Author: MiHockey Staff
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NTDP announces U.S. National Under-18 Team Roster
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By Michael Caples – The National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor announced their Under-18 team roster today, and five of the players call Michigan home. Defenseman Trevor Hamilton (Grosse Pointe Farms) and forwards Evan Allen (Sterling Heights), Dawson Cook (Cadillac), Michael McCarron (Macomb), and Tyler Motte (St. Clair) will all move from the Under-17…
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Hockey leaders in Kalamazoo team up to fight autism
By Ben Fleck – Hockey is a game we all love to watch and play, but in some cases we can use it for more than personal enjoyment. On Dec. 15, three organizations from Kalamazoo will join forces and put on an event centered around hockey to benefit children that suffer from autism. In collaboration…
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Shaved Ice – August 15
MiHockey’s Stefan Kubus here with you on a Wednesday afternoon. Quick hits Want to win a free, brand-new Warrior Covert DT1 stick? Enter here, and check out our article on the new twig and rest of the Covert line. NHL.com has featured the Detroit Red Wings for today’s “30 in 30” feature, as Detroit prepares…
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Checking out Warrior’s new Covert DT1 stick
By Stefan Kubus – With Warrior releasing its newest line of sticks, the Covert line, its true one-piece construction aims to make your shot scream anything but covert. The Warrior Covert Dagger Taper, or DT, brings something to the table that Warrior has never done before, as Warrior senior product manager of sticks Keith Perera…
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Checking out CCM’s new RBZ stick
By Ben Fleck – CCM is hoping their new RBZ stick – powered by TaylorMade – will take the next step in hockey stick technology. “We are calling it a new revolution in hockey,” said Jordan Boman, sales rep for CCM. The golf company, a worldwide leader in composite products, teamed up with CCM to…
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Shaved Ice – August 14
MiHockey’s Ben Fleck here with on this overcast Tuesday morning. Quick hits Puck Daddy released the first player ratings for EA Sports’ NHL ’13. Detroit Red Wings Pavel Datsyuk is the top rated forward for this year’s installment of the hit game, and Ryan Miller is the top goaltender. NHL ’13 hits shelves Sept. 11.…
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Special DElivery: If it were up to the kids, what would they say?
MiHockey’s Darren Eliot discusses the hot topics of cross-ice play in 8U hockey, and the American Development Model in general, in his latest Special DElivery. By Darren Eliot – Even Michael Phelps must have started in a wading pool. That’s all I could think of as I watched the Olympics these past couple of weeks.…
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Anastos, Padalis, Shaw to play on U.S. Women’s U18 team this weekend
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By Stefan Kubus – A trio of under-18 women are heading to Minnesota to compete for Team USA against our rivals north of the border. USA Hockey named its 22-player U.S. National Women’s Under-18 Team roster that will compete against Canada in a three-game series on Aug. 16-19 at the National Sports Center’s Schwan Super…
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Pick your favorite MiHockey custom EA Sports NHL ’13 cover
What if we here at the MiHockey offices got to decide on who was on the cover of EA Sports’ NHL ’13? Here are eight custom covers featuring some of the top Michigan natives from the 2011-12 season, from high school all the way up through the NHL. Photo credits: Shawn Hunwick – courtesy of…
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Griffins roster takes shape after free agency
By Kyle Kujawa – Although they weren’t players in the Zach Parise and Ryan Suter sweepstakes, the Grand Rapids Griffins went a long way to filling out their 2012-13 roster with several key free agent acquisitions. To be more accurate, it’s the Detroit Red Wings who made the splash on the Griffins’ behalf. With full…