Category: Amateur Hockey
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Nelson/Sipotz: What your training should be…
Darryl Nelson and Brian Sipotz are regarded as top experts in the field of strength and conditioning for ice hockey performance. Darryl has been the head strength and conditioning coach for USA Hockey’s National Team Development program since 2000 and also serves as the director of performance for Advantage Strength and Conditioning in Ann Arbor.…
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USA Hockey announces U.S. Under-18 Select Team roster
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By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey announced the players selected for the U.S. Under-18 Select Team today, formalizing the roster that will compete at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in August. Of the 22-player roster, are Michigan natives. The U.S. Under-18 Select Team was selected based off participation from the Boys Select 17 Player Development Camp.…
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Little Caesars Amateur Hockey League announces “Challenge Series” tournaments
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By @MichaelCaples – Little Caesars Amateur Hockey and Legacy Global Sports announced today a series of new events for the upcoming season, which they are calling their “Challenge Series” tournaments. The LCAHL will be holding the new “Challenge Series” tournaments for A and AA teams over the course of three weekends. Oct. 23-25 – Kalamazoo…
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New State Games of Michigan youth team champions crowned on Sunday
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By @MichaelCaples – While Team Metro West won the high school division, they weren’t the only players winning State Games of Michigan crowns yesterday. Congrats to the following teams who captured titles in the U19 girls’ and U13/U15 boys categories: U13 Division Gold: District 7 Silver: District 3 Bronze: District 6 U15 Division Gold:…
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Christian Wolanin talks about being drafted by the Ottawa Senators
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By @MichaelCaples – For most players selected in the 2015 NHL Draft, they heard their names called by NHL clubs while sitting in the stands at the BB&T Center in Florida. A friend told Christian Wolanin that the Ottawa Senators chose him while they were driving back from breakfast. “I was actually in the…
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2015 NHL Draft: Ryan Bednard claimed by the Florida Panthers
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By @MichaelCaples – Macomb native Ryan Bednard is now a member of the Florida Panthers. The 2015 NHL Draft host team picked Bednard with their seventh-round pick (206 overall) in the league’s annual selection process. Bednard, a Belle Tire, Little Caesars and Victory Honda alum, was named to the 2014-15 NAHL All-Rookie Team list after…
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Shiann Darkangelo one of the first players to sign with NWHL team
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By @MichaelCaples – One of Michigan’s best has signed with a team in the new National Women’s Hockey League. Shiann Darkangelo, a native of Brighton, was one of three players to recently sign with the Connecticut Whale – one of the four founding teams in the new women’s league. Darkangelo just concluded her senior season…
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MiHockey’s 2015 NHL Draft Preview
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By @MichaelCaples and @StefanKubus – With the NHL Draft less than a week away, here are all the names that we expect fans will need to know when teams start making selections on Friday evening. The draft, taking place this year in Sunrise, Fla., will be on NHL Network Friday and Saturday. Here are the…
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National Women’s Hockey League holds inaugural draft
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By @MichaelCaples – While the NHL is gearing up for their annual draft, the league that plans to be the top hockey destination for women just conducted their own. The National Women’s Hockey League held their first-ever draft over the weekend, as the four founding member clubs took turns drafting players about to enter their…
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’00 birth-year player invite list for USA Hockey national development camp announced
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By @MichaelCaples – The Michigan Amateur Hockey Association announced today that 21 players have made the list of invites for a national development camp. Selected from participants at the Michigan 15 Bantam Player Development Camp in Sault Sainte Marie from June 12-18, the following players have been invited to participate in the USA Hockey National…