Category: HPHL
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Check out NHL Network’s Fourth of July schedule
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By @MichaelCaples – We’re not suggesting that you spend your Fourth of July inside on the couch, but, you might want to fire up your DVR at the very least. NHL Network is going to have quite the Fourth of July broadcast schedule, celebrating some recent feats (and one not-so-recent) for the Red, White…
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Recruiting: Ethan Szmagaj commits to Michigan
By @MichaelCaples – Ethan Szmagaj may be wearing the Little Caesars orange and blue right now, but soon, he will be wearing the Maize and Blue. Szmagaj has committed to Mel Pearson and the University of Michigan. “Growing up as a kid it’s been my dream to play for Michigan,” Szmagaji told MiHockey. “The…
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Muskegon’s Andrei Svechnikov selected No. 1 overall in CHL Import Draft
By @MichaelCaples – There’s a lot of talk that Andrei Svechnikov could be the first overall pick in next summer’s NHL Draft. Today, he’s the first overall pick in the CHL Import Draft. The Muskegon Lumberjacks forward and younger brother of Red Wings prospect Evgeny Svechnikov was claimed by the Barrie Colts in the…
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Logan Cockerill selected by the New York Islanders in the 2017 NHL Draft
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By @MichaelCaples – Brighton native Logan Cockerill has a new team to get to know. The NTDP Under-18 Team forward was selected by the New York Islanders in the seventh round of the 2017 NHL Draft Saturday in Chicago. Cockerill, heading to Boston University in the fall, played for the Oakland Jr. Grizzlies and Belle…
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Sasha Chmelevski selected by the Sharks in the 2017 NHL Draft
By @MichaelCaples – They took Josh Norris on Friday, and now, they’ve taken another Michigan boy on Saturday. The Sharks selected Sasha Chmelevski in the sixth round of the 2017 NHL Draft. Chmelevski, a forward with the Ottawa 67s of the OHL, recorded 43 points in 58 games. He played for Team USA at the…
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Drake Rymsha picked by Los Angeles in the 2017 NHL Draft
By @MichaelCaples – From Huntington Woods to Los Angeles. It’ll be a long flight for Drake Rymsha, but it will certainly be worth it. The Los Angeles Kings selected the Michigan native at No. 138 overall in the 2017 NHL Draft Saturday morning in Chicago. Rymsha split the 2016-17 season between the Ottawa 67s and…
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Novi native Vanya Lodnia selected by Minnesota in the 2017 NHL Draft
By @MichaelCaples – Vanya Lodnia will be heading to Minnesota when he’s done in juniors. The Novi native was selected by the Minnesota Wild in the third round of the 2017 NHL Draft. A product of Belle Tire and Honeybaked, Lodnia just wrapped up his second season with the Erie Otters of the OHL.…
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Northville native Jack Studnicka claimed by Boston in the 2017 NHL Draft
By @MichaelCaples – Northville native Jack Studnicka is shipping out to Boston. The Bruins used the 53rd pick in the NHL Draft – a pick acquired by trade with the Edmonton Oilers – to claim Studnicka, a standout forward with the Oshawa Generals of the OHL. Ranked the No. 120 skater by NHL Central…
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Northville native Jason Robertson selected by Dallas in the 2017 NHL Draft
By @MichaelCaples – Jason Robertson’s used to moving around. He’ll be packing his bags again soon to join his new NHL organization. The Dallas Stars selected Robertson, a Northville native, in the second round of the 2017 NHL Draft Saturday morning in Chicago. Robertson, who moved to Michigan when he was 10 years…
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Josh Norris selected by San Jose at No. 19 overall in the 2017 Draft
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By @MichaelCaples – Josh Norris will be skating in Ann Arbor next fall, but soon after, he may skating in San Jose. The Sharks selected Norris, a University of Michigan commit, in the first round of the 2017 NHL Draft Friday night in Chicago. “It’s a dream come true,” Norris said on the NBC Sports…