Category: Amateur Hockey
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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…
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“Hockey Player’s Bible” a must-read for youth players
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By @StefanKubus – If there’s one thing a young hockey player should carry with them to the rink or keep in their wallet, it’s this. Former Stanley Cup-winning head coach and GM of the Detroit Red Wings Jimmy Skinner laid forth 17 rules for hockey players to follow in a list titled “A Hockey Player’s Bible.” Reddit user…
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Steven Oleksy brings the Stanley Cup to Mount Clemens Ice Arena, L’Anse Creuse North
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By @MichaelCaples – MOUNT CLEMENS – The Mount Clemens Ice Arena isn’t normally very busy on a Monday morning. When hometown hero Steven Oleksy brings the Stanley Cup by for a visit, however, the place fills up in a hurry. The Chesterfield native picked up Lord Stanley’s Cup at roughly 8 a.m. this morning,…
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Team USA wins U17 Five Nations, claims silver at Ivan Hlinka
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By @MichaelCaples – A pair of teams representing the United States had successful tournaments in international summer hockey play this week. The United States Under-17 Select Team posted a perfect 4-0-0-0 record to win the 2016 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament in Frisco, Texas, while the Under-18 Select Team finished in second place at the…
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Kevin Porter brings the Stanley Cup to downtown Plymouth
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By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – If you drove through downtown Plymouth Sunday morning, you may have seen a substantial line leading from the stage at Kellogg Park. You may have also seen Lord Stanley’s Cup glistening in the sunlight. Sunday was Kevin Porter’s day to spend with hockey’s ultimate prize, and he insisted on…
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Keller, Drake make U.S. women’s select teams for upcoming series with Canada
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By @MichaelCaples – When the U.S. takes on Canada in two three-game series next week, two Michigan natives will be helping the American squads take on their main rivals. Farmington native Megan Keller has been selected for the 2016 U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select Team, while Traverse native Delaney Drake will be on the Under-18 Select…