Category: Amateur Hockey
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St. Clair’s Doc Emrick to receive Vin Scully Achievement Award
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By @MichaelCaples – St. Clair resident Mike “Doc” Emrick is receiving a prestigious honor for his work with the game of hockey. The voice of the NHL on NBC is this year’s recipient of the Vin Scully Lifetime Achievement Award in Sports Broadcasting. The longtime hockey play-by-play announcer will be presented with his new award…
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Jim Smith named new president of USA Hockey
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By @MichaelCaples – There’s a new man in charge of USA Hockey. Jim Smith, a native of Mount Prospect, Ill., was elected president of USA Hockey on June 6 during the organization’s board of directors meeting to conclude their Annual Congress. Smith takes over for Ron DeGregorio, who recently stepped down from the position after…
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MiHockey’s 2015 NAHL Draft Tracker
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By @MichaelCaples – The North American Hockey League is conducting their 2015 draft, with many Michigan names being selected by member clubs. Here is MiHockey’s list of drafted players: Round 1 No. 1 – Braden Brown – Little Caesars Midget Major – Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights No. 6 – Michael Houle – Green Bay Gamblers (Macomb native)…
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NHL Central Scouting releases 2015 NHL Draft Combine results
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By @StefanKubus – The 2015 NHL Draft Combine took place in Buffalo over the weekend, and here’s a breakdown of how the Michigan natives – and those with ties to the Mitten – fared in the individual events (only the top-ten performances in each exercise were released). Aerobic Fitness: Test Duration No. 10 – Dennis Yan (U.S. NTDP),…
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Spend more time at the gym this summer, less time at the rink
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MiHockey’s latest edition of the magazine is our annual ‘training and fitness guide’ issue. The first of many articles inside the training guide is some advice for players on why they need to spend some more time in the gym this summer, and not necessarily more time at the rink (though we know you can…
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The Sports Doc: On a mission to prevent hockey injuries
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Welcome to MiHockey’s new column, featuring Dr. Jeff S. Pierce, a Michigan Board Certified Doctor specializing in Sports and Rehabilitation. Dr. Pierce will discuss all things hockey and keeping players healthy and injury free on and off the ice. As I was preparing to write my first article as The Sports Doc, I was debating…
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London Knights announce the signing of Max Jones
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By @MichaelCaples – The OHL’s London Knights just announced that they have signed Rochester native Max Jones. Jones, the No. 18 overall selection by the Knights in the 2014 OHL Priority Selection, played for the U.S. National Team Development Program’s Under-17 Team last year. The younger brother of Plymouth Whalers/Flint Firebirds defenseman Mitch, Max…
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DeGregorio’s tenure as USA Hockey president comes to a close
By @StefanKubus – USA Hockey will head into the 2015-16 season with a new leader at the helm for the first time in 12 years. Ron DeGregorio’s tenure as the organization’s president comes to a close Saturday, but he said in a press release Tuesday afternoon that it certainly isn’t the end of his involvement.…
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MiHockey’s ‘The Shift’ with Dylan St. Cyr
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Welcome to MiHockey’s ‘The Shift’ feature – hockey questions for hockey players. In each ‘The Shift’ feature, we take you through the mindset of today’s hockey player through a question-and-answer session, profiling players from the NHL all the way down to youth travel hockey. MORE: See more ‘The Shift’ features here Our next featured player is Honeybaked…
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Ninth annual ‘Hockey Weekend Across America’ set for Feb. 19-21, 2016
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By @MichaelCaples – Get those calendars out – USA Hockey has announced when the next ‘Hockey Weekend Across America’ will take place. The ninth annual ‘Hockey Weekend Across America’ will take place on Feb. 19-21, 2016, with three days of events designed to celebrate and promote the sport of hockey. “Hockey Weekend Across America is…