Category: Blogs
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Pierre-Edouard Bellemare’s first NHL goal a story for hockey players everywhere
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By @MichaelCaples – Pierre-Edouard Bellemare isn’t from Michigan, nor does he play for a Michigan-based team. In fact, he’s not even North American. He’s from France. However, what he accomplished last night is something for aspiring hockey players in Michigan (and hockey players worldwide) to remember. Bellemare, a native of France, scored his first NHL…
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MiHockey’s ‘The Shift’ with Brendon Kearney
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Welcome to MiHockey’s new feature ‘The Shift’ – hockey questions for hockey players. In each ‘The Shift’ feature, we take you through the mindset of today’s hockey player through a question-and-answer session, profiling players from the NHL all the way down to youth travel hockey. MORE: See more ‘The Shift’ features here Our next featured player is…
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New program designed to showcase top Michigan high school players announced
UPDATE (Friday, Aug. 8): The Michigan Hockey Advancement program will now be holding tryouts to select the players for their ‘Top 80 Showcase’ on Aug. 16-17. The tryouts will be open to any high school hockey player interested in trying out for a spot within the 80-player roster. Tryouts will be held at Farmington Hills…
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Naurato: Dreams vs. reality - find your path to success
By Brandon Naurato – “I want to play in the NHL when I get older!” How many of us have heard that statement come from the mouths of excited youth hockey players across the country when they show up at the rink carrying their over-sized hockey bags for a 7 a.m. practice on a cold February morning? The…
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Lawrence: Talking offseason training for hockey players (video)
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Michigan Elite Conditioning For Athletes head strength coach David Lawrence talks about offseason training for hockey players. Visit MECAStrong.com for more information.
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Naurato: Are you working hard or working smart?
Brandon Naurato – I was talking to a family the other day and I asked their 17-year-old a simple question: What are your plans for the summer when it comes to training on and off the ice? He said, “Coach, I’m working on my skating with a figure skating coach and I’m training with an…
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Lawrence: How exactly to gain 15 to 20 pounds of muscle in 12 weeks
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By David Lawrence (C.S.C.S) – People like exacts. We don’t want, “here’s what it kinda looks like” or, “take a look at this template.” We want to know what to do and how to do it. When it comes to putting on muscle quickly there are few who know what to do and even fewer…
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Eliot: Watching the goaltending scenarios play out in the NHL playoffs
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By Darren Eliot – Looking at the goaltending in the playoffs, several interesting scenarios have played out. Remember when the St. Louis Blues were anointed unbeatable when they acquired Ryan Miller? Struggles down the stretch and a first-round exit later, and now the news out of St. Louis is that the Blues re-signed back-up…
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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…