Category: Juniors
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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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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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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…
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MiHockey’s 2017 USHL Draft Watch (Day 1)
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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 2001 birth-year players from our state, and picks made by the Muskegon Lumberjacks (those picks are listed in italics). On Tuesday,…
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Lumberjacks acquire Wyatt Bongiovanni, two others in USHL Draft Day swap with Tri-City
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By @MichaelCaples – Birmingham native Wyatt Bongiovanni is going to be playing a little closer to home next season. The Muskegon Lumberjacks announced just two hours before the start of the USHL Draft that they have sacrificed one of their top picks to acquire Bongiovanni and two other players from the Tri-City Storm. Muskegon is…
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Paul Cotter named 2017 NAHL Rookie of the Year
By @StefanKubus – Paul Cotter certainly made an impact in his North American Hockey League rookie season. And on Wednesday, he was awarded for it, as the league crowned the 17-year-old Canton native with its Rookie of the Year honors. Cotter, a forward, posted 28 goals and 60 points in 59 games with his Brookings Blizzard…
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Barclay Branch named new Flint Firebirds GM
By @StefanKubus – The Ontario Hockey League announced changes to the Flint Firebirds management staff on Monday. Fresh off Flint’s first-ever postseason appearance, Barclay Branch will be the team’s new general manager, replacing last year’s league-appointed George Burnett. Burnett was originally brought in by the OHL to work with the players, parents and hockey operations staff on…
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USHL announces All-League teams
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By @MichaelCaples – The USHL announced its All-League teams on Thursday. Below are the Michigan names to crack the lists. First Team Andrei Svechnikov – Muskegon Lumberjacks Second Team Quinn Hughes – USA Hockey’s NTDP Third Team Colin Theisen – Dubuque Fighting Saints Bo Hanson – Muskegon Lumberjacks Robbie Beydoun – Waterloo…
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Lumberjacks’ Andrei Svechnikov named USHL rookie of the year
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By @MichaelCaples – The USHL has announced its yearly awards, and one of the most prestigious is going to a member of the Muskegon Lumberjacks. Forward Andrei Svechnikov was named rookie of the year, the league announced today. In 48 games this year, Svechnikov – the younger brother of Red Wings prospect Evgeny – posted…