Category: Slideshow
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Belle Tire director John Kay passes away
By @MichaelCaples – The Michigan youth hockey community has lost a leader today. Belle Tire director John Kay has passed away. The leader of the Belle Tire program for nearly two decades helped guide generations of hockey players through the ranks. He was instrumental in the operations of the Tier 1 state playoffs year…
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New documentary tells the story of Clark Park’s outdoor rink, hockey program
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT — Filmmaker and Marquette native Troy Anderson first heard about hockey at Clark Park from watching HBO’s 24/7: Road to the Winter Classic series that featured the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs. In one episode of the series, the moment that caught Anderson’s eye, the HBO crew covered the…
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PHOTOS: Movember Prostate Awareness Game between Oakland Jr. Grizzlies and Honeybaked 16U
On Nov. 15, the Oakland Jr. Grizzlies and Honeybaked 16U teams battled on the ice, while fighting together off of it. The two programs held the first annual Movember Prostate Awareness Game at the Troy Sports Center. Wearing unique jerseys for the event, the two teams accepted donations at the door and held a raffle…
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Nelson: Sport specialization and how it relates to development in hockey
Darryl Nelson and Brian Sipotz are regarded as top experts in the field of strength and conditioning for ice hockey performance. Darryl has been the head strength and conditioning coach for USA Hockey’s National Team Development program since 2000 and also serves as the director of performance for Advantage Strength and Conditioning in Ann…
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PHOTOS: Red Wings beat up on Flames
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On Wednesday evening, it was all Red Wings. Detroit welcomed Jaromir Jagr and the Calgary Flames to Little Caesars Arena, and they beat the visitors in convincing fashion – an 8-2 thrashing. (Photos by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey)
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Check out NHL Central Scouting’s November list for 2018 draft
By @MichaelCaples – NHL Central Scouting released its updated ‘Players to Watch’ list for the 2018 NHL Draft; here are all the Michigan names on the Nov. 15 list. ‘A’ Prospects Bode Wilde – Birmingham – NTDP (Michigan commit) Quinn Hughes – Michigan (NTDP alum) Andrei Svechnikov – Barrie (Muskegon Lumberjacks alum) Joel Farabee –…
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2017 Boys High School Hockey Preseason Rankings
The Michigan High School Hockey Coaches Association released their latest boys high school hockey rankings today. Here are the top ten teams from Div. I-III for the official preseason rankings. Division 1 Detroit Catholic Central Brighton Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Cranbrook Kingswood Northville Detroit U-D Jesuit Lake Orion Utica Eisenhower Grandville Rochester United Division…
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Drew DeRidder returns to his old school in Canton to sign his NLI to Michigan State
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By @MichaelCaples – CANTON – Drew DeRidder could have signed his National Letter of Intent to Michigan State University via phone app from Finland. The Fenton native had a different idea in mind, however. On Tuesday, just a few days after his U.S. National Under-18 Team returned from an international tournament, DeRidder and his…
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Calderone, Lewandowski named Big Ten stars of the week
By @MichaelCaples – Two homegrown Michigan boys competing for the Big Ten’s two Great Lakes State schools have received conference honors today. Wolverines forward Tony Calderone has been named the conference’s second star of the week, while Spartans forward Mitch Lewandowski is the third star. Calderone, a Trenton native and senior captain of the…
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PHOTOS: Hockey has Heart Charity Face-off Series opening weekend
Hockey has Heart’s 2017-18 Charity Face-off Series kicked off this past weekend with a series of games at Arctic Edge Ice Arena in Canton Saturday evening. Check out MiHockey’s photos from the two high school games – Plymouth-Canton-Salem vs. Walled Lake and Ann Arbor Pioneer vs. Cranbook. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)