Category: For Coaches
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Mitchell: How to help your child through a major hockey event
Welcome to MiHockey’s new blog, written by Suburban Hockey Schools managing director Jeff Mitchell. A Wayne, Mich., native, Mitchell was a third-round draft pick of the Los Angeles Kings in the 1993 NHL Draft. A Detroit Junior Red Wings and Michigan K-Wings alum, Mitchell played professional hockey for nine seasons before returning to his home…
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Recruiting: Drew DeRidder commits to Michigan State
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By @MichaelCaples – Michigan State picked up an important verbal commitment today, when Drew DeRidder made the decision to select the Spartans. DeRidder, one of the top goaltenders in the country for the 2000 birth-year age group, is a draft pick of the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the USHL. Last winter, he led Team…
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Check out the latest edition of MiHockeyMag
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In this issue of MiHockeyMag, we take a look back at the National Junior Evaluation Camp in Plymouth, which brought some of the best Under-20 players in the world to Metro Detroit. We also share how four Michigan natives spent their days with the Stanley Cup, look at what’s coming for the Red Wings, and…
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Spartan alums return to East Lansing for annual MSU Pro Camp (with photos)
By @MichaelCaples – EAST LANSING – Near the end of every August, they return to Munn Ice Arena. Former Spartans (and some of their friends) arrive in East Lansing ready for the transition from summer training to team training camps, and with the help of Tom Newton, they start finding their stride once again.…
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Griffins release 2016-17 AHL schedule
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By @StefanKubus – The Grand Rapids Griffins released their 2016-17 schedule on Monday. This season marks the Griffins’ 21st as a franchise, 16th in the American Hockey League and 15th as the AHL affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings. The Griffins will open their 76-game season at Van Andel Arena for the 11th time in…
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Howe, LeClair named head coaches for 2016 All-American Prospects Game
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By @StefanKubus – With 42 of the best American-born prospects eligible for the 2017 NHL Entry Draft skating in the 2016 All-American Prospects Game, they’ll certainly have two great hockey minds guiding them. USA Hockey announced Monday that U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame members Mark Howe, son of the late Gordie Howe, and Philadelphia…
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OHL announces new “blindside hit rule” and more fighting limitations
By @MichaelCaples – The Ontario Hockey League announced some rule changes today that should make the game safer for the Major Junior league when the puck drops on the 2016-17 season. The OHL’s Board of Directors adopted a new “Blindside Hit Rule” today, along with new rules to discourage fighting. With the new ‘blindside’…
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PHOTOS/VIDEO: Abdelkader, Larkin take flight with Breitling Jet Team
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On Thursday, Red Wings forwards and Michigan natives Justin Abdelkader (Muskegon) and Dylan Larkin (Waterford) went for rides with the Breitlling Jet Team at Willow Run Airport in Belleville. Check out MiHockey’s photo gallery and video interviews with the hometown boys; it was Larkin’s first fighter jet experience, while Abdelkader has previously flown with the…
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Recruiting: Mitchell Chaffee commits to UMass
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By @MichaelCaples – Mitchell Chaffee is on his way to Massachusetts – at least in a year or two. The 5-foot-11, 196-pound forward announced on Wednesday that he has committed to new coach Greg Carvel and the UMass Minutemen. Chaffee, a native of Rockford and a product of the Michigan Nationals (now Fox Motors)…
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Three Michigan teams to participate in inaugural USHL U14 Fall Classic in Pittsburgh
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By @MichaelCaples – While five Michigan-based U16 AAA teams will be participating in the USHL’s inaugural Fall Classic West Youth Tournament, the Tier I junior league announced today that some of Michigan’s U14 teams will be playing in another tournament in Pittsburgh. Three Michigan-based U14 AAA clubs will be competing in the inaugural USHL…