The 47th annual Great Lakes Invitational is set to be staged at Joe Louis Arena on December 29 & 30, with four high-profile NCAA teams set to descend upon the Motor City to battle for the MacInnes Cup over the course of two action-packed days of exciting college hockey.

Several Michiganders will be competing at this year’s GLI, including Jake and Dean Chelios (MSU), sons of recent U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame inductee and Red Wings hockey operations advisor Chris Chelios, as well as Trevor Nill (MSU), son of Wings assistant general manager Jim Nill. Patrick Brown, the son of former Wings forward Doug Brown, is also set to hit the ice at JLA later this month as a member of the Boston College Eagles. A full list of players born/raised in Michigan set to compete at the 2011 GLI can be found below:



MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS

Torey Krug

Matt Berry, F, Freshman
Canton

Tim Buttery, D, Senior
Northville

Branden Carney, D, Freshman
Battle Creek

Dean Chelios, F, Junior
Bloomfield Hills

Jake Chelios, D, Sophomore
Bloomfield Hills

Brent Darnell, F, Freshman
Canton

Zach Golembiewski, F, Junior
St. Clair

Anthony Hayes, F, Junior
Canton

Drew Palmisano

Justin Hoomaian, F, Freshman
Novi

Torey Krug, D, Junior
Livonia

Mike Merrifield, F, Senior
Beverly Hills

Trevor Nill, F, Senior
Novi

Drew Palmisano, G, Senior
Ann Arbor

Chris Sandmeyer, D, Sophomore
Portage

Greg Wolfe, F, Sophomore
Canton

Will Yanakeff, G, Sophomore
Jerome



MICHIGAN TECH HUSKIES

Josh Robinson

Jimmy Davis, D, Freshman
Caledonia

Pete Heinonen, D, Junior
Hancock

Blake Hietala, F, Freshman
Houghton

David Johnstone, F, Freshman
Grand Ledge

Jacob Johnstone, F, Sophomore
Grand Ledge

Tanner Kero, F, Freshman
Hancock

Aaron Pietila, F, Junior
Brighton

Blake Pietila, F, Freshman
Milford

Chad Pietila, F, Junior
Milford

Josh Robinson, G, Senior
Frankenmuth



MICHIGAN WOLVERINES

AJ Treais

Luke Dwyer, G, Freshman
Plymouth

Luke Glendening, F, Senior
Grand Rapids

Shawn Hunwick, G, Senior
Sterling Heights

Greg Pateryn, D, Senior
Sterling Heights

Adam Janecyk, G, Sophomore
Ada

Kevin Lynch, F, Junior
Grosse Pointe

Travis Lynch, F, Freshman
White Lake

A.J. Treais, F, Junior
Bloomfield Hills

Shawn Hunwick

Jeff Rohrkemper, F, Junior
Grosse Pointe

Jon Merrill, D, Sophomore
Brighton

Andrew Sinelli, F, Freshman
Dexter

Mike Szuma, D, Freshman
Novi

David Wohlberg, F, Senior
South Lyon





BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES

Patrick Brown, F, Sophomore
Bloomfield Hills



The 2011 edition of the GLI will begin with a showdown between Michigan State and Michigan Tech at 4 p.m. on Dec. 29 followed by a battle between Boston College and Michigan later that evening (7:30 p.m.). The two winning teams will then compete for the GLI championship at 7:30 p.m. the following night, with the consolation final set to be staged immediately beforehand (4 p.m.). Tickets to this event are now available for purchase at the JLA box office (313-396-7575), all Ticketmaster (800-745-3000) outlets, and online at OlympiaEntertainment.com/CollegeHockeyInTheD.