Category: For Parents
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Inaugural Eastside Elite All-Star Game set for this Saturday in Mount Clemens
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By Michael Caples – Steven Oleksy said he doesn’t know if he’s too excited about the inaugural Eastside Elite All-Star Game this Saturday. That’s only because he still wants to have a good game, of course. He knows it would be hard to be event organizer and game MVP. “It’s a little bit bittersweet,”…
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NCAA four-on-four overtime proposal tabled
By @MichaelCaples – The NCAA announced today that they are tabling a five-minute, four-on-four overtime format rule change proposal that would have been required for all NCAA regular-season contests. The Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey Rules Committee made the decision to table the proposal before the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel discussed whether to approve…
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Larkin Hockey School begins at Lakeland Arena
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Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey By @MichaelCaples – WATERFORD – They arrived at Lakeland Arena bright and early Tuesday morning, ready for the first day at a new hockey school. The difference for these lucky youth hockey players, however, was that their instructors would be a little bit closer in age than usual. The inaugural Larkin…
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MAHA rule change aimed toward growing girls’ hockey
By @StefanKubus – BELLAIRE – The annual Michigan Amateur Hockey Association summer meeting brought a number of rule changes to youth hockey. But one proposal in particular was passed that should prove beneficial in growing girls’ hockey. Per the rule, coaches and/or managers that leave for a different association can take no more than half of…
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PHOTOS: The 2016 Perani’s Hockey World clearance sale in Farmington
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The annual Perani’s Hockey World clearance sale kicked off Thursday at Farmington Hills Ice Arena. Check out MiHockey’s photo gallery from the event, and stop by sometime before June 24 at 5 p.m. to check out all the deals on equipment and apparel. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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NTDP’s Cockerill, Miller visit kids’ summer camp at Lifetime Fitness in Novi
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On Thursday morning, the kids at the Lifetime Fitness summer camp in Novi were the lucky recipients of a visit from two of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program players – Michigan natives Logan Cockerill (Brighton, Boston University commit) and Tommy Miller (West Bloomfield, Michigan State commit). The two Michigan boys talked to the campers…
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Five Michigan natives named to U.S. Under-17 Select Team
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By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey has announced its roster for the upcoming Under-17 Five Nations Tournament at the Dr Pepper StarCenter Arena Frisco in Frisco, Texas, and five Michigan natives made the squad. The roster was selected from players participating in the USA Hockey Select 16 Player Development Camp in Amherst, N.Y. Congrats to the…
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Muskegon Lumberjacks announce hiring of new head coach John LaFontaine
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By @MichaelCaples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks have announced that they will have a new head coach behind the bench next season. The United States Hockey League franchise has tabbed Michigan native John LaFontaine to be the team’s new head coach. A Pontiac native, LaFontaine told MiHockey in an exclusive interview that he excited to…
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Six players representing Michigan at USA Hockey sled development camp
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By @MichaelCaples – Some of Michigan’s best sled hockey players are representing the Mitten State at the 2016 USA Hockey Sled Player Development Camp in Amherst, N.Y. The camp, which runs from July 10-15, puts some of the country’s best sled hockey players in the same building for practices and games. Here are the…
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Waterford native Alex Globke talks cooking, Red Wings development camp
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By @StefanKubus – TRAVERSE CITY – Alex Globke is something of a chef. He enjoys cooking, watches the Food Network a lot with his brothers and even used to grill for teammates during his time at Lake Superior State. So naturally, he felt right at home when the Red Wings’ prospects participated in cooking and…