Category: Amateur Hockey
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International tournament recaps
By Nick Barnowski – With the international tournaments complete, here is a look at how the three major US teams, and their Michigan representatives, performed. Men’s U20 Team USA’s Men’s U20 team didn’t quite live up to the tremendous expectations placed upon them at the 2012 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship. The Americans were not…
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Update: Team USA U-17s advance to finals
Tuesday evening update: With the help of their Michigan contingent, Team USA’s U-17 team will be playing for gold on Wednesday. Macomb native Michael McCarron scored the tying goal for the US squad with 3:10 remaining in regulation, and Evan Allen of Sterling Heights scored in the shoot-out to help lead them to a 2-1…
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Birmingham Rangers win Ontario’s oldest Bantam tourney
The Riverside Ontario International Bantam-Midget Tournament is Ontario, Canada’s oldest running Bantam tournament, dating back to 1959. The tournament attracts teams from the United States and Canada as well as many other nations, including Great Britain, Sweden, Hungry, Slovakia, Russia and others. The tournament ran from December 26-30 and was held at the WFCU Centre…
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Team USA out of medal contention at World Juniors
By Nick Barnowski – Team USA’s goal of a goal medal escaped yesterday. Led by goalie Petr Mrazek, a Detroit Red Wings prospect, the Czech Republic ended American’s chance in the medal round with a 5-2 win at the Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta. Mrazek made 52 saves on 54 U.S. shots, while Peter Holik…
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Angela Ruggiero announces retirement
By Brian Kalisher – The U.S. Women’s National Hockey Team lost one of the best players to ever wear their jersey on Dec. 28, as Angela Ruggerio decided to hang up her skates. Ruggiero played for the U.S. program for 16 years and competed in 256 games – more than any other hockey player in…
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Team USA dominates in opening game of World Juniors
By Nick Barnowski – For Team USA, it was a tale of two different games. After a first period that featured the United States National Junior Team only leading Denmark by a score of 3-2, the team kicked it up a notch, eventually winning 11-3. Charlie Coyle led the way for Team USA, scoring three…
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Livonia 12U girls team wins Canadian tournament
The Livonia Knights 12u girls team won the Chatham Outlaws tournament held on Dec. 3-5, 2011, in Chatham, Ontario. The Knights won all five games they played, scoring 16 total goals, and only allowing one goal against to win the championship. Katie Hayward was the Knights’ leading scorer with 10 goals. Katie Chevoor scored three…
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MiHockey’s 50 most influential people on Michigan hockey
The following 50 people are the men and women we think have the most impact on the game of hockey in Michigan. They influence our young players, and they impact the policies and rules associated with the game. They are the game-changers, the people who affect hockey on and off the ice every single day.…
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Honeybaked’s Demi Crossman selected to U.S. Women’s Under-18 Team
Demi Crossman of the Honeybaked 19U Girls team was selected by USA Hockey to compete as a member of the U.S. Women’s National Under-18 team. Crossman, a forward, is one of 22 players that will compete in the 2012 International Ice Hockey Federation U18 Women’s World Championship Dec. 31-Jan. 7 in Prerov and Zlin, Czech…
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Six Michigan natives make US World Juniors roster
If teams want to score on the United States’ World Juniors team this year, they’re going to have to get past a back-end built by Michigan talent. USA Hockey announced their official roster for the 2012 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship today. Twenty-two of the United States’ best – six of which are…