Category: HPHL
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Derek Daschke signs USHL tender with Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
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By Michael Caples – Another Michigan native has signed a USHL tender for the upcoming season. Oakland Jr. Grizzlies defenseman Derek Daschke has signed a tender with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the Junior A league. Daschke, a Troy native, recorded eight goals and 22 assists in 35 games with coach Mike Peruzzi and the Grizzlies’…
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Team USA captures gold at Under-18 World Championshp
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By Michael Caples – They’ve done it again. Team USA captured the gold medal at the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s Under-18 World Championship yesterday in Finland, besting the Czech Republic 5-2 in the title game. The win gives the U.S. their 11th consecutive medal, which is a U18 World Championship tournament record. It…
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Larkin leads Team USA to U18 World Championship title game
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By Michael Caples – Waterford native Dylan Larkin scored a goal and an assist and Plymouth Whalers goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 19 of 20 shots, as Team USA picked up a 4-1 win over Sweden in the IIHF Men’s Under-18 World Championship. With the victory, the U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team will move on to…
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Team USA dominates Slovakia in U18 World quarterfinals
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By Michael Caples – The goals just keep coming for Team USA in Finland. In their final three games of pool play, the American squad at the IIHF Men’s Under-18 World Championship had outscored their opponents 14-3. In their quarterfinal matchup with Slovakia today, Team USA won 6-2. Top prospect Jake Eichel recorded a goal…
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Team USA takes top spot in Group B in pool play at U18 Worlds
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By Michael Caples – With three straight wins, the Americans have rebounded and taken the top spot in the group at the U18 Worlds. Team USA topped host country Finland by a score of 4-3 today, finishing pool play with a 3-0-0-1 record and taking the top spot in Group B at the . The…
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Madison Capitols tender Belle Tire’s Jalen Chatfield
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By Michael Caples – The Madison Capitols, new members of the USHL, announced today that they have tendered a Michigan product. The newly-formed club have signed Belle Tire’s Jalen Chatfield – the Capitols’ first-ever tendered defenseman in their short history. Chatfield, who played for the Belle Tire Midget Major club this pat season, joins forwards…
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Naurato: Building your “hockey bank account” and your perception as a hockey player
By Brandon Naurato – A team of employees working under one boss for a company is a similar comparison to a team of hockey players playing for their head coach and their respective organization. Every single day, employees are working hard and trying to prove themselves to their boss with hopes of a promotion, which…
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Lawrence: Making hockey players faster (Part I)
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By David Lawrence – I have come to the realization in life that I am only good at two things, both of which are extremely important in my job as a strength coach – so I guess you could say I got lucky and choose the right profession. The first is to make athletes faster…
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Photos from our 2014 MiHockey Banquet of Champions
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On April 15, 2014, we hosted our 22nd annual MiHockey Banquet of Champions event, celebrating all the MAHA and high school state championship-winning teams. The event, emceed by Fred Pletsch and the Fox Sports Detroit Girls, took place at Laurel Manor in Livonia, and was attended by more than 1,000 people. (Photos by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey)
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Metro Detroit player/referee asking for hockey community’s support as he applies for ‘Challenge Detroit’
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By Michael Caples – Kyle Kendziuk is on a mission to help Detroit, but he needs a little help from the hockey community. Kendziuk, a longtime player and referee in the metro Detroit area, is one of 175 people from across the country applying to be part of Challenge Detroit, a collaborative effort between major…