Category: For Players
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PHOTOS: Team USA dominates first game against Canada, falls 2-1 in second at World Junior Summer Showcase
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Team USA and Team Canada played a pair of split-squad contests Tuesday at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth as part of the World Junior Summer Showcase. Team USA White dominated their game against Team Canada Red, posting an 8-2 rout. The Canadians found some revenge in the second game, however, as Team Canada Red beat…
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USA Hockey announces roster cuts for World Junior Summer Showcase
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By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey announced a roster cut for the World Junior Summer Showcase today, bringing the U.S. roster from 42 to 34 players. “As a staff, we have been very pleased with the level of intensity and competitiveness we’ve seen so far,” said Jim Johannson, general manager of the 2018 U.S. National…
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Quinn Hughes’ confidence, skating have him poised for success with Wolverines
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By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – During an interview session at the World Junior Summer Showcase, a reporter asked Quinn Hughes if he was surprised to receive an invitation to the prestigious camp. Hughes responded with, “why, should I have been?” and a slight laugh. Not cocky. Just confident. The same way he is with…
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Vanya Lodnia enjoys visit home for World Junior Summer Showcase
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By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – Vanya Lodnia has spent the majority of his days in Erie, Pa., the last few seasons. Every once in a while, however, he gets to skate close to home. This week, he’s just a few miles away from his hometown of Novi, as Lodnia competes for Team USA in…
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PHOTOS: The 2017 Eastside Elite All-Star Challenge
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On July 27, the Eastside Elite Hockey League held its second annual all-star game. The All-Star Challenge featured four teams competing in three-on-three contests to decide a victor. For how the teams were formed, click here. Dylan Larkin’s team prevailed over Danny DeKeyser’s squad in the finals. The event, a fundraiser for the Anthony…
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After busy summer, Josh Norris is ready to get to Ann Arbor
By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – Any University of Michigan hockey fans who have stopped by USA Hockey Arena these past few days have surely liked what they’ve seen from Josh Norris. The Oxford native and NTDP product has been logging time in all game situations, and he’s been making his presence felt both literally…
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PHOTOS: Second day of games at the World Junior Summer Showcase in Plymouth
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On Sunday, games continued at the 2017 World Junior Summer Showcase, as Team USA Blue beat Finland 4-1, and Team USA White beat Sweden 4-3. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey) Team USA Blue vs. Finland Team USA White vs. Sweden
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Sean Day returns to World Junior Summer Showcase as a veteran
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By @StefanKubus – PLYMOUTH – Sean Day attended last year’s World Junior Summer Showcase as a seventh defenseman. Now, at 19, the Rochester native returns home as one of the camp veterans. The New York Rangers prospect said experiencing the camp once before has brought him into Round 2 with confidence as he challenges…
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Recruiting: Tiernan Shoudy commits to Michigan State
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By @MichaelCaples – Tiernan Shoudy’s grown pretty used to that Little Caesars baby blue and orange. Someday, though, he will be trading it in for green and white. Shoudy, a 2002 birth-year forward, has committed to the Michigan State Spartans. He told MiHockey that he’s excited to join the historic hockey program in East…
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Lumberjacks alum, Red Wings prospect Keith Petruzzelli dons stars and stripes in World Junior Summer Showcase
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By @StefanKubus – Keith Petruzzelli has basically made Michigan his second home over this past year. A native of Wilbraham, Mass., Petruzzelli tended goal for the Muskegon Lumberjacks in 2016-17 before being selected by the Detroit Red Wings in the third round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. After participating in the Wings’ development camp…