Category: Amateur Hockey
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It’s time to bring an end to ‘zombie hockey’
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By @StefanKubus – At the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association Summer Meeting, two prominent USA Hockey executives called for an end to “zombie hockey” and “over-scripted” practices. Bob Mancini, Regional manager for the American Development Model and a former college and OHL head coach, said with some youth teams are playing upward of 75 games per season, the importance of…
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Ron Hayes retires from Plymouth’s famed ‘Learn-to-Skate’ program after 40 years, but his impact will live on
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By @MichaelCaples – Over the past four decades, Ron Hayes has served as the head of the ‘Learn-to-Skate’ program for the Plymouth Canton Hockey Association. During that timeframe, he has taught many future NHL and college hockey players how to stand on the ice and eventually fly across it. Yet the most telling impact…
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MAHA to introduce academic, athletic scholarships for youth hockey players
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By @MichaelCaples – At the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association’s 2015 Summer Meeting in Mount Pleasant, organization president George Atkinson announced a new plan to assist players both on and off the ice. MAHA, starting over the next season, will begin offering both academic and athletic scholarships for their youth hockey members. “It’s a program that…
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U.S. PowerHockey Championship invades USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth
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Last weekend, the 2015 U.S. PowerHockey Championship took place at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth. Four teams – the Minnesota Selects, the Philadelphia PowerPlay, the Texas Motor Mavs and the Michigan Mustangs – battled for national bragging rights. The squad from Minnesota emerged victorious after defeating the Michigan Mustangs in the title game. Below are…
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Charity game at A2Ice3 offers players of any age a chance to skate with Jack Johnson
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By @MichaelCaples – Dating back to their middle school days, every year Justin Spiro would organize an exhibition hockey game for he and his friend Jack Johnson to skate in. Yes, that Jack Johnson. “I just go way back with Jack,” Spiro told MiHockey. “We’re friends from our middle-school days. We used to do…
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Alpena clotheslining incident gets the ESPN Sport Science treatment
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In January, Alpena Flyers defenseman Mitchell Skiba managed to clothesline himself with his own stick while being ejected from his game. The moment, captured on camera, has become one of the biggest hockey viral videos to date. If you need a refresher, here is the video we shot with Skiba at his home rink, where…
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USA Hockey announces upcoming ‘Try Hockey For Free Day’ dates
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By @MichaelCaples – Today, USA Hockey announced the dates for their ‘Try Hockey For Free Day’ dates. The first nationwide ‘Try Hockey For Free Day’ date will be on Saturday, Nov. 7, as part of ‘Come Play Hockey Month.’ The second chance for new players to experience the game will be on Saturday, Feb.…
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Brighton native Cooper Marody talks NHL Draft, joining the Wolverines and more
By @StefanKubus – When he was in second grade, Cooper Marody wrote in his class yearbook that he wanted to play hockey at the University of Michigan. When he turned ten, his birthday party was held at Yost Ice Arena. Now, at 18, he will get his chance to fulfill that dream this fall.…
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Muskegon Lumberjacks to be sold to Dan Israel
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By @MichaelCaples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks will have a new owner when they start the 2015-16 season in a few months. The USHL franchise has been purchased by Michigan resident Dan Israel, a source has confirmed to MiHockey. Israel and his brother, Bruce, own Asphalt Specialists, Inc. in Pontiac, Mich. The Lumberjacks, who had their…