Category: Amateur Hockey
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Photos: 2014 MAHA Midget A State Championship Game
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The Oakland Jr. Grizzlies topped the Michigan Ice Hawks 2-0 in the 2014 MAHA Midget A state title game, held Sunday, March 2 at the Taylor Sportsplex. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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USA Hockey video offers a look at the playing surface an 8-year-old sees on full ice
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Check out this video produced by USA Hockey that features grown men trying to play hockey on a playing surface scaled to resemble what an average 8-year-old experiences when trying to play in a full-size ice rink.
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NTDP raises more than $4,000 for C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital with Star Wars jerseys
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By Michael Caples – The U.S. National Team Development Program Under-18 Team may have wore Darth Vader jerseys on Jan. 18, but it was for good, not evil The team auctioned off the specially designed Star Wars jerseys they wore in a game at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube last month, and raised more than…
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Honeybaked 19U coach, players talk to WDIV
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Prior to the gold-medal game between the U.S. and Canada today, members of the Honeybaked 19U team talked girls hockey on WDIV’s pre-game show. Check out the video, featuring coach Ryan Pardoski and players Tori Sullivan and Kortney Diaz, below.
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Team USA fails to hold onto 2-0 lead, loses to Canada in women’s gold-medal game
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By Michael Caples – They had a 2-0 lead through 56 minutes of play. They hit the post on an empty net. They had numerous chances in overtime. They will have to wait another four years for gold. In the final game of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, Team USA watched a…
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Sochi Watch: U.S. women cruise to gold-medal game with rout of Sweden
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By Michael Caples – The U.S. women’s team had Sweden standing in their way from a trip to the gold-medal game in Sochi. Sweden didn’t do a very good job of slowing them down, though. The American squad fired 70 shots on goal – while holding Sweden to only nine – Monday, en route to…
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Sochi Watch: U.S. women fall to Canada, still advance to semifinals
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By Michael Caples – After starting the 2014 Winter Games with wins over Finland and Switzerland, the U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team experienced their first loss in Sochi today, thanks to their main rival. Canada scored three goals in the third period to earn a 3-2 win over the United States in the latest…
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NTDP teams both win Five Nations titles
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By Michael Caples – The National Team Development Program Under-17 and Under-18 teams both competed in Five Nations tournaments this weekend on foreign soil, and both are returning to Ann Arbor with some new hardware. The two NTDP clubs both won their respective tournaments over the weekend, with the Under-17 Team claiming first place in…
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Anastos picks up another Hockey East rookie of the month award
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By Michael Caples – She won it in October and she won it in November. After sharing the Hockey East rookie of the month award with somebody else in December, Anastos reclaimed it this week, as she was named the league’s best freshman for the month of January. Anastos recorded nine points and a…
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NTDP teams prepare for Five Nations Tournaments
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By Michael Caples – Next week, the two National Team Development Program squads take their respective shows on the road. The two NTDP clubs will play in their respective Five Nations Tournaments, competing against teams from the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden. Official rosters for each tournament were announced today. The Under-17 Team, which…