Category: Juniors
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Lumberjacks sign Dylan Gratton to USHL tender
By @MichaelCaples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks have used a USHL tender to lock up a player they hope will be a team leader on the blue line. The Jacks have used a USHL tender to sign defenseman Dylan Gratton for the 2019-20 season. With a tender, Muskegon forgoes their first-round pick in the upcoming…
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Lumberjacks clinch first USHL Eastern Conference regular-season title in franchise history
By @MichaelCaples – On Friday night, the Muskegon Lumberjacks had a historic night in Wisconsin. The ‘Jacks are the top team in the USHL’s Eastern Conference for the first time in franchise history. With a 4-3 win in overtime over the Green Bay Gamblers on Friday, Muskegon secured the top spot in the East…
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MiHockey’s 2019 OHL Draft Watch
By @MichaelCaples – The 2019 OHL Priority Selection (league draft) is underway, and MiHockey is tracking all of the Michigan names selected, as well as the picks made by our Michigan-based OHL clubs in Flint and Saginaw. Check below for constant updates from the OHL draft (Flint Firebirds and Saginaw Spirit selections in italics). Round…
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Recruiting: James Durham commits to Brown
By @MichaelCaples – While Grand Rapids is the center of the youth hockey world this week, one of its native sons has announced the next step in his hockey career and academics. James Durham has committed to Brown. “It is very humbling and exciting to be a Brown Bear, it is the perfect fit…
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Blade Jenkins’ OT winner gives Spirit first-round sweep
By @MichaelCaples – The Saginaw Spirit are soaring into the second round of the OHL Playoffs, with one of their Michigan boys providing the final blow. Blade Jenkins scored the game-winner for the Spirit Thursday night, wrapping up the team’s four-game sweep of the Sarnia Sting in their first-round series with a 5-4 win.…
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Max Sasson sings national anthem before his USHL game
By @MichaelCaples – If you’ve seen Max Sasson play, you know he’s a versatile guy. Good in his own zone, good in the offensive zone, capable of playing multiple positions, etc. – that’s why he’s a University of Maine commit. He’s also available to help out in a variety of game day responsibilities around…
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PHOTOS: 2019 NTDP Evaluation Camp
Check out MiHockey’s photos from the first practices of the 2019 USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Evaluation Camp, which features 52 of the top 2003 birth-year players in the country competing for spots on next year’s Under-17 Team. Below the gallery is a list of Michigan names invited, though MiHockey attempted to include…
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PHOTOS: NTDP Under-18 Team vs. Green Bay Gamblers
Check out MiHockey’s photos from a Friday night USHL battle between Team USA and the Green Bay Gamblers, in which USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-18 Team stars Jack Hughes and Cole Caufield broke franchise records. For more on the historic night, click here. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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Saginaw Spirit kick off OHL Playoffs tonight after finishing best regular season in franchise history
By @StefanKubus – The Saginaw Spirit begin their hunt for the J. Ross Robertson Cup tonight on home ice against the Sarnia Sting. And after the team’s best regular season in franchise history, the Spirit will aim to make it past the second round of the OHL Playoffs for the first time ever. This year…
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Recruiting: Dalton Messina commits to Ohio State
By @MichaelCaples – Dalton Messina has spent the majority of the last two seasons in the Buckeye State, and now he’s going to be spending a lot more time there. The Macomb native and Youngstown Phantoms forward has announced his commitment to Ohio State. “The [main] reason I chose Ohio State is because of…