Category: Juniors
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New goaltending initiative designed to improve U.S. goaltending from top to bottom
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By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – Fifty-one percent of the minutes played in NHL games in 2030. That’s the goal for USA Hockey’s new goaltending initiative – American-born goalies claiming more minutes between the pipes than any other country. “We want 51 percent of the minutes played in the NHL to be played by Americans,”…
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John Wroblewski named new NTDP head coach
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By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey announced today that John Wroblewski will be the new head coach for the National Team Development Program. Wroblewski, formerly the head coach of the Youngstown Phantoms of the USHL, is a NTDP alum as a player and assistant coach. He will serve as head coach of the U.S. National Under-18…
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Warren Strelow National Goaltending Camp invite list announced; elite training sessions begin today in Plymouth
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By @MichaelCaples – On Friday, some of the best goaltenders in the country will arrive at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth to take part in the annual Warren Strelow National Goaltending Camp. The ninth annual camp – named in honor of Warren Strelow, a former NHL goalie coach who served in the same role…
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Lumberjacks’ Rem Pitlick named USHL player, forward of the year
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By @MichaelCaples – The United States Hockey League announced today that a member of the Muskegon Lumberjacks has claimed multiple league honors for the 2015-16 season. Lumberjacks forward Rem Pitlick has been named the league’s player of the year and forward of the year, after the Plymouth, Minn., native recorded 89 points in only…
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MiStory: School or junior hockey? Why I chose both (by Andrew Dzierwa)
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In MiHockey’s new MiStory feature, we let hockey people tell their own stories with their own words. Andrew Dzierwa shares his story of a balancing act between being a full-time student and a full-time junior hockey player in the USPHL with his hometown Traverse City Hounds. Do you have a unique hockey story you…
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MiHockey’s 2016 USHL Draft Tracker (Day 2)
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By @MichaelCaples – The selection process for the United States’ top junior hockey league continues Tuesday for the USHL Phase 2 Draft. Follow along with MiHockey as we track all of the Michigan names selected, as well as picks made by the Muskegon Lumberjacks (in italics). CLICK HERE FOR USHL PHASE 1 DRAFT RESULTS Round…
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MiHockey’s 2016 USHL Draft Tracker (Day 1)
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By @MichaelCaples and @StefanKubus – A new crop of skilled Michigan youngsters are hearing their names called by United States Hockey League clubs Monday night during the league’s Phase 1 Draft at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth. Join MiHockey as we provide live updates on the selections of 2000 birth-year players from our state, and…
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Windsor Spitfires to host 2017 Memorial Cup
By @MichaelCaples – The drive to the Memorial Cup just got a lot shorter for Michigan’s hockey audience. The Ontario Hockey League announced today that the Windsor Spitfires will host the 2017 MasterCard Memorial Cup from May 1828 at the WFCU Centre. The Spitfires, as tournament host, will have a spot in the tournament,…
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Muskegon Lumberjacks sign Evgeny Svechnikov’s younger brother to USHL tender
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in Editor’s picks, For Fans, For Players, Griffins, Juniors, Pro, Red Wings, Slideshow, The Latest, USHLBy @MichaelCaples – The Lumberjacks are traveling far, far away for their most-recent tender, but they’re claiming a player with a last name that’s close to home. Muskegon has signed Andrei Svechnikov to a USHL tender, which means they are foregoing their first pick in Monday’s draft to lock up a talented Russian prospect…