Category: Juniors
-
NTDP announces U.S. National Under-18 Team Roster
—
by
By Michael Caples – The National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor announced their Under-18 team roster today, and five of the players call Michigan home. Defenseman Trevor Hamilton (Grosse Pointe Farms) and forwards Evan Allen (Sterling Heights), Dawson Cook (Cadillac), Michael McCarron (Macomb), and Tyler Motte (St. Clair) will all move from the Under-17…
-
Plymouth Whalers’ Mistele looking to make an impact in Year 2
By Matt Mackinder – It’s rare when a 16-year-old rookie makes an immediate impact in the Ontario Hockey League and Plymouth Whalers’ rookie Matt Mistele wasn’t one to buck that trend last season. Mistele was in and out of the line-up, but the complaints never came. Not once. Instead, he showed a mature sense of…
-
Eight Michigan connections stay alive at U.S. Junior Evaluation Camp
—
by
By Ryan Zuke – Thirty-four players survived cuts at the 2012 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp—and four of them call the Mitten home. The Michigan-born players remaining on the roster are Jacob Trouba (Rochester), Patrick Sieloff (Ann Arbor), Reid Boucher (Grand Ledge) and Blake Pietila (Brighton). Trouba was selected 9th overall in the 2012…
-
Six Michigan natives selected for CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game
By Stefan Kubus – USA Hockey announced today the 40 players who will partake in the first-ever CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game – and six call the Mitten home. The inaugural game, set for Sept. 29 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, N.Y. (home of the Sabres), will feature 31 players from the USHL,…
-
NAHL announces HPHL participation at their annual Showcase Tournament
—
by
By Michael Caples – The High Performance Hockey League will be invading Minnesota in September. The six-member league – consisting of Michigan’s Honeybaked, Little Caesars, and Compuware programs and three from Illinois – will compete in the 10th annual Combat Hockey/NAHL Showcase Tournament, to be played from Sept. 12-16, 2012, at the Schwan Super Rink in Blaine,…
-
Muskegon Lumberjacks unveil new logo
The USHL’s Muskegon Lumberjacks announced their new logo today – a twist on their old design, with some noticeable changes at the same time. The new design maintains the ‘Lumberjack’ logo introduced by the IHL Lumberjacks in 2008 and used by the third-year USHL club throughout its existence. However, the outer edge incorporates a saw blade,…
-
Saginaw Spirit announce new third jersey
The Saginaw Spirit unveiled a redesigned website today, and at the same time, announced a new third jersey for the team. Marysville native and Spirit defenseman Dalton Young helped debut the new jersey, along with forward Justin Kea. You can see both players wearing the new jersey in the photos below.
-
MWJHL announces teams, conferences, and more after league meeting
The Midwest Junior Hockey League sent out a press release yesterday as they continue to build towards their inaugural season. Here is the press release, in it’s entirety, from the new AAU-sanctioned league: SYLVANIA, Ohio – The Midwest Junior Hockey League, proud member of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), concluded its league meeting in early July in…
-
Griffins sign Chad Billins to one-year deal
—
by
By Michael Caples – First Luke Glendening, now Chad Billins. The Griffins added another former CCHA star and Michigan native to their 2012-13 line-up today, as the club announced that they signed former Ferris State defenseman Chad Billins to a one-year deal. Billins, a Marysville native, signed an amateur tryout deal with the club on…
-
Trouba’s family releases statement saying defenseman will attend Michigan
Rumors have been swirling through the last few days that Michigan recruit and recent top-10 NHL pick Jacob Trouba had received a cash offer to play for the Kitchener Rangers and forgo his college commitment. The Trouba family released a statement today, which was obtained by MiHockey via e-mail. The release reads as follows: “There…