Injury in Past, Escanaba Standout Plays On
January 1, 2016
By Dennis Grall
Special for Second Half
ESCANABA – Speeding down the ice chasing a puck into the corner is just a routine part of hockey.
Don't tell that to Dylan Gauthier of the Escanaba High School hockey team. He knows a lot can go wrong in just an instant as that skidding black sphere bounces along the ice.
As a freshman Feb. 7, 2013, in Chelsea, Gauthier was in hot puck pursuit when he was seriously injured in a freakish, non-contact incident that cost the three-sport athlete the rest of his hockey season. He suffered a broken right leg (tibia and fibula) and severed his right Achilles tendon when his skate hit a patch of ice and he ended up crashing into the boards.
"I was chasing a loose puck and I lost my edge and hit the boards (feet first)," Gauthier said Wednesday in his Soo Hill home shortly before the Eskymos would play Painesdale-Jeffers. "I hit the boards hard. I looked down and saw a hole in my leg. I knew something was wrong."
As he crashed into the boards, the blade on his left skate rammed into his right ankle and severed the Achilles tendon. "No one was there; I just kind of lost it," he said.
He instantly was in pain, "then I didn't feel anything. There was a lot of blood," he said, indicating he soon went into shock and his leg went numb, which was probably a blessing during an aftermath that eventually included a trip to the University of Michigan hospital in Ann Arbor.
"I was kind of out of it at first, but I knew it was bad," he said, recalling teammates would come to him and quickly leave once they saw the damage.
The mother of one of his teammates, T.J. Myrick, came onto the ice and wrapped the completely lacerated wound in her scarf in hopes of stopping the bleeding.
His parents, Mark and Mary, were home listening to the game on the radio and they quickly hit U.S. 2 and headed downstate at 9 p.m., a trip that took 10 hours thanks to a good blizzard. They were approaching the Mackinac Bridge about the time surgery began on the Achilles. Surgery on the broken bones took place a week later, with two screws inserted that will remain in his leg.
Dylan recalls listening to the rest of the game broadcast in the hospital as he awaited surgery. The next day his teammates visited, but were allowed only in small groups and for a brief time. They gave him a hockey stick signed by each player and a team photo with the sister of a teammate, Jaylyn Dagenais, standing where he would have been.
He wasn't aware of the Achilles damage until reaching the hospital, and remembers thinking about what the athletic future held for him. "What happens next, what is the next step," he said, an indication that mentally he was in good spirits despite the major physical injuries.
After the surgery he learned the skate slice was very close to a major artery, which could have created even more serious damage.
Tim McCarthy, then in his final season as Escanaba head coach, said recently "when he went down I remember watching him on the ice, and he grabbed his leg right away. There was quite a bit of blood coming out, and we tried to get anything we could find to wrap his leg and stop the bleeding."
He said Gauthier's leg "snapped over the back of the skate and caught in there and wouldn't come out. There was nowhere to go but in (the tendon)."
McCarthy remembers that up until that injury Gauthier had exhibited typical freshman issues, noting, "Dylan was a little timid going into the corners. I had his cousin (Nick Vandermissen) pushing him to get more aggressive."
Gauthier, one of seven freshmen on that team, was on a line with Vandermissen and Levi Wunder, two of the best players in the program's 30-year history. "He was progressing well. He was starting to make strides. He always had talent, but he needed a mindset to go out and do what was asked of him and not be timid," said McCarthy.
"He is an athlete, and a good one. He is very good at what he does. He rebounded real well and works real hard."
McCarthy said it was fortunate the injury happened at the MPS Showcase, a huge midseason tournament, because it was so close to Ann Arbor. "They took care of him right away," he said.
The Eskymos handled the adversity very well, McCarthy said of winning two of the three weekend games: "We went down there to prove a point and try to get the respect we should have been getting. Nick had a tough time with it, but the team seemed more determined that weekend to do something for Dylan. They played a little harder after that."
Matt Hughes, the current Escanaba head coach, said Gauthier "has responded pretty well to that freak injury. He is not letting it overtake him mentally. Being a young athlete, his body responded well and he was able to get back. The physical part was probably easier to overcome than the mental part, but it will always be in the back of your mind."
