Category: University of Michigan Wolverines
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MiHockey’s ‘The Shift’ with Tyler Motte
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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Tyler Motte records hat trick in Team USA’s latest World Junior evaluation camp blowout win
By @MichaelCaples – The Michigan names at the World Junior evaluation camp are having some fun against their international competition, with Tyler Motte being the latest to light up the scoresheet. Motte, a Michigan Wolverines sophomore and St. Clair native, recorded a hat trick in the team’s 9-1 rout of Finland yesterday. Here are…
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MiHockey’s ‘The Shift’ with Zach Nagelvoort
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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Kenny Johnson, little brother of Jack Johnson, commits to Wolverines
By @MichaelCaples – There’s going to be another Johnson coming through the Michigan hockey program. Kenny Johnson, brother of former Wolverines standout Jack Johnson, told MiHockey that he committed to the University of Michigan today. The younger Johnson, a 16-year-old defenseman currently skating with the Shattuck St. Mary’s program in Minnesota, said there wasn’t…
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NCAA announces rule changes for 2014-15 season
By @MichaelCaples – The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel has approved several changes for the 2014-15 season, and the most notable focus on video replay for goals. The rule changes, which were proposed by the Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey Rules Committee during its meeting in June, include (from the NCAA official site): Instant Replay…
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Berenson on Werenski: “This is an exceptional player who is coming in a little younger than most players”
By @MichaelCaples – The University of Michigan formally announced today that Grosse Pointe native Zach Werenski will be joining their hockey program in time for the 2014-15 season. Werenski, a product of the U.S. National Team Development Program, is graduating high school a year early to join the Wolverines. Michigan coach Red Berenson said…
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Zach Werenski to join the Michigan Wolverines for 2014-15 season
By @MichaelCaples – Grosse Pointe native Zach Werenski, a potential first-round pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, just announced that he has signed a letter of intent to play for the Michigan Wolverines. Werenski, a standout defenseman for the U.S. National Team Development Program Under-17 Team, confirmed with MiHockey today that he will be…
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Meet Jacob Trouba at Total Hockey in Troy this Saturday
By @MichaelCaples – Want to meet Rochester native and Winnipeg Jets defenseman Jacob Trouba? Total Hockey is giving you the chance. Trouba, a Compuware, U.S. National Team Development Program and University of Michigan alum, will be signing autographs and meeting with fans at the Total Hockey in Troy this Saturday from 1-3 p.m. More info…
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Hockey Jobs: Meet Jeff Weinstein, head of public relations for Michigan Wolverines hockey
By Robert Bondy – Growing up, Jeff Weinstein followed the game of hockey as a huge New York Rangers fan, but never once laced up the skates competitively. “I didn’t play ice hockey, my brother was the one that played ice hockey from a little age on,” Weinstein said. “I used to go to…
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Video: Get to know Wolverines captain Andrew Copp
In MiHockey’s latest ‘Michigan’s Players’ feature, we introduce you to University of Michigan forward Andrew Copp. The soon-to-be Wolverines junior, a native of Ann Arbor, is a Compuware and NTDP alum, along with being a Winnipeg Jets draft pick. He was recently selected to be Michigan’s captain for the 2014-15 season.