Category: Amateur Hockey
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Invites for 2018 national girls’ camps announced
By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey and the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association have released the invite lists for the upcoming 2018 girls’ national camps. The Girls U18 Select Camp rosMorter was released by USA Hockey earlier today, while the Michigan representatives for the Girls 16/17 and Girls 15 Camps were announced by MAHA. Congrats to the…
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Eight Michigan natives win NAHL title with Shreveport Mudbugs
By @MichaelCaples – The Shreveport Mudbugs are NAHL champions. Not a bad second season for the Louisiana-based franchise. On Monday night, eight Michigan natives and the rest of the Mudbugs secured the league championship with a 2-1 victory over the Minot Minotauros. Kentwood native Brendan VanSweden scored the Mudbugs’ first goal; Grosse Pointe native Dominick…
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Mike Hamilton named new head coach of the Muskegon Lumberjacks
By @MichaelCaples – For 23 years, Mike Hamilton served as one of the top youth hockey coaches in the state of Michigan. Now, it’s time for a new challenge. Hamilton, a native of Grosse Pointe Farms, was introduced as the new head coach of the Muskegon Lumberjacks today – the fifth coach in the history…
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Recruiting: Will MacKinnon commits to UNH
By @MichaelCaples – Will MacKinnon is making a move across the country. After previously being committed to Denver, the Plymouth native has switched to the University of New Hampshire, and he will be suiting up for the Wildcats this fall. MacKinnon, originally from Port Clinton, Ohio, spent the 2017-18 season with the Des Moines Buccaneers…
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Hamilton Bulldogs win OHL championship
By @MichaelCaples – Mother’s Day 2018 will hold special significance for the Hamilton Bulldogs and their families. With a Game 6 victory over the Soo Greyhounds Sunday afternoon, the Bulldogs are OHL champions. The Robertson Cup championship secures a spot in the 2018 Memorial Cup for Hamilton; the prestigious tournament will take place May 18-27…
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Recruiting: Sasha Pastujov commits to Notre Dame
By @MichaelCaples – Sasha Pastujov’s spent a lot of time at Yost the last few seasons. Soon, he’s going to be visiting Ann Arbor for Big Ten away games. The Northville native and ’03 birth-year forward has announced his commitment to Notre Dame. “I felt that I had developed a good relationship with the coaching…
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MAHA, CCM announce new player development camp partnership
By @MichaelCaples – Welcome to the PDC, CCM. On Tuesday evening, the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association announced a new partnership with CCM Hockey for the governing body’s annual player development camps. The camps – which promote Michigan’s best players while they are evaluated for invitations to USA Hockey Player Develompent Camps at their respective age…
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NTDP announces 2018-19 Under-17 Team roster
By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program’s Under-17 Team is still competing in the USHL playoffs, but today, the Plymouth-based program announced the players coming in next fall. The 2018-19 Under-17 Team roster was announced today, as the NTDP revealed the latest group of players who will be joining the two-year training program.…
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Landmark season continues for NTDP after wild 16-goal game
By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – Wednesday night, USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-17 Team won Game 2 of their USHL Eastern Conference Final series against the Youngstown Phantoms by a final score of 10-6. “It’s certainly not your typical playoff game,” NTDP coach John Wroblewski quipped. Certainly not, indeed. Multiple five-goal leads vanishing; goalies…
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PHOTOS: NTDP scores 10 in wild Game 2 win over Youngstown
USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program scored 10 goals Wednesday evening in a Game 2 win against the Youngstown Phantoms. In a wild affair that saw leads of 6-1 and 7-3 turn into a 7-6 nail-biter in the third period, the Under-17 Team eventually pulled away to even the series before the two teams head…