Category: For Parents
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Team USA advances to quarterfinal round at Worlds
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By Michael Caples – Team USA had already secured a top-four finish in their group heading into today’s game with Germany, but they made sure to finish preliminary play of the 2014 IIHF World Championship on a high note anyways. The Americans recorded a 5-4 win over Germany today in their final game before…
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Alpena’s Jasmine Grotto given USA Hockey’s Brian Fishman Internship
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By Michael Caples – USA Hockey announced their latest selection for their prestigious Brian Fishman Internship, and they’re reaching into Michigan once again. The governing body for hockey in our country has selected Alpena native Jasmine Grotto as the 16th recipient of the internship, making her the fifth Michigan native to receive the post-graduation position.…
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Twenty ‘98s selected for USA Hockey Select 16 Player Development Camp
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By Michael Caples – Twenty Michigan products have been selected out of the 1998 birth-year to represent our state at the USA Hockey Select 16 Player Development Camp. The selectees, chosen out of a pool of chosen players that took part in a three-day tryout at the Taylor Sportsplex, will travel to Amherst, N.Y., to…
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Sixteen ‘97s selected to attend USA Hockey Select 17 Player Development Camp
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By Michael Caples – Sixteen Michigan natives have been selected out of the 1997 birth-year to represent our state at the USA Hockey Select 17 Player Development Camp. The players, chosen out of a pool of 77 that took part in a three-day tryout at the Taylor Sportsplex, will travel to Amherst, N.Y., to take…
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Seven Michigan natives invited to NHL Combine for 2014 draft
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By Michael Caples – The NHL released the 119 names they have invited to their combine in preparation for the 2014 draft today, and seven Michigan natives (along with seven current residents) made the list. The group is headlined by potential first-round pick Dylan Larkin, a Waterford native who is projected highly by various mock…
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Kyle Connor, Matt Iacopelli named to USHL First Team list
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By Michael Caples – The United States Hockey League announced their 2013-14 league First and Second Teams today, and two Michigan natives made the top list. Shelby Township native Kyle Connor and Brownstown native Matt Iacopelli were the two Michigan products featured in the selections, and both had outstanding seasons. Connor, who played for…
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Grass Lake native and Providence College forward Drew Brown is battling cancer
By Michael Caples – Providence College announced today that junior forward Drew Brown, a Grass Lake, Mich., native, is returning home because a rare form of bone cancer. Brown, a product of the Chelsea Varsity hockey program, has recently began chemotherapy treatment at the University of Michigan’s University Hospital in Ann Arbor to battle Ewing’s…
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Special Needs Street Hockey League in Rochester Hills offers hockey for special needs athletes
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By Michael Caples – Zach Cardinell spends his workdays helping individuals with developmental disabilities. What the client services coordinator at New Gateways in West Bloomfield – a company that assists adults ages 26 and up with special needs in Oakland County – does with his weekends is just as important, however. Cardinell formed the Special…
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NAHL announces teams, divisional alignment for upcoming 2014-15 season
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By Michael Caples – The North American Hockey League announced their teams and division breakdowns for the 2014-15 season today, and the only significant change has to do with Michigan. As it was previously announced, the Port Huron Fighting Falcons are moving to Pennsylvania. However, that team will still see Michigan on a frequent basis,…
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Lawrence: Making hockey players faster (Part II)
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By David Lawrence – In Part I of making hockey players faster on the ice, I discussed the importance of getting stronger to get faster. This is something that just cannot be overlooked for someone who is really trying to accelerate his or her game and reach the next level. Adding slabs of muscle and…