Category: For Players
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NHL officially announces a three-on-three tournament for All-Star Game
By @MichaelCaples – The 2016 NHL All-Star Game will be quite different than its predecessors. The league officially announced tonight that their All-Star Game will be a three-on-three tournament, featuring four 11-player rosters for each of the NHL’s divisions. Each team will have six forwards, three defensemen and two goaltenders, and they will compete in…
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MAHA announces 2016 state playoff locations
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By @MichaelCaples – Teams who think they are worthy of a shot at a state title can start planning out their March schedules. MAHA has provided MiHockey with their 2016 state playoff sites and locations, which will begin on Feb. 29 for select age groups and run through Mar. 20. USA Hockey National Championships…
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Bauer’s parent company unveils new neck collar said to decrease concussions
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By @MichaelCaples – Performance Sports Group, the parent company of Bauer Hockey, announced yesterday a new device that’s supposed to reduce concussions in athletic competition. It’s not a new helmet, however, but a neck collar. The new product, a “proprietary yet easy-to-use band worn on the neck,” is designed to effect blood volume in…
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NTDP U17s to play Red Wings alumni on Tuesday
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By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-17 Team is in the process of getting used to playing against older competition. The U17s play in the USHL, which routinely puts them up against players two or three (or more) years older than they are. When they take the ice at USA Hockey…
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VIDEO: Talking hockey with Torey Krug
Livonia native, Michigan State alum and Boston Bruins defenseman Torey Krug talks about his youth hockey experiences and his advice for former players. He also talks about Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill – Krug played for Blashill during the two Michigan natives’ time in the USHL with the Indiana Ice.
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Updated: One Michigan native, four USHL players with MI ties named to U.S. Junior Select Team
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UPDATE (Nov. 25): USA Hockey has announced the addition of Ryan Bednard to the U.S. Junior Select Team roster. Bednard, a Macomb native, currently plays for the Youngstown Phantoms of the USHL, and he is committed to Bowling Green. By @MichaelCaples – There are no Michigan natives on the U.S. Junior Select Team roster this…
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PHOTOS: Girls’ Bauer World Invite
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Some of the best female hockey players in North America came to Metro Detroit this past weekend to compete in the Bauer World Invite at rinks across Michigan. Check out our photo gallery from some of the opening-day action. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey) Congrats to Little Caesars 16U for capturing the Tier I title in…
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Red Wings send Tomas Jurco to Grand Rapids on a conditioning assignment
By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings have just announced that they have sent forward Tomas Jurco back to Grand Rapids on a conditioning assignment. Jurco, 22, has only appeared in four games this season, and he has only notched a single assist in the timeframe. His lack of playing time has been seen…
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PHOTOS: The Easton Hockey Game of the Week – Honeybaked vs. Little Caesars ’02
MiHockey’s youth hockey Game of the Week feature, powered by Easton Hockey, is back for another season! Each week, MiHockey cameras are going behind-the-scenes of a youth hockey game to capture the excitement and passion displayed in rinks across our great state. Our first Easton Hockey Game of the Week feature for the 2015-16 season…
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Tatar’s OT goal gives Red Wings 4-3 win in Ottawa
By Tyler Barnes – The Red Wings overcame a third-period push from the Ottawa Senators Monday night when Tomas Tatar scored a breakaway goal in overtime to give Detroit a much needed two points. Tatar’s strike at the 2:04 mark of the extra period broke a 3-3 tie, giving the Wings a road victory…