Category: Youth Hockey
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MAHA Meeting: Majority of rule proposals approved; one Task Force pitch denied
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By @MichaelCaples – BELLAIRE – The 2016 Michigan Amateur Hockey Association Summer Meeting featured the organization’s annual rule voting, and the majority of proposals were passed in convincing fashion. The denial of one proposal, however, garnered the most attention. Task Force 2018 – a committee formed in 2013 to explore long-term improvements for youth…
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Traverse City Hounds rebrand to bring back North Stars name
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By @MichaelCaples – The Traverse City North Stars are back. According to a team announcement made earlier today, the Traverse City Hounds are rebranding to pay tribute to Traverse City’s previous junior team. The new North Stars squad plays in the United States Premiere Hockey League, while the former club with the same name played…
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ECHL announces qualifying offers list for 2016-17; plenty of Michigan names locked up
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By @MichaelCaples – The ECHL announced the players who have received valid qualifying offer from the league’s 28 teams today, and there are plenty of Michigan names on the list. Players who have already signed contracts for the upcoming season were not listed. Teams are able to reserve the rights of eight players. The Michigan…
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U.S. roster announced for upcoming Ivan Hlinka Tournament
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By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey has announced its roster for the upcoming Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. Players were selected based off their performances at USA Hockey’s week-long Boys Select 17 Player Development Camp, which concluded today. The following Michigan players will join the U.S. Under-18 Select Team to compete in the prestigious summer tournament,…
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’16 Draft: Will Lockwood joins a childhood favorite in Vancouver
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By @MichaelCaples – Rogers Arena, the home of the Canucks, is 2,500 miles away from Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Will Lockwood has never been to Vancouver. Neither of those details kept the Canucks from being one of Lockwood’s favorite teams growing up, however. Why, might you ask? Vancouver was one of Lockwood’s ‘go-to’ teams when…
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Firebirds acquire Michigan native Jalen Smereck
By @MichaelCaples – The Flint Firebirds announced this morning that they have added another Michigan native to the roster. The OHL franchise has acquired Detroit native Jalen Smereck in a trade with the Oshawa Generals. “Jalen is a Michigan native and excited to be a Flint Firebird,” said Firebirds general manager George Burnett in…
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Ticket information for National Junior Evaluation Camp in Plymouth announced
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By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey has announced the ticket information for the upcoming 2016 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp, which will be held in Plymouth from July 30 through August 6. The camp, taking place at USA Hockey Arena, will feature games between the U.S., Canada, Finland and Sweden. Rosters will be made up…
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’16 Draft: Alex DeBrincat’s going back to Chicago
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By @MichaelCaples – Alex DeBrincat grew up in Farmington Hills, and he has spent the last two seasons with the Erie Otters. In between his youth hockey days and his OHL career in Pennsylvania, however, DeBrincat spent one year at Lake Forest Academy just outside of Chicago. In a few years, there’s now a…
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’16 Draft: Parsons surrounded by 90 of closest friends, family when the Flames came calling
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By @MichaelCaples – Tyler Parsons’ grandmother had quite the party at her place for the NHL Draft. An estimated 90 people accompanied Parsons while he watched the Calgary Flames call his name in the second round. “I had a party over in Chesterfield at my grandma’s house,” Parsons told MiHockey shortly after the draft.…
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’16 Draft: Cam Clarke talks being drafted by Boston and his dad’s serendipitious jersey purchase
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By @MichaelCaples – Cameron Clarke wasn’t in Buffalo for the 2016 NHL Draft. There was no need, because Clarke, a fifth-round pick of the Bruins, already had a Boston jersey with the name ‘Clarke’ and the number 16 on it – just like the ones players in attendance receive on the draft floor. The…