Category: Youth Hockey
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PHOTOS: NTDP’s Murchison, Wilmer surprise youth players in Royal Oak
On Tuesday, USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-17 Team members Ty Murchison and Jeremy Wilmer stopped by Royal Oak to make a surprise visit with some youth hockey teams. The duo – joined by NTDP team mascot Rushmore – crashed a practice for the 2009 and 2010 Royal Oak Eagles teams at John…
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PHOTOS: NTDP’s Bordeleau, McKown (and Rushmore) surprise youth players in Macomb and Rochester
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On Tuesday, USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-18 Team forwards Thomas Bordeleau (a Michigan commit) and Hunter McKown drove out to the east side to make a couple of surprise visits with some youth hockey teams. The duo – joined by NTDP team mascot Rushmore – crashed a practice for the 2010 Macomb…
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MAHA hires Jason Reynolds as director of operations and marketing; first full-time employee for organization
By @MichaelCaples – The Michigan Amateur Hockey Association has its first full-time employee. Today, MAHA officially announced the hiring of Jason Reynolds as the organization’s new director of operations and marketing. Reynolds, the head coach of Livonia Churchill, will be in charge of all SafeSport and player safety initiatives for MAHA, while also overseeing the…
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NHL Central Scouting’s midterm rankings for 2020 NHL Draft
By @MichaelCaples – NHL Central Scouting has released its official midterm rankings for the upcoming 2020 NHL Draft, and there are plenty of Michigan names on the list. The 2020 NHL Draft takes place in Montreal on June 26-27. Here is a breakdown of all the players with ties to the Great Lakes State:…
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VIDEO/PHOTOS: Rico Phillips kicks off his Flint youth program, donates NHL charity prize money to Kris Perani Foundation
Before the start of his seventh season for his Flint Inner-City Youth Hockey Program, Rico Phillips presented a big check to the Kris Perani Hockey Foundation to help even more kids play hockey. As the winner of the 2019 Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award by the NHL, Phillips was given $10,000 to present to the…
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Knuble, Gomez named honorary coaches for BioSteel All-American Game; Hamilton to coach USHL squad
By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey has announced its honorary captains for the inaugural BioSteel All-American Game in Plymouth, and one won’t have far to travel. Kentwood native and Grand Rapids Griffins assistant coach Mike Knuble will be behind one of the benches at USA Hockey Arena for the Jan. 20 contest; he will be…
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PHOTOS: NTDP hosts Wisconsin in New Year’s Day game
USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program kicked off 2020 with a bang, as the Under-18 Team hosted the Wisconsin Badgers for a 4 p.m. contest on New Year’s Day. Despite two goals from Michigan commit Thomas Bordeleau, the Badgers ended up prevailing 3-2 in the game, which was a homecoming for NTDP alums Sean…
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Five Michigan natives win gold with Team USA at Under-18 Women’s World Championship
By @MichaelCaples – They needed overtime to do it, but the Americans beat their main rival in the title game of the Under-18 Women’s World Championship today in Bratislava, Slovakia. Kiara Zanon (Fairport, N.Y.) scored with 3:08 remaining in the first overtime period to give the U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team a 2-1 victory…
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PHOTOS: NTDP welcomes No. 1 North Dakota to Plymouth
Check out MiHockey’s photos from No. 1 North Dakota’s visit to Plymouth to take on USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-18 Team. The NTDP squad held its own in the battle with college hockey’s top-ranked program before eventually falling 3-1. Michigan commit Thomas Bordeleau scored the NTDP’s lone goal, while Brighton native Collin…
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2020 BioSteel All-American Game rosters announced
By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey has announced the rosters for the two teams that will be participating in the inaugural BioSteel All-American Game in Plymouth next month. The new event, which has combined the All-American Prospects Game and the USHL Top Prospects Game, will feature 43 of the top NHL Draft-eligible American players at…