Author: MiHockey Staff
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’98 Honeybaked squad – HPHL champs
Note: The following article is a reader submission from a parent, coach, or player. Have your team highlighted on our website and in Michigan Hockey Magazine by e-mailing editor Michael Caples at mcaples@mihockeynow.com. The inaugural High Performance Hockey League playoffs ended on a high note for the ’98 Honeybaked Team. They completed an undefeated run…
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Shaved Ice – Feb. 21
Good morning everyone. Quick hits With the play of Joey MacDonald and the return of Jimmy Howard, the Wings had to make room between the pipes, which means that Ty Conklin has been put on waivers. If nobody claims him by noon today, he will be sent to Grand Rapids. Who took advantage of Presidents…
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From The Crease: Stick placement is essential to young goaltenders
By Carl Howell – There is a school of thought from goaltending instructors that a goalie’s stick should be placed on the ice 2 or more feet out from the toes of the skates. I see 9 or 10-year-old kids struggling to move because their stick is so far out that all their weight is…
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Sault Ste. Marie student wins first David Mannino Scholarship
The Michigan Interscholastic Hockey League (MIHL) announced today that Sam Devaprasad, from Sault Ste. Marie High School, is the first recipient of the David Mannino College Scholarship, as part of the MIHL Prep Hockey Showcase. The college scholarship in the amount of $1,000.00is awarded to a student-athlete who participated in the 2012 MIHL Prep Hockey…
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Shaved Ice – Feb. 20
Good morning everybody! Hope you had a great time on Warrior Hockey Day in Michigan, and were able to celebrate the game throughout all of Hockey Weekend Across America. It sure was a busy weekend for me, but well worth it. Quick hits The Red Wings just keep on winning at home, this time posting…
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Miller, third line help Red Wings post another home win
By Michael Caples – DETROIT – At this point, it seems to be a routine. The Red Wings posted a 3-2 win over San Jose Sunday afternoon at Joe Louis Arena, marking their 23rd consecutive win on home ice. Game after game, the Wings continue to build on their new NHL record. “It’s pretty amazing,”…
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CC tops St. Mary’s in Catholic League championship at the Joe
By Brian Kalisher – DETROIT – The Catholic High School League championship game was held at Joe Louis Arena Saturday night for the first time ever, capping off 24 hours of hockey at JLA for the annual Warrior Hockey Day in Michigan celebration. Catholic Central beat Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 5-3 to clinch their fifth…
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Palmisano posts shutout on MSU Senior Night
EAST LANSING – Drew Palmisano said that when he looks back at all of his memories of Munn Ice Arena, this one will be 1A. (1B is beating the University of Michigan, for those unfamiliar with hockey in these parts.) Palmisano posted a 27-save shutout on Senior Night in East Lansing during Hockey Day in…
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Treais saves Senior Night for Wolverines
By Bob Miller – ANN ARBOR – Northern Michigan deserved better Saturday night against Michigan at Yost Arena. The Wildcats made the long trip from their Upper Peninsula haunts and played the Wolverines nearly even for two straight nights. For the second straight night Saturday, though, Michigan managed late-game heroics, on this night in the…
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From The Crease: Developing an active glove
By Dave DeSander – A few months ago, Future Pro Director Jeremy Kalinecki wrote on the topic and definition of ‘glove discipline’ versus ‘glove involvement.’ By definition, the use of a ‘discipline glove’ is holding it in position, out and open facing the puck, filling space in front of the goaltender’s body, and in a…