Category: Amateur Hockey
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Clark Park’s Benavides, Flint’s Phillips among NHL Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award finalists
By @StefanKubus – The National Hockey League announced the three finalists for the 2018-19 Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award. Two of them are from Michigan. The Clark Park Coalition’s Anthony Benavides and Rico Phillips of the Flint Inner City Youth Hockey Program were named two of the three finalists Sunday night. The Willie O’Ree…
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Ronnie Attard named USHL player and defenseman of year
By @MichaelCaples – Multiple times this season, MiHockey reported on Ronnie Attard breaking USHL records. With that, it comes as no surprise that he was named the league’s player and defenseman of the year. The White Lake native and Western Michigan commit recorded 30 goals and 35 assists for 65 points this season, along…
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Team USA dominates Finland in U18 Worlds quarters; Hughes breaks U.S. points record
By @MichaelCaples – Another dominating performance, another major tournament record broken. Today, Team USA dominated Finland in the quarterfinals of the 2019 IIHF Men’s Under-18 World Championship, recording a 6-0 victory en route to the semifinals. Along the way, NTDP Under-18 Team star Jack Hughes broke the Team USA record for most points at…
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Muskegon Lumberjacks advance to USHL’s Eastern Conference Final
By @MichaelCaples – With a victory tonight in Dubuque, the Muskegon Lumberjacks are moving on in the USHL playoffs. A 2-1 win over the Fighting Saints in Game 4 Wednesday evening was the series clinching win for the Jacks, who will now advance to the Eastern Conference Final. After winning both of their home…
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Recruiting: Max Namestnikov commits to Michigan State
By @MichaelCaples – The Spartans have secured a commitment from a talented young forward. Royal Oak native Max Namestnikov has announced his verbal pledge to Michigan State. “I chose MSU because they have an amazing campus and an outstanding coaching staff,” Namestnikov told MiHockey. “I also chose the Spartans because East Lansing is very close…
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Team USA routs Latvia at U18 Worlds; Caufield breaks tournament American goal record
By @MichaelCaples – Only took Cole Caufield four games to break the American goal record at the IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championship. With his 10th goal of the tournament Tuesday, he passed Phil Kessel for the most by a single U.S. player at the prestigious international tournament – and he did it before the…
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USHL announces All-League teams for 2018-19 season
By @MichaelCaples – The USHL has announced it’s All-League teams for the 2018-19 season; congrats to the Michigan names recognized. All-USHL First Team Ronnie Attard – Tri-City Storm – White Lake native – Western Michigan commit Alex Yakovenko – Muskegon Lumberjacks All-USHL Second Team Blake Pietila – Cedar Rapids RoughRiders – Howell…
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Team USA rallies to beat Russia at U18 Worlds
By @MichaelCaples – After dominating wins in their first two games, an Easter Sunday showdown with Russia was a close one for Team USA at the IIHF Under-18 World Championship. They still won 6-3. The Americans improved to 3-0 in preliminary round play at the prestigious season-concluding tournament thanks to their ability to rally…
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Muskegon Lumberjacks have 2-0 series stranglehold over Dubuque after Easter weekend
By @MichaelCaples – Easter Sunday was a good one for the Muskegon Lumberjacks. A dominating victory has moved them within one game of the USHL’s Eastern Conference Final. Yesterday, the Jacks posted a 5-1 win over the Dubuque Fighting Saints in Game 2 of the conference semifinals at LC Walker Arena. It was the second…
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Jack Hughes, Cole Caufield both score four in Team USA’s win over Slovakia at U18 Worlds
By @MichaelCaples – Another day, another win for Team USA at the IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championship. The U.S. squad – which is the NTDP Under-18 Team with a few call-ups from the U17s – posted a 12-5 win over Slovakia to improve to 2-0 in the prestigious international tournament. Jack Hughes and Cole…