Category: Amateur Hockey
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Lumberjacks acquire Wyatt Bongiovanni, two others in USHL Draft Day swap with Tri-City
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By @MichaelCaples – Birmingham native Wyatt Bongiovanni is going to be playing a little closer to home next season. The Muskegon Lumberjacks announced just two hours before the start of the USHL Draft that they have sacrificed one of their top picks to acquire Bongiovanni and two other players from the Tri-City Storm. Muskegon is…
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Check out the latest digital edition of MiHockeyMag
The April edition of MiHockeyMag celebrates the entire field of state champions and, additionally, the handful that brought home national championships, as well. We look at the coaching shuffles in East Lansing and Ann Arbor, how women’s hockey took over Plymouth with nationals and the World Championship, and much more. Check out the April edition of…
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Nineteen 2003 birth-year girls selected for national development camp
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By @MichaelCaples – The Michigan Amateur Hockey Association has announced the 19 girls from the 2003 birth-year class selected for the USA Hockey Multi-District Development Camp, which will take place in Ohio in August. The 14U players were selected from MAHA district tryouts, which were held in Novi April 21-23. The Multi-District Development Camp brings…
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Pat Kelleher named next USA Hockey Executive Director
By @StefanKubus – With Dave Ogrean retiring, USA Hockey has named its new executive director. The organization announced on Thursday that Massachusetts native Pat Kelleher will take over the reins. Kelleher, 46, is the sixth person to hold the position of executive director, joining Hal Trumble (1972-87); Bob Johnson (1987-90); Baaron Pittenger (1990-93); Dave Ogrean (1993-99;…
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NTDP Under-18 Team welcomed home after gold-medal victory at U18 Worlds in Slovakia
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By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – When the bus pulled up, USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-17 Team was there to great their elder counterparts. The NTDP U18 Team brought home gold, but, really, that just meant that the cheering was a little louder when they got off the bus after the lengthy trip…
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Ryder Rolston, Alex Turcotte named to NTDP Under-17 Team for 2017-18 season
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By @MichaelCaples – Two players hailing from The Great Lakes State will be on next year’s USA Hockey National Team Development Program Under-17 Team roster. Birmingham native Ryder Rolston and Walled Lake native Alex Turcotte have been selected for the prestigious two-year training program in Plymouth. Both come from hockey families; Rolston is the son…
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Team USA wins gold at 2017 IIHF Under-18 World Championship
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By @MichaelCaples – For each class of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, the IIHF Under-18 World Championship is the end goal. It’s the final test for the group of teenagers working together for two years in Plymouth. For this year’s NTDP Under-18 Team – along with the help of a few new friends –…
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Michigan Warriors celebrating expansion to West Michigan with May 6 event in Grand Rapids
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By @MichaelCaples – The Michigan Warriors are expanding to West Michigan, and they’re having a party to celebrate. On May 6, the “Michigan Warrior Day” will take place at Grand Rapids’ Patterson Ice Center to introduce people in the area to the Michigan Warriors Hockey Program – a group of wounded or injured veterans who…
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West Michigan Wolves are moving to Lansing
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By @MichaelCaples – The West Michigan Wolves are moving to Lansing and changing their names accordingly. The Lansing Wolves of the NA3HL will be skating out of the Summit Sports and Ice Complex when the puck drops on the 2017-18 season. The Summit is the former home of the Capital Centre Pride of the North…
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Keller, Darkangelo represent Michigan at U.S. Women’s National Team Selection Camp
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By @MichaelCaples – Two players will be representing the state of Michigan at the 2017 U.S. Women’s National Team Selection Camp later this month, as USA Hockey begins the process of selecting next year’s team. It’s a big year, of course – the camp will be used to determine the U.S. Women’s National Team roster…