Category: The Latest
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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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Sled Wings/Dogs set to represent Red Wings at USA Hockey Sled Classic in Minnesota
By @MichaelCaples – The eighth annual USA Hockey Sled Classic – an event presented by the NHL – is set to begin this Thursday in Plymouth, Minn. A record 28-team field will feature more than 300 athletes, including 15 current members of the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team. Representing the Winged Wheel will be…
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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)
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Four years in, Michigan Hockey Advancement program finding fall success
By @MichaelCaples – With the Michigan high school hockey season underway, the 2017 edition of the Michigan Hockey Advancement has come to a close – with plenty of accolades for the players who participated. In Year 4 of the MHA program, the 18U team won two tournaments and finished with an undefeated record in…