Category: College
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Bill Muckalt named associate head coach at Michigan
By @MichaelCaples – Mel Pearson’s bringing another notable Michigan name back to Ann Arbor for the upcoming season. The Wolverines officially announced today that Bill Muckalt, a two-time national champion with the Wolverines as a player, has joined the program as Michigan’s new associate head coach. “Billy has had great success everywhere he has coached,”…
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Recruiting: Philippe Lapointe commits to Michigan
By @MichaelCaples – The University of Michigan hockey program has picked up one of its first high-profile recruits since Mel Pearson replaced Red Berenson. The most-recent commit has a last name very familiar to the Michigan hockey audience, too. Philippe Lapointe, son of former Red Wing Martin Lapointe, announced on Father’s Day that he has…
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NMU names hockey rink in Rick Comley’s honor
By @MichaelCaples – When the ice goes in at the Berry Events Center, it will have a new name. Northern Michigan announced today that the Wildcats will now skate on the “Rick Comley Rink” in honor of the program’s longtime head coach. Comley assembled a 538-429-68 record at NMU, with regular-season titles in the…
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Joe Shawhan named new head coach of Michigan Tech
By @MichaelCaples – The Huskies have their new head coach. Tuesday morning, Michigan Tech announced that Joe Shawhan will be the man taking over the Huskies hockey program after Mel Pearson left for Michigan. Shawhan, a Sault Ste. Marie native, was an assistant coach for Pearson at MTU for the last three seasons. “I’m thrilled…
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Michigan Tech to announce new head coach Tuesday morning
By @MichaelCaples – The last major Michigan coaching hire of the 2017 offseason will take place Tuesday morning. Michigan Tech has announced it will announce its new hockey head coach at 9:30 a.m. the day following Memorial Day. The press conference will be streamed live on Facebook, while also being open to the public. Fans…
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Bill Muckalt leaves Tri-City Storm for “higher opportunities” – is he coming back to Michigan (Tech)?
By @MichaelCaples – The Tri-City Storm just announced that head coach Bill Muckalt has left the team for “higher opportunities.” It’s not a big leap to assume that means he’s coming back to the state of Michigan, either to work for Mel Pearson at the University of Michigan or taking over at Michigan Tech in…
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Thomas Ebbing signs with the Montreal Canadiens
By @MichaelCaples – The Montreal Canadiens announced today that they have signed Thomas Ebbing to a one-year contract for the 2017-18 season. It’s a two-way contract (AHL/ECHL) for the 22-year-old Troy native and MSU alum. A Brother Rice and Chicago Steel alum, Ebbing spent four seasons with the Spartans, logging 14 goals and 41 assists…
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Sheldon Dries signs with Texas Stars; MTU’s Hanna signs, too
By @MichaelCaples – Sheldon Dries is on his way down to Texas. The Macomb native and Western Michigan product has signed with the Texas Stars – the Dallas Stars’ AHL affiliate – for the 2017-18 season. Dries, 23, just wrapped his NCAA career with the Broncos; he posted 30 points in 36 games to lead…
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Recruiting: Austin Kamer commits to Michigan State
By @MichaelCaples – Austin Kamer’s hockey journey has led him to British Columbia and Texas, but soon, he will be skating much closer to home. Kamer, a Grand Rapids native currently playing for the Lone Star Brahmas of the NAHL, has committed to Michigan State for the upcoming 2017-18 season. “[Michigan State] is close to…
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WCHA releases 2017-18 schedule
By @StefanKubus – Mark your calendars; the 140-game quest for the MacNaughton Cup begins Oct. 13 in an all-Michigan opening weekend, as the Western Collegiate Hockey Association released its schedule for the 2017-18 campaign Thursday afternoon. Ferris State will welcome Northern Michigan, and Lake Superior State will host Michigan Tech, both on Oct. 13-14 to begin…