Category: Juniors
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World Junior Summer Showcase ticket information announced
By @MichaelCaples – We’re not telling you how to spend your last week of July, but…the World Junior Summer Showcase is coming back to Plymouth. The annual event features some of the best young players in the world competing for spots with their country’s World Junior teams. Finland, Sweden, Canada and the U.S. will…
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Two years of magic in Plymouth: NTDP poised to break NHL Draft records in fitting end for ’01 group
By @MichaelCaples – They show up at the end of every summer, full of hype and expectations. Each class has its fair share of players labeled as elite prospects with major Division 1 college commitments next to their names. The USA Hockey National Team Development Program’s 2001 birth-year group was something else entirely, however. Sure,…
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USA Hockey announces roster for World Junior Summer Showcase in Plymouth
By @MichaelCaples – The World Junior Summer Showcase is returning to Plymouth this summer, and now, fans know who they can watch at USA Hockey Arena. USA Hockey has announced the 44 players who have been invited to the annual showcase, which serves as a kick-off event for selecting Team USA’s roster for the…
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Spirit sign Saginaw native Mitchell Smith
By @MichaelCaples – Mitchell Smith won’t have far to go for his junior hockey career. The Saginaw native has signed with his hometown OHL team. The Spirit announced today that they secured the Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U defenseman after selecting him in the fifth round of the 2018 OHL Priority Selection. He will be the…
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OHL schedule announced; check out when Firebirds, Spirit will meet in 2019-2020
By @MichaelCaples – The Ontario Hockey League announced its 2019-2020 season schedule today, which means that fans can start planning for the Michigan-based battles between the Flint Firebirds and Saginaw Spirit. Here is the list of meetings for the two franchises, who will once again battle for the I-75 Divide Cup: Saturday, Sept. 21…
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Recruiting: Jake Willets commits to Ferris State
By @MichaelCaples – Jake Willets’ hockey journey took him all the way to Alaska and Texas the past two seasons, but he’s coming back home because of it. The Erie native has committed to Michigan Tech for the upcoming school year. “I picked Ferris State because I felt like I really connected with the…
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MiHockey’s 2019 NAHL Draft Watch
June 4 marks the 2019 NAHL Draft, as the junior league conducts its annual selection process. Join MiHockey as we keep tabs on all of the Michigan names selected by the member clubs of USA Hockey’s only Tier II junior league. Round 1 No. 17 – Austin – Chris Tamer – Whitmore Lake –…
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USA Hockey Arena, Ann Arbor Ice Cube to host 2020 Under-18 Worlds
By @MichaelCaples – On Friday, the International Ice Hockey Federation announced the locations for the 2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships, and one of the biggest tournaments is coming to Michigan. Plymouth’s USA Hockey Arena and the Ann Arbor Ice Cube will host the 2020 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Men’s World Championship next April. That…
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Saginaw Spirit announce the signing of Davis “T-Bone” Codd
By @MichaelCaples – Looks like Davis “T-Bone” Codd will be playing in Saginaw next season. The Brighton native and Little Caesars 16U forward has signed with the Saginaw Spirit, the OHL franchise announced today. Codd was a fourth-round pick of the team in the 2019 OHL Priority Selection. Previously this month, Codd had signed…
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MiHockey’s 2019 USHL Draft Watch (Phase 2)
The 2019 USHL Draft continues today as the member clubs participate in the Phase 2 Draft, open to all players eligible to play junior hockey next season who are not already protected by a USHL franchise. Follow along as MiHockey charts the Michigan names selected and the picks made by the Muskegon Lumberjacks (in…