Category: For Players
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USHL Phase 1 Draft Watch
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By Michael Caples – Tonight, the United States Hockey League’s member clubs select the top 1998 birth-year players from across the country. MiHockey will be watching for all the Michigan natives and the players selected by the Muskegon Lumberjacks; follow along with our live updates right here. First Round No. 2 – Youngstown Phantoms –…
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Lumberjacks announce trades for Michigan natives Marchin, Molino
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By Michael Caples – Just a few hours before the start of the 2014 USHL Draft, the Muskegon Lumberjacks announced a trio of trades that will bring two Michigan natives back home next fall. The USHL club announced that they have acquired Algonac native Tom Marchin and Trenton native Griffen Molino in trades with the…
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USHL Draft to take place tonight, tomorrow morning
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By Michael Caples – The United States Hockey League is set to begin their 2014 draft today and tomorrow. The league, which boasts the top Junior A teams in the country, annually holds a two-part draft, with Phase 1 beginning tonight at 6 p.m. ET. Phase 1 of the draft consists of eight rounds, with…
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NHL ’15 teaser trailer released; Doc Emrick on the call?
EA Sports has released a teaser trailer for NHL ’15 today, and it sounds like they have a new play-by-play guy. The voice of Michigan resident Doc Emrick, NBC’s lead announcer for their NHL broadcasts, can be heard talking about the game in the background of a video that shows off EA’s latest recreations of…
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Twenty-three girls selected for USA national player development camps
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By Michael Caples (@michaelcaples) – On April 25-27 in Grand Rapids, MAHA gathered 154 girls’ hockey players and goaltenders for USA Hockey national player development camp tryouts. The girls competed amongst their various age groups (1997-2000) to represent Michigan at the national camps, which will be held in St. Cloud, Minn., in July. Congrats to…
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MiHockey Banquet of Champions videos
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Check out all the videos we played at the 22nd annual MiHockey Banquet of Champions event, held at Laurel Manor in Livonia on April 15. The Intro Video (song- “For Love of the Game” by Pillar): The Girls’ Tier II Videos: The Girls’ Tier I Videos: The Squirt Videos: The Pee Wee Videos: The Bantam…
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Lumberjacks’ Joseph Cecconi commits to Wolverines
By Michael Caples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks announced today that Joseph Cecconi has committed to play for the University of Michigan following his junior career. Cecconi, a Youngstown, N.Y. native, played in 28 games with the Lumberjacks this year after being acquired in a December trade with the Green Bay Gamblers. “I decided to commit…
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Abdelkader, DeKeyser join Team USA for World Championship
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By Michael Caples (@michaelcaples) – USA Hockey announced today that Detroit Red Wings teammates Justin Abdelkader and Danny DeKeyser will be joining them for the World Championship in May. Abdelkader (Muskegon) and DeKeyser (Clay Township) will join Michigan natives Andy Miele (Grosse Pointe Woods), Connor Hellebuyck (Commerce), Jeff Petry (Ann Arbor) and Jacob Trouba (Rochester)…
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Derek Daschke signs USHL tender with Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
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By Michael Caples – Another Michigan native has signed a USHL tender for the upcoming season. Oakland Jr. Grizzlies defenseman Derek Daschke has signed a tender with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the Junior A league. Daschke, a Troy native, recorded eight goals and 22 assists in 35 games with coach Mike Peruzzi and the Grizzlies’…
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Mike Vellucci leaving Plymouth Whalers for management position with Carolina Hurricanes
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By Michael Caples – Carolina Hurricanes owner Peter Karmanos announced today that Plymouth Whalers coach/GM/president Mike Vellucci will be joining his NHL club as an assistant GM and director of hockey operations. Both TSN’s Bob McKenzie and Hockey Night in Canada’s Elliotte Friedman originally reported that Vellucci would be leaving for the Hurricanes over…