Category: HPHL
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Team USA advances to World Championship semifinals with 2-1 shootout win over Czechs
By @MichaelCaples – Team USA will be playing for a medal at the 2016 IIHF World Championship. With a 2-1 shootout victory against the Czech Republic Thursday afternoon, the American club has secured a spot in the semifinals, guaranteeing that they will play for at least a bronze medal in the prestigious international tournament. The…
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Invite list for girls’ USA Hockey national camps announced
By @MichaelCaples – Congrats to the Michigan girls selected by MAHA to attend USA Hockey national camps later this summer. U15 USAH National Camp in St. Cloud Jaden Rilei Lauren Rygiel Danielle England Danielle Hartje Brooke Bink Avrie Robbins Mackenna Wiljanan Rayla Clemons Courtney Hall Kelly McCollough Natalie Ference – G Hannah Turnage…
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Ninth annual Warren Strelow Camp brings ‘Goalie Nation’ to Plymouth
By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – From May 12-15, some of the top young goaltenders from across the United States were in Plymouth for the ninth annual Warren Strelow National Goaltending Camp. The Strelow Camp, taking place at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth for the first time, featured guest speakers like Jeff Blashill and John…
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New goaltending initiative designed to improve U.S. goaltending from top to bottom
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By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – Fifty-one percent of the minutes played in NHL games in 2030. That’s the goal for USA Hockey’s new goaltending initiative – American-born goalies claiming more minutes between the pipes than any other country. “We want 51 percent of the minutes played in the NHL to be played by Americans,”…
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John Wroblewski named new NTDP head coach
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By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey announced today that John Wroblewski will be the new head coach for the National Team Development Program. Wroblewski, formerly the head coach of the Youngstown Phantoms of the USHL, is a NTDP alum as a player and assistant coach. He will serve as head coach of the U.S. National Under-18…
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List of 1999 birth-year players selected for USA Hockey 17 Development Camp announced
By @MichaelCaples – Congrats to the following 1999 birth-year players who earned spots at the USA Hockey 17 Development Camp after outstanding performances at the Michigan Select 16/17 Festival. The players selected now head to the national camp, which will take place in Amherst, N.Y. from June 24-30. Michigan players invited Cameron Babiak Lucas…
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List of 2000 birth-year players selected for USA Hockey 16 Development Camp announced
By @MichaelCaples – Congrats to the following 2000 birth-year players who earned spots at the USA Hockey 16 Development Camp after outstanding performances at the Michigan Select 16/17 Festival. Michigan players invited Benjamin Badalamenti Declan Carlile Drew Cooper Matthew Kessel Cameron Knuble Cole Krygier Joseph Mack Chase McLane Logan Pietila Chase Pletzke Bobby Price Alec…
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Talking Lakeview Arena’s Kraft Hockeyville win with the man who wrote the original essay
By @MichaelCaples – Fritz Hoenke may just end up being the most popular hockey dad of all-time in Marquette. The longtime youth hockey supporter quickly wrote something about the hometown rink during the hockey season, and the submission has resulted in a $150,000 donation and the opportunity to host an NHL preseason game for Lakeview…
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Warren Strelow National Goaltending Camp invite list announced; elite training sessions begin today in Plymouth
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By @MichaelCaples – On Friday, some of the best goaltenders in the country will arrive at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth to take part in the annual Warren Strelow National Goaltending Camp. The ninth annual camp – named in honor of Warren Strelow, a former NHL goalie coach who served in the same role…
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PHOTOS: 2016 Michigan Select 16/17 (Midget) Festival
From May 5-7, some of the top 1999 and 2000 birth-year players in Michigan came to the Taylor Sportsplex for the 2016 Michigan Select 16/17 Festival, which annually serves as both an opportunity to play in front of scouts and a chance for players to audition for spots at the USA Hockey Player Development Camp…