HOUGHTON — It’s an annual tradition. It’s the official start of the local high school hockey season. It is a chance for teams to see each other. It is an opportunity to try out some things.

It is the Scramble at the Dee Stadium.

And it has a new name. The annual showcase is now known as the Joe Bukovich Scramble.

According to Houghton Gremlins coach Micah Stipech, this is an honor long overdue.

“One of the things on my mind is I want to do some type of memorial, or try to get something where it’s probably the Dee is the best spot for it, but I feel like we need to have something happen for Joe before any more time goes by,” he said. “Naming the scramble after him was just the smallest thing we could do. The least thing we could do. There used to be the Joe Buk Tournament but that disco

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