Category: Juniors
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MiHockey’s 2017 OHL Draft Watch
By @MichaelCaples – The 2017 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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Top 2001 birth-year players to know for draft season
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By Matt Mackinder – State playoffs wrapping up in the state of Michigan means only one thing – junior draft season is on the way. The OHL draft for 2001 birth year players is slated for April 8 while the two-part USHL draft takes place May 1-2 and the NAHL draft runs June 6. As…
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Recruiting: Casey Gilling commits to Miami
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By @MichaelCaples – Gaylord native Casey Gilling is going to be a RedHawk. The Muskegon Lumberjacks forward announced today that he has verbally committed to the Miami hockey program. “[Miami] is a really good fit for me,” Gilling told MiHockey. “They have an excellent coaching staff and their facilities are top of the line. The…
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Farabee, Wahlstrom earn rare call-ups to National Under-18 Team for IIHF U18 Worlds
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By @MichaelCaples – For most players with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, the two-year stay with the NTDP culminates with a trip to the IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championship. Sometimes, however, a player performs so well in his first season that he gets an early trip to the big show. This year, two players…
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Muskegon Lumberjacks secure spot in 2017 USHL postseason, will take on Dubuque
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By @MichaelCaples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks are returning to the USHL playoffs. After making a run all the way to the Clark Cup Finals in 2015, the Lumberjacks will have another shot at a USHL title this spring, as the club has secured its spot in the postseason. The ‘Jacks will play the Dubuque Fighting…
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PHOTOS: Flint Firebirds host first playoff game in team history
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On Monday, the Flint Firebirds hosted the team’s first playoff game since the franchise was sold and moved from Plymouth. Check out MiHockey’s photos from the game, No. 3 in a best-of-seven series with the Soo Greyhounds. The visitors ended up prevailing 3-1. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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PHOTOS: NTDP Under-18 Team plays last game in Plymouth
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The USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-18 Team played its last home game of the 2016-17 season Saturday night, bringing an end to home portion of the two-year program for the U18 players. Check out MiHockey’s photos from the game – a 6-0 win over the Bloomington Thunder in USHL action. (Photos by Michael…
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PHOTOS: Final home game for NTDP Under-17 Team
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Check out MiHockey’s photos from the final home game of the 2016-17 season for USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-17 Team – a USHL showdown with the Bloomington Thunder. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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Recruiting: Max Ellis commits to Notre Dame
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By @MichaelCaples – Right now, Canton native Max Ellis is skating in Youngstown, Ohio. The next stop in his hockey career will be in South Bend, Indiana. Ellis announced today that he has verbally committed to Notre Dame for his college hockey career. “The reason I chose Notre Dame was because my education and faith…
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Red Wings’ prospects Givani Smith, Filip Hronek to join Griffins
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By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings have assigned prospects Givani Smith and Filip Hronek to their AHL affiliate in Grand Rapids. The two OHL players will get valuable time with the Griffins for the remainder of the 2016-17 season now that their seasons with their junior clubs have come to an end. Smith,…