Category: Tier 1
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Lerg: Add quickness to your game
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By Jeff Lerg – Are you still missing that x-factor in your game? Now that the season is underway, it’s time to build on your foundation and take your game to the next level. One thing that every goalie can always work on is his quickness. You will never hear a scout describe someone as…
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“Border Battle” showcase bringing top 16U players, scouts to Compuware Arena this weekend
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By @MichaelCaples – From Nov. 14 through Nov. 16, the High Performance Hockey League will be hosting their “Border Battle” midget minor showcase at Compuware Arena in Plymouth. The “Border Battle” will pit some of the top 16U teams in the state against some of the top teams from Canada. The HPHL is made up…
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A reminder to work on your ‘relative skill’ this season
By Sean Perkins (guest writer) – The term “skilled” hockey player is often lost in translation to many youth players as they are growing up. Many think of hockey skills like “dangling” or “throwing a sweet saucer pass” across the ice as a highly skilled play. We have all seen players who look unbelievable…
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Kyle Connor, Dakota Joshua selected for U.S. World Junior A Challenge team
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By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey announced today their U.S. Junior Select Team, a roster comprised of USHL players that will compete in the World Junior A Challenge. Two Michigan natives made the squad – Shelby Township’s Kyle Connor and Dearborn’s Dakota Joshua. Connor, a University of Michigan commit, is currently playing for the Youngstown…
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Photos: Try Hockey For Free Day at Novi Ice Arena
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On Nov. 8, nearly 500 locations across the United States held ‘Try Hockey For Free’ events to help grow the game. Here are photos from one such event held at Novi Ice Arena. Rink employees were joined on the ice by Novi and Northville high school varsity players and Novi youth hockey players to help…
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MAHA state playoff locations announced (updated Dec. 8, 2014)
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By @MichaelCaples – If you think your team’s going to be competing for a state championship in the spring, it’s time to get out your calendar. The Michigan Amateur Hockey Association has finalized the dates and locations for the state playoffs; you can see all of the information in the image below:
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U.S. U18 Team wins Four Nations title; women’s national team and U17 team both take second place
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Your 2014 #4NationsU18 champion: #TeamUSA. pic.twitter.com/BYP7rhbgsd — USANTDP (@usantdp) November 9, 2014 By @MichaelCaples – Team USA had three teams competing in international tournaments over the weekend, and they all finished in at least second place. The U.S. National Under-18 Team won the 2014 Four Nations Tournament title in Sweden, while the U.S. National Under-17…
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Five Michigan teams claim Bauer World Invite titles
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By @MichaelCaples – This past weekend, some of the top boys’ teams across North America converged on the Chicago area for the annual Bauer World Hockey Invite. Of the 16 different divisions of play, five of the Bauer World Invite titles went to Michigan-based programs. Here are the championship game results from the six…
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Naurato: Are you a “true” hockey player?
By Brandon Naurato – What makes a hockey player a “hockey player?” Is it their skill level? Their love of the game? Is a hockey player who is only playing the sport because his/her parents want them to any less of “true” hockey player? Does spending a fortune on hockey-specific training make you more…
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Caples: OHL suspensions serve as social media behavior reminder for players
By @MichaelCaples – On Nov. 5, the Ontario Hockey League handed out 15-game suspensions to two of their players. What were they in violation of? The OHL’s ‘social networking policy.’ The suspensions weren’t for headshots or dirty elbows. They were for how the players were conducting themselves on Tinder, a popular social dating app. For…