Category: For Coaches
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Lumberjacks acquire Wyatt Bongiovanni, two others in USHL Draft Day swap with Tri-City
By @MichaelCaples – Birmingham native Wyatt Bongiovanni is going to be playing a little closer to home next season. The Muskegon Lumberjacks announced just two hours before the start of the USHL Draft that they have sacrificed one of their top picks to acquire Bongiovanni and two other players from the Tri-City Storm. Muskegon is…
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Check out the latest digital edition of MiHockeyMag
The April edition of MiHockeyMag celebrates the entire field of state champions and, additionally, the handful that brought home national championships, as well. We look at the coaching shuffles in East Lansing and Ann Arbor, how women’s hockey took over Plymouth with nationals and the World Championship, and much more. Check out the April edition of…
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Red Wings to let fans “Paint The Ice” on May 10
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By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings are giving fans the chance to say goodbye to The Joe in a unique fashion. The Wings are holding a “Paint The Ice” event on May 10, where the Hockeytown faithful will be allowed on the ice to paint personal messages onto the ice surface of Joe Louis…
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Red Wings have highest draft pick since 1990; here’s who they might choose
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By @MichaelCaples – Now that the Red Wings’ (lofty) dreams of snagging the first overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft are over, here’s a look at which player the Original Six franchise may claim this June. The Wings ended up landing at No. 9 overall in the NHL Draft Lottery, the team’s highest selection…
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Red Wings receive No. 9 pick in 2017 NHL Draft Lottery
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By @MichaelCaples – For the first time since its inception in 1995, the Detroit Red Wings were participants in the NHL Draft Lottery, and they ended up moving down instead of up. The league conducted its selection process to decide the 2017 NHL Draft order for the first 15 picks tonight, and the Red Wings…
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Nineteen 2003 birth-year girls selected for national development camp
By @MichaelCaples – The Michigan Amateur Hockey Association has announced the 19 girls from the 2003 birth-year class selected for the USA Hockey Multi-District Development Camp, which will take place in Ohio in August. The 14U players were selected from MAHA district tryouts, which were held in Novi April 21-23. The Multi-District Development Camp brings…
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Pat Kelleher named next USA Hockey Executive Director
By @StefanKubus – With Dave Ogrean retiring, USA Hockey has named its new executive director. The organization announced on Thursday that Massachusetts native Pat Kelleher will take over the reins. Kelleher, 46, is the sixth person to hold the position of executive director, joining Hal Trumble (1972-87); Bob Johnson (1987-90); Baaron Pittenger (1990-93); Dave Ogrean (1993-99;…
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NTDP Under-18 Team welcomed home after gold-medal victory at U18 Worlds in Slovakia
By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – When the bus pulled up, USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-17 Team was there to great their elder counterparts. The NTDP U18 Team brought home gold, but, really, that just meant that the cheering was a little louder when they got off the bus after the lengthy trip…
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Mel Pearson returns to Ann Arbor as Wolverines’ new head coach
By @MichaelCaples – ANN ARBOR – Mel Pearson spent 23 seasons with the Michigan Wolverines under Red Berenson. You build quite a connection with a place and a hockey program when you spend that long there. That’s why, when the Wolverines came calling in need of Red Berenson’s successor, Pearson accepted the challenge, despite…
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Ryder Rolston, Alex Turcotte named to NTDP Under-17 Team for 2017-18 season
By @MichaelCaples – Two players hailing from The Great Lakes State will be on next year’s USA Hockey National Team Development Program Under-17 Team roster. Birmingham native Ryder Rolston and Walled Lake native Alex Turcotte have been selected for the prestigious two-year training program in Plymouth. Both come from hockey families; Rolston is the son…