Category: HPHL
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The HPHL – A successful first season
Article and photos by Michael Caples – Sometimes, change is necessary. For the founding members of the High Performance Hockey League, the amount of travel required to participate in other Tier I leagues seemed unnecessary when considering that some of the best teams in the country play in the Great Lakes region. That, along with…
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Team USA tops Czech Republic to open Five Nations
By Stefan Kubus – It’s a tournament that not only showcases the best upcoming talent in the world from the United States, Russia, Finland, Sweden and the Czech Republic, but also one that the United States National Under-18 Team has come to call its own, winning the last four years in a row. And Team…
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Sieloff & Trouba – defensemen, prospects, and friends
By Michael Caples – ANN ARBOR – The hallways of the National Team Development Program’s offices are lined with former players who skated in Ann Arbor. They travel from across the country to come to “The Cube” and play for USA Hockey’s program designed to propel players to college hockey and beyond. Yet two of…
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Little Caesars beat Mississauga Rebels to help the US earn Nations Cup trophy
Needing a victory for the USA to win the 2012 Nations Cup trophy, the 2000 Little Caesars squad responded by defeating the No. 1 ranked team in Canada, the Mississauga Rebels, by a score of 3-0. After a scoreless 2 periods, Little Caesars’ Ryan Lautenbach tallied the eventual game-winner less than 30 seconds into the third. Aiden…
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Jacobs, Godbout shine in Youth Olympic Games
By Stefan Kubus – Every two years, the Youth Olympic Games lets the world’s most athletically-talented 14-18 year olds do what they do best – compete. And it’s always more special to follow those with a hometown connection. These games began back in the summer of 2010, coinciding with the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, and…
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Join us in honoring “Local Hockey Heroes”
“LOCAL HOCKEY HEROES” INITIATIVE RETURNS AS PART OF HOCKEY WEEKEND ACROSS AMERICA CELEBRATION Nominate someone that goes above and beyond to help make the game fun FARMINGTON HILLS – The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) is proud to announce the return of “Local Hockey Heroes”, as part of USA Hockey’s Hockey Weekend Across America celebration…
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International tournament recaps
By Nick Barnowski – With the international tournaments complete, here is a look at how the three major US teams, and their Michigan representatives, performed. Men’s U20 Team USA’s Men’s U20 team didn’t quite live up to the tremendous expectations placed upon them at the 2012 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship. The Americans were not…
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MiHockey’s 50 most influential people on Michigan hockey
The following 50 people are the men and women we think have the most impact on the game of hockey in Michigan. They influence our young players, and they impact the policies and rules associated with the game. They are the game-changers, the people who affect hockey on and off the ice every single day.…
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Honeybaked’s Demi Crossman selected to U.S. Women’s Under-18 Team
Demi Crossman of the Honeybaked 19U Girls team was selected by USA Hockey to compete as a member of the U.S. Women’s National Under-18 team. Crossman, a forward, is one of 22 players that will compete in the 2012 International Ice Hockey Federation U18 Women’s World Championship Dec. 31-Jan. 7 in Prerov and Zlin, Czech…
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Honeybaked PeeWees win Bauer Invitiational
The Honeybaked PeeWee Minor ‘AAA’ Hockey Club completed the weekend with a 7-0 record after topping the No. 1-ranked (MyHockeyRankings) Chicago Mission 4-2 in the championship tilt at the Bauer Invitational Sunday afternoon. The team was rock solid all weekend at both ends of the ice giving up only six goals in seven games ,while scoring 33…