Category: The Latest
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PHOTOS: NTDP’s Bordeleau, McKown (and Rushmore) surprise youth players in Macomb and Rochester
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On Tuesday, USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-18 Team forwards Thomas Bordeleau (a Michigan commit) and Hunter McKown drove out to the east side to make a couple of surprise visits with some youth hockey teams. The duo – joined by NTDP team mascot Rushmore – crashed a practice for the 2010 Macomb…
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2020 Hobey Baker Award fan vote nominees announced
By @MichaelCaples – The fan vote is officially underway to select the 2020 Hobey Baker Award winner, which means the nominee list has been unveiled. Here are all the Michigan names in contention for the fan vote portion of college hockey’s greatest individual award. To vote and to see all of the players on…
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WATCH: Tyler Motte talks about his battle with depression
St. Clair native and Vancouver Canucks forward Tyler Motte just shared his story of fighting depression in a moving, inspiring video. The former USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program and University of Michigan star is helping fight the stigmas surrounding mental illnesses, and the MiHockey team applauds him for it. Check out the video…
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MAHA hires Jason Reynolds as director of operations and marketing; first full-time employee for organization
By @MichaelCaples – The Michigan Amateur Hockey Association has its first full-time employee. Today, MAHA officially announced the hiring of Jason Reynolds as the organization’s new director of operations and marketing. Reynolds, the head coach of Livonia Churchill, will be in charge of all SafeSport and player safety initiatives for MAHA, while also overseeing the…
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NHL Central Scouting’s midterm rankings for 2020 NHL Draft
By @MichaelCaples – NHL Central Scouting has released its official midterm rankings for the upcoming 2020 NHL Draft, and there are plenty of Michigan names on the list. The 2020 NHL Draft takes place in Montreal on June 26-27. Here is a breakdown of all the players with ties to the Great Lakes State:…
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VIDEO/PHOTOS: Rico Phillips kicks off his Flint youth program, donates NHL charity prize money to Kris Perani Foundation
Before the start of his seventh season for his Flint Inner-City Youth Hockey Program, Rico Phillips presented a big check to the Kris Perani Hockey Foundation to help even more kids play hockey. As the winner of the 2019 Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award by the NHL, Phillips was given $10,000 to present to the…
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Knuble, Gomez named honorary coaches for BioSteel All-American Game; Hamilton to coach USHL squad
By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey has announced its honorary captains for the inaugural BioSteel All-American Game in Plymouth, and one won’t have far to travel. Kentwood native and Grand Rapids Griffins assistant coach Mike Knuble will be behind one of the benches at USA Hockey Arena for the Jan. 20 contest; he will be…
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PHOTOS: 2019 Great Lakes Invitational championship game
Check out MiHockey’s photos from the championship game of the 2019 Great Lakes Invitational, which saw Michigan Tech prevail over Michigan in the New Year’s Eve battle at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. For more on the game, click here. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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PHOTOS: NTDP hosts Wisconsin in New Year’s Day game
USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program kicked off 2020 with a bang, as the Under-18 Team hosted the Wisconsin Badgers for a 4 p.m. contest on New Year’s Day. Despite two goals from Michigan commit Thomas Bordeleau, the Badgers ended up prevailing 3-2 in the game, which was a homecoming for NTDP alums Sean…
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Five Michigan natives win gold with Team USA at Under-18 Women’s World Championship
By @MichaelCaples – They needed overtime to do it, but the Americans beat their main rival in the title game of the Under-18 Women’s World Championship today in Bratislava, Slovakia. Kiara Zanon (Fairport, N.Y.) scored with 3:08 remaining in the first overtime period to give the U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team a 2-1 victory…