Category: USHL
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PHOTOS: First games of World Junior evaluation camp in Plymouth
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Sunday marked the first day of official games for the National Junior Evaluation Camp in Plymouth, which features top talent from the United States, Sweden, Finland and Canada competing for roster spots with their respective countries for the upcoming 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship. Check out photos from Team USA White’s game against Sweden (a…
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USA Hockey’s NTDP Under-17 Team schedule announced
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By @MichaelCaples – The new group of NTDP players now know what their first season in Plymouth will look like. Today, USA Hockey announced the 2016-17 season schedule for the National Team Development Program Under-17 Team – one largely comprised of the team’s United States Hockey League campaign. The 2016-17 season will mark the…
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USHL announces 2016-17 schedule
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By @MichaelCaples – Fans of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program and the Muskegon Lumberjacks can now start planning out their USHL viewing schedule. The top junior league in the country announced their 2016-17 full schedule today. Here are some of the highlights, as it relates to the three Michigan-based teams (Muskegon and the…
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Muskegon Lumberjacks announce hiring of new head coach John LaFontaine
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By @MichaelCaples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks have announced that they will have a new head coach behind the bench next season. The United States Hockey League franchise has tabbed Michigan native John LaFontaine to be the team’s new head coach. A Pontiac native, LaFontaine told MiHockey in an exclusive interview that he excited to…
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’16 Draft: Will Lockwood joins a childhood favorite in Vancouver
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By @MichaelCaples – Rogers Arena, the home of the Canucks, is 2,500 miles away from Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Will Lockwood has never been to Vancouver. Neither of those details kept the Canucks from being one of Lockwood’s favorite teams growing up, however. Why, might you ask? Vancouver was one of Lockwood’s ‘go-to’ teams when…
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Collin Adams selected No. 170 overall in 2016 NHL Draft
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By @MichaelCaples – The New York Islanders must have liked what they saw in Muskegon this past season. The Isles used the No. 170 overall pick in the 2016 NHL Draft to select Brighton native and Muskegon Lumberjacks forward Collin Adams. A North Dakota commit, Adams was named to the USHL All-Rookie Team in 2015-16…
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USHL unveils new logo
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By @MichaelCaples – The United States Hockey League will be in the spotlight this week with the NHL Draft taking place Friday and Saturday. The Tier I junior league will have a shiny new logo to display for its time in the limelight. Today, the USHL released a new logo – and a redesigned…
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NHL Combine fitness test results
By @MichaelCaples – Saturday marked the final day of the 2016 NHL Combine, as selected players eligible for this summer’s draft were put through a series of physical tests and measurements for NHL clubs in attendance. Here are a look at how Michigan’s names – both OHL/USHL/NTDP products who skated here and our Michigan natives…
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Lumberjacks’ Pitlick named USA Hockey’s junior player of the year
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By @MichaelCaples – Last year, Michigan native Kyle Connor was named USA Hockey’s junior player of the year. This year, it’s a Michigan resident claiming the prestigious award. Muskegon Lumberjacks forward Rem Pitlick earned the top junior player honor from USA Hockey this year, it was announced today. Pitlick, a native of Plymouth, Minn.,…
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New NTDP head coach John Wroblewski brings unique experience to Plymouth
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By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – John Wroblewski understands what the current NTDP players are going through. After all, he didn’t have a permanent locker to call his own during his time with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, either. Wroblewski was part of the inaugural NTDP team in Ann Arbor in 1997; now, he’s…