Category: HPHL
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PHOTOS: Lumberjacks win first USHL best-of-five playoff series in franchise history
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By @MichaelCaples – MUSKEGON – John Vanbiesbrouck said it was a “franchise-building” win for his club. It’s easy to see why. When the final buzzer sounded last night in Muskegon, the Lumberjacks held a 4-2 lead over the Youngstown Phantoms, and by doing so, they eliminated the No. 1 seed in their USHL playoff…
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Vote now to support Pullar Stadium in the Kraft Hockeyville contest
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Pullar Stadium is in the Final Four for Kraft Hockeyville, but for them to continue advancing towards the grand prize of $150,000 in facility upgrades and a preseason NHL game played in their building, they need your votes. You can vote up to 50 times per day by texting, calling and voting online. Text PULLAR…
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UPDATE: Pullar Stadium in Sault Ste. Marie advances to Final Four in Kraft Hockeyville contest
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UPDATE (Saturday, April 18): During the first intermission of Game 2 between the Red Wings and Lightning, NBC announced the four finalists for the first-ever Kraft Hockeyville USA contest, with Pullar Stadium making the list. We will have more information as it is presented, but we do know that Round 2 voting will go…
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Benefit roller hockey game to be played for Spencer Hale tomorrow at Canfield
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By Matt Mackinder (originally on TheNRHL.com) – The hockey community can be large and yet, seem small at times. The roller hockey community? Decidedly smaller. So when the news broke that White Lake 16-year-old Spencer Hale, a longtime roller hockey goaltender, had been diagnosed with cancer and had to have his left leg amputated at…
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A leg up for Spencer Hale
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By @MichaelCaples – Today, a Michigan hockey youth player is having surgery to amputate his leg. His family, however, wants to make sure the White Lake native can keep playing the sports he loves despite his life-changing event. Spencer Hale, a goaltender who led the USA Eagles to a 14U Tier II national championship last…
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MiHockey’s 2015 OHL draft tracker
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By @MichaelCaples – The 2015 OHL Priority Selection is underway, and MiHockey is tracking all of the Michigan names selected and the picks made by our Michigan-based OHL clubs. Check below for constant updates from the OHL draft (Flint Firebirds and Saginaw Spirit selections in italics). First Round No. 3 – Ryan McLeod (Toronto Marlboros)…
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Szydlowski makes All-ECHL first team; Lerg, Burt and Steffes make second
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By @MichaelCaples – The ECHL announced their all-league first and second teams today, honoring the top performers in the 2014-15 season. St. Clair Shores native Shawn Szydlowski was the lone Michigan native to crack the All-ECHL first team. Szydlowski, an Erie Otters alum, posted 38 goals and 35 assists for the Fort Wayne Komets…
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NHL Central Scouting releases final 2015 draft rankings
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NHL Central Scouting released its final rankings for the 2015 NHL Entry Draft Tuesday morning, and plenty of Michigan names can be found on the list, including two in the top 13 spots. This year’s draft takes place in Sunrise, Florida at the BB&T Center on June 26-27. Here’s a list of both the Michigan natives and those with…
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Alex DeBrincat named OHL rookie of the year
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By @MichaelCaples – The Ontario Hockey League announced today that Farmington Hills native Alex DeBrincat is their league’s rookie of the year. DeBrincat, 17, was officially announced as the 2014-15 recipient of the Emms Family Award just before 11 a.m. on the OHL’s official website and social media channels. Skating alongside potential No. 1…
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Naurato: Now that your season is over…
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By Brandon Naurato – Hockey season is over and there is one question that continually runs through the minds of young players across the country as summer approaches. How do I prepare myself for the upcoming season to be a more dominant player? While trying to find the answer to this question I always refer…