Category: For Coaches
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From The Crease: The Offseason
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By Jeff Lerg – Now that it is the offseason, it is time to talk about how to use this time wisely. Many of you will be playing a spring season and will constantly be on the ice. I would also recommend playing other sports if time/money allow. I know that one of the reasons…
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Report: Dan DeKeyser has signed with the Red Wings
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By Michael Caples – It appears as one of the most prized college free agents is off the market, and that he’s staying in Michigan. Danny DeKeyser, a highly-touted free agent defenseman out of Western Michigan, has signed with the Detroit Red Wings – his hometown team. The news was first broken by TSN’s Bob…
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NTDP announces first seven commits for 2013-14; three from Michigan
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The U.S. National Team Development Program announced the first seven commitments for their 2013-14 Under-17 team today, with three Michigan natives joining the Ann Arbor-based program. Forward Brendan Warren (Carelton) and defensemen Nicholas Boka (Plymouth) and Zach Werenski (Grosse Pointe) were formally announced as inagural members of the 2013-14 U17 team. They join forwards Christian…
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Special DElivery: A message for all the new hockey coaches
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By Darren Eliot – As we congratulate all of the coaches wrapping up the fall/winter hockey season, it is also the time of year to welcome the new coaches to the game. After all, the interest in coaching usually stems from a parent getting involved because their son or daughter has shown an interest in…
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Sean Day: “I’m prepared to go anywhere and I’ll play anywhere that takes me”
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By Matt Mackinder – He was born in Belgium, has a Canadian passport, but lives in Rochester and has grown up playing his youth hockey in the Detroit area. And Sean Day is fast-tracking his way to the Ontario Hockey League. Day, a 6-foot-2, 197-pound defenseman who played this season for the Compuware…
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Compuware defenseman Sean Day officially approved for “exceptional player” status to enter OHL Draft early
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By Michael Caples – The Ontario Hockey Federation officially announced today that Compuware defenseman Sean Day has been granted “exceptional player” status and will be allowed to enter the OHL Draft one birth-year early. An evaluation process by Hockey Canada, with a ‘special evaluation panel’ asseembled to evaluate Day both on hockey and academics…
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Honeybaked Midget Minors win state title
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Honeybaked captured the state title at the Midget Minor level on Sunday at the Taylor Sportsplex, after winning back-to-back games against Belle Tire. Can’t see the images below? Click here to view the gallery through our Flickr account. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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Photo gallery: Honeybaked wins Bantam Major state title
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Honeybaked ’98 captured the Bantam Major state title last Sunday, when they defeated High Performance Hockey League rival Compuware by a score of 2-0. Can’t see the images below? Click here to view the gallery through our Flickr account. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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Bachnak named Mr. Hockey, Dream Team list announced
Brian Bachnak picked up quite the trophy to add to the mantle this weekend. The Riverview senior forward was named the 2013 recipient of the Mr. Hockey award, given by the Michigan High School Hockey Coaches’ Association to the most outstanding player from the high school season. Bachnak had 53 goals and 44 assists for…
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CCHA announces All-Time Team
The Central Collegiate Hockey Association – in it’s “Celebrate The Legacy” final season – announced the conference’s CCHA All-Time Team today. The All-Time Team, selected by a committee of administrators, coaches and media, features 12 players that compile ‘first-team’ and ‘second-team’ honors. Michigan connections featured on the First-Team All-Time Team include former Michigan State goaltender…