Category: HPHL
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Max Jones signs NHL contract, hits a hole-in-one 20 minutes later
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By @MichaelCaples – Max Jones is pretty quick on the ice. Apparently he’s also pretty quick to rush through major life moments in sports, too. On Friday, the Rochester native signed his first NHL contract – the first-round pick of Anaheim is now officially a member of the Ducks. Jones celebrated the signing by…
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Goalie robs beer store in all his gear
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By @MichaelCaples – Here’s one you don’t see everyday, and we couldn’t keep from sharing it – even thought it takes place in a far, faraway place from Michigan. Way out there in Russell, Manitoba, a goalie robbed a beer store. You read that right – a goalie robbed a beer store. According to…
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Jimmy Devellano added to Saginaw Spirit’s ownership group
By @MichaelCaples – The Saginaw Spirit have announced that Detroit Red Wings senior vice president and alternate governor Jim Devellano is now part of the ownership group for the Saginaw Spirit. “We welcome Jim Devellano and his Stanley cup championship pedigree to the Saginaw Spirit organization,” said Spirit owner Dick Garber. “In his nearly 50…
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Recruiting: Brenden Rons commits to Michigan Tech
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By @MichaelCaples – Last season, Brenden Rons was trying to make up for lost time. The U18 Oakland Grizzlies skater moved from forward to defense in December, fresh off missing almost an entire year from injury the season before. The move has certainly paid off for Rons. The Farmington Hills native is expected to…
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Ten players with Michigan ties invited to NHLPA Rookie Showcase
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By @MichaelCaples – The National Hockey League Player’s Association announced today the 27 NHL prospects and rookies that will attend the 2016 NHLPA Rookie Showcase in Toronto. Now in its eighth year, the prestigious Rookie Showcase gives Upper Deck – the official trading card partner of the NHLPA and NHL – a chance to…
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MAG: “You Should Know” Will MacKinnon
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In the latest edition of MiHockeyMag, we introduce you to Plymouth native Will MacKinnon. The Honeybaked AAA product and Total Package Hockey Center of Excellence student – our latest Perani’s Hockey World “You Should Know” featured player – will skate for the USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-17 Team this fall. He’s already picked…
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Recruiting: Drew DeRidder commits to Michigan State
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By @MichaelCaples – Michigan State picked up an important verbal commitment today, when Drew DeRidder made the decision to select the Spartans. DeRidder, one of the top goaltenders in the country for the 2000 birth-year age group, is a draft pick of the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the USHL. Last winter, he led Team…
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OHL announces new “blindside hit rule” and more fighting limitations
By @MichaelCaples – The Ontario Hockey League announced some rule changes today that should make the game safer for the Major Junior league when the puck drops on the 2016-17 season. The OHL’s Board of Directors adopted a new “Blindside Hit Rule” today, along with new rules to discourage fighting. With the new ‘blindside’…
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Recruiting: Mitchell Chaffee commits to UMass
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By @MichaelCaples – Mitchell Chaffee is on his way to Massachusetts – at least in a year or two. The 5-foot-11, 196-pound forward announced on Wednesday that he has committed to new coach Greg Carvel and the UMass Minutemen. Chaffee, a native of Rockford and a product of the Michigan Nationals (now Fox Motors)…
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Three Michigan teams to participate in inaugural USHL U14 Fall Classic in Pittsburgh
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By @MichaelCaples – While five Michigan-based U16 AAA teams will be participating in the USHL’s inaugural Fall Classic West Youth Tournament, the Tier I junior league announced today that some of Michigan’s U14 teams will be playing in another tournament in Pittsburgh. Three Michigan-based U14 AAA clubs will be competing in the inaugural USHL…