Category: USHL
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Calen Kiefiuk signs USHL tender with Bloomington
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By @MichaelCaples – The USHL announced today that Calen Kiefiuk has signed a league tender with the Bloomington Thunder. Kiefiuk, a Macomb native and Honeybaked midget minor forward, is a verbal commit to the University of Michigan. “We are very excited to have Calen and his family coming to Bloomington next year to be…
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Max Ellis signs USHL tender with Youngstown
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By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – Before the Youngstown Phantoms squared off with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-17 Team in Plymouth Friday night, they took care of some business for the future. Canton native Max Ellis signed a tender with the USHL club an hour before puck drop, committing to the Phantoms for…
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Michigan’s 2000 birth-year players to know before junior draft season
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Editor’s note – This article originally appeared before the OHL Priority Selection. To see the results from that draft process, click here. Tonight marks the beginning of the two-day USHL Draft, with the Phase 1 draft taking place at CJ’s Brewing Company inside USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth. Hockey players and fans are encouraged to…
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MAG: Rem Pitlick dominating the USHL scoring race with Lumberjacks
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In the latest issue of MiHockeyMag, we check in with Muskegon Lumberjacks scoring leader Rem Pitlick. The Minnesota native has been dominating the USHL scoring race of late, and it looks like he will finish the season roughly 20 points ahead of the rest of the competition. Check out MiHockey’s article on Pitlick by clicking…
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PHOTOS: NTDP U17s vs. Sioux Falls
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On Friday night, USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-17 Team played host to the Sioux Falls Stampede, and they picked up a 5-3 victory in the process. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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MAG: ‘You Should Know’ Ryan Bednard
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In the latest issue of MiHockeyMag, we introduce you to Macomb native Ryan Bednard, netminder for the Youngstown Phantoms of the USHL. A seventh-round pick of the Florida Panthers in 2015, Bednard is also a Victory Honda, Belle Tire and Little Caesars alumnus. Click here or on the preview image below to check it out…
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Lumberjacks’ Pitlick, Grosse Pointe Farms’ Hamilton named USHL players of the week
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By @MichaelCaples – The ‘players of the week’ nods are starting to roll out, and Michigan names are getting an early jump on the action. The USHL announced their weekly stars list today, and one Michigan resident and one Michigan native received honors from the Tier I league. Muskegon Lumberjacks forward Rem Pitlick, a…
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PHOTOS: Muskegon Lumberjacks vs. NTDP (Milk and Cereal Bowl game)
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On Feb. 22 as part of Hockey Day in America (and Hockey Weekend Across America), USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-17 Team hosted the Muskegon Lumberjacks for a USHL in-state showdown. The two clubs also supported Gleaner’s Food Bank by collecting cereal boxes and selling toy cows that counted as two gallons of donated…
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Lethemon named USHL goaltender of the week; Ford top defenseman
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By @MichaelCaples – Northville native John Lethemon had quite a week in the USHL, and in doing so, was named the league’s goaltender of the week. The Chicago Steel netminder stopped a career-high 47 shots last Friday, recording his second shutout of the past month. He followed that performance up with a 25-save outing…
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Lumberjacks acquire Livonia native Tyler Irvine
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By @MichaelCaples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks announced today that they have brought another Michigan native into their organization. The USHL club has acquired Livonia native Tyler Irvine from the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in exchange for a 2016 Phase 2 draft pick. Irvine, 19, is in the midst of his first USHL season, having skated…