Category: For Parents
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Compuware’s Jack Kopacka commits to Soo Greyhounds
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By Michael Caples – The signing season is firing up for the Ontario Hockey League member clubs, and one Michigan native has already committed. The Soo Greyhounds announced on Friday that Lapeer native Jack Kopacka has committed to their program. “We were very pleased to receive word from Jack Kopacka and his family last week…
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Check out the latest digital edition of MiHockeyMag
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In this issue of MiHockeyMag, we help players get ready for their offseason workout plans with our annual training and fitness guide. Included, we offer up exercises and drills for your next weight room session, some off-ice stickhandling drills, a new look at how to add muscle mass and how to stay focused on your…
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Red Wings to hold equipment and memorabilia sale on Saturday
By Michael Caples – The Red Wings are hosting an equipment and memorabilia sale this Saturday, and fans can get their hands on game-used equipment and other collectors’ items. From 11:00 a.m. to 7 p.m. this Saturday at Troy’s Hockeytown Authentics, fans will have a chance to buy game-worn jerseys from this season, including the…
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Amateur Athletic Union adds new Canadian league to UHU
By Michael Caples – The United Hockey Union – an Amateur Athletic Union-sanctioned collection of junior hockey leagues – has added a Canadian component. The newly-formed Canadian International Hockey League was approved as a new member of the UHU at a meeting held in Detroit on Friday. The CIHL joins the Midwest Junior Hockey League,…
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USHL completes dispersal draft for Indiana Ice players
By Michael Caples – After winning the Clark Cup, the Indiana Ice has been forced to disband. The USHL championship team will go dormant for the 2014-15 season as they look for a new facility to play out of for future USHL seasons. The USHL member clubs conducted a dispersal draft for the current players…
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From Compuware to captain of the Spartans – Michael Ferrantino is ready to lead MSU
By Robert Bondy – When he first stepped onto the ice at Munn Ice Arena in the fall of 2012, Michael Ferrantino was simply focused on earning playing time. This upcoming fall, only two years removed from that first practice in green and white, he will step onto the ice as the new face…
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Lawrence: How exactly to gain 15 to 20 pounds of muscle in 12 weeks
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By David Lawrence (C.S.C.S) – People like exacts. We don’t want, “here’s what it kinda looks like” or, “take a look at this template.” We want to know what to do and how to do it. When it comes to putting on muscle quickly there are few who know what to do and even fewer…
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NAHL announces Girls Tournament Series for 2014-15 season
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By Michael Caples – The North American Hockey League announced today that they are introducing a new Girls Tournament Series (GTS) to go along with their Bantam Tournament Series (BTS) for the 2014-15 season. The GTS will bring four teams from across North America at the 19U, 16U and 14U age groups together to compete…
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Six Michigan natives capture USHL’s Clark Cup
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By Michael Caples – It took every second worth of hockey the series could offer, but the Indiana Ice prevailed. In a winner-take-all Game 5 of the USHL Clark Cup Finals, Indiana recorded two goals in the third period – one scored by Kentwood native Alex Talcott (see video interview), one set up by Saline…
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Increased penalties for boarding, checking from behind approved by national high school board
By Michael Caples – The National Federation of State High School Associations has approved new rule changes on boarding and checking from behind situations for high school hockey. The NFHS – which provides the rules that Michigan’s high school hockey adheres to – will be implementing “more stringent penalties” for boarding and checking-from-behind for the…