Category: Tier 1
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WATCH: Check out this awesome Mite Jamboree video from the Griffins
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The Grand Rapids Griffins’ video crew has produced an awesome video from the Mite Jamboree held at Van Andel Arena this month. Check it out below to some great little-kid hockey action.
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Four associations approved for girls’ hockey Tier 1 status in 2017-18
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By @MichaelCaples – Big changes are coming to girls’ hockey next season. The Michigan Amateur Hockey Association, in keeping with a proposed rule change by USA Hockey to restrict the amount of Tier 1 participation to 20 percent of girls’ hockey participation in the state, has limited the amount of girls’ Tier 1 organizations…
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Recruiting: Dylan St. Cyr now heading to Notre Dame
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By @MichaelCaples – Notre Dame just landed a big-name goaltender for their first season with the Big Ten. Northville native Dylan St. Cyr, currently a goaltender for USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-18 Team in Plymouth, is now committed to the Fighting Irish for the 2017-18 season. St. Cyr, son of famed goaltender…
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VIDEO: A chat with NTDP defenseman, MSU commit and West Bloomfield native Tommy Miller
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The MiHockey team sat down with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-18 Team defenseman and West Bloomfield native Tommy Miller inside the weight room at USA Hockey Arena. Check out the video to hear Miller – a Michigan State commit – talk about his experience with the national program, competing in the USHL and…
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USHL announces rule changes for 2017-18 season
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By @MichaelCaples – There are some substantial rule changes coming to the United States Hockey League next season. Notable changes – all listed below – include the expansion of the league playoffs and new rules as it relates to import players and over-age players. “The American development path that involves playing NCAA-eligible junior hockey…
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Austin Kamer named NAHL star of the week
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By @MichaelCaples – The North American Hockey League announce its stars of the week today, and Austin Kamer’s name was on the list. A forward with the first-place Lone Star Brahmas and a Grand Rapids native, Kamer posted six points in his team’s three wins over the last week. The Belle Tire alum posted two…
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Lumberjacks’ Adams, Petruzzelli earn weekly USHL honors
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By @StefanKubus – A pair of Muskegon Lumberjacks players snatched up weekly USHL honors. Brighton native Collin Adams was named co-forward of the week after posting two goals and two assists in three games this past week. Adams’ 38 points – 19 goals, 19 assists – put him one point behind Dubuque’s Zach Solow…
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MiHockey’s 2017 MAHA Winter Meeting report
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By @MichaelCaples – SOUTHGATE – The Michigan Amateur Hockey Association concluded its 2017 Winter Meeting Saturday morning at the Southgate Holiday Inn. The majority of the meeting was focused around strategic planning moving forward, along with elections for a select few positions and the approval of three rule proposals that will be voted on at…
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MAHA announces new John Stansik Association of the Year Award
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By @MichaelCaples – The Michigan Amateur Hockey Association has announced a new award that will remember one prominent member of the youth hockey community we lost in 2016. The new John Stansik Association of the Year Award will be presented annually to a MAHA Member Association for outstanding contributions to the sport, in honor…
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Adrian College’s Austin Hervey a nominee for Hockey Humanitarian Award
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By @MichaelCaples – The 15 nominees for this year’s Hockey Humanitarian Award have been announced, and Adrian College’s Austin Hervey made the list. Hervey, a Brighton native, is one of the select few men and women selected as a nominee for the prestigious award, which is presented annually to a player who is deemed…