The Dayton Gems, proud members of the International Hockey League, announced the signing of forward Justin McCutcheon to a contract. McCutcheon played his last 8 games for the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL with 2 goals and 1 assist for 3 points for 6 penalty minutes. A native of Ithaca New York he spent 3 years with the St. Thomas University Tommys and a year with the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds. The Gems have waived Chris Myhro.
The Gems welcome Tom Michaels to our game day staff as announcer for the B2 internet broadcast. Michaels 35 years of experience and love of sports will have fans signing onto the Gems website: www.daytongems.com to enjoy the play-by-play of the home and away games. Michaels is a Kettering native has announced for the University of Dayton – basketball and football; Wright State basketball, Central State basketball, Miami football, high school football and basketball and seven seasons of Dayton Bombers hockey. You may remember Tom when he was a sports director/anchor/reporter for WKEF-TV ; sports director of WING Radio and morning co-host at WHIO Radio. He is currently part of Miami Valley’s Morning News on AM 1290 and 95.7 FM, News Talk Radio WHIO. He also teachers several classes at the International College of Broadcasting in Dayton. “It’s great to be doing hockey again and coming back with a heritage name like the Dayton Gems,” Michaels said. “This is a terrific group pf people trying to give a quality and fun product to the Miami Valley.” Michaels and his wife, Carol, have a son and daughter as well as two grandsons. They reside in Miami Township.
Wednesday, January 20th is $1 Beer night when the Port Huron Icehawks land at Hara the puck drops at 7pm.
