Category: Juniors
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NAHL announces 2013-14 all-league, all-division teams
The North American Hockey League announced their All-NAHL and All-Division teams for the 2013-14 season. See below for the all-league and all four division teams (Central, Midwest, North and South), as voted on by the league’s coaches. Members of Michigan’s NAHL teams are bolded. 2013-14 All-NAHL Team • Forward: Alec Butcher, Kenai River Brown Bears…
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Lumberjacks announce trades for Michigan natives Marchin, Molino
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By Michael Caples – Just a few hours before the start of the 2014 USHL Draft, the Muskegon Lumberjacks announced a trio of trades that will bring two Michigan natives back home next fall. The USHL club announced that they have acquired Algonac native Tom Marchin and Trenton native Griffen Molino in trades with the…
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Lumberjacks’ Joseph Cecconi commits to Wolverines
By Michael Caples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks announced today that Joseph Cecconi has committed to play for the University of Michigan following his junior career. Cecconi, a Youngstown, N.Y. native, played in 28 games with the Lumberjacks this year after being acquired in a December trade with the Green Bay Gamblers. “I decided to commit…
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Mike Vellucci leaving Plymouth Whalers for management position with Carolina Hurricanes
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By Michael Caples – Carolina Hurricanes owner Peter Karmanos announced today that Plymouth Whalers coach/GM/president Mike Vellucci will be joining his NHL club as an assistant GM and director of hockey operations. Both TSN’s Bob McKenzie and Hockey Night in Canada’s Elliotte Friedman originally reported that Vellucci would be leaving for the Hurricanes over…
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Alex Nedeljkovic named OHL goaltender of the year
By Matt Mackinder – Even with a losing record and playing for a team that barely made the playoffs, Alex Nedeljkovic earned a top Ontario Hockey League award as the second-year Plymouth Whalers’ backstop was named the OHL’s goaltender of the year for the 2013-14 season. Nedeljkovic, the first Whalers’ goalie to win the…
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Muskegon Lumberjacks sign Honeybaked defenseman Mitch Eliot to USHL tender
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By Michael Caples – At the 2014 MiHockey Banquet of Champions event last night, Muskegon Lumberjacks coach Todd Krygier announced that they had signed one of the players in attendance to a USHL tender. The club has signed Honeybaked Midget Minor defenseman Mitch Eliot, who will join the Lumberjacks for the 2014-15 season. Eliot,…
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Dearborn native, Whalers alum John Vigilante to take over Compuware Midget Major
By Michael Caples – The Plymouth Whalers and the Compuware Youth Program announced today that a big-name alum will be returning as a coach. Dearborn native John Vigilante, 29, is the new coach of the Compuware Midget Major club. The Whalers alum, who played in Plymouth from 2002-06 after skating with the U.S. NTDP, had…
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MiHockey’s 2014 OHL Priority Selection Watch
The 2014 OHL Priority Selection is taking place this morning, and MiHockey is here to keep track of all the Michigan players selected, and all the player selected by our two OHL clubs in Plymouth and Saginaw. No. 1 overall – Sarnia Sting – Jakob Chychrun – Defense – Boca Raton, Fla. (Little Caesars alum) No. 7…
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Traverse City Hounds win second straight MWJHL Veteran’s Memorial Cup championship
By Matt Mackinder – TRAVERSE CITY – The Traverse City Hounds scored two short-handed goals and David Krejcik made 27 saves to give the Hounds a 5-1 win over the Soo Firehawks Sunday afternoon at Centre ICE in the deciding Game 3 to win their second straight Veteran’s Memorial Cup championship. After the Firehawks…
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New MWJHL team coming to Mount Clemens for 2014-15 season
By Matt Mackinder – The Midwest Junior Hockey League announced today that they have approved the membership application of the MC Monarchs franchise that will join the league for the 2014-15 season. The Monarchs, under the ownership of Mark and Patti Gilman, will play out of the Mount Clemens Ice Arena in Mount Clemens, Mich.,…