Category: NTDP

By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – It wasn’t easy, despite Team USA out-shooting Finland by a 2-to-1 ratio. They still needed to break a tie in the second half of the third period. They got it done, however, and now, the Women’s National Team gets to rest for a few days. Team USA beat Finland 5-3…

Fresh off a 2-0 victory over rival Canada Friday night, Team USA continued its winning ways Saturday afternoon with a 7-0 blanking of Russia in the second day of the Women’s World Championship in Plymouth. Seven different players scored for the U.S. Women’s National Team, while Maddie Rooney recorded a shutout between the pipes. The…

Check out MiHockey’s photos from Friday night’s headliner for Opening Night of the 2017 IIHF Women’s World Championship between rivals Team USA and Team Canada. The Americans prevailed – read more and see postgame videos here. (Photos by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey)

By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – Megan Keller said she grew up idolizing the Red Wings’ iconic No. 5. A new generation of girls can now grow up idolizing her. Keller is the lone Michigan native on the Women’s National Team roster. Starting tomorrow, she will get to compete in the 2017 IIHF Women’s World Championship…

By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – In case you weren’t sure, the players were dead serious about the boycott. Captain Meghan Duggan knew what was on the line; now, she’s glad that she and her teammates are in USA Hockey Arena ready to represent their country. “We were dead serious,” Duggan said Thursday afternoon, in the…

By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – They have been preparing for more than a year now. But with the news breaking last night that the Women’s National Team and USA Hockey had reached an agreement, set-up kicked into overdrive in Plymouth. USA Hockey Arena is getting ready for the 2017 IIHF Women’s World Championship, and staff…