Category: Editor’s picks
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Ferris State’s McDonald, Lake State’s Roll claim WCHA weekly honors
By @MichaelCaples – The WCHA announced their weekly awards today, and a Bulldog and a Laker cracked the list. Ferris State’s Chad McDonald was named the league’s offensive player of the week, while Lake Superior State’s James Roll was named rookie of the week. McDonald, a Battle Creek native, scored a pair of goals and…
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Lerg: Bad angle/short side/behind net option drill
From guest writer George Bosak, Future Pro Director in New Jersey and Princeton’s goalie coach – This drill is designed to work on bad angle play integrated with in the crease movement when the puck goes behind the net. This will help you gain confidence with your net awareness. Many errors in technique can easily…
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PHOTOS: 2014 Metro Invitational results and all-metro team (high school hockey)
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In the 2014 edition of the Metro Invitational, the Kensington Lakes Activities Association topped the Oakland Activities Association with a 5-2-1 record. Check the Novi Ice Arena website for game-by-game results. Here is MiHockey’s photo gallery from Friday night’s games, followed by the ‘All-Metro Team’ selections. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey) All-Metro Team (sponsored by HockeyDeals.com)…
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USA Hockey in the process of acquiring Compuware Arena
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By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey announced today that they have an agreement in place that could result in the USA Hockey Foundation acquiring Compuware Arena in the first half of 2015. The Plymouth, Mich., ice facility, currently home of the Ontario Hockey League’s Plymouth Whalers, was built and owned by Peter Karmanos. It has…
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Tomas Tatar named NHL’s second star of the week
By @MichaelCaples – The NHL announced their three stars of the week today, and Tomas Tatar cracked the list. The Red Wings forward was named the league’s second star of the week, after he tied for second in the all of the NHL with four goals and one assist for five points during the…
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Wolverines formally announce the signings of five players to NLIs
By @MichaelCaples – The Michigan Wolverines officially announced the signings of five players to National Letters of Intent today. Michigan natives Kyle Connor, Brendan Warren and Nick Boka will join the Michigan program next season, along with Connor Murphy (Ancaster, Ontario) and Joseph Cecconi (Youngstown, N.Y. and a Muskegon Lumberjacks defenseman). Warren and Boka currently…
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten (Week of Nov. 24, 2014)
Welcome to another season of MiHockey’s Michi-gamer! We take great pride in our homegrown talent. Whether they grew up in the Mitten or we welcomed them here for college or juniors, they are our own. They represent the best place in the world for hockey. Every morning, we pick one Michi-gamer from the previous night’s…
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Photos: Michigan vs. Penn State (Saturday)
Michigan beat Penn State by a score of 8-1 Saturday night at Yost Ice Arena to earn a weekend split to begin Big Ten play. MiHockey’s Andrew Knapik captured the game exclusively with black and white images. For a gallery of Friday’s game, click here.
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Photos: Michigan vs. Penn State (Friday)
Photos from Michigan’s Friday night Big Ten opener against Penn State at Yost Ice Arena in Ann Arbor. (Photos by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey)
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Naurato: Did you say grinder? I think you meant competitor
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By Brandon Naurato – It is Saturday afternoon and surprise, surprise, I’m at the rink again. NHL, college, and junior scouts are lined up across the top two rows of the rink with clipboards in their hands looking for future prospects. They are looking for players to come in and make an impact in their organization. Trust me,…