Category: Tier 1
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Karmanos: “I’m truly honored and humbled to be included in this great institution”
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By @MichaelCaples – During his Hockey Hall of Fame induction speech, Peter Karmanos, Jr., reflected on his first hockey memory. The Detroit native confessed that when he was 8 years old, he was a budding baseball and football fan. When his mother offered to let him stay up past his bedtime to watch something…
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Ruggiero: “I didn’t know I could play hockey for a living when I was a little girl”
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By Faith Krogulecki – When Angela Ruggiero was 7 years old, her older brother came home in his goalie gear desperate for players to add to his team. Before she knew it, Ruggiero was on the ice, and she never looked back. On Monday night, Ruggiero became the fourth women’s hockey player to be inducted…
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PHOTOS: Kalamazoo hosts 28-team 8U jamboree, welcomes guests from USA Hockey and Finland
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On Nov. 7, the Kalamazoo Optimist Hockey Association held an all-day “Fire and Ice” event at Wings West Ice Arena to celebrate youth hockey. KOHA hosted a Try Hockey For Free event, a chili cook-off with nine area restaurants and a 28-team 8U cross-ice jamboree that featured teams from across Michigan and Illinois. “We are…
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Randy Hernandez’s hockey journey brings him to Plymouth
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Every fall, USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program brings a new group of elite hockey players from across the country to Metro Detroit. Randy Hernandez, a Miami native, is one of many who come from non-traditional hockey markets to skate with the NTDP in Michigan. By Matt Mackinder – Randy Hernandez certainly puts the…
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VIDEO: Talking hockey with Chris Conner
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Chris Conner, a Westland native, Michigan Tech alum and member of the Philadelphia Flyers organization, talks about his youth hockey days and his advice for young hockey players. Check out our video interview with Conner:
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Naurato: Get a return on your (hockey) investment
By Brandon Naurato – The topic of specialization in youth sports is more popular than ever. With that said, the message I am trying to send today will not go over the positives and negatives of one thought process versus the other. The truth is that it is not black and white and every kid has…
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Tyler Parsons named OHL player of the week
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By @MichaelCaples – London Knights goaltender Tyler Parsons had a busy weekend. The Chesterfield native played three OHL games in three days from Friday to Sunday, and he finished with a 3-0-0-0 record and two shutouts. Parsons started the weekend with a 6-3 victory on Friday, stopping 27 shots against the Windsor Spitfires. He…
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Check out the latest digital edition of MiHockeyMag
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In the latest issue of MiHockeyMag, we offer holiday shopping advice for the hockey players, parents, coaches and fans in your life. Plus, we check in with Lake Superior State head coach Damon Whitten, chat with Dan Cleary about joining the Griffins, explore training and fitness advice and more. Click here, or click on the…
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PHOTOS: NTDP U18s win shootout thriller against Chicago
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USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-18 Team won a 3-2 shootout thriller against the Chicago Steel Friday night in USHL hockey action. Zach Walker and Graham McPhee scored in regulation for the NTDP, while Brighton native and NTDP alum Grant Gabriele scored one of the goals for the Steel. Kieffer Bellows and Adam Fox…
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Phair: Girls’ hockey is Michigan’s greatest growth opportunity
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By Lyle Phair – According to the United States Census Bureau, the estimated population of the state of Michigan in 2014 was 9,909,877. Of that number 22.4 percent (2,219,812) were under the age of 18 and 50.9 percent of the total population were females. Which means there were approximately 1,129,884 girls under the age…