Category: For Coaches
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USA Hockey Arena gets ready for Women’s Worlds
By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – They have been preparing for more than a year now. But with the news breaking last night that the Women’s National Team and USA Hockey had reached an agreement, set-up kicked into overdrive in Plymouth. USA Hockey Arena is getting ready for the 2017 IIHF Women’s World Championship, and staff…
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PHOTOS: College Hockey Inc. event at USA Hockey Arena
On March 23, College Hockey Inc. brought together some of the top 2001 and 2002 birth-year players in Michigan to USA Hockey Arena for information sessions and on-ice work with assistant coaches from Michigan, Michigan State, Lake Superior State and Bowling Green. Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill and NTDP coach Danton Cole addressed the fellow…
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Red Wings will officially miss Stanley Cup Playoffs for first time since 1990
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By @StefanKubus – The year the Detroit Red Wings last missed the playoffs is closer to the year Joe Louis Arena first opened its doors than it is to present day. That’s how long it’s been. For the first time since 1990, there will be no playoff hockey in Detroit. With the Wings falling to Carolina in their…
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USA Hockey officially announces agreement with Women’s National Team
By @MichaelCaples – Tonight, USA Hockey officially released a statement saying that they have agreed to terms with the Women’s National Team, ending a boycott that lasted almost two weeks by the women’s roster. The U.S. will hold a practice at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday at USA Hockey Arena, in preparation for the 2017 IIHF…
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Report: Women’s National Team agrees to terms with USA Hockey, will play at World Championship in Plymouth
See the official announcement story here By @MichaelCaples – Is it finally over? According to Kevin Allen of USA Today, the Women’s National Team and USA Hockey have finally come to an agreement, just in time for the top players in the country to compete at the Women’s World Championship in Plymouth starting this…
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Griffins sign Cornell defenseman Patrick McCarron
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By @MichaelCaples – The Grand Rapids Griffins have signed a defenseman out of Cornell. The AHL club inked Patrick McCarron to an amateur tryout agreement, it was announced today. McCarron, a 6-foot-3, 201-pound blueliner, was named All-Ivy Second Team, finishing second on the Big Red in scoring with 25 points this past season. The Toronto…
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Reports: USA Hockey, Women’s National Team have tentative deal in place
By @MichaelCaples – After the USA Hockey Board of Directors held a lengthy teleconference meeting Monday to discuss and talks continued afterward, the U.S. Women’s National Team and USA Hockey have now reached a tentative agreement, according to a report from USA Today. Reporter A.J. Perez says the women will vote in the next hour…
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Report: WMU’s Griffen Molino to sign with Canucks, Matheson Iacopelli with Blackhawks
By @MichaelCaples – According to John Buccigross of ESPN, the Western Michigan Broncos will be losing two of their top forwards. ‘Bucci’ posted a tweet today saying that Trenton native Griffen Molino will be signing with the Vancouver Canucks, while Brownstown native Matheson Iacopelli will be signing with the Chicago Blackhawks – the club that…
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PHOTOS: NTDP Under-18 Team plays last game in Plymouth
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The USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-18 Team played its last home game of the 2016-17 season Saturday night, bringing an end to home portion of the two-year program for the U18 players. Check out MiHockey’s photos from the game – a 6-0 win over the Bloomington Thunder in USHL action. (Photos by Michael…
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New statement from Women’s Team says they are hopeful USAH Directors will agree to terms Monday
By @MichaelCaples – The Women’s National Team has released a new statement, saying they met tonight, and that they have hope that the members of the USA Hockey Board of Directors will agree to terms tomorrow. With the Women’s World Championship set to begin Friday at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, both sides are running…