Category: Amateur Hockey
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Michigan names to know before 2019 USHL Draft
The 2019 USHL Draft begins tonight (May 6) at 7 p.m. with the league’s Phase 1 ‘Futures Draft’ for the 2003 birth-year class. A collection of league scouts provided a list of ‘Michigan names to know’ heading into the 2019 selection process for the top junior league in the country; check it out below.…
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Davis “T-Bone” Codd signs USHL tender with Youngstown
By @MichaelCaples – Rumor has it that he’s a pretty good golfer, too, but right now, it’s all about the hockey. Today, the USHL announced that Davis “T-Bone” Codd has signed a league tender with the Youngstown Phantoms. The Brighton native just wrapped up a 2018-19 campaign with Kris Draper’s Little Caesars 16U squad,…
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Recruiting: Cal Kiefiuk commits to UMass
By @MichaelCaples – Calen Kiefiuk will be moving from Illinois to Massachusetts (with a stop in Michigan for the summer, of course). The Macomb native has announced his commitment to UMass. I picked UMass because it felt like a place I could call home as soon as I stepped on campus,” Kiefiuk told MiHockey.…
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Recruiting: Patrick Czarnecki commits to UMass
By @MichaelCaples – May 1 marked a new era in college hockey recruiting, but there was one last verbal commitment just before the new rules kicked in. On the night of April 30, Bloomfield Hills native Patrick Czarnecki announced his pledge to UMass. “First off, I love the location of where the school is;…
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Logan Jenuwine named NAHL MVP after historic season; full list of all-league honorees
By @MichaelCaples – It was an easy choice. Logan Jenuwine is the 2018-19 NAHL MVP. The Romeo native and former high school Mr. Hockey winner was named both the most valuable player and the forward of the year today by the junior league, after Jenuwine broke the NAHL record for goals in a single…
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Christian Wolanin, Jack Hughes and Adam Fox added to U.S. roster for Men’s Worlds
By @MichaelCaples – One Michigan native and two USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program products are joining Team USA at the IIHF Men’s World Championship this month. USA Hockey has announced the additions of Rochester native Christian Wolanin, as well as NTDP Under-18 Team star Jack Hughes and NTDP alum Adam Fox. Hughes, fresh…
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Brenden Datema named NAHL defenseman of the year
By @MichaelCaples – The Huskies have a commitment from the best defenseman in the NAHL. Michigan Tech commit and Sterling Heights native Brenden Datema has been named the 2018-19 defenseman of the year by the junior league after an exceptional season in Texas. The 20-year-old blueliner led the league in scoring from the blue…
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Fourteen ’05 Michigan girls invited to USA Hockey Multi-District Development Camp
By @MichaelCaples – Congrats to the 14 Michigan 2005 birth-year girls who have been invited to participate in the USA Hockey Multi-District Development Camp in Kent, Ohio. The players were selected at the conclusion of the MAHA District Tryouts last weekend, which took place at Novi Ice Arena. The ‘Mid Am’ camp will take place…
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Lumberjacks even up Conference Final series with Game 2 win over Chicago
By @StefanKubus – Heartbreak on Saturday. Vindication on Sunday. Following a Game 1 overtime loss at home on Saturday, the Muskegon Lumberjacks responded with a 3-2 win in Game 2 at L.C. Walker Arena to even their USHL Eastern Conference Final series with the Chicago Steel. After Jagger Joshua and Mikael Hakkarainen gave the…
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Recruiting: Ryan Beck commits to Denver
By @MichaelCaples – Ryan Beck had a busy 2018-19 season. He has capped it off with a college commitment. The Belle Tire 16U forward announced his commitment to Denver today. “I chose Denver because it felt like another home to me,” Beck told MiHockey. “The style of play that they play fits me as…