Category: Youth Hockey
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Alpena’s Jasmine Grotto given USA Hockey’s Brian Fishman Internship
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By Michael Caples – USA Hockey announced their latest selection for their prestigious Brian Fishman Internship, and they’re reaching into Michigan once again. The governing body for hockey in our country has selected Alpena native Jasmine Grotto as the 16th recipient of the internship, making her the fifth Michigan native to receive the post-graduation position.…
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Twenty ‘98s selected for USA Hockey Select 16 Player Development Camp
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By Michael Caples – Twenty Michigan products have been selected out of the 1998 birth-year to represent our state at the USA Hockey Select 16 Player Development Camp. The selectees, chosen out of a pool of chosen players that took part in a three-day tryout at the Taylor Sportsplex, will travel to Amherst, N.Y., to…
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Sixteen ‘97s selected to attend USA Hockey Select 17 Player Development Camp
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By Michael Caples – Sixteen Michigan natives have been selected out of the 1997 birth-year to represent our state at the USA Hockey Select 17 Player Development Camp. The players, chosen out of a pool of 77 that took part in a three-day tryout at the Taylor Sportsplex, will travel to Amherst, N.Y., to take…
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Seven Michigan natives invited to NHL Combine for 2014 draft
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By Michael Caples – The NHL released the 119 names they have invited to their combine in preparation for the 2014 draft today, and seven Michigan natives (along with seven current residents) made the list. The group is headlined by potential first-round pick Dylan Larkin, a Waterford native who is projected highly by various mock…
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Special Needs Street Hockey League in Rochester Hills offers hockey for special needs athletes
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By Michael Caples – Zach Cardinell spends his workdays helping individuals with developmental disabilities. What the client services coordinator at New Gateways in West Bloomfield – a company that assists adults ages 26 and up with special needs in Oakland County – does with his weekends is just as important, however. Cardinell formed the Special…
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Lawrence: Making hockey players faster (Part II)
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By David Lawrence – In Part I of making hockey players faster on the ice, I discussed the importance of getting stronger to get faster. This is something that just cannot be overlooked for someone who is really trying to accelerate his or her game and reach the next level. Adding slabs of muscle and…
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Naurato: The passion for the game separates the good from the great
By Brandon Naurato – In a recent column on MiHockeyNow.com, I talked a lot about adversity and the ability to recognize that it can be a good thing. The message throughout that article could not be delivered at a better time than right now. The USHL Draft is now over and the NAHL Draft is…
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Michigan 14 Player Development Camp invitees announced
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With the district player development camp tryouts concluded, here is the list of the 117 players who have received invites to participate in the Michigan 15 Player Development Camp, held June 21-26 on the campus of Lake Superior State University. The 2000 birth-year players attending the 15 Camp will be trying out for spots at…
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Michigan 15 Player Development Camp invitees announced
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With the district player development camp tryouts in the books, here is the list of the 119 players who have received invites to participate in the Michigan 15 Player Development Camp, held June 14-19 on the campus of Lake Superior State University. The 1999 birth-year players attending the 15 Camp will be trying out for…
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Caples: A Mother’s Day story and message
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By Michael Caples – You know, one time at the rink, my mom stuck my bottle in my infant-sized ear instead of my mouth. But hey, we were at my cousin’s state championship game, so could you really blame her? It didn’t take long for her to start dragging me to the rink – despite…