Category: Juniors
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MiHockey’s 2018 USHL Draft Watch (Day 2)
By @MichaelCaples – 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 2002 birth-year players available – the process shifts to Phase II, where teams select players not already claimed who…
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MiHockey’s 2018 USHL Draft Watch (Day 1)
By @MichaelCaples – A new crop of skilled Michigan youngsters will be selected by United States Hockey League clubs Monday night during the league’s Phase 1 Draft. Join MiHockey as we provide live updates on the selections of 2002 birth-year players from our state, and picks made by the Muskegon Lumberjacks (those picks are listed…
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USHL announces 2017-18 all-league, all-rookie teams
By @MichaelCaples – The USHL continued to roll out its end-of-season awards Tuesday morning, this time announcing the all-league and all-rookie teams for the 2017-18 season. Michigan names Quinn Preston, Paul Cotter, All-USHL First Team G: Filip Larsson, Tri-City Storm D: Ben Finkelstein, Waterloo Black Hawks D: Graham Lillibridge, Chicago Steel F: Anthony Del Gaizo,…
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Lumberjacks’ Del Gaizo named USHL player of year; Pekar top rookie
By @MichaelCaples – A pair of Muskegon Lumberjacks received major USHL recognition Monday morning. Captain Anthony Del Gaizo has been named the league’s player of the year, while Matej Pekar – an Oakland Jr. Grizzlies alum – has been named top rookie. Del Gaizo, a UMass (Amherst) commit, posted a league-best 72 points in 60…
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WATCH: Audio troubles wreck U.S. anthem after Team USA beats Russia at U18 Worlds; Americans sing on
On Thursday, Team USA beat host country Russia in the quarterfinals of the 2018 IIHF Men’s Under-18 World Championship. The winning team’s national anthem is played after each IIHF tournament game, but there were some problems with the “Star-Spangled Banner” on this occasion. The boys made sure that their country was properly recognized, however –…
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Muskegon Lumberjacks will not renew coach John LaFontaine’s contract
By @MichaelCaples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks will be looking for a new head coach this off-season, as the USHL franchise announced this morning that they will be parting ways with John LaFontaine. The Jacks will not be renewing the Pontiac native’s contract; LaFontaine was the bench boss in Muskegon for the past two seasons. “John…
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Michigan names receive OHL rookie recognition
By @MichaelCaples – The Ontario Hockey League announced its rookie of the year and all-rookie teams for the 2017-18 season today, and there are Michigan names throughout. Andrei Svechnikov, a Muskegon Lumberjacks alum and brother of Red Wings prospect Evgeny, was named the league’s rookie of the year. Regarded the No. 2 prospect in the…
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Lumberjacks’ season comes to close in heartbreaking fashion
By @MichaelCaples – It certainly wasn’t the result they were looking for. After taking an early series lead in a best-of-three first-round playoff match-up against Chicago, the Muskegon Lumberjacks found themselves in a winner-take-all showdown at home yesterday. The Jacks held a 3-2 lead in the third period against the Steel before Chicago’s Blake McLaughlin…
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First round of the 2018 USHL Playoffs is set
By @MichaelCaples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks ended the regular season on Saturday. On Monday, they will be hosting a postseason game at L.C. Walker Arena. The USHL has finalized its schedule for the first round of the 2018 Clark Cup Playoffs, and the ‘Jacks are playing host. Here is the first-round schedule for everybody, starting…
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2018 USHL Fall Classic set for Sept. 27-30 in Pittsburgh
By @StefanKubus – The USHL Fall Classic brings together both the junior league’s 17 clubs and also top youth teams from across the country. The league announced Thursday that the event will take place from Sept. 27-30 in Pittsburgh this year. All 17 USHL clubs will play two regular-season games, including USA Hockey’s National Team…