Category: For Coaches
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New goaltending initiative designed to improve U.S. goaltending from top to bottom
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By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – Fifty-one percent of the minutes played in NHL games in 2030. That’s the goal for USA Hockey’s new goaltending initiative – American-born goalies claiming more minutes between the pipes than any other country. “We want 51 percent of the minutes played in the NHL to be played by Americans,”…
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VIDEO: Eight exercises essential for a hockey player’s summer training
As part of MiHockey’s annual training and fitness guide, Darryl Nelson (USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program strength and conditioning coach) and Brian Sipotz (owner of Advantage Strength, certified strength and conditioning specialist) break down eight essential exercises that are must-haves for hockey players in their summer training.
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John Wroblewski named new NTDP head coach
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By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey announced today that John Wroblewski will be the new head coach for the National Team Development Program. Wroblewski, formerly the head coach of the Youngstown Phantoms of the USHL, is a NTDP alum as a player and assistant coach. He will serve as head coach of the U.S. National Under-18…
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Red Wings announce ‘Street Hockey Summer Tour’
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By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings have announced that they will be holding an inaugural ‘Street Hockey Summer Tour’ this July and August at locations across Michigan. The Street Hockey Summer Tour, presented by Meijer, will take over the parking lots of 10 different Meijer locations to host free street hockey clinics for…
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List of 1999 birth-year players selected for USA Hockey 17 Development Camp announced
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By @MichaelCaples – Congrats to the following 1999 birth-year players who earned spots at the USA Hockey 17 Development Camp after outstanding performances at the Michigan Select 16/17 Festival. The players selected now head to the national camp, which will take place in Amherst, N.Y. from June 24-30. Michigan players invited Cameron Babiak Lucas…
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Talking Lakeview Arena’s Kraft Hockeyville win with the man who wrote the original essay
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By @MichaelCaples – Fritz Hoenke may just end up being the most popular hockey dad of all-time in Marquette. The longtime youth hockey supporter quickly wrote something about the hometown rink during the hockey season, and the submission has resulted in a $150,000 donation and the opportunity to host an NHL preseason game for Lakeview…
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Red Wings ask fans to donate/loan historical Red Wings memorabilia for new arena
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By @MichaelCaples – The Red Wings will be honoring Detroit’s hockey history inside their new home, and they’re asking for help in collecting items of relevance. Olympia Entertainment and the Detroit Red Wings are formally inviting fans to donate or loan items that are part of Detroit hockey, music and entertainment heritage to be…
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Warren Strelow National Goaltending Camp invite list announced; elite training sessions begin today in Plymouth
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By @MichaelCaples – On Friday, some of the best goaltenders in the country will arrive at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth to take part in the annual Warren Strelow National Goaltending Camp. The ninth annual camp – named in honor of Warren Strelow, a former NHL goalie coach who served in the same role…
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USA Hockey launches new goaltending initiative; Darren Eliot named Michigan’s development coordinator
By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey announced today a new goaltending initiative to help ‘tenders grow across the country. The governing body for hockey in the U.S. has appointed goaltending development coordinators, a group that “will serve USA Hockey affiliates locally while also forming a nationwide network tasked with enhancing grassroots goalie development in the…