Category: Amateur Hockey
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Talking Lakeview Arena’s Kraft Hockeyville win with the man who wrote the original essay
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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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USA Hockey launches new goaltending initiative; Darren Eliot named Michigan’s development coordinator
By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey announced today a new goaltending initiative to help ‘tenders grow across the country. The governing body for hockey in the U.S. has appointed goaltending development coordinators, a group that “will serve USA Hockey affiliates locally while also forming a nationwide network tasked with enhancing grassroots goalie development in the…
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PHOTOS: 2016 Michigan Select 16/17 (Midget) Festival
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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…
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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…