Category: For Players
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Team USA captures gold at Under-18 World Championshp
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By Michael Caples – They’ve done it again. Team USA captured the gold medal at the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s Under-18 World Championship yesterday in Finland, besting the Czech Republic 5-2 in the title game. The win gives the U.S. their 11th consecutive medal, which is a U18 World Championship tournament record. It…
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Larkin leads Team USA to U18 World Championship title game
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By Michael Caples – Waterford native Dylan Larkin scored a goal and an assist and Plymouth Whalers goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 19 of 20 shots, as Team USA picked up a 4-1 win over Sweden in the IIHF Men’s Under-18 World Championship. With the victory, the U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team will move on to…
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Michigan-based Original Stix bringing hockey stick iPhone cases to reality
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By Michael Caples – Hey hockey players (and fans), meet your new phone case. Hockey stick phone cases are about to hit the market, and they’re being made right here in Michigan. A new company called Original Stix, created by 24-year-old St. Clair Shores native Terry Johnson, is taking broken hockey sticks and turning them…
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Video: Get to know Wolverines captain Andrew Copp
In MiHockey’s latest ‘Michigan’s Players’ feature, we introduce you to University of Michigan forward Andrew Copp. The soon-to-be Wolverines junior, a native of Ann Arbor, is a Compuware and NTDP alum, along with being a Winnipeg Jets draft pick. He was recently selected to be Michigan’s captain for the 2014-15 season.
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Team USA dominates Slovakia in U18 World quarterfinals
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By Michael Caples – The goals just keep coming for Team USA in Finland. In their final three games of pool play, the American squad at the IIHF Men’s Under-18 World Championship had outscored their opponents 14-3. In their quarterfinal matchup with Slovakia today, Team USA won 6-2. Top prospect Jake Eichel recorded a goal…
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Caples: Baffled by the Howard bashing
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By Michael Caples – It’s a cruel, cruel world, being an NHL goaltender. Let me rephrase that, actually. It’s a cruel, cruel world being a goaltender in general. When things aren’t going well, it’s the easiest position to point a finger at. In the high-speed, action-packed game we all love, it’s much easier to say,…
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Team USA takes top spot in Group B in pool play at U18 Worlds
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By Michael Caples – With three straight wins, the Americans have rebounded and taken the top spot in the group at the U18 Worlds. Team USA topped host country Finland by a score of 4-3 today, finishing pool play with a 3-0-0-1 record and taking the top spot in Group B at the . The…
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Latest batch of NCAA players enter professional ranks
By William Kyle Mitchell – With the conclusion of the NCAA season comes the latest batch of Michigan natives and connections moving on to the pro ranks. Here is a look at all the Michigan players heading off to the next stage of their hockey careers: Ferris State Scott Czarnowczan signed with the Idaho…
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Torey Krug stars in Warrior shoe commercial
Check out Livonia native Torey Krug starring in a commercial for Warrior’s new “Siege” shoe.
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Madison Capitols tender Belle Tire’s Jalen Chatfield
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By Michael Caples – The Madison Capitols, new members of the USHL, announced today that they have tendered a Michigan product. The newly-formed club have signed Belle Tire’s Jalen Chatfield – the Capitols’ first-ever tendered defenseman in their short history. Chatfield, who played for the Belle Tire Midget Major club this pat season, joins forwards…