Category: Amateur Hockey
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PHOTOS: Star Wars Night with USA Hockey’s NTDP
On Jan. 30, USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program held a special ‘Star Wars Night’ for its game between the NTDP U18s and the Green Bay Gamblers. The ‘Star Wars Night’ game serves as an annual fundraiser for C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, as the NTDP squad wears custom Star Wars-themed jerseys that are then auctioned…
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Hockey Has Heart ‘Night at the Museum’ set for Feb. 13
By @StefanKubus – The Hockey Has Heart organization announced it is holding an auction benefit and dinner dance at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn on Saturday, Feb. 13 from 7:30 p.m. to midnight. Hockey Has Heart was founded in effort to help others in the hockey community, whether involved in the house mite division or…
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Bloomfield Hills girls teaming up with Michigan Warriors for charity game
By @StefanKubus and @MichaelCaples – The Bloomfield Hills High School girls varsity hockey team is teaming up with the Michigan Warriors to raise money for the Warriors program. The Michigan Warriors program is a nonprofit organization started in 2014 by Josh Krajewski as a means of giving disabled veterans the opportunity to stay active through the game of hockey. The game will…
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‘Spotlight USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game’ airs tonight on NHL Network
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By @StefanKubus – On Thursday night, fans can go behind the scenes of the 2016 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, which took place in Omaha, Neb. earlier in the month. “Spotlight USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game” will debut on the NHL Network at 8:30 p.m. ET Thursday night, providing an all-access look into the game that…
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Lumberjacks trade Trevor Hamilton for Grant Gabriele and Kenny Johnson
By @MichaelCaples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks announced a trade today that sends their captain to Chicago, but it also brings two Michigan natives into their system. The USHL club has sent Trevor Hamilton to the Chicago Steel in exchange for Grant Gabriele, the rights to Kenny Johnson, and for Maine native Lucas Michaud. Gabriele,…
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MAG: NTDP ready to host first international tournament in Plymouth
In the latest issue of MiHockeyMag, we take a look at the upcoming Five Nations tournament – the first international tournament hosted by USA Hockey and its National Team Development Program in Plymouth since its move from Ann Arbor this offseason. The Five Nations Tournament will take place from Feb. 9-13, featuring teams from the…
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Twenty Michigan names selected for NAHL Top Prospects Tournament rosters
By @MichaelCaples – The North American Hockey League has announced its representatives for the upcoming NAHL Top Prospects Tournament. The showcase, presented by Easton Hockey, will be held at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth from Feb. 15-16. The NAHL will have all-star teams from the four NAHL divisions, as well as a fifth NAHL Selects…
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PHOTOS: NTDP U18s vs. the Michigan State Spartans
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The Michigan State Spartans welcomed USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-18 Team to Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing for a Saturday afternoon exhibition contest. The home team prevailed in overtime, as Thomas Ebbing scored at the 3:09 mark of the extra period after two late goals from the NTDP extended the contest. (Photos…
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MAHA Winter Meeting report: Atkinson re-elected as president
By @MichaelCaples and @StefanKubus – SOUTHGATE – On Saturday morning at the Southgate Holiday Inn, the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association held their annual Winter Meeting to discuss rules that members will vote on this summer. They also held important votes for positions within their ranks, including who will serve as president of MAHA starting this summer.…
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Total Package Hockey set to open second year-round hockey school in Troy
By @MichaelCaples – Due to the success of their first Center of Excellence program, Total Package Hockey is introducing a second location in Troy. Scheduled to open for the 2016-17 school year, the TPH Center of Excellence in Troy will be housed within the Troy Sports Center, and it will offer daily hockey training…