Category: USHL
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MiHockey’s 2018 USHL Draft Watch (Day 2)
By @MichaelCaples – The selection process for the United States’ top junior hockey league continues Tuesday for the USHL Phase 2 Draft. After Monday’s Phase I Draft – where USHL clubs took turns claiming the top 2002 birth-year players available – the process shifts to Phase II, where teams select players not already claimed who…
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MiHockey’s 2018 USHL Draft Watch (Day 1)
By @MichaelCaples – A new crop of skilled Michigan youngsters will be selected by United States Hockey League clubs Monday night during the league’s Phase 1 Draft. Join MiHockey as we provide live updates on the selections of 2002 birth-year players from our state, and picks made by the Muskegon Lumberjacks (those picks are listed…
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USHL announces 2017-18 all-league, all-rookie teams
By @MichaelCaples – The USHL continued to roll out its end-of-season awards Tuesday morning, this time announcing the all-league and all-rookie teams for the 2017-18 season. Michigan names Quinn Preston, Paul Cotter, All-USHL First Team G: Filip Larsson, Tri-City Storm D: Ben Finkelstein, Waterloo Black Hawks D: Graham Lillibridge, Chicago Steel F: Anthony Del Gaizo,…
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Lumberjacks’ Del Gaizo named USHL player of year; Pekar top rookie
By @MichaelCaples – A pair of Muskegon Lumberjacks received major USHL recognition Monday morning. Captain Anthony Del Gaizo has been named the league’s player of the year, while Matej Pekar – an Oakland Jr. Grizzlies alum – has been named top rookie. Del Gaizo, a UMass (Amherst) commit, posted a league-best 72 points in 60…
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WATCH: Audio troubles wreck U.S. anthem after Team USA beats Russia at U18 Worlds; Americans sing on
On Thursday, Team USA beat host country Russia in the quarterfinals of the 2018 IIHF Men’s Under-18 World Championship. The winning team’s national anthem is played after each IIHF tournament game, but there were some problems with the “Star-Spangled Banner” on this occasion. The boys made sure that their country was properly recognized, however –…
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Muskegon Lumberjacks will not renew coach John LaFontaine’s contract
By @MichaelCaples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks will be looking for a new head coach this off-season, as the USHL franchise announced this morning that they will be parting ways with John LaFontaine. The Jacks will not be renewing the Pontiac native’s contract; LaFontaine was the bench boss in Muskegon for the past two seasons. “John…
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Lumberjacks’ season comes to close in heartbreaking fashion
By @MichaelCaples – It certainly wasn’t the result they were looking for. After taking an early series lead in a best-of-three first-round playoff match-up against Chicago, the Muskegon Lumberjacks found themselves in a winner-take-all showdown at home yesterday. The Jacks held a 3-2 lead in the third period against the Steel before Chicago’s Blake McLaughlin…
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First round of the 2018 USHL Playoffs is set
By @MichaelCaples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks ended the regular season on Saturday. On Monday, they will be hosting a postseason game at L.C. Walker Arena. The USHL has finalized its schedule for the first round of the 2018 Clark Cup Playoffs, and the ‘Jacks are playing host. Here is the first-round schedule for everybody, starting…
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PHOTOS: NTDP Military Appreciation Weekend
Check out MiHockey’s photos from the annual USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Military Appreciation Weekend in Plymouth. For more information about the weekend, click here; photos featured below are from the NTDP Under-18 Team’s Friday night come-from-behind shootout win over the Chicago Steel in their special throwback uniforms. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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Check out the NTDP’s 2018 Military Appreciation Weekend jerseys
By @MichaelCaples – One weekend every season, USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program salutes the troops, and they always wear some awesome threads while doing so. Check out the NTDP’s 2018 Military Appreciation Weekend jerseys: Check out our Military Appreciation Weekend jerseys inspired by the Team USA 1976 Canada Cup uniforms! The U18s will…