Category: Amateur Hockey
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Youth hockey national championships Friday update
By @MichaelCaples – Here’s an update on how our Michigan teams have fared through Thursday and Friday afternoon at their respective USA Hockey National Championship tournaments. Youth Tier 1 14U Tier 1 Thursday Little Caesars 7, Dallas Stars Elite 1 Compuware 9, Sioux Falls Jr. Stampede 0 Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Victory Honda 0 Friday…
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Top 2002 birth-year players to know before this week’s OHL Draft
By @MichaelCaples – With the 2018 OHL Priority Selection set to take place this Saturday, MiHockey connected with OHL Midwest U.S. scout Kevin Hess to compile a list of some of the top players to know in the 2002 birth-year class. Here are the players Hess shared – in alphabetical order – along with comments…
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PHOTOS: Megan Keller’s NTDP visit, U18 Team’s last home game
Friday was an eventful night for USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, as the NTDP welcomed Olympic gold-medalist and hometown hero Megan Keller to Plymouth while they also said goodbye (sort of) to the Under-18 Team. Keller, a Farmington native, signed autographs for fans and took part in a ceremonial puck drop. In between, the…
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Recruiting: Andrei Bakanov commits to Michigan
By @MichaelCaples – Andrei Bakanov has only spent one year in the state of Michigan, but he caught the eyes of college hockey programs in a hurry (if they weren’t already aware of him). Now, he’s locked in to be a Wolverine. The 2002 birth-year forward – a native of Moskva, Russia – has announced…
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Metro Jets win NA3HL league title
By @MichaelCaples – Congrats to the Metro Jets, the 2018 NA3HL league champs. The Jets – coached and managed by Justin Quenneville – won the Fraser Cup Saturday evening in an overtime thriller against the St. Louis Jr. Blues. Southgate native Jhuwon Davis broke a 2-2 tie to give his Jets the title – the…
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VIDEO: 2018 MAHA Bantam AA state championship
The Chelsea Chiefs Gold squad took on the Troy Sting for the right to be called the 2018 MAHA Bantam AA state champion.
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Megan Keller to be honored during NTDP game Friday at USA Hockey Arena
By @MichaelCaples – The NTDP will have a gold medalist at their game on Friday. Farmington native and Olympic champion Megan Keller will be at the Team USA game vs. the Youngstown Phantoms at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth. She will be honored via ceremonial puck drop and take place in an autograph session for…
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VIDEO: 2018 MAHA Midget BB state championship
The Iron Range Miners battled the Michigan Ice Hawks in Negaunee to determine the 2018 MAHA Midget BB state champion.
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PHOTOS: 2018 College Hockey Inc. event in Plymouth
At the end of every fall season, College Hockey Inc. welcomes top young hockey players to USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth for a night of hockey and discussion. Participants hear from guest speakers and get an hour of on-ice training with college hockey coaches from Michigan-based and neighboring schools. This year, Red Wings coach Jeff…
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PHOTOS: Chelsea Chiefs win 2018 MAHA Bantam AA state title
Congrats to the Chelsea Chiefs, the 2018 MAHA Bantam AA state champions. The Chiefs topped the Troy Sting in the championship game at the Plymouth Cultural Center on March 11. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)