The Detroit Red Wings acquired Prep alumnus Jeff Petry (P'06) in a trade from the Montreal Canadiens! Throughout the 2022-23 season, the veteran defenseman played for the Pittsburgh Penguins before being dealt back to the Montreal Canadiens (August 6, 2023), where he had played the 2021-22 season and helped the team reach the 2021 Stanley

Cup Final. On August 15, 2023, the Detroit Red Wings acquired Petry in a trade deal and

are excited to bring him back to Detroit for the upcoming season!

Jeff is the son of Dan Petry, a member of the Detroit Tigers' 1984 World Championship team and the current Assistant Coach of OLSM Varsity Baseball. Jeff played hockey for St. Mary's and Michigan State before being selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the second round (45th overall) of the 2006 NHL draft. He played 864 games in the NHL and compiled 353 points (92 goals) and 349 penalty minutes in his career with the Oilers, Canadiens, and Penguins.

St. Mary’s Prep alumnus, Mac Watts (P’06), is a Nashville recording artist and rising star in modern country music! The metro-Detroit native has always been influenced by music, especially the sounds of Johnny Cash, Motown, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Church, Kip Moore, and many others. Watts’ portfolio includes his first EP, “Dynamite,” and singles including his debut, “Ain’t Through Loving You,” “Drunk on a Tuesday,” and his most recent 2023 releases of “Castaway,” “I Should MaryJane,” and “Drink Her Memories Gone.”

He was the Regional Finals Winner for the Nash Next America’s Talent Search Contest (2018), and selected to perform at the WYCD 30th Anniversary Hoedown at Pine Knob Music Theater with surprise guest, Garth Brooks.

He’s opened for artists such as Justin Moore (Arts, Beats & Eats), Parmalee (St. Andrews Hall), Brantley Gilbert, Joe Nicols, Phil Vassar, Carly Pearce, Scotty McCreery and others. Watts and his band are regular performers on Nashville’s famous Broadway strip. Follow him on Instagram @macwattsmusic, and on Spotify, iTunes, Pandora, iHeart, YouTube and other music platforms. 

Congratulations to Fr. Stan Ulman on 50 years of serving God’s people as a priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit! His ordination took place on August 25, 1973, and his 50th Anniversary Jubilee Mass took place on August 27, 2023, at his home parish of St. Mary of the Hills Catholic Church in Rochester Hills, Michigan.

Fr. Ulman is a graduate of St. Mary’s Preparatory (P’64), St. Mary’s College (C’68), and the Pontifical Gregorian University (1972) in Rome, Italy. His first assignment was as associate pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Wyandotte, Michigan (1973-74). He then served as associate pastor of St. Gertrude Parish, St. Claire Shores (1974-79) and as associate pastor and then administrator of St. Ladislaus Parish, Hamtramck (1979-81). He served briefly as

administrator of St. Stanislaus and St. Bartholomew parishes in Detroit before being named pastor of St. Ladislaus (1982-2004), and eventually was appointed pastor of St. Mary of the Hills Rochester Hills, where he currently serves.

Fr. Ulman is a member of the In Solidum team of priests who serve the Paint Creek 1 Family of Parishes.

Congratulations to Alex Mooney, Prep Class of 2022and a former OLSM Baseball National Championshipteam member. He was drafted in the seventh round, 218th overall, to the Cleveland Guardians on Monday, July 10, during the MLB Draft.The 2023 Brooke Wallace Award finalist (award presented to college baseball’s top shortstop) has played for Duke the last two seasons. According to The Detroit News, Duke coach Chris Pollard tweeted that Mooney is an elite competitor, selfless leader, and makes the people around him better.