Category: Juniors
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Plymouth’s Michael Whaley plays game with father’s inspiration
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By Matt Mackinder – Hockey players, like most athletes, learn at an early age how to channel all their focus on the ice and not let off-ice distractions hamper their game. That said, there are extreme exceptions. Take Plymouth Whalers’ veteran forward Michael Whaley, who, after being acquired from Windsor at the 2011 Ontario Hockey…
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NAHL Top Prospects Tournament coming to Troy
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By Matt Mackinder – It’s an NHL scout’s and college scout’s dream to see numerous teams and top players under one roof and from Feb. 15-20, that will be the case at the Troy Sports Center. The North American Hockey League’s Top Prospects Tournament, North American 3 Hockey League Showcase and North American Prospects Hockey…
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Ryan Hartman talks about his whirlwind season
By Matt Mackinder – Ryan Hartman may play for the Plymouth Whalers, but his Whalers’ jersey is one of four he’s worn this season. Back in September, Hartman played in the inaugural CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game in Buffalo, N.Y., then suited up for the gold medal-winning United States team at the World Junior Championship…
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Lumberjacks acquire Plainwell native Zach Saar
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The Muskegon Lumberjacks announced today that the USHL club has acquired forward Zach Saar, a Plainwell, Mich. native, from the Des Moines Buccaneers. Des Moines received the Lumberjacks’ second-round pick in this year’s USHL Futures Draft in exchange for Saar, while the Lumberjacks received the Buccaneers’ fifth-round pick in the same draft. Saar, a Penn…
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Trocheck adds more firepower to Whalers’ offense
By Matt Mackinder – Ten years ago at the Ontario Hockey League trade deadline, the Plymouth Whalers shipped Taylor Raszka, their first-round pick from the 2002 OHL Draft, to Saginaw for Spirit captain Chris Thorburn. That spring, the Whalers advanced to the Western Conference finals before bowing out in seven games to eventual OHL champion…
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Photo gallery: NTDP U18 team picks up another NCAA win at Munn
The National Team Development Program Under-18 team traveled up to Michigan State this Tuesday, and beat the Michigan State Spartans by a score of 3-0. Can’t see the gallery? Click here to view the pictures on our Flickr account. (Photos by Aaron Snyder/MiHockey)
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Photo gallery: USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in Muskegon
The top draft-eligible players from the USHL traveled to Muskegon for the second annual USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game on Jan. 23. Here is MiHockey’s photo gallery from the event. Can’t see the pictures? Click here to see the gallery through our Flickr account.
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USHL Top Prospects Game in Muskegon brings league’s best to NHL scouts
By Matt Mackinder – MUSKEGON– The second annual USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game Wednesday night wasn’t much for scoring on the ice, but the event at L.C. Walker Arena scored in the minds of players, NHL scouts, college hockey personnel and USHL officials. Though weather conditions on the west side of the state were less than ideal for…
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Trocheck tweets that he is off to Plymouth; Bratina to Spirit
By Michael Caples – Saginaw Spirit captain Vincent Trocheck posted on Twitter this morning that he is “starting fresh” with the Plymouth Whalers. The Pittsburgh native, who won gold with Team USA at the 2013 World Juniors just last weekend, did not play in the Spirit’s 6-5 win against the Whalers last night, and there…