Category: Juniors
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MiHockey’s 2019 USHL Draft Watch (Phase 1)
The 2019 USHL Draft is underway, as the league takes part in its Phase 1 draft to select players from the 2003 birth-year class. Follow along as MiHockey charts the Michigan names selected and the picks made by the Muskegon Lumberjacks (in italics). NOTE: USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program does not take part…
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Michigan names to know before 2019 USHL Draft
The 2019 USHL Draft begins tonight (May 6) at 7 p.m. with the league’s Phase 1 ‘Futures Draft’ for the 2003 birth-year class. A collection of league scouts provided a list of ‘Michigan names to know’ heading into the 2019 selection process for the top junior league in the country; check it out below.…
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Logan Jenuwine named NAHL MVP after historic season; full list of all-league honorees
By @MichaelCaples – It was an easy choice. Logan Jenuwine is the 2018-19 NAHL MVP. The Romeo native and former high school Mr. Hockey winner was named both the most valuable player and the forward of the year today by the junior league, after Jenuwine broke the NAHL record for goals in a single…
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Brenden Datema named NAHL defenseman of the year
By @MichaelCaples – The Huskies have a commitment from the best defenseman in the NAHL. Michigan Tech commit and Sterling Heights native Brenden Datema has been named the 2018-19 defenseman of the year by the junior league after an exceptional season in Texas. The 20-year-old blueliner led the league in scoring from the blue…
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Historic season comes to an end for Saginaw
By @StefanKubus – It was a heartbreaking end to an otherwise memorable, historic season for the Saginaw Spirit. After reaching the OHL Western Conference Final for the first time in franchise history and having a 3-1 stranglehold on their series with the Guelph Storm, the Spirit fell in Game 7 Monday night at the Dow…
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Lumberjacks even up Conference Final series with Game 2 win over Chicago
By @StefanKubus – Heartbreak on Saturday. Vindication on Sunday. Following a Game 1 overtime loss at home on Saturday, the Muskegon Lumberjacks responded with a 3-2 win in Game 2 at L.C. Walker Arena to even their USHL Eastern Conference Final series with the Chicago Steel. After Jagger Joshua and Mikael Hakkarainen gave the…
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Ronnie Attard named USHL player and defenseman of year
By @MichaelCaples – Multiple times this season, MiHockey reported on Ronnie Attard breaking USHL records. With that, it comes as no surprise that he was named the league’s player and defenseman of the year. The White Lake native and Western Michigan commit recorded 30 goals and 35 assists for 65 points this season, along…
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Game 4 win gives Spirit 3-1 series lead heading back to Saginaw
By @StefanKubus – The Saginaw Spirit are one game away from reaching another franchise milestone: the OHL Finals. The Spirit bounced back from a Game 3 loss and took a 4-1 decision in Game 4 led by a two-goal performance from Cole Perfetti and a 36-save outing from Tristan Lennox. Saginaw also had goals…
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Muskegon Lumberjacks advance to USHL’s Eastern Conference Final
By @MichaelCaples – With a victory tonight in Dubuque, the Muskegon Lumberjacks are moving on in the USHL playoffs. A 2-1 win over the Fighting Saints in Game 4 Wednesday evening was the series clinching win for the Jacks, who will now advance to the Eastern Conference Final. After winning both of their home…
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Team USA routs Latvia at U18 Worlds; Caufield breaks tournament American goal record
By @MichaelCaples – Only took Cole Caufield four games to break the American goal record at the IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championship. With his 10th goal of the tournament Tuesday, he passed Phil Kessel for the most by a single U.S. player at the prestigious international tournament – and he did it before the…