Category: Amateur Hockey
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VIDEO: Talking hockey with Brendan Warren
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In MiHockey’s latest ‘Michigan’s Players’ feature, we introduce you to NTDP forward Brendan Warren. The Carleton, Mich., native is a University of Michigan commit and a 2015 NHL Draft prospect.
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Peter Mannino to begin coaching career with USHL’s Chicago Steel
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By @MichaelCaples – Farmington Hills native Peter Mannino is hanging up the pads, but he’s not leaving the game. The longtime goaltender is joining a new coaching staff with the USHL’s Chicago Steel after a seven-year professional hockey career. Mannino joins new head coach Dan Muse in Chicago to begin working in a league he…
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Five Michigan natives invited to U.S. World Juniors evaluation camp
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By @MichaelCaples – Today, USA Hockey announced the 39 players invited to their World Juniors evaluation camp, held in Lake Placid. Five Michigan natives were invited – Brandon Halverson, Josh Jacobs, Zach Werenski, Kyle Connor and Dylan Larkin. Halverson (Traverse City), Werenski (Grosse Pointe) and Larkin (Waterford) were all on the 2015 World Junior…
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Is hockey finally getting its own emoji?
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By @MichaelCaples – CBS Sports is reporting that hockey fans across the globe might finally get something they’ve all (or at least some of them) have been waiting for – a hockey emoji. You know the silly smiley faces and tiny images you can send through your smartphones and such…well there’s never been a hockey…
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Four Michigan names added to NTDP U17 roster for 2015-16 season
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UPDATE (June 16): The National Team Development Program has announced that Logan Cockerill has been added to their 2015-16 Under-17 Team roster. Cockerill, a Brighton native, is a Boston University commit. He recorded 59 points in 64 games with the Belle Tire midget minor team, after spending previous seasons with the Oakland Jr. Grizzlies.…
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MAG: Stretches and drills to incorporate into your training
In the latest issue of MiHockeyMag, we highlighted some stretches and drills for players to incorporate into their summer training, many of which are the very same things U.S. NTDP strength and conditioning coach Darryl Nelson has his players do. Click here or on the image below to check it out in the digital edition of the magazine.
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Despite move to Plymouth, NTDP will continue school partnership with Ann Arbor
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By @MichaelCaples – According to a post from the Ann Arbor Public Schools’ official website, the National Team Development Program will be keeping some of their Ann Arbor roots. The NTDP, which is officially relocating all hockey activities to the newly-named USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth (formerly Compuware Arena), will continue sending their players to…
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Eastside Elite League ready for another season of summer hockey
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By Michael Caples – Steven Oleksy’s Eastside Elite League is ready to roll once again. Now in its’ eighth season of operation, the summer hockey league for professional, college and junior hockey players will kick off on June 16. The league, designed to offer competitive but safe summer hockey for players wanting to stay…
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Nelson/Sipotz: Is your strength training program up to date?
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 reports record number of players
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By @StefanKubus – USA Hockey held its Annual Congress from June 5-8 at the organization’s headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo., and among the highlights – which included Jim Smith’s election as president – was the report of an overall growth in the game since 2014. The 2014-15 season finished with 533,172 registered players, with increased participation at all…