Category: HPHL
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NHL Scouting Combine invitee list for 2016 draft announced
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By @MichaelCaples – The NHL is inviting 114 players eligible for the 2016 NHL Draft to the league’s annual NHL Scouting Combine, held at the First Niagara Center and the HarborCenter in Buffalo from May 30 to June 4. Of those 114, the following players have Michigan ties – either that they are from Michigan,…
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Zach Werenski talks game-winning goals on Mother’s Day, turning pro and why he’s not surprised Berenson came back
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By @MichaelCaples – GRAND RAPIDS – Shortly after his game against the Grand Rapids Griffins, Zach Werenski was able to see his mom for Mother’s Day. He may not have been carrying a bouquet of flowers when he greeted her, but he did come with some news about his game-winning goal. “I’m going to…
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Lumberjacks’ Rem Pitlick named USHL player, forward of the year
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By @MichaelCaples – The United States Hockey League announced today that a member of the Muskegon Lumberjacks has claimed multiple league honors for the 2015-16 season. Lumberjacks forward Rem Pitlick has been named the league’s player of the year and forward of the year, after the Plymouth, Minn., native recorded 89 points in only…
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MAG: USA Disabled Festival is “sportsmanship at its finest”
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In the latest issue of MiHockeyMag, our cover story is all about the USA Hockey Disabled Festival, which took place in Fraser and St. Clair Shores in April. Click here, or click on the image below, to check out the three-page spread about the tremendous event that took place in metro Detroit.
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MiStory: School or junior hockey? Why I chose both (by Andrew Dzierwa)
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In MiHockey’s new MiStory feature, we let hockey people tell their own stories with their own words. Andrew Dzierwa shares his story of a balancing act between being a full-time student and a full-time junior hockey player in the USPHL with his hometown Traverse City Hounds. Do you have a unique hockey story you…
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MAG: “You Should Know” Blade Jenkins
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In the latest issue of MiHockeyMag, we introduce you to Jackson native Blade Jenkins. The Compuware midget minor forward, a Michigan Wolverines verbal commit, is will be skating for USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-17 Team next season. Jenkins was also the first American selected in the 2016 OHL Priority Selection, claimed by the…
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MiHockey’s 2016 USHL Draft Tracker (Day 2)
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By @MichaelCaples – The selection process for the United States’ top junior hockey league continues Tuesday for the USHL Phase 2 Draft. Follow along with MiHockey as we track all of the Michigan names selected, as well as picks made by the Muskegon Lumberjacks (in italics). CLICK HERE FOR USHL PHASE 1 DRAFT RESULTS Round…
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MiHockey’s 2016 USHL Draft Tracker (Day 1)
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By @MichaelCaples and @StefanKubus – A new crop of skilled Michigan youngsters are hearing their names called by United States Hockey League clubs Monday night during the league’s Phase 1 Draft at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth. Join MiHockey as we provide live updates on the selections of 2000 birth-year players from our state, and…
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Windsor Spitfires to host 2017 Memorial Cup
By @MichaelCaples – The drive to the Memorial Cup just got a lot shorter for Michigan’s hockey audience. The Ontario Hockey League announced today that the Windsor Spitfires will host the 2017 MasterCard Memorial Cup from May 1828 at the WFCU Centre. The Spitfires, as tournament host, will have a spot in the tournament,…
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Marquette’s Lakeview Arena wins Kraft Hockeyville USA 2016
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By @MichaelCaples – The hockey community has spoken, and Lakeview Arena is the winner of a major competition. The historic ice arena in Marquette, Mich., is the 2016 winner of Kraft Hockeyville USA after a national voting contest throughout the month of April. With the victory over the course of three rounds of fan voting,…