Gauthier missed the final 13 games of what became a school-record 24-4 season. He is in his fourth season on the varsity and helped the team reach the Division 2 Semifinals in 2014-15. "The kids are working hard. They want to get back to where we were at last year," said Hughes.
Gauthier has four goals and three assists this season as the Eskymos have built a 7-3 start. They return to Chelsea Jan. 28-30.
Gauthier also plays golf and football for the Eskymos. In fact, he was playing golf 82 days after the injury while wearing a brace and basically playing off one leg. Still, he earned second-team All-Upper Peninsula honors. He has been an all-U.P. first-team all-star the past two years and received some interest from college golf teams.
Golf is his favorite sport, which makes sense because his parents and brother Mark are also excellent golfers. Mark plays at Finlandia University in Hancock.
Playing golf that soon was difficult because it was hard to pivot on his right foot at first. He did not start running until shortly before football practice began, then returned as a running back for the junior varsity and scored three touchdowns against Gladstone.
He played on the varsity the last two years and noted that making cuts on the gridiron was the hardest part of his athletic recovery.
His mother has been pleased with how Dylan handled the injury and rehabilitation. "He has a laid-back attitude. That is why it didn't bother him," she said. "The whole thing affected us more than it did him."
He said, "mentally I was fine. I never thought about it out there (while playing any sport), but it was a little weird at first. I just blew it away. The chance of it happening again is kind of slim."
A fund-raiser directed by Bill LaMarch helped raise money for the team to purchase Kevlar socks, which go up to the knee and should prevent a skate from penetrating to the leg.
After the injury, Gauthier wore a long-leg cast with a window left open for the Achilles and was on crutches for a month, then had a boot cast. He did his rehab at Northwood Rehabilitation in Escanaba under the direction of physical therapist Marge Haslow. "She helped a lot, she got me through it all," he said. "She made you do your stuff. There were no easy days in there."
As his high school career begins winding down, Gauthier realizes he was very fortunate to come through such a freakish and serious injury with missing just over one month of his three-sport career.
"I've accomplished a lot. I know I could not have played at all," he said, relief obvious in his voice.
Denny Grall retired in 2012 after 39 years at the Escanaba Daily Press and four at the Green Bay Press-Gazette, plus 15 months for WLST radio in Escanaba; he served as the Daily Press sports editor from 1970-80 and again from 1984-2012. Grall was inducted into the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame in 2002 and serves as its executive secretary. E-mail him at [email protected] with story ideas for the Upper Peninsula.
PHOTOS: (Top) Escanaba's Dylan Gauthier controls the puck during his team's game against Painesdale-Jeffers on Wednesday. (Middle) Gauthier (2) suffered a painful injury during a game at Chelsea as a freshman in 2013 that required multiple surgeries. (Top photo and head shot by Dennis Grall; middle photo by Jack Hall.)
Preview: Hockey Sets Stage for Favorites to Finish, Unexpected to Emerge
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 6, 2024
The MHSAA’s hockey championship weekend begins with expectations, as the final four teams in every division are seeded.
But we’re accustomed to a few surprises too during the Semifinals and Finals – and there are plenty of opportunities for both the anticipated and unpredicted to reign at USA Hockey Arena over the next three days.
All three divisions will welcome the top-ranked team at the end of the regular season, and two divisions will feature the No. 2 teams as well. All three divisions also have one unranked team in their respective fields – and don’t forget unranked East Grand Rapids reached the Division 3 championship game a year ago.
Similar to last winter as well, we also will have at least two new champions as last year’s Division 2 and 3 winners didn’t advance to this weekend. And while we’ll watch again some of the most accomplished champions in state history, seven of 12 teams playing this weekend are seeking to claim a title for the first time and three are seeking to make their championship game debut.
Division 1 – Friday
#1 Detroit Catholic Central (27-1) vs #4 Muskegon Reeths-Puffer (21-7) - 5 p.m.
#2 Brighton (23-4-1) vs #3 Clarkston (22-5-1) - 7:30 p.m.
Division 2 - Thursday
#1 Byron Center (25-2-1) vs #4 Saginaw Heritage (14-11) - 5 p.m.
#2 Trenton (22-4-2) vs #3 White Lake Lakeland (22-5-1) - 7:30 p.m.
