Category: For Parents
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WCHA announces new playoff format, games to be played on campus sites
By @MichaelCaples – Home ice just got a lot more important for the WCHA playoffs. On a teleconference to make a ‘major business announcement,’ WCHA leaders announced that for the upcoming 2016-17, all conference playoff games will be played at campus sites. All postseason WCHA games – from the quarterfinals through the championship game…
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Spirit’s Will Petschenig named OHL Humanitarian of the Year
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By @MichaelCaples – It didn’t take long for Will Petschenig to make an impact on the Saginaw community. An off-season acquisition for the Spirit, Petschenig created the program “A Heart Like Mine” to reach out to children and families grieving the loss of a loved one. That, along with other activities, has led to…
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Zach Werenski scores series-clinching overtime goal in Grand Rapids
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By @MichaelCaples – Zach Werenski picked a heck of a time to score his fourth goal of the postseason. The Grosse Pointe native scored the series-clinching goal for his Lake Erie Monsters Monday night in Grand Rapids, breaking a 3-3 tie in overtime against the Griffins. Here’s the goal: .@ZachWerenski with the OT…
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Check out the latest edition of MiHockeyMag
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In the latest issue of MiHockeyMag, we bring you our annual training and fitness guide. We also highlight Lakeview Arena in Marquette as the winner of 2016 Kraft Hockeyville, introduce you to Michigan Tech commit Tommy Parrottino and more. Click here, or click on the cover image below, to view the latest issue of MiHockeyMag on your…
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Ninth annual Warren Strelow Camp brings ‘Goalie Nation’ to Plymouth
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By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – From May 12-15, some of the top young goaltenders from across the United States were in Plymouth for the ninth annual Warren Strelow National Goaltending Camp. The Strelow Camp, taking place at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth for the first time, featured guest speakers like Jeff Blashill and John…
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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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Wolverines announce finalized 2016-17 schedule
UPDATE: The Wolverines’ full schedule has been unveiled with today’s Big Ten hockey schedule. Michigan begins the 2016-17 campaign with an exhibition contest against the University of Windsor on Sunday, Oct. 2. The Wolverines begin Big Ten play on Dec. 1 at Penn State; Michigan’s first home Big Ten game will be on Dec.…