Category: For Parents
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Michigan products Copp, Trouba ready to take on Red Wings
By @MichaelCaples – DETROIT – One has been through this before, and says that he’s not trying to make a big deal out of it. The other, well, it’s his first time back at The Joe since becoming a pro hockey player. Jacob Trouba and Andrew Copp will be taking on the Red Wings…
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Boys’ high school state quarterfinals results – Day 2
By @MichaelCaples – All the trips to USA Hockey Arena have been secured. With eight games played yesterday, the MHSAA state playoffs now shift to Plymouth for the semifinals and finals. Here are the results from yesterday: Cranbrook Kingswood 2, Detroit Country Day 1 Brighton 4, East Kentwood 1 Chelsea 2, Gibraltar Carlson 1…
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Boys’ high school state quarterfinals results – Day 1
By @MichaelCaples – March 8 marked the first of two days for the MHSAA state quarterfinals in the boys’ high school hockey playoffs. Four teams – all Division 2 – punched their tickets to USA Hockey Arena for the state semifinals, while four teams saw their seasons come to a close. Meanwhile, 16 teams…
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Lerg: A player’s ‘will set’ will take them further than their ‘skill set’
By Jeff Lerg – Throughout my years of playing and coaching, I have seen countless goaltenders who are highly skilled not make it to a high level of play. Scouts are trained to watch for goalies with height, athleticism, puck-tracking ability, rebound control, etc. They also need to see a goaltender be a winner because…
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Schilkey, Hildebrand named B1G stars of the week
By @MichaelCaples – Two Michigan names have claimed the top two spots on the Big Ten stars of the week list. Marysville native Nick Schilkey was named the first star of the week – for the second time in as many weeks – after helping his Ohio State Buckeyes to a weekend sweep of…
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Boys’ high school state quarterfinal match-ups set
By @MichaelCaples – A trip to USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth is within grasp for the boys’ high school hockey programs still competing in the 2016 MHSAA playoffs. The teams that prevailed in regionals will now take part in state quarterfinals at various locations across Michigan – with a spot in the state semifinals…
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PHOTOS: NTDP U17 Team vs. Cedar Rapids
USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-17 Team hosted the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders for the NTDP’s Military Weekend this weekend, as the Plymouth-based national program paid tribute to our nation’s troops during both Friday and Saturday match-ups. Check out MiHockey’s photos from Saturday’s game. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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USA Eagles win Bantam AA state title
Congrats to the USA Eagles, the 2016 MAHA Bantam AA state champions. The Eagles squad prevailed over the Oakland Jr. Grizzlies with a 5-1 victory in Brownstown Sunday afternoon. (Photos by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey)
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Little Caesars wins 12U Girls’ Tier I state title (photos)
Congrats to Little Caesars, the 2016 MAHA Girls’ 12U Tier I state champions. The LC 12U team won 4-3 in a game that needed overtime to decide a winner. (Photos by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey)
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Honeybaked wins 14U Girls’ Tier I state title (photos)
Congrats to Honeybaked, the 2016 MAHA Girls’ 14U Tier I state champions. The Honeybaked 14U team won a 1-0 thriller against Little Caesars in a game that came down to the final seconds of play. (Photos by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey)