Category: For Players
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Itami to replace Johnson as head coach of Detroit Catholic Central
By Michael Caples – The Shamrocks will be playing under a new head coach next season. Detroit Catholic Central assistant coach Doug Itami will take over as head coach for the Shamrocks this season, replacing Todd Johnson, a source close to the program has told MiHockey. Johnson will remain with the Shamrocks’ program, with Itami…
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Eight Michigan natives – most of any state – invited to NTDP evaluation camp
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USA Hockey announced their rosters for the National Team Development Program evaluation camp today, which will be held from March 22-26 at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube. The camp will help select the 2013-14 U.S. National Under-17 Team. Michigan will send the most players of any state to the camp, with a total of eight…
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Cranbrook’s Alex Alger named MIHL MVP, All-League Teams announced
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The Michigan Interscholastic Hockey League announced their postseason awards today, with plenty of honors going to the Alger family. Cranbrook senior captain Alex Alger was named the league’s most valuable player, after the Livonia native amassed 34 goals and 28 assists for 62 points in 31 games played. Alger, along with his brother Austin, were…
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Seven overtime periods later, Honeybaked 16U captures state title
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Honeybaked won the 16U Tier 1 state title during the seventh overtime of their game against Little Caesars on March 10 at the Taylor Sportsplex. Can’t see the photo gallery? Click here to view the images through our Flickr account. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey) By Matt Bishop – TAYLOR — In all the years he’s been involved in…
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High School All-State Teams
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The Michigan High School Hockey Coaches’ Association announced their All-State teams today. Click the links below to see the first and second-team all-state selections, along with honorable mentions, for Divisions 1-3 below. 2013 Division 1 All-State selections 2013 Division 2 All-State selections 2013 Division 3 All-State selections
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Brighton wins back-to-back D1 state titles
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By Matt Mackinder – Brighton’s return engagement to the MHSAA Division 1 state finals started out strong and finished strong as the Bulldogs retained their championship with a 2-1 win over Detroit Catholic Central in front of a standing room-only crowd at Compuware Arena. Jimmy Milletics stopped 37 shots for the win and was deemed…
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Cranbrook-Kingswood wins Division 3 state title
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By Matt Mackinder – PLYMOUTH –Coming in to Saturday afternoon’s MHSAA Division 3 state championship game, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood had lost just two games all season.The Cranes exited the game still with two losses after posting a 4-2 win over Sault Ste. Marie at Compuware Arena to claim the D3 crown, outshooting the Blue Devils…
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Livonia Stevenson captures first-ever state title in D2
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By Matt Mackinder – PLYMOUTH – At the start of the season, Livonia Stevenson coach Dave Mitchell stressed to his team that no team in the 43-year history of the program had ever won a state championship. Next fall, he can harp on his team to know what a repeat feels like as the Spartans…
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USA Hockey announces new “Learn-to-Skate” curriculum
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By Michael Caples – The governing body for youth hockey in the United States has announced a new “Learn-to-Skate” curriculum for aspiring hockey players and those in charge of teaching them how to skate. This morning, USA Hockey announced a comprehensive Learn-to-Skate curriculum model featuring two ‘tracks’ – Learn-to-Skate 1, Learn-to-Skate 2 – designed to…
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From The Crease: Battling Through Traffic
By Jeff Lerg – Being a goaltender is one of the most difficult positions to play in all of sports. Think about the facts – the puck is only 1 inch wide, 3 inches in diameter and travels at speeds over 100 mph. It is very difficult to guard a net that is 6 feet…