Category: For Parents
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Pat Kelleher named next USA Hockey Executive Director
By @StefanKubus – With Dave Ogrean retiring, USA Hockey has named its new executive director. The organization announced on Thursday that Massachusetts native Pat Kelleher will take over the reins. Kelleher, 46, is the sixth person to hold the position of executive director, joining Hal Trumble (1972-87); Bob Johnson (1987-90); Baaron Pittenger (1990-93); Dave Ogrean (1993-99;…
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Griffins complete sweep of Milwaukee, advance to Round 2 of AHL playoffs against Chicago
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By @MichaelCaples – Thanks to an overtime game-winner from Kyle Criscuolo in Milwaukee tonight, the Griffins are moving on in the AHL playoffs. Criscuolo’s goal at the 10:03 mark of the extra period secured a three-game sweep of the Milwaukee Admirals for Grand Rapids, as the Griffins punch their ticket to the conference semifinals in…
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Paul Cotter named 2017 NAHL Rookie of the Year
By @StefanKubus – Paul Cotter certainly made an impact in his North American Hockey League rookie season. And on Wednesday, he was awarded for it, as the league crowned the 17-year-old Canton native with its Rookie of the Year honors. Cotter, a forward, posted 28 goals and 60 points in 59 games with his Brookings Blizzard…
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NTDP Under-18 Team welcomed home after gold-medal victory at U18 Worlds in Slovakia
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By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – When the bus pulled up, USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-17 Team was there to great their elder counterparts. The NTDP U18 Team brought home gold, but, really, that just meant that the cheering was a little louder when they got off the bus after the lengthy trip…
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Mel Pearson returns to Ann Arbor as Wolverines’ new head coach
By @MichaelCaples – ANN ARBOR – Mel Pearson spent 23 seasons with the Michigan Wolverines under Red Berenson. You build quite a connection with a place and a hockey program when you spend that long there. That’s why, when the Wolverines came calling in need of Red Berenson’s successor, Pearson accepted the challenge, despite…
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Ryder Rolston, Alex Turcotte named to NTDP Under-17 Team for 2017-18 season
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By @MichaelCaples – Two players hailing from The Great Lakes State will be on next year’s USA Hockey National Team Development Program Under-17 Team roster. Birmingham native Ryder Rolston and Walled Lake native Alex Turcotte have been selected for the prestigious two-year training program in Plymouth. Both come from hockey families; Rolston is the son…
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Michigan officially names Mel Pearson as successor to Red Berenson
By @MichaelCaples – The University of Michigan has made it official – Mel Pearson is the school’s next hockey coach. Pearson, an assistant coach for Red Berenson for 23 years, will now be the man tasked with following in the iconic head coach’s footsteps after Berenson retired earlier this month. “I am very honored and…
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Report: Mel Pearson to become next head coach of Michigan Wolverines
UPDATE: Michigan has formally announced Pearson as the hockey program’s new head coach. Click here for MiHockey’s developing story. By @MichaelCaples – Sounds like Mel Pearson is coming back to Ann Arbor. According to John Buccigross of ESPN, the longtime Michigan assistant coach and current head coach of Michigan Tech will be returning to…
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Team USA wins gold at 2017 IIHF Under-18 World Championship
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By @MichaelCaples – For each class of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, the IIHF Under-18 World Championship is the end goal. It’s the final test for the group of teenagers working together for two years in Plymouth. For this year’s NTDP Under-18 Team – along with the help of a few new friends –…
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Griffins win overtime thriller to start 2017 AHL postseason
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With a quick shot on goal from a bad angle, Tomas Nosek fooled the goaltender, and gave his Grand Rapids Griffins an overtime victory at Van Andel Arena in Game 1 of their AHL opening-round series with the Milwaukee Admirals. Matthew Ford, Evgeny Svechnikov and Matt Lorito scored in regulation for the Griffins, who take…