Category: Editor’s picks
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PHOTOS: Belle Tire wins 2017 USA Hockey 16U Tier I national title
Congrats once again to the Belle Tire 16U girls – 2017 USA Hockey Tier 1 national champions. The BT squad topped Pittsburgh Pen Elite in the title game at the Onyx Ice Arena in Rochester. (Photos by Dan Sharlow/PDQ Photos for MiHockey)
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First 15 players named to U.S. roster for Men’s Worlds; seven Michigan names included
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By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey announced the first 15 players to commit to the U.S. Men’s National Team for the upcoming IIHF World Championship, and seven of them are Michigan names. The following players are going to represent the Red, White and Blue from May 5-21 in Cologne, Germany and Paris, France. J.T. Compher –…
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USHL announces All-League teams
By @MichaelCaples – The USHL announced its All-League teams on Thursday. Below are the Michigan names to crack the lists. First Team Andrei Svechnikov – Muskegon Lumberjacks Second Team Quinn Hughes – USA Hockey’s NTDP Third Team Colin Theisen – Dubuque Fighting Saints Bo Hanson – Muskegon Lumberjacks Robbie Beydoun – Waterloo…
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List of Michigan names to watch in Stanley Cup Playoffs
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The Stanley Cup Playoffs begin Wednesday night. And though the Detroit Red Wings will not be competing for the first time since 1990, there are still plenty of Michigan names on the 16 teams’ opening-night rosters in contention for Lord Stanley’s Cup. Western Conference Anaheim Ducks – Ryan Kesler (Livonia; USA Hockey’s NTDP alum),…
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PHOTOS: Red Wings close The Joe
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Check out MiHockey’s photos from the Detroit Red Wings’ “Farewell To The Joe” postgame ceremony after the team’s final game at Joe Louis Arena. (Photos by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey) MORE: Sheahan breaks through to lift Red Wings over Devils in Joe Louis Arena finale | PHOTOS: Red Wings close out The Joe with victory over New…
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Lumberjacks’ Andrei Svechnikov named USHL rookie of the year
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By @MichaelCaples – The USHL has announced its yearly awards, and one of the most prestigious is going to a member of the Muskegon Lumberjacks. Forward Andrei Svechnikov was named rookie of the year, the league announced today. In 48 games this year, Svechnikov – the younger brother of Red Wings prospect Evgeny – posted…
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O’Leary Hawks capture Women’s Senior C National Championship
By @StefanKubus – The O’Leary Hawks captured the Women’s Senior C national championship in Rochester Sunday afternoon. In thrilling fashion, too. Charlotte Hotaling potted the game-winning goal in overtime to deliver the national crown for the Hawks. Kalli Bates also scored for the Hawks in regulation, while goaltender Rachel Roach turned aside 36 of 37…
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Danton Cole comes home
By @MichaelCaples – EAST LANSING – Mark Hollis started his introduction speech for the new Michigan State head coach by talking about the players on the Spartans’ hockey roster. “Twenty-one days ago I started this process by standing with the team of student-athletes,” the Michigan State athletic director said. “My priority was telling them that my…
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Red Wings clear out lockers for final time at Joe Louis Arena
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By @StefanKubus – DETROIT — For the first time since 1990, the Detroit Red Wings packed up early at Joe Louis Arena with no playoff hockey in sight. A good portion of the team wasn’t even alive at that point. And on Tuesday, for the last time ever at The Joe, the Red Wings cleared…
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PHOTOS: Team Copper Country wins 2017 USA Hockey National Championship
Team Copper Country – a MAHA split-season team comprised primarily of high school players from the Upper Peninsula – showed how strong a group of hockey players can be despite limited time together, as the squad won the 2017 USA Hockey National Championship in the 18U Tier II 3A age group. Check out MiHockey’s photo…