Division 3 - Friday
#1 Houghton (24-2-2) vs #4 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood (14-13-1) - 11 a.m.
#2 East Grand Rapids (23-5) vs #3 Traverse Bay Reps (18-8-2) - 1:30 p.m.
Saturday – Finals
Division 1 – 7 p.m.
Division 2 – 11 a.m.
Division 3 – 3 p.m.
All Semifinals and Finals will be streamed live on MHSAA.tv and viewable with subscription, with free audio broadcasts via the MHSAA Radio Network. For information on tickets and more, go to the Ice Hockey page – and see below for a glance at all 12 contenders, listed by seed.
Division 1
#1 DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRAL
Record/rank: 27-1, No. 1
Coach: Brandon Kaleniecki, ninth season (218-30-2)
League finish: First in Michigan Interscholastic Hockey League White, Catholic High School League Bishop
Championship history: Seventeen MHSAA titles (most recent 2023), five runner-up finishes.
Best wins: 7-1 over No. 2 Brighton, 4-2 over No. 3 Hartland, 5-3 over No. 4 Clarkston, 8-0 over No. 6 Livonia Stevenson, 3-1 over Division 2 No. 1 Byron Center, 9-2 over Division 2 No. 2 Trenton, 2-1 over Division 3 No. 1 Houghton.
Players to watch: Peter Sanin, jr. F (19 goals, 16 assists); Brooks Rogowski, soph. F (19 goals, 24 assists); Jackson Walsh, sr. F (12 goals, 27 assists).
Outlook: The Shamrocks have run their Division 1 championship streak to four (not counting 2020, when Finals were canceled due to COVID-19) and lost this season only to Lake Forest Academy of Illinois. DCC has scored five or more goals in 20 games with nine players scoring at least six goals for the season. Seniors Nolan Galda (16 goals/18 assists), Cael Rogowski (15/19) and Sebastiano Iavasile (14/7) are among leading scorers as well, with Galda and Rogowski also among 11 players with double-digit assists this winter. Senior Mathieu Chernauckas (1.35 goals-against average, .934 save %) has played the most games in goal and is lined up to lead the team into the weekend.
#2 BRIGHTON
Record/rank: 23-4-1, No. 2
Coach: Kurt Kivisto, fourth season (77-23-5)
League finish: First in Kensington Lakes Activities Association West
Championship history: Five MHSAA titles (most recent 2018), four runner-up finishes.
Best wins: 4-3 (SO) and 3-1 over No. 4 Clarkston, 5-4 (SO) and 3-0 over No. 3 Hartland, 4-0 and 7-1 (Regional Final) over No. 8 Northville, 4-2 and 7-2 (Quarterfinal) over No. 6 Livonia Stevenson, 4-0 over No. 5 Howell, 7-0 over No. 9 Salem.
Players to watch: Cameron Duffany, sr. F (34 goals, 34 assists); Lane Petit, sr. F (35 goals, 19 assists); Levi Pennala, sr. G (1.61 GAA, .938 save %).
Outlook: Brighton has finished runner-up the last two seasons, and surely has been eyeing another matchup with DCC since their regular-season meeting, a 7-1 Bulldogs loss Dec. 9. Pennala made the all-state first team last season for the second straight and senior defenseman Ryan Watkins (4 goals/15 assists) made the second team in front of him, and they help key a defense that’s given up one or no goals in 16 games. Duffany and Petit also made the all-state first team last season, Duffany another repeat selection, and they are joined among the team’s leading scorers by freshman forward Tim Peterson (10/5) and senior forward Charlie Burchfield (9/16).
#3 CLARKSTON
Record/rank: 22-5-1, No. 4
Coach: Nathan Bryer, fourth season (56-36-5)
League finish: First in Oakland Activities Association Red
Championship history: Division 1 runner-up 2003.
Best wins: 5-2 over No. 3 Hartland in Regional Final, 7-4 over No. 5 Howell in Quarterfinal, 7-5 over No. 9 Salem, 4-0 over No. 6 Livonia Stevenson, 7-4 over Muskegon Reeths-Puffer.
Players to watch: Evan Adams, sr. D (2 goals, 21 assists); Ron Wade, jr. F (21 goals, 28 assists); Kyle Lynch, jr. F (14 goals, 23 assists).
