Category: Amateur Hockey
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Four Michigan names on Team USA’s preliminary roster for World Juniors
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By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey has announced its preliminary roster for the upcoming World Juniors in Buffalo, and four Michigan names have made the list. Michigan natives Max Jones, Will Lockwood and Josh Norris have all been invited, as has University of Michigan defenseman and NTDP alum Quinn Hughes. “This is an accomplished, versatile…
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PHOTOS: Michigan makes first-ever trip to Plymouth for annual battle with the NTDP
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On Saturday, the Michigan Wolverines made their first-ever trip to Plymouth to play the visiting-team role in their annual battle with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program. Playing the traditional “crosstown rivalry” game away from Yost Ice Arena didn’t bother UM, as the Wolverines posted a 7-3 victory over the national program that has produced…
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Blade Jenkins named OHL’s Rookie of the Month
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By @MichaelCaples – Blade Jenkins had quite the month of November, and he’s being rewarded for it. The Jackson native and Saginaw Spirit forward has been named the Ontario Hockey League’s rookie of the month. Rightfully so – in that time span, Jenkins recorded 14 points in nine games.
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Saginaw Spirit brings in NTDP forward Jake Goldowski
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By @MichaelCaples – The Saginaw Spirit announced today that they have added a forward from USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program. Jake Goldowski is leaving Plymouth to join the Spirit for the rest of the 2017-18 season. The Pennsylvania native was a fourth-round pick of the Spirit in the 2016 OHL Priority Selection. He…
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Joey Gangola passes away after long battle with Leukemia
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By @MichaelCaples – The hockey community lost a loved one today. Joey Gangola passed away today after long battle with Leukemia. Last night was a pasta dinner fundraiser held in the 16-year-old’s honor at Petruzzello’s Banquet and Conference Center in Troy. Visitation will be on Saturday from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from…
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Recruiting: Dan Russell commits to Michigan State
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By @MichaelCaples – Another Fox Motors player has made a verbal commitment to the Michigan State Spartans. Fox 16U forward Dan Russell, a Traverse City native, is the fifth player from the Grand Rapids-based Tier 1 program to secure a spot with the Green and White. “I picked MSU because I loved the history…
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Check out this bone-jarring hip check from a Midget A game
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By @MichaelCaples – Oakland Jr. Grizzlies defenseman Brandon Troyer certainly knows how to make his presence felt on the ice. Check out this hit from Troyer, a defenseman with the OJG Midget A Black squad. Impressive, to say the least. Welcome to the upside down #strangerthings pic.twitter.com/10gx1KzaaL — Brandon Troyer (@troyer_26) November 26, 2017…
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PHOTOS: A Flint Firebirds vs. Saginaw Spirit Black Friday showdown
The Flint Firebirds and the Saginaw Spirit battled through a Turkey Day hangover on Black Friday for the latest in their I-75 Divide OHL rivalry. In a Friday night tilt at the Dow Event Center in Saginaw, the Spirit posted a convincing 6-1 win over their neighbors from Flint. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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PHOTOS: NTDP Under-18 Team vs. Adrian College
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On the night before Thanksgiving, Adrian College rolled through Plymouth to take on USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-18 Team. The Bulldogs took the U18s to overtime before Oliver Wahlstrom snapped a 1-1 tie in the extra session. Matt McNair scored the lone goal for Adrian, while Dillon Kelly and Nikita Babintsev combined for…
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Pasta dinner fundraiser being held in Troy for Joey Gangola
Last year, we told the story of former 16U Rochester Rattlers player and De La Salle student Joey Gangola who was fighting Acute Childhood Leukemia. The #JoeyStrong charity game, held at the Onyx Ice Arena in Rochester, raised more than $18,000 for Gangola. However, he still needs support from the hockey community. To help…