Category: Juniors
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Rochester native Max Jones given 12-game suspension by OHL
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By @MichaelCaples – Rochester native Max Jones was given a substantial suspension by the Ontario Hockey League today. The potential first-round pick in this summer’s NHL Draft has been suspended 12 games, the league announced today, due to an incident in Jones’ London Knights game against Owen Sound. Jones’ check on Justin Brack of Owen…
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PHOTOS: NTDP U17s vs. Sioux Falls
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On Friday night, USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-17 Team played host to the Sioux Falls Stampede, and they picked up a 5-3 victory in the process. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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Firebirds win inaugural I-75 Divide Cup series with OT victory over Saginaw
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By @MichaelCaples – The new I-75 Divide Cup will be staying in Flint this summer. With a 6-5 overtime victory over in-state rival Saginaw, the Flint Firebirds won the inaugural I-75 Divide Cup series. Mathieu Henderson scored the game-winning goal 37 seconds into overtime to give the Firebirds their 19th win of the season…
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Taylor Fernandez, Cameron Clarke named NAHL players of the month
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By @MichaelCaples – The NAHL announced its players of the month for February today, and Michigan natives claimed two of the three awards. The league’s forward of the month award went to Northville native Taylor Fernandez, while Tecumseh native Cameron Clarke was named top defenseman. Fernandez, in the midst of his third NAHL season,…
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Farmington Hills native Spencer Wright named NAHL star of the week twice in a row
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By @MichaelCaples – Spencer Wright is certainly on a hot streak. The Farmington Hills native has been standing on his head in the NAHL, as the New Jersey Titans netminder has now been named the league’s East Division star of the week in back-to-back weeks. Wright, a product of Novi Detroit Catholic Central, posted…
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MAG: ‘You Should Know’ Ryan Bednard
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In the latest issue of MiHockeyMag, we introduce you to Macomb native Ryan Bednard, netminder for the Youngstown Phantoms of the USHL. A seventh-round pick of the Florida Panthers in 2015, Bednard is also a Victory Honda, Belle Tire and Little Caesars alumnus. Click here or on the preview image below to check it out…
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Lumberjacks’ Pitlick, Grosse Pointe Farms’ Hamilton named USHL players of the week
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By @MichaelCaples – The ‘players of the week’ nods are starting to roll out, and Michigan names are getting an early jump on the action. The USHL announced their weekly stars list today, and one Michigan resident and one Michigan native received honors from the Tier I league. Muskegon Lumberjacks forward Rem Pitlick, a…
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PHOTOS: Muskegon Lumberjacks vs. NTDP (Milk and Cereal Bowl game)
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On Feb. 22 as part of Hockey Day in America (and Hockey Weekend Across America), USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-17 Team hosted the Muskegon Lumberjacks for a USHL in-state showdown. The two clubs also supported Gleaner’s Food Bank by collecting cereal boxes and selling toy cows that counted as two gallons of donated…
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PHOTOS: Erie Otters vs. Flint Firebirds
Check out our photos from Thursday night’s Flint Firebirds game, as the team played host to the Erie Otters with new interim coaches Pat Peake and Joe Stefan behind the bench. For more on the Firebirds’ situation, check out the articles linked below. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey) Flint players, OHL commissioner David Branch talk about…
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Red Wings prospect Vili Saarijarvi talks about the Firebirds and what’s next
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By @MichaelCaples – FLINT – Vili Saarijarvi knew he would face some adversity when he made the decision to join the Flint Firebirds this season. A new team, a new town, a new league – Saarijarvi would face all of the things that a junior hockey player experiences when he joins a new program.…