Outlook: Clarkston has quickly climbed under Bryer, from sub-.500 records his first two seasons to this first trip to the Semifinals since 2008. It’s notable that all of the Wolves’ losses this season were by two goals or fewer to powerhouse teams – twice to Brighton, once to DCC and Division 2 No. 3 Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice, and once to Lake Forest Academy (Ill.). Wade made the all-state first team last season, and Adams and junior goalie Calum Hartner (1.71 GAA) made the second. Sophomore Brady Damian (1.82 GAA) has played the majority of the season in net and is expected to get the call this weekend. Senior Owen Croston (20 goals/15 assists) and sophomore Gavin Anderson (14/13) also are among top offensive contributors.
#4 MUSKEGON REETHS-PUFFER
Record/rank: 21-7, unranked
Coach: Dustin Langlois, first season (21-7)
League finish: Second in Ottawa-Kent Conference Fischer
Championship history: Has never played in an MHSAA Final.
Best wins: 5-2 and 6-2 (Regional Final) over No. 7 Sparta, 5-4 (OT) and 7-3 (Quarterfinal) over Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern/Eastern, 6-4 over Grand Rapids Christian.
Players to watch: Connor Stawski, sr. D (6 goals, 14 assists); Jaxon Stone, sr. F (24 goals, 29 assists); Croix Klint, sr. F (17 goals, 15 assists).
Outlook: A group of eight seniors has led Reeths-Puffer to the Semifinals for the second time and first since 2014, guided by alum and previous assistant coach Langlois. The Rockets have won 12 straight games, including as well 4-3 in double overtime over Rockford in the Regional Semifinal. Stone and Stawski both earned all-state honorable mention last season. Junior forward Tyler Tindall (17 goals, 14 assists) and sophomore forward Eli Cuti (7/34) are among other offensive pacesetters, and sophomore goalie Huck VanDyke has a 1.75 GAA and stopped 91 percent of shots he’s faced.
Division 2
#1 BYRON CENTER
Record/rank: 25-2-1, No. 1
Coach: Jordan Steger, second season (52-4-1)
League finish: First in O-K Rue
Championship history: Division 2 runner-up 2023 and 2021.
Best wins: 4-2 over No. 4 Warren De La Salle Collegiate, 4-1 over Division 1 No. 6 Livonia Stevenson, 6-2 over Division 1 No. 9 Salem, 6-1 over Division 1 No. 5 Howell, 5-3 over Division 3 No. 4 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, 10-0 over Saginaw Heritage.
Players to watch: Jackson Froysland, sr. F (33 goals, 40 assists); Braxton McKee, jr. F (21 goals, 24 assists); Cade Pratt, sr. F (32 goals, 50 assists).
Outlook: Byron Center graduated a significant portion of its offense from last season’s runner-up team that finished 28-2 and has equaled its performance in returning to the Semifinals. The Bulldogs’ only losses were on back-to-back days at the MIHL Showcase to Orchard Lake St. Mary’s and Detroit Catholic Central, the former in a shootout and latter only 3-1. Byron Center hasn’t given up a goal during the postseason, turning to senior Brady Swanson (1.59 GAA, .933 save %) most of the time in net. Ben Passeno (16 goals/14 assists) and Luke Philo (14/15) also are double-digit scorers, and 10 players have reached 10 assists.
#2 TRENTON
Record/rank: 22-4-2, No. 2
Coach: Chad Clements, 10th season (186-86-9)
League finish: First in MIHL Blue
Championship history: 14 MHSAA titles (most recent 2014), nine runner-up finishes.
Best wins: 3-2 over No. 6 White Lake Lakeland, 3-2 and 5-1 (Quarterfinal) over No. 7 Detroit U-D Jesuit, 4-0 over No. 9 Port Huron Northern, 5-2 over No. 3 Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice, 4-2 over No. 8 Allen Park, 4-3 (SO) over Division 1 No. 6 Livonia Stevenson, 3-2 (SO) over Division 3 No. 2 Marquette.
Players to watch: Will Barrett, sr. F (21 goals, 19 assists); Noah Miklos, sr. G (2.25 GAA, .920 save %); Owen McAlister, sr. D (1 goal, 11 assists).
