Category: For Players
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Tag Bertuzzi signs with Guelph Storm
By @MichaelCaples – Michigan’s highest OHL pick has signed with the franchise that selected him No. 2 overall in this year’s Priority Selection. Tag Bertuzzi is officially on his way to Guelph, Ontario – the Oakland Jr. Grizzlies forward signed with the Storm today. “We are thrilled to add Tag to our program,” said Storm…
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Blade Jenkins to sign with Saginaw Spirit
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By @MichaelCaples – Blade Jenkins is heading north. The Jackson native will be signing with the Saginaw Spirit, the OHL franchise that drafted him No. 4 overall in the 2016 OHL Draft. Jenkins, a product of the Compuware hockey program, spent the 2016-17 season with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-17 Team. He was…
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Red Wings add Adam Nightingale to coaching staff
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By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings are bringing in another Michigan native – this time on the coaching staff. The Original Six franchise just announced that they have hired Adam Nightingale as an assistant coach/video. A native of Cheboygan, Nightingale played two seasons for Lake Superior State and two seasons for Michigan State before…
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Fenton native Drew DeRidder to join NTDP U18 Team next season; Chicago netminder Jon Mor coming, too
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By @MichaelCaples – Drew DeRidder’s coming back home. The Fenton native will be joining USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-18 Team for the 2017-18 season. He and Highland Park, Ill., native Jon Mor will be the new-look goaltending tandem for the NTDP in the upcoming campaign. DeRidder, a Michigan State commit, was called up…
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MSU announces hiring of new assistant coaches Chris Luongo and Joe Exter
By @MichaelCaples – Danton Cole is bringing one his NTDP assistant coaches with him to East Lansing. Michigan State announced today that the Spartans have hired Chris Luongo to be an assistant coach for the new Spartan hockey regime, as well as Joe Exter from Ohio State. “I am eager to have both Chris and…
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Griffins sign West Bloomfield native Corey Elkins to contract for 2017-18
By @MichaelCaples – The Grand Rapids Griffins are getting ready for their second-round playoff match-up, but they’re working towards the future. The AHL franchise announced today that they have signed Michigan native Corey Elkins to a one-year contract for the 2017-18 season. Elkins, 32, has spent the last five seasons with HIFK Helsinki. He is…
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Red Wings sign goaltender Matej Machovsky
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By @MichaelCaples – The Red Wings announced that they have added a goaltender to their organization. Detroit has signed free-agent goaltender Matej Machovsky to a one-year contract in 2017-18. Machovsky has spent the last four years playing in the Czech Republic’s top professional league for HC Plzen. He recorded a 94-84-0 with a 2.23 goals-against…
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Larkin scores twice as Team USA tops Italy in 2017 World Championship tune-up
By @StefanKubus – Tuesday marked the first bit of action for Team USA in the 2017 IIHF World Championship. In an pre-tournament contest against Italy, the United States prevailed with a 5-2 victory. Waterford native and Detroit Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin scored twice, including the game-winning goal, while Rochester native Jacob Trouba (Winnipeg Jets)…
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Roster changes coming for next year’s NTDP Under-18 Team
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By @MichaelCaples – The USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-18 Team roster will have a slightly different look next season. Four players will not be returning to the Plymouth-based organization for the second season of their two-year training program – Michigan natives Blade Jenkins and Will MacKinnon, along with goaltenders Ryan Ullan and Keegan…
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MiHockey’s 2017 USHL Draft Watch (Day 2)
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The selection process for the United States’ top junior hockey league continues Tuesday for the USHL Phase 2 Draft. After Monday’s Phase I Draft – where USHL clubs took turns claiming the top 2001 birth-year players available – the process shifts to Phase II, where teams select players not already claimed who are eligible for…