Category: Tier 1
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PHOTOS: NTDP U18 Team vs. Adrian College
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USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-18 Team welcomed the Adrian College Bulldogs to Plymouth for a Thanksgiving Eve showdown. The NTDP U18s prevailed with a 4-1 win. (Photos by Alex Regish/MiHockey)
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Red Wings alumni ‘beat’ NTDP U17 Team in Tuesday night charity game (with photos)
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By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – As Larry Murphy pointed out, the Detroit Red Wings’ Alumni Association squad is used to playing against teams made up of local policemen or firefighters. Last night, they ran into a team with a slightly more impressive skill set. The Wings’ alumni team took on USA Hockey’s National Team…
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Plenty of Michigan names on latest NHL Central Scouting ‘Players to Watch’ list
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By @MichaelCaples – NHL Central Scouting has released an updated ‘Players to Watch’ list for the 2016 NHL Draft, and plenty of Michigan names are included. Check out the latest headcount, sorted by letter grade. NHL Central Scouting says an ‘A’ player is expected to go in the first round, a ‘B’ player is expected…
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VIDEO: Ryan Kesler goes undercover as a Ducks fan, hilarity ensues
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The Anaheim Ducks’ video department has created another gem with star forward and Livonia native Ryan Kesler. The Ducks’ crew has posted a new video with Kesler where the Honeybaked and NTDP alum goes undercover as a Ducks fan to a preseason game. With plenty of make-up and disguises, Kesler successfully mingles with fans and…
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Port Huron hockey video featured by GoPro
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Action camera maker GoPro likes to feature videos produced with their wearable devices by people across the globe. On Nov. 18, they decided to celebrate GoPro-filmed hockey footage, shot in Port Huron. Check out this fantastic video that showcases a group of friends getting together for hockey – a great example of what makes our…
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MAHA announces 2016 state playoff locations
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By @MichaelCaples – Teams who think they are worthy of a shot at a state title can start planning out their March schedules. MAHA has provided MiHockey with their 2016 state playoff sites and locations, which will begin on Feb. 29 for select age groups and run through Mar. 20. USA Hockey National Championships…
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Bauer’s parent company unveils new neck collar said to decrease concussions
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By @MichaelCaples – Performance Sports Group, the parent company of Bauer Hockey, announced yesterday a new device that’s supposed to reduce concussions in athletic competition. It’s not a new helmet, however, but a neck collar. The new product, a “proprietary yet easy-to-use band worn on the neck,” is designed to effect blood volume in…
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NTDP U17s to play Red Wings alumni on Tuesday
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By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-17 Team is in the process of getting used to playing against older competition. The U17s play in the USHL, which routinely puts them up against players two or three (or more) years older than they are. When they take the ice at USA Hockey…
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PHOTOS: Girls’ Bauer World Invite
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Some of the best female hockey players in North America came to Metro Detroit this past weekend to compete in the Bauer World Invite at rinks across Michigan. Check out our photo gallery from some of the opening-day action. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey) Congrats to Little Caesars 16U for capturing the Tier I title in…
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More than 14,000 U.S. kids try sport for the first time during USAH’s “Try Hockey For Free Day”
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By @MichaelCaples – The numbers are in, and they are fantastic. USA Hockey has announced that more than 14,000 children tried hockey for the first time during the nation-wide “Try Hockey For Free Day” event on Nov. 7. Nearly 500 sites across 48 states held ‘Try Hockey’ events on Saturday. “This event is all…