Outlook: Trenton has won seven straight Regional championships and is back at the Semifinals after missing last year and finishing Division 2 runner-up in 2022. The Trojans are 9-0-1 over their last 10 games with six games scoring five or more goals during that streak and none giving up more than two. Junior Evan Sivi (1.32 GAA, .943 save %) has nearly split time in goal with Miklos, who made the all-state second team last season. Barrett also made the second team a year ago, and McAlister earned honorable mention. Senior defenseman Jay Cormier (11 goals/10 assists) and senior forward John Medvich (10/8) also are among leading scorers.
#3 WHITE LAKE LAKELAND
Record/rank: 22-5-1, No. 6
Coach: Tim Ronayne, 15th season (188-123-16)
League finish: First in Lakes Valley Conference
Championship history: Has never played in an MHSAA Final.
Best wins: 4-3 (2 OT) over No. 9 Port Huron Northern in Quarterfinal, 5-4 over No. 3 Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice in Regional Final, 4-3 and 8-1 over South Lyon, 4-1 over Rochester Hills Stoney Creek in Regional Semifinal, 3-1 over Saginaw Heritage.
Players to watch: Tim Hinkle, sr. F (22 goals, 16 assists); Austin Scanlon, soph. F (15 goals, 35 assists); Brennan Grant, sr. F (21 goals, 26 assists).
Outlook: Lakeland won its first Regional title since 2012 and has reached the Semifinals for the first time, all after a 1-3 start. The team is 21-2-1 since Dec. 1 and leaped into the headlines by eliminating reigning champion Brother Rice in the Regional Final. Four of the team’s five losses were to teams ranked at the end of the regular season. Hinkle, Grant and Scanlon make up the top line, and sophomore Nate Dell (15 goals/14 assists), junior Adam Trzcinski (13/14) and junior Ryan Danielson (14/9) are among other top contributors on the offensive end. Goalie Paul Baker is another high-performing senior, carrying a 1.73 GAA and .928 save percentage into this weekend.
#4 SAGINAW HERITAGE
Record/rank: 14-11, unranked
Coach: JJ Bamberger, 16th season (277-131-11)
League finish: Second in Saginaw Valley League
Championship history: Division 1 runner-up 2019 and 2018.
Best wins: 2-1 and 2-0 (Regional Final) over No. 5 Bay City, 8-2 and 3-2 (OT – Quarterfinal) over Midland, 4-3 over Division 3 No. 10 Grand Rapids Catholic Central.
Players to watch: Owen Turner, sr. D (17 goals, 20 assists); Owen Gohm, sr. F (21 goals, 27 assists); Alec Mellon, sr. F (23 goals, 25 assists).
Outlook: Heritage is making a return trip to the Semifinals and with nearly an identical record as last season, again after playing several top teams including four among this weekend’s field. The Hawks have heated up with seven wins over their last 11 games. Turner made the all-state first team last season. Senior Nolan Drapp (9 goals/25 assists) joins Gohm and Mellon on the top line, and junior defenseman Logan Boettcher (10/17) also has been a key scorer.
Division 3
#1 HOUGHTON
Record/rank: 24-2-2, No. 1
Coach: Micah Stipech, first season (24-2-2)
League finish: First in Great Lakes Hockey Conference
Championship history: Class B-C-D champion 1982, five runner-up finishes.
Best wins: 7-1 over No. 6 Sault Ste. Marie in Quarterfinal, 2-0 over No. 2 Marquette, 1-0, 4-1, 5-0 and 4-2 (Regional Final) over No. 5 Hancock; 4-2 over Division 1 No. 3 Hartland, 3-2 over Division 2 No. 2 Trenton, 4-3 over Division 2 No. 3 Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice, 5-1 over Division 2 No. 7 Detroit U-D Jesuit, 5-1 over Saginaw Heritage.
Players to watch: Connor Raffaelli, sr. D (9 goals, 26 assists); Bryant Lee, sr. G (1.07 GAA, .943 save %); Michael Maillette, sr. F (33 goals, 15 assists).
