Category: For Parents
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Waterford native PJ Bridges named NAHL goalie of the year
By Michael Caples – The North American Hockey League announced their main individual league awards today, and one Michigan native received a top honor Waterford native PJ Bridges was named the league’s goaltender of the year after a tremendous 2013-14 season with the Topeka RoadRunners. The 20-year-old netminder had a big October, and from there,…
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USHL Phase 2 Draft Watch
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By Michael Caples – After completing their Phase 1 Draft where they selected all the top 1998 birth-year players from across North America, the USHL member clubs are back at it again this morning with their Phase 2 Draft. Today, the USHL teams select any players not already claimed by opposing clubs – birth years…
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Naurato: Adversity – It will only make you stronger
By Brandon Naurato – Every athlete remembers their favorite sports or inspirational movie and how it has had an impact on their lives or possibly made them look at their sport or life from a different perspective. Movies like “Miracle” keep us on the edge of our seats when the underdog Team USA beat a…
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NAHL announces 2013-14 all-league, all-division teams
The North American Hockey League announced their All-NAHL and All-Division teams for the 2013-14 season. See below for the all-league and all four division teams (Central, Midwest, North and South), as voted on by the league’s coaches. Members of Michigan’s NAHL teams are bolded. 2013-14 All-NAHL Team • Forward: Alec Butcher, Kenai River Brown Bears…
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USHL Phase 1 Draft Watch
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By Michael Caples – Tonight, the United States Hockey League’s member clubs select the top 1998 birth-year players from across the country. MiHockey will be watching for all the Michigan natives and the players selected by the Muskegon Lumberjacks; follow along with our live updates right here. First Round No. 2 – Youngstown Phantoms –…
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Lumberjacks announce trades for Michigan natives Marchin, Molino
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By Michael Caples – Just a few hours before the start of the 2014 USHL Draft, the Muskegon Lumberjacks announced a trio of trades that will bring two Michigan natives back home next fall. The USHL club announced that they have acquired Algonac native Tom Marchin and Trenton native Griffen Molino in trades with the…
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USHL Draft to take place tonight, tomorrow morning
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By Michael Caples – The United States Hockey League is set to begin their 2014 draft today and tomorrow. The league, which boasts the top Junior A teams in the country, annually holds a two-part draft, with Phase 1 beginning tonight at 6 p.m. ET. Phase 1 of the draft consists of eight rounds, with…
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Twenty-three girls selected for USA national player development camps
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By Michael Caples (@michaelcaples) – On April 25-27 in Grand Rapids, MAHA gathered 154 girls’ hockey players and goaltenders for USA Hockey national player development camp tryouts. The girls competed amongst their various age groups (1997-2000) to represent Michigan at the national camps, which will be held in St. Cloud, Minn., in July. Congrats to…
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MiHockey Banquet of Champions videos
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Check out all the videos we played at the 22nd annual MiHockey Banquet of Champions event, held at Laurel Manor in Livonia on April 15. The Intro Video (song- “For Love of the Game” by Pillar): The Girls’ Tier II Videos: The Girls’ Tier I Videos: The Squirt Videos: The Pee Wee Videos: The Bantam…
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Lumberjacks’ Joseph Cecconi commits to Wolverines
By Michael Caples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks announced today that Joseph Cecconi has committed to play for the University of Michigan following his junior career. Cecconi, a Youngstown, N.Y. native, played in 28 games with the Lumberjacks this year after being acquired in a December trade with the Green Bay Gamblers. “I decided to commit…