Category: HPHL
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NTDP announces details for second-annual Sensory Friendly Game this Sunday
By @MichaelCaples – For the second straight season, the USA Hockey National Team Development Program will be offering a special game for hockey fans on the autism spectrum. With their Sensory Friendly Game, the NTDP will limit sounds and videos throughout the arena, offer a general admission seating section for comfort, ‘quiet rooms’ throughout…
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Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 15O team wins prestigious Wendy Dufton Memorial Tournament in London, Ontario
By @MichaelCaples – The Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 15-Only team ventured north of the border and came back with some hardware this weekend. The OJG team won the Wendy Dufton Memorial Tournament in London, Ontario – one of the top AAA tournaments in Canada. In a grueling eight-game stretch over four days, they posted seven wins…
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New NTDP Under-17 Team with nine Michigan names set for home debut
By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – There’s a new NTDP group in town, and the roster has a distinctive…Michigan…feel to it. When the USA Hockey National Team Development Program Under-17 Team makes its home debut in Plymouth Friday evening, the 2003 birth-year group will be featuring nine Michigan names. Some were born in the Great Lakes…
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OJG asks for hockey community’s help in supporting Sid McNeill
By @MichaelCaples – The Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 15-Only team is asking for the hockey community’s support as medical bills rack up for one of their defensemen. After a routine physical on Aug. 25, Sid McNeill has been sidelined as doctors in both the U.S. and Canada try to address why he has an irregular…
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NHL’s Players to Watch list for 2020 Draft announced
By @MichaelCaples – The season may just be getting underway, but the scouts are already hard at work. Check out the NHL Central Scouting’s preliminary ‘Players to Watch’ list for the upcoming 2020 NHL Draft. The players identified by Central Scouting have been put into three categories – ‘A’ skaters for potential first-round picks,…
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NTDP Under-18 Team readies for opening weekend battles with NMU, Notre Dame
By @MichaelCaples – The new USA Hockey National Team Development Program Under-18 Team is starting their home schedule with a bang, that’s for sure. Their first experience with playing NCAA Division 1 teams coincides with the team’s opening weekend, as they kick off a new season of games at USA Hockey Arena with games…
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Recruiting: Grant Hindman commits to Lake Superior State
By @MichaelCaples – Lake Orion native Grant Hindman has moved away from home to play juniors this season, but soon, he’ll be back in the Great Lakes State. The NAHL announced today that Hindman, a rookie defenseman with the Janesville Jets, has committed to Lake Superior State University. “It’s a surreal feeling,” Hindman said…
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Dates set for 2020 Hockey Week Across America
By @MichaelCaples – Get out your calendars, hockey people…here are the dates for the 2020 edition of USA Hockey’s Hockey Week Across America. The 13th annual celebration will take place Feb. 16-23, 2020, the governing body announced today. Per usual, each day will include a theme; you can see those below. The most important…
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2019 USHL Fall Classic to feature 16 Michigan youth teams
By @MichaelCaples – The USHL is once again hosting its Fall Classic season kick-off event in Pittsburgh, and for the fourth straight September, they are inviting youth teams to take part. Between the 14U, 15O, 16U and 18U age groups, 16 different Michigan youth teams will have the opportunity to compete in a showcase…
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PHOTOS: 18U games at the MAHA Tier 1 Showcase (Friday)
Check out MiHockey’s photos from all of the 18U games played on the first day of the 2019 MAHA Tier 1 Showcase. Photos from every Friday game are going live on MiHockey.com today; photos from select games on Saturday/Sunday will be posted soon, as well. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey) VIDEO, TOO: Make sure you…