Double dose of Ron Rop

Longtime Muskegon sports reporter Ron Rop penned an article for the team website regarding the team's scouting process, which has been in full flight especially over the last several weeks. Click the above link to check out the efforts put in by the Jacks' hockey operations staff to prepare for the upcoming Futures Draft (May 1) and Entry Draft (May 22).

As you may know, Ron has contributed several articles for our team since becoming a freelance writer earlier this year, and we appreciate his experienced perspective on the changing face of Muskegon hockey.

Ron was kind enough to stop by the L.C. Walker Arena press box Thursday morning to record the second episode of the Port City Podcast with me, and we talked all aspects of Lumberjacks hockey for about 25 minutes.

Included in our discussion: how Ron thinks the team has changed under Head Coach Jim McKenzie and Senior Advisor Ron Mason, what he thinks the USHL's best selling points are, and how the team can rebound from missing the playoffs this season:

Listen to internet radio with Matt Gajtka on Blog Talk Radio

(If the embedded audio player doesn't work, you can listen to the podcast here as well!)