Category: Amateur Hockey
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Seven Michigan natives take NAHL 2014-15 Division Awards
The North American Hockey League announced its All-Division teams and individual honors Thursday afternoon, and seven Michigan natives were among them. The remainder of the 2014-15 NAHL awards, including Most Valuable Player, Forward of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Defenseman of the Year, will be announced Monday, April 27. Central Division All-Central Division Team: F –…
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Check out the latest digital edition of MiHockeyMag
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In the latest edition of MiHockeyMag, we celebrate all of this year’s MAHA state champions. Also included in our latest magazine: a feature on Petr Mrazek, stories from our three national title-winning teams, an article with Kevin Porter, an introduction to Tyler Parsons and more. Click here, or click on the image below, to see…
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PHOTOS: Lumberjacks win first USHL best-of-five playoff series in franchise history
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By @MichaelCaples – MUSKEGON – John Vanbiesbrouck said it was a “franchise-building” win for his club. It’s easy to see why. When the final buzzer sounded last night in Muskegon, the Lumberjacks held a 4-2 lead over the Youngstown Phantoms, and by doing so, they eliminated the No. 1 seed in their USHL playoff…
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Vote now to support Pullar Stadium in the Kraft Hockeyville contest
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Pullar Stadium is in the Final Four for Kraft Hockeyville, but for them to continue advancing towards the grand prize of $150,000 in facility upgrades and a preseason NHL game played in their building, they need your votes. You can vote up to 50 times per day by texting, calling and voting online. Text PULLAR…
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UPDATE: Pullar Stadium in Sault Ste. Marie advances to Final Four in Kraft Hockeyville contest
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UPDATE (Saturday, April 18): During the first intermission of Game 2 between the Red Wings and Lightning, NBC announced the four finalists for the first-ever Kraft Hockeyville USA contest, with Pullar Stadium making the list. We will have more information as it is presented, but we do know that Round 2 voting will go…
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Benefit roller hockey game to be played for Spencer Hale tomorrow at Canfield
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By Matt Mackinder (originally on TheNRHL.com) – The hockey community can be large and yet, seem small at times. The roller hockey community? Decidedly smaller. So when the news broke that White Lake 16-year-old Spencer Hale, a longtime roller hockey goaltender, had been diagnosed with cancer and had to have his left leg amputated at…
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Sled Dogs, Jr. Sled Wings capture national sled championships at USA Hockey Disabled Festival
By @SKubus – Buffalo, N.Y. played host to the 11th annual USA Hockey Disabled Festival from April 9-12, and a pair of Michigan teams captured national championships. The Grand Rapids Junior Sled Wings took home their first Junior Sled A National Championship and the Michigan Sled Dogs captured the Adult Sled B National Championship.…
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A leg up for Spencer Hale
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By @MichaelCaples – Today, a Michigan hockey youth player is having surgery to amputate his leg. His family, however, wants to make sure the White Lake native can keep playing the sports he loves despite his life-changing event. Spencer Hale, a goaltender who led the USA Eagles to a 14U Tier II national championship last…
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MiHockey’s 2015 OHL draft tracker
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By @MichaelCaples – The 2015 OHL Priority Selection is underway, and MiHockey is tracking all of the Michigan names selected and the picks made by our Michigan-based OHL clubs. Check below for constant updates from the OHL draft (Flint Firebirds and Saginaw Spirit selections in italics). First Round No. 3 – Ryan McLeod (Toronto Marlboros)…