Category: Amateur Hockey
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Six Michigan names receive invites to 2018 USA Hockey Women’s National Festival
By @MichaelCaples – Today, USA Hockey announced its 75-player roster for the upcoming 2018 Women’s National Festival. Six Michigan names have been invited to the event, which will take place Aug. 6-13 in Lake Placid, N.Y. The camp will be used to select two 22-player select team rosters for a pair of games against Canada…
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Josh Norris scores game-tying goal, then scores winner in last seconds of OT at World Junior Summer Showcase
By @MichaelCaples – Josh Norris will be expected to be a leader off the ice for Team USA at the upcoming World Junior Championship. Today, he did some leading on it. The Oxford native – one of the players returning from last year’s U.S. WJC squad – scored the game-tying goal halfway through the third…
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Star-studded charity game in honor of Jim Johannson coming to USA Hockey Arena
By @MichaelCaples – Some of USA Hockey’s biggest stars will be in Plymouth on Aug. 26 to pay tribute to Jim Johannson. There will be a charity game at USA Hockey Arena that day, as the likes of Auston Matthews and Dylan Larkin suit up for a game in honor of the man known in…
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Check out the rosters for the second ‘Play With Purpose’ charity game (now with free admission)
By @MichaelCaples – Hey hockey fans, check out this roster for a unique summer hockey charity game in Plymouth. On Aug. 11, the following players will be taking part in the second annual ‘Play With Purpose’ charity hockey game in honor of the late Mitchel Kiefer and organizations fighting distracted driving. An added bonus? The…
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USA Hockey announces final roster for World Junior Summer Showcase
By @MichaelCaples – Today’s an off day for Team USA at the World Junior Summer Showcase in Kamloops, B.C., and the management staff has used the down time to trim the roster. Starting tomorrow, Team USA will no longer have a split-squad. Here are the Michigan names remaining on the U.S. roster: Goaltenders Kyle…
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Team USA beats Canada in split-squad series at World Junior Summer Showcase
By @MichaelCaples – Two games against Canada in a split-squad setting, and two wins for the Americans. In Tuesday’s action at the World Junior Summer Showcase in Kamloops, B.C., USA Blue beat Canada White and USA White beat Canada Red, with plenty of Michigan names playing roles in the victories. In a 3-2 victory for…
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Team USA splits first day of games at World Junior Summer Showcase; Cotter, Lodnia record goals
By @MichaelCaples – Monday marked the start of games for Team USA at the World Junior Summer Showcase out in Kamloops, B.C. Like previous years, USA Hockey has started with split squads at the prestigious summer event, giving more players the opportunity to impress the coaching staff in hopes of making the World Junior team…
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Remembering Cam Ashley
By @MichaelCaples – The MiHockey team was saddened to learn today of the passing of Cam Ashley. The Saginaw native was 22. Ashley’s hockey career took him across the country, as evidenced by the outpouring of support and condolences shared across social media in his honor. He played with the Cleveland Barons youth 14U and…
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GoFundMe page established in John Vigilante’s honor to help support youth hockey players
By @StefanKubus – John Vigilante’s impact on youth hockey will live on. Shortly after the hockey community lost the beloved coach and former Plymouth Whalers star, a GoFundMe page was established to create a new fundraising initiative designed to help families afford the cost of hockey. The GoFundMe page – which can be seen here…
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Dearborn native John Vigilante passes away at age 33
By @MichaelCaples – He was known as an impressive player on the ice, and he was making his mark on the coaching side soon after. However you knew him, he will be missed. John Vigilante has passed away. He was 33. A Dearborn native, Vigilante played for USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program before four…