Outlook: By the numbers, Houghton stacks up nearly identically to when it made the trip a year ago – but is hoping for more after falling in a Semifinal to end that run. Stipech, a 1992 grad, took over the program this winter after seven seasons as an assistant and having taken part in three Finals weekends. Like last year, the Gremlins took on several of the state’s best on both peninsulas and lost only to DCC 2-1 and Green Bay Notre Dame Academy (Wis.). Raffaelli made the all-state first team last season, and Lee made the second. Connor Arko (13 goals, 28 assists), Jace DeForge (17/21) and Tanner Flachs (10/5) are others to watch in the offensive zone.
#2 EAST GRAND RAPIDS
Record/rank: 23-5, No. 3
Coach: Christopher Newton, sixth season (91-57-5)
League finish: First in O-K Baum
Championship history: Division 3 runner-up 2023 and 2002.
Best wins: 5-2 over No. 9 Flint Powers Catholic, 3-1 over No. 4 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s in Quarterfinal, 2-1 over No. 10 Grand Rapids Catholic Central in Semifinal, 4-1 over Division 1 No. 6 Livonia Stevenson, 5-2 over Division 1 No. 9 Salem, 5-2 over Division 1 No. 5 Howell, 5-0 over Division 1 No. 10 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central.
Players to watch: Ian MacKeigan, sr. F (18 goals, 15 assists); Scotty Millman, sr. F (17 goals, 13 assists); Glenn Green, sr. F (10 goals, 22 assists).
Outlook: East Grand Rapids was one of the stories of the 2023 Finals, advancing to the championship game despite entering the postseason unranked. The Pioneers have won three straight Regional titles and four over the last six seasons, and added the first league title under Newton this winter. MacKeigan also was among the team’s leading scorers last season, as was senior Charlie Hoekstra (11 goals/15 assists). Juniors Oliver Owen (17/12) and James Albers (15/10) also find the net regularly, while senior Joe Green (1.55 GAA, .921 save %) has shined defending it.
#3 TRAVERSE BAY REPS
Record/rank: 18-8-2, No. 7
Coach: Mike Matteucci, sixth season (record N/A)
League finish: Does not play in a league.
Championship history: Has not played in an MHSAA Final.
Best wins: 5-2 over No. 3 East Grand Rapids, 5-0 over No. 10 Grand Rapids Catholic Central, 3-2 over Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 4-1 over Division 1 No. 8 Northville.
Players to watch: Ethan Coleman, sr. F; Grand Lucas, sr. F; Ryan Lannen, sr. D (Statistics not submitted).
Outlook: Bay Reps are back at the Semifinals for the first time since 2019 and prepared against a loaded schedule as well, as all eight losses and two ties were to ranked teams – including a 3-3 draw with Division 2 top-ranked Byron Center. The cooperative includes players from several small schools in the northwestern Lower Peninsula, with Traverse City St. Francis the primary member. Lucas made the all-state first team last season, and Coleman and Lannen earned honorable mentions.
#4 BLOOMFIELD HILLS CRANBROOK KINGSWOOD
Record/rank: 14-13-1, unranked
Coach: John LaFontaine, fifth season (64-53-9)
League finish: Second in MIHL Blue
Championship history: 18 MHSAA titles (most recent 2021), two runner-up finishes.
Best wins: 2-0 and 3-0 over No. 3 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, 3-2 over No. 10 Grand Rapids Catholic Central, 3-0 (Quarterfinal) and 3-2 over Riverview Gabriel Richard, 6-3 over Division 2 No. 9 Port Huron Northern.
Players to watch: Roman Cicco, sr. D (12 goals, 11 assists); Nick Timko, jr. F (13 goals, 16 assists), Michael Horton, sr. F (8 goals, 8 assists).
Outlook: One of the most successful programs in MHSAA history is back at the Semifinals after two seasons away and rebounding from a 7-18-2 finish just a year ago. Four losses this winter came to teams still playing this weekend and several of the rest to ranked opponents as the Cranes navigated a 2-4 start and have won seven of their last 10 games. Horton and Cicco are two of only four seniors on a team dominated by juniors and sophomores.
PHOTO Houghton's Wyatt Jenkins' (7) and Jace DeForge (15) celebrate winning the Great Lakes Hockey Conference title after playing Marquette to a 1-1 overtime tie on Feb. 16. (Photo by Cara Kamps.)