Category: HPHL
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Recruiting: Adam Pitters commits to Bowling Green
By @MichaelCaples – Grosse Pointe South captain Adam Pitters made the jump to the NAHL when his high school hockey season ended. Now, he’s also lined up his college hockey career. The Grosse Pointe native, who played in five postseason games with the Aberdeen Wings at the end of the 2016-17 season, has committed to…
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Five Michigan natives win USHL’s Clark Cup with Chicago Steel
By @MichaelCaples – Last night, five Michigan natives became Clark Cup champions. With a 2-1 victory in overtime of a winner-take-all Game 5 showdown with the Sioux City Musketeers, the Chicago Steel claimed a league championship. Mitch Lewandowski – Left Wing – Clarkston native Lewandowski, a Michigan State commit, posted 12 points in…
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Lumberjacks’ Keith Petruzzelli named USA Hockey’s Goalie of the Year
By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey has announced its annual awards, and one of them is going to a goaltender who tended to the crease in Muskegon this year. Lumberjacks goaltender Keith Petruzzelli has been named the Dave Peterson Goalie of the Year award winner; he will be presented with his new award at the annual…
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Recruiting: Brennan Blaszczak commits to Alaska
By @MichaelCaples – Brennan Blaszczak has had to do his fare share of traveling for hockey, and that won’t change for college. The Troy native has committed to the Alaska Nanooks for his college hockey career starting next fall. “I’m excited to play for the Nanooks because it’s always been my dream to play at…
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2000 birth-year player invites for USA Hockey Select 17 Camp announced
By @MichaelCaples – The Michigan Amateur Hockey Association has announced the 2000 birth-year players receiving invitations to the 2017 USA Hockey Select 17 National Player Development Camp. Congrats to the following players, who will represent Michigan at the Northtown Center at Amherst in Amherst, N.Y., from June 24-30. Donald Borgula Declan Carlile Drew Cooper Jack…
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2001 birth-year player invites for USA Hockey Select 16 Camp announced
By @MichaelCaples – The Michigan Amateur Hockey Association has announced the 2001 birth-year players receiving invitations to the 2017 USA Hockey Select 16 National Player Development Camp. Congrats to the following players, who will represent Michigan at the Northtown Center at Amherst in Amherst, N.Y., from July 7-13. Nicklas Andrews Sam Antenucci Adam Beauvais Lucas…
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Eleven Michigan natives selected in inaugural USPHL NCDC Draft
By @MichaelCaples – The United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) held the first-ever draft for its new National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) yesterday, and 11 Michigan names were claimed in the process. The NCDC – based primarily on the east coast – is a new tuition-free junior hockey division “geared toward Division 1 college development/placement…
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Invitations for USA Hockey girls’ 15U, 18U national camps announced
By @MichaelCaples – The Michigan Amateur Hockey Association has announced the girls invited to USA Hockey’s national camps at the 15U and 18U age levels. 2017 Girls U18 Select Player Development Camp June 24-30 – Biddeford, Maine Danielle Hartje 2017 Girls U18 Player Development Camp July 15-21 – St. Cloud, Minnesota Sophie Holden…
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PHOTOS: 2017 Michigan Select 16/17 Festival
Check out more than 200 MiHockey photos from Friday’s action at the MAHA Michigan Select 16/17 Festival in Taylor. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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Seth Appert named new head coach of the NTDP
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By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey has announced that Ferris State alum Seth Appert is the new head coach of the National Team Development Program in Plymouth. Appert, who will take over the NTDP Under-18 Team for the 2017-18 season, previously held the position of head coach at RPI for 11 seasons. He is currently serving…