Category: Youth Hockey
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25 Michigan names appear on NHL Futures List for ’17 Draft
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By @MichaelCaples – While a select few hockey players are still celebrating the fact that they were selected in the 2016 Draft, NHL Central Scouting has already been hard at work preparing for next year’s class. Released at midnight was the league’s annual ‘Futures List’ – a collection of names that scouts will be…
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Team USA Blue, White rosters announced for upcoming National Junior Evaluation Camp in Plymouth
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By @MichaelCaples – The 42 players invited to participate in USA Hockey’s National Junior Evaluation Camp in Plymouth have been separated into two groups – Team Blue and Team White – for the first three days of practices and games versus Finland and Sweden. Roster cuts will be made on Aug. 2, and then…
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Inaugural Eastside Elite All-Star Game set for this Saturday in Mount Clemens
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By Michael Caples – Steven Oleksy said he doesn’t know if he’s too excited about the inaugural Eastside Elite All-Star Game this Saturday. That’s only because he still wants to have a good game, of course. He knows it would be hard to be event organizer and game MVP. “It’s a little bit bittersweet,”…
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Saginaw Spirit unveil 15th anniversary logo
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By @MichaelCaples – As the Saginaw Spirit prepare to celebrate the OHL franchise’s 15th anniversary season, they have debuted a new logo. Announced at noon today, the Spirit have a new logo that commemorates the franchise’s 15 years of operation in Saginaw. The new look incorporates the 2002-2017 span of the program, along with the…
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MAHA rule change aimed toward growing girls’ hockey
By @StefanKubus – BELLAIRE – The annual Michigan Amateur Hockey Association summer meeting brought a number of rule changes to youth hockey. But one proposal in particular was passed that should prove beneficial in growing girls’ hockey. Per the rule, coaches and/or managers that leave for a different association can take no more than half of…
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NTDP’s Cockerill, Miller visit kids’ summer camp at Lifetime Fitness in Novi
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On Thursday morning, the kids at the Lifetime Fitness summer camp in Novi were the lucky recipients of a visit from two of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program players – Michigan natives Logan Cockerill (Brighton, Boston University commit) and Tommy Miller (West Bloomfield, Michigan State commit). The two Michigan boys talked to the campers…
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Five Michigan natives named to U.S. Under-17 Select Team
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By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey has announced its roster for the upcoming Under-17 Five Nations Tournament at the Dr Pepper StarCenter Arena Frisco in Frisco, Texas, and five Michigan natives made the squad. The roster was selected from players participating in the USA Hockey Select 16 Player Development Camp in Amherst, N.Y. Congrats to the…
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Muskegon Lumberjacks announce hiring of new head coach John LaFontaine
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By @MichaelCaples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks have announced that they will have a new head coach behind the bench next season. The United States Hockey League franchise has tabbed Michigan native John LaFontaine to be the team’s new head coach. A Pontiac native, LaFontaine told MiHockey in an exclusive interview that he excited to…
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Six players representing Michigan at USA Hockey sled development camp
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By @MichaelCaples – Some of Michigan’s best sled hockey players are representing the Mitten State at the 2016 USA Hockey Sled Player Development Camp in Amherst, N.Y. The camp, which runs from July 10-15, puts some of the country’s best sled hockey players in the same building for practices and games. Here are the…
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MAHA approves new game limit numbers for youth age classifications
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By @MichaelCaples – TRAVERSE CITY – One of the rule changes approved at this weekend’s Michigan Amateur Hockey Association Summer Meeting will have a direct impact on how many hockey games kids can play in next season. Per the rule change, game count limits for each age group have been redefined to put more…