Category: Youth Hockey
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Honeybaked over Little Caesars for Girls 19U state title
By Matt Bishop – Taylor — Andie Anastos scored two power-play goals and Marah Shields stopped 37 shots to lead Honeybaked to the MAHA 19U Girls AAA Tier I state championship on Sunday with a 3-1 win over Little Caesars at Taylor Sportsplex. “I think it was a team effort,” Honeybaked coach Ryan Pardoski said.…
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Honeybaked tops Victory Honda 4-2 for Girls 12U state title
By Matt Bishop – Taylor — Brooke Schembri scored twice in the span of 130 seconds in the first period to lead Honeybaked to a 4-2 win over Victory Honda to capture the MAHA 12U Girls AAA Tier I state championship at Taylor Sportsplex. Schembri’s two goals earned her MVP honors. “She played outstanding today,”…
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Honeybaked ’98s cap perfect playoff run with 6-2 win
By Stefan Kubus – Nick Pastujov ended his Bantam Minor season with a bang on the biggest possible stage – the state championship game. The Honeybaked captain scored a hat trick en route to an MVP award and a 6-2 victory over Little Caesars, earning a state championship for his ’98 Honeybaked squad. The team…
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Defense, goaltending power Compuware to Pee Wee Minor state title
By Stefan Kubus – As cliché as it is, the Compuware Pee Wee Minor squad proved that defense still wins championships. And that may even be an understatement. Compuware defeated Honeybaked 4-1 to win the MAHA State Championship Sunday afternoon, largely in part to stellar goaltending and an undying will to block shots. “We’ve been…
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In rematch, Belle Tire tops Little Caesars for Squirt AAA title
By Stefan Kubus – Belle Tire suffered a 4-2 defeat at the hands of Little Caesars North Saturday afternoon in squirt major play, but the team was determined to triumph in the rematch for the MAHA State Championship. And triumph they did. Belle Tire defeated Little Caesars in Sunday afternoon’s contest at the Taylor Sportsplex,…
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Grosse Pointe Bantam A Bulldogs win District 3
Note: The following article is a reader submission from a parent, coach, or player. Have your team highlighted on our website and in Michigan Hockey Magazine by e-mailing editor Michael Caples at mcaples@mihockeynow.com. The Grosse Pointe Bantam A Bulldogs won this year’s MAHA District 3 tournament on Sunday, Feb. 12 at Great Lakes Sports Center.…
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Help Novi’s youth association help one of their own
By Brian Kalisher – For a Mite hockey player, the only concern should be having fun on the ice with friends. Unfortunately for Anthony Salah, life has taken an unexpected and devastating turn. Anthony Salah, a 7-year-old hockey player with the Novi Youth Hockey Association, was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2011. In November of…
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Help Shawn Burr fight cancer
Former Red Wing Shawn Burr is taking on a fight away from the ice next month. Burr was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in 2011. Now, in the final stages of his recovery, he has been working hard to raise money and awareness for the cause. On March 17, The Shawn Burr Foundation will…
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“The kids got a sense of the spirit of hockey in Michigan”
The following story was e-mailed to us by Aaron Ellenbogen, a coach with the Orchard Lake Pirates ‘02 team. Read about a moving act in youth hockey, made even more special that it happened on Warrior Hockey Day in Michigan. “Hockey Day in Michigan came and went this past weekend, and there are undoubtedly many…
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Kids experience hockey for first time on Hockey Day
By Brian Kalisher – FARMINGTON HILLS – The Warrior Hockey Day in Michigan celebration not only gave people living in the Mitten a chance to enjoy the game they love, it also provided quality learning opportunities for youngsters taking their first steps on the ice. Like many other rinks across the state, Suburban Ice –…