Category: Amateur Hockey

By @MichaelCaples – A day after selecting Max Jones in the first round, the Ducks dipped into the Michigan talent pool once again on Saturday. Anaheim selected Jack Kopacka in the fourth round of the 2016 NHL Draft, using their No. 93 overall pick to claim the Lapeer native. Kopacka posted 20 goals and 23…

By @MichaelCaples – When all is said and done, the New York Rangers may have found a gem in with their third-round draft pick in 2016. The Blueshirts selected Rochester native Sean Day with the No. 81 overall pick, picking up a defenseman who was once granted exceptional status by the Ontario Hockey League to…

By @MichaelCaples – The Flames may have just drafted their goaltender of the future, and he hails from Chesterfield, Mich. Calgary used their No. 54 overall pick in the second round to select Tyler Parsons, making the Michigan native the second goaltender taken in the 2016 NHL Draft. Parsons, rated the No. 3 goaltending prospect…

By @MichaelCaples – When you score 51 goals in back-to-back OHL seasons, it doesn’t matter how tall you are. The Chicago Blackhawks selected 5-foot-7-inch Alex DeBrincat with the No. 39 overall pick in the 2016 NHL Draft. DeBrincat, a Farmington Hills native, played his second season with OHL’s Erie Otters in 2015-16, and he posted…

By @MichaelCaples – Max Jones is now a member of the Anaheim Ducks. The Rochester native, who just won the Memorial Cup with the London Knights as an OHL rookie forward in 2015-16, was selected No. 24 overall Friday night in Buffalo. Jones recorded 28 goals and 24 assists for 52 points in 63 games…

By @StefanKubus and @MichaelCaples – The 2016 NHL Draft kicks off Friday night in Buffalo, and MiHockey will be keeping tabs on all of the Michigan players who hear their names called by professional hockey franchises. Below is a list of the Michigan natives and their corresponding final draft rankings as laid forth by NHL…

  By @MichaelCaples – There is a big change coming to youth hockey, and it’s all about names. Based on a rule change by USA Hockey, age classifications will no longer have name labels like ‘midget’ or ‘bantam’ in the USAH rulebook. Instead, all age categories for youth hockey are to be referred to only…

Monday marked the beginning of the Eastside Elite Hockey League’s 2016 summer hockey season. The league, which offers professional, college and junior players the opportunity to compete in a friendly atmosphere during their offseasons, is operated by NHLer Steven Oleksy, and ran out of Mount Clemens Ice Arena. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey) For more about…