Category: For Players
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Leaders expect increased participation in midget split-season option for Year 2
By @MichaelCaples – Last fall, the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association began a pilot program for the midget age level that offered a ‘split season’ schedule so that players could skate with a travel team before joining their high school team. After having 27 teams participate in Year 1, organizers are expecting an even better showing…
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Dearborn Heights native Jordan Oesterle talks NHL experience, Connor McDavid and WMU
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By @StefanKubus – Jordan Oesterle had a brief taste of the NHL in early 2015, and now, he’s hungry for more. The 23-year-old defenseman from Dearborn Heights played his first professional season with the AHL’s Oklahoma City Barons in 2014-15 after a three-year stint at Western Michigan. Oesterle finished the year with 25 points…
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Red Wings, Teemu Pulkkinen agree on one-year deal
By @MichaelCaples – Eleven days ago, it was Gustav Nyquist. Today, it’s Teemu Pulkkinen. The Red Wings continued signing top prospects today when they agreed to terms on a one-year contract with Pulkkinen. The 23-year-old forward played in 31 games with Detroit this past season, recording eight points in the process. Despite playing in…
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MAHA to introduce academic, athletic scholarships for youth hockey players
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By @MichaelCaples – At the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association’s 2015 Summer Meeting in Mount Pleasant, organization president George Atkinson announced a new plan to assist players both on and off the ice. MAHA, starting over the next season, will begin offering both academic and athletic scholarships for their youth hockey members. “It’s a program that…
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U.S. PowerHockey Championship invades USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth
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Last weekend, the 2015 U.S. PowerHockey Championship took place at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth. Four teams – the Minnesota Selects, the Philadelphia PowerPlay, the Texas Motor Mavs and the Michigan Mustangs – battled for national bragging rights. The squad from Minnesota emerged victorious after defeating the Michigan Mustangs in the title game. Below are…
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Charity game at A2Ice3 offers players of any age a chance to skate with Jack Johnson
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By @MichaelCaples – Dating back to their middle school days, every year Justin Spiro would organize an exhibition hockey game for he and his friend Jack Johnson to skate in. Yes, that Jack Johnson. “I just go way back with Jack,” Spiro told MiHockey. “We’re friends from our middle-school days. We used to do…
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Alpena clotheslining incident gets the ESPN Sport Science treatment
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In January, Alpena Flyers defenseman Mitchell Skiba managed to clothesline himself with his own stick while being ejected from his game. The moment, captured on camera, has become one of the biggest hockey viral videos to date. If you need a refresher, here is the video we shot with Skiba at his home rink, where…
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USA Hockey announces upcoming ‘Try Hockey For Free Day’ dates
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By @MichaelCaples – Today, USA Hockey announced the dates for their ‘Try Hockey For Free Day’ dates. The first nationwide ‘Try Hockey For Free Day’ date will be on Saturday, Nov. 7, as part of ‘Come Play Hockey Month.’ The second chance for new players to experience the game will be on Saturday, Feb.…
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Brighton native Cooper Marody talks NHL Draft, joining the Wolverines and more
By @StefanKubus – When he was in second grade, Cooper Marody wrote in his class yearbook that he wanted to play hockey at the University of Michigan. When he turned ten, his birthday party was held at Yost Ice Arena. Now, at 18, he will get his chance to fulfill that dream this fall.…
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Griffins re-sign Hirschfeld, add Zombo and Docken
By @MichaelCaples – The Grand Rapids Griffins announced today that the AHL club has re-signed forward Alden Hirschfeld, while also adding two more players to their roster. The Griffins have signed forward Dominic Zombo and defenseman Derek Docken to one-year contracts. Zombo, 24, just finished his senior year at Nebraska-Omaha. In four seasons with the…