Category: For Parents
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ICE Arena in Mount Pleasant closed until Oct. 1
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By Ryan Zuke – When cooling in a house fails, it’s not normally an urgent matter. But when cooling in an ice rink fails, it creates an immediate problem. When the Isabella Community Events Arena in Mount Pleasant was ready to start making ice for the season, its water-cooled chiller was leaking and there was…
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NTDP announces U.S. National Under-18 Team Roster
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By Michael Caples – The National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor announced their Under-18 team roster today, and five of the players call Michigan home. Defenseman Trevor Hamilton (Grosse Pointe Farms) and forwards Evan Allen (Sterling Heights), Dawson Cook (Cadillac), Michael McCarron (Macomb), and Tyler Motte (St. Clair) will all move from the Under-17…
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Hockey leaders in Kalamazoo team up to fight autism
By Ben Fleck – Hockey is a game we all love to watch and play, but in some cases we can use it for more than personal enjoyment. On Dec. 15, three organizations from Kalamazoo will join forces and put on an event centered around hockey to benefit children that suffer from autism. In collaboration…
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Checking out Warrior’s new Covert DT1 stick
By Stefan Kubus – With Warrior releasing its newest line of sticks, the Covert line, its true one-piece construction aims to make your shot scream anything but covert. The Warrior Covert Dagger Taper, or DT, brings something to the table that Warrior has never done before, as Warrior senior product manager of sticks Keith Perera…
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Checking out CCM’s new RBZ stick
By Ben Fleck – CCM is hoping their new RBZ stick – powered by TaylorMade – will take the next step in hockey stick technology. “We are calling it a new revolution in hockey,” said Jordan Boman, sales rep for CCM. The golf company, a worldwide leader in composite products, teamed up with CCM to…
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Special DElivery: If it were up to the kids, what would they say?
MiHockey’s Darren Eliot discusses the hot topics of cross-ice play in 8U hockey, and the American Development Model in general, in his latest Special DElivery. By Darren Eliot – Even Michael Phelps must have started in a wading pool. That’s all I could think of as I watched the Olympics these past couple of weeks.…
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Anastos, Padalis, Shaw to play on U.S. Women’s U18 team this weekend
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By Stefan Kubus – A trio of under-18 women are heading to Minnesota to compete for Team USA against our rivals north of the border. USA Hockey named its 22-player U.S. National Women’s Under-18 Team roster that will compete against Canada in a three-game series on Aug. 16-19 at the National Sports Center’s Schwan Super…
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Hockey families asked to participate in “Light The Night Walk” to fight Leukemia
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By Ryan Zuke – A year ago, the Mannino family lost 18-year-old David, a talented hockey player for Little Caesars AAA and Detroit Jesuit High School, to Leukemia. Now, they are aiming to help others battling the same disease. On Saturday, Sept. 22, Team Bring It – named after David’s favorite wrestler, The Rock,…
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Michigan Mustangs represent the Mitten at the PowerHockey Cup
By Stefan Kubus – Monday update: The Mustangs once again made a spirited run to the North American PowerHockey Cup championship game, going undefeated to get there. In the first game, they defeated the London Knights, 11-4. On Saturday, they beat the Ottawa Capitals and the Toronto Rock, 7-3 and 8-3, respectively, clinching the top…
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Jewish hockey players have a chance to play in Israel
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UPDATE (Nov. 29, 2012) – On Nov. 28, Maccabi USA announced that University of Michigan alums Billy Jaffe and Eric Nystrom will serve as head coach and assistant coach, respectively, of Team USA’s squad for this renowned event. By Ben Fleck – From Aug. 17-19, 2013 Jewish ice hockey players will compete for a chance to represent…