Category: Amateur Hockey
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Kyle Connor, Zach Werenski in top 25 of Craig Button’s 2015 draft rankings
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By @MichaelCaples – TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button has released his September edition of his top 30 players for the 2015 NHL Draft, and two Michigan natives appear on the list. Shelby Township native Kyle Connor, currently playing for Youngstown of the USHL, was ranked No. 12 on Button’s list. Meanwhile, Grosse Pointe…
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Pro, college players crash a Honeybaked pee wee practice
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By @MichaelCaples – FARMINGTON HILLS – It’s that time of year for hundreds of youth hockey teams to return to the ice and start preparing for their upcoming season. Not many of those teams are joined by famous alums, however. When the Honeybaked ’02 squad skated onto the ice for their first team official practice,…
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NTDP Under-17 Team to play at Orchard Lake St. Mary’s on Sept. 20
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By @MichaelCaples – On Sept. 20, some of the nation’s top young players will be competing on the campus of Orchard Lake St. Mary’s. The U.S. National Team Development Program’s Under-17 Team will be taking on the LaSalle Vipers (a Jr. B program in Canada’s Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League) at the home of the…
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Lumberjacks, NTDP U18s kick off season at USHL Atlantic Challenge
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By @MichaelCaples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks and the U.S. NTDP Under-18 Team both started their 2014-15 seasons with preseason action at the USHL Atlantic Challenge in New York over the weekend. The Lumberjacks posted a 2-1 record over their three games, while the NTDP won both of the games they played in. On Friday, the…
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MiHockey’s ‘The Shift’ with Brendon Kearney
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Welcome to MiHockey’s new feature ‘The Shift’ – 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…
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Three Michigan natives invited to U.S. Women’s National Team evaluation camp
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By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey announced today the 35 players invited to their evaluation camp for the 2014 U.S. Women’s National Team, and three Michigan natives received invites. Megan Keller, Andie Anastos and Shiann Darkangelo will all represent Michigan at the prestigious evaluation camp, which is designed to “evaluate player progression and provide training guidelines…
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Photos: Plymouth Whalers host Windsor Spitfires for preseason benefit game
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The 2014-15 Plymouth Whalers squad competed for the first time Saturday afternoon, as the OHL club welcomed their rivals from Windsor to Compuware Arena for a benefit game to help support the family of John Bieniewicz. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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Canton native Joe Bonnett named new USA Hockey ADM regional manager
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By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey announced today a new addition to their American Development Model regional manager staff, and he’s a product of Michigan. Canton native Joe Bonnett, a longtime assistant coach for Colorado College, will bring more than 20 years of hockey coaching experience to his new role with USA Hockey. “Player development has…
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Pair of Michigan natives tabbed to lead Penn State women’s team this season
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By @MichaelCaples – When the puck drops on the 2014-15 season, the Penn State Nittany Lions women’s hockey team will be led by a pair of Michigan natives. The team announced today that juniors Jordin Pardoski (Rochester Hills) and Shannon Yoxheimer (Jackson) will be co-captains. Junior Sarah Wilkie (Ashby, Mass.) and sophomore Laura Bowman (Minnetonka, Minn.)…
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Lumberjacks experience ‘Dune Run’ exercise session
By @MichaelCaples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks are beginning their training sessions to get ready for the 2014-15 season, and they’re taking advantage of West Michigan’s natural exercise equipment. The team did their annual ‘Dune Run’ yesterday, which sounds…terrible. They even put a GoPro camera on one of the guys so viewers could see what it was…