
Favorite team and player:
Tampa Bay Lightning / Mitch Marner
Pre-game meal and routine:
Puts on his right side of his equipment first
Other interests:
Playing chess and listening to music
Other fun facts:
He is a second degree black belt in Taekwondo and has met Brett Hull and Gordie Howe.
Danny Jurcich
February 2022
Age: 16
Hockey Nickname: Dizzle
Team: Ohio AAA Blue Jackets U16
Jersey Number: 2
Years playing hockey: 12 years
Years with LHSS: 5 years
Favorite hockey moment:
Beating the Cleveland Barons in the semi-finals at districts
Favorite team and player:
Columbus Blue Jackets / Auston Matthews
Pre-game meal and routine:
Three squirts of water on his head
Other interests:
Golf
Ryder Osmun
January 2022
Age: 13
Hockey Nickname: Ryde, Rydes, Osmun
Team: EYHA Hawks Level A (High School prep/travel)
Jersey Number: 23
Years playing hockey: 4 years
Years with LHSS: 3 years
Favorite hockey moment:
His first goal - January 26, 2019
Favorite team and player:
Columbus Blue Jackets / Oliver Bjorkstrand
Pre-game meal and routine:
He always eats yogurt and blasts hard rock music
Other interests:
Tennis, rock/metal concerts, theme parks/roller coasters, scary movies, chess
Other fun facts:
Ryder is a straight A student and in AP math and English classes. He plays the viola and can make a mean batch of chocolate chip cookies from scratch. He has been to 8 concerts and 2 music festivals, seeing some of his favorite bands (Green Day, Metallica, Foo Fighters, Iron Maiden, and Korn to name a few). The first time he skated was at a birthday party the day after he got his casts off from breaking BOTH of his arms. That skate got him interested in taking lessons which led him to playing the best sport in the world, HOCKEY!
