Category: For Parents
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Flint Firebirds, Sarnia Sting to play preseason game in Port Huron
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By @MichaelCaples – The Flint Firebirds are settling into their new arena, but during the preseason, they’re taking their show on the road. The OHL franchise will play an exhibition contest with the Sarnia Sting at McMorran Place in Port Huron on Sept. 20. The game will serve as the final preseason game for each…
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Leaders expect increased participation in midget split-season option for Year 2
By @MichaelCaples – Last fall, the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association began a pilot program for the midget age level that offered a ‘split season’ schedule so that players could skate with a travel team before joining their high school team. After having 27 teams participate in Year 1, organizers are expecting an even better showing…
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MAHA to introduce academic, athletic scholarships for youth hockey players
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By @MichaelCaples – At the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association’s 2015 Summer Meeting in Mount Pleasant, organization president George Atkinson announced a new plan to assist players both on and off the ice. MAHA, starting over the next season, will begin offering both academic and athletic scholarships for their youth hockey members. “It’s a program that…
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U.S. PowerHockey Championship invades USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth
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Last weekend, the 2015 U.S. PowerHockey Championship took place at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth. Four teams – the Minnesota Selects, the Philadelphia PowerPlay, the Texas Motor Mavs and the Michigan Mustangs – battled for national bragging rights. The squad from Minnesota emerged victorious after defeating the Michigan Mustangs in the title game. Below are…
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Charity game at A2Ice3 offers players of any age a chance to skate with Jack Johnson
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By @MichaelCaples – Dating back to their middle school days, every year Justin Spiro would organize an exhibition hockey game for he and his friend Jack Johnson to skate in. Yes, that Jack Johnson. “I just go way back with Jack,” Spiro told MiHockey. “We’re friends from our middle-school days. We used to do…
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USA Hockey announces upcoming ‘Try Hockey For Free Day’ dates
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By @MichaelCaples – Today, USA Hockey announced the dates for their ‘Try Hockey For Free Day’ dates. The first nationwide ‘Try Hockey For Free Day’ date will be on Saturday, Nov. 7, as part of ‘Come Play Hockey Month.’ The second chance for new players to experience the game will be on Saturday, Feb.…
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PHOTOS: The 2015 Perani’s Hockey World clearance sale in Farmington
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The annual Perani’s Hockey World clearance sale kicked off today at Farmington Hills Ice Arena. Check out MiHockey’s photo gallery from the event, and stop by sometime over the next ten days to check out all the deals on equipment and apparel. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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USHL announces 2015-16 schedule; see the season outlooks for Muskegon, NTDP
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By @MichaelCaples – The United States Hockey League announced their 2015-16 schedule today, which means fans can start plotting out their visits to LC Walker Arena in Muskegon for the Lumberjacks, and the new USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth for USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program U18 and U17 teams. The Lumberjacks’ first USHL contest…
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Muskegon Lumberjacks to be sold to Dan Israel
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By @MichaelCaples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks will have a new owner when they start the 2015-16 season in a few months. The USHL franchise has been purchased by Michigan resident Dan Israel, a source has confirmed to MiHockey. Israel and his brother, Bruce, own Asphalt Specialists, Inc. in Pontiac, Mich. The Lumberjacks, who had their…