Category: The Latest
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Boys High School Hockey Players of the Month: December (presented by Lawrence Tech Hockey)
The Michigan High School Hockey Coaches’ Association and Lawrence Tech Hockey have teamed up to create new players of the week and players of the month awards, and they have formed a selection committee to help with the process. Each week, the committee members will take the top nominated players by their respective coaches and high…
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Boys High School Hockey Rankings (Jan. 4, 2016)
The Michigan High School Hockey Coaches Association released their latest weekly boys high school hockey rankings today. Here are the top ten teams from Div. I-III, as of Jan. 4, as well as the MHSHCA’s new ‘Super 10’ rankings, which