Category: For Players
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Andreas Athanasiou talks upcoming NHL campaign, giving back at Red Wings Youth Camp
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – When Andreas Athanasiou was just a kid, he had the opportunity to take part in a hockey camp with then Toronto Maple Leafs forwards Darcy Tucker and Shayne Corson. And on Monday, it was the Red Wings’ speedy forward doing the teaching this time as a guest instructor at the Detroit…
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VIDEO: CCM Skills Camp puts youth players through training with technology
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Check out these short clips of some of the drills at the CCM Skills Camp, held at Plymouth’s USA Hockey Arena on July 23-24. Using technology to work on the players’ ‘read and react’ skills, players were signaled by flashing lights to cut certain ways or send a pass off a pad in a hurry.
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PHOTOS: First games of World Junior evaluation camp in Plymouth
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Sunday marked the first day of official games for the National Junior Evaluation Camp in Plymouth, which features top talent from the United States, Sweden, Finland and Canada competing for roster spots with their respective countries for the upcoming 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship. Check out photos from Team USA White’s game against Sweden (a…
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PHOTOS: National Junior Evaluation Camp begins in Plymouth
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The U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp officially began today in Plymouth, with some of the country’s best young hockey players skating at USA Hockey Arena in hopes of earning a spot on Team USA’s roster for the upcoming World Juniors. A portion of today’s first day on the ice featured an intrasquad scrimmage for the…
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Four Michigan girls invited to 2016 U.S. Women’s National Festival
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By @MichaelCaples – On Friday, USA Hockey announced the 95 players invited to its 2016 U.S. Women’s National Festival, and four hail from Michigan. The festival, which runs from Aug. 8-14, is an annual training event used to select two 22-girl rosters for a pair of series against rival Canada from Aug. 17-21 in Calgary.…
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NTDP Under-18 Team schedule announced
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By @MichaelCaples – Yesterday, USA Hockey announced the schedule for its National Team Development Program Under-17 Team. Today, it was the Under-18 Team’s turn. The second-year NTDP squad – which annually plays a mix of USHL, NCAA and international games – has an impressive schedule for the collection of draft-eligible high school seniors who will…
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PHOTOS: 2016 High School Excellence Program
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Thursday marked the start of the 2016 High School Hockey Excellence Program, hosted by the Michigan High School Hockey Coaches’ Association at the Arctic Coliseum in Chelsea. The four-day camp – directed by USA Hockey ADM regional manager Bob Mancini and Don Wright, head coach of Chelsea High School’s hockey program and former president of…
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Todd Krygier named new assistant coach at Western Michigan
By @MichaelCaples – It didn’t take long for Todd Krygier to find a new job. Western Michigan announced today that they have hired Krygier, formerly the head coach of the USHL’s Muskegon Lumberjacks, as a new assistant coach for the Broncos hockey program. “We’ve been very fortunate here at Western during my time to have…
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Suburban Hockey Club, Michigan Icebreakers merge with Honeybaked
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By @MichaelCaples – Starting in the 2016-17 season, a new group of players will be skating under the historic Honeybaked hockey brand. The Suburban Hockey Club and Michigan Icebreakers Girls Hockey Club will be merging together with the Honeybaked AAA organization to form a new association – the HB Hockey Club. “We have always had…
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USA Hockey’s NTDP Under-17 Team schedule announced
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By @MichaelCaples – The new group of NTDP players now know what their first season in Plymouth will look like. Today, USA Hockey announced the 2016-17 season schedule for the National Team Development Program Under-17 Team – one largely comprised of the team’s United States Hockey League campaign. The 2016-17 season will mark the…