Category: Youth Hockey
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Warren Strelow National Team Goaltending Camp starts today; congrats to Michigan natives invited
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By Michael Caples – The Warren Strelow National Team Goaltending Camp – a collection of the top goaltenders in the country – begins today at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube. The elite four-day camp, hosted by USA Hockey, works on the physical and mental aspects of goaltending, helping each player “master the fundamentals of the position…
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USHL Phase 2 Draft Watch
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By Michael Caples – After completing their Phase 1 Draft where they selected all the top 1998 birth-year players from across North America, the USHL member clubs are back at it again this morning with their Phase 2 Draft. Today, the USHL teams select any players not already claimed by opposing clubs – birth years…
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Naurato: Adversity – It will only make you stronger
By Brandon Naurato – Every athlete remembers their favorite sports or inspirational movie and how it has had an impact on their lives or possibly made them look at their sport or life from a different perspective. Movies like “Miracle” keep us on the edge of our seats when the underdog Team USA beat a…
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USHL Phase 1 Draft Watch
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By Michael Caples – Tonight, the United States Hockey League’s member clubs select the top 1998 birth-year players from across the country. MiHockey will be watching for all the Michigan natives and the players selected by the Muskegon Lumberjacks; follow along with our live updates right here. First Round No. 2 – Youngstown Phantoms –…
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USHL Draft to take place tonight, tomorrow morning
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By Michael Caples – The United States Hockey League is set to begin their 2014 draft today and tomorrow. The league, which boasts the top Junior A teams in the country, annually holds a two-part draft, with Phase 1 beginning tonight at 6 p.m. ET. Phase 1 of the draft consists of eight rounds, with…
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Twenty-three girls selected for USA national player development camps
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By Michael Caples (@michaelcaples) – On April 25-27 in Grand Rapids, MAHA gathered 154 girls’ hockey players and goaltenders for USA Hockey national player development camp tryouts. The girls competed amongst their various age groups (1997-2000) to represent Michigan at the national camps, which will be held in St. Cloud, Minn., in July. Congrats to…
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MiHockey Banquet of Champions videos
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Check out all the videos we played at the 22nd annual MiHockey Banquet of Champions event, held at Laurel Manor in Livonia on April 15. The Intro Video (song- “For Love of the Game” by Pillar): The Girls’ Tier II Videos: The Girls’ Tier I Videos: The Squirt Videos: The Pee Wee Videos: The Bantam…
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Derek Daschke signs USHL tender with Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
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By Michael Caples – Another Michigan native has signed a USHL tender for the upcoming season. Oakland Jr. Grizzlies defenseman Derek Daschke has signed a tender with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the Junior A league. Daschke, a Troy native, recorded eight goals and 22 assists in 35 games with coach Mike Peruzzi and the Grizzlies’…
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Team USA captures gold at Under-18 World Championshp
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By Michael Caples – They’ve done it again. Team USA captured the gold medal at the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s Under-18 World Championship yesterday in Finland, besting the Czech Republic 5-2 in the title game. The win gives the U.S. their 11th consecutive medal, which is a U18 World Championship tournament record. It…
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Larkin leads Team USA to U18 World Championship title game
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By Michael Caples – Waterford native Dylan Larkin scored a goal and an assist and Plymouth Whalers goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 19 of 20 shots, as Team USA picked up a 4-1 win over Sweden in the IIHF Men’s Under-18 World Championship. With the victory, the U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team will move on to…