Category: Youth Hockey
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’98 Honeybaked squad – HPHL champs
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 inaugural High Performance Hockey League playoffs ended on a high note for the ’98 Honeybaked Team. They completed an undefeated run…
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The HPHL – A successful first season
Article and photos by Michael Caples – Sometimes, change is necessary. For the founding members of the High Performance Hockey League, the amount of travel required to participate in other Tier I leagues seemed unnecessary when considering that some of the best teams in the country play in the Great Lakes region. That, along with…
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Team USA tops Czech Republic to open Five Nations
By Stefan Kubus – It’s a tournament that not only showcases the best upcoming talent in the world from the United States, Russia, Finland, Sweden and the Czech Republic, but also one that the United States National Under-18 Team has come to call its own, winning the last four years in a row. And Team…
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Big Rapids Icedogs win Bantam B districts
The Big Rapids Icedogs Bantam B hockey team won the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA) District 6 championship, held at Patterson Ice Arena in Grand Rapids. Big Rapids shut out Holland 4-0 on Friday night with Zach Besemer in net. The Big Rapids’ goals came from Wil Fisher (2), Jordan Smith and Ryan Workman; assists…
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Rams Squirt Travel team wins Compuware tournament
The Rams Hockey Squirt AA Travel team competed over the holiday break in the Tim Horton’s Compuware Holiday Classic tournament. The Rams headed into the tournament with an overall record of 14-5-3 and expected a challenging competition with Squirt AA teams from several levels of play in attendance. The Rams made it through the first…
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Mt. Clemens Wolves 16U girls win Pittsburgh tourney
Congratulations to the Mt. Clemens Wolves 16U Girls, who won the 2011 Pittsburgh Thanksgiving Classic Girls Ice Hockey Tournament. This is the fourth year in a row that the 16U Wolves have attended this tournament, and their second time coming home champions. The Wolves had a 3-1-1 record. In pool play, the Wolves had a…
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Sieloff & Trouba – defensemen, prospects, and friends
By Michael Caples – ANN ARBOR – The hallways of the National Team Development Program’s offices are lined with former players who skated in Ann Arbor. They travel from across the country to come to “The Cube” and play for USA Hockey’s program designed to propel players to college hockey and beyond. Yet two of…
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Little Caesars beat Mississauga Rebels to help the US earn Nations Cup trophy
Needing a victory for the USA to win the 2012 Nations Cup trophy, the 2000 Little Caesars squad responded by defeating the No. 1 ranked team in Canada, the Mississauga Rebels, by a score of 3-0. After a scoreless 2 periods, Little Caesars’ Ryan Lautenbach tallied the eventual game-winner less than 30 seconds into the third. Aiden…
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Jacobs, Godbout shine in Youth Olympic Games
By Stefan Kubus – Every two years, the Youth Olympic Games lets the world’s most athletically-talented 14-18 year olds do what they do best – compete. And it’s always more special to follow those with a hometown connection. These games began back in the summer of 2010, coinciding with the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, and…
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Join us in honoring “Local Hockey Heroes”
“LOCAL HOCKEY HEROES” INITIATIVE RETURNS AS PART OF HOCKEY WEEKEND ACROSS AMERICA CELEBRATION Nominate someone that goes above and beyond to help make the game fun FARMINGTON HILLS – The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) is proud to announce the return of “Local Hockey Heroes”, as part of USA Hockey’s Hockey Weekend Across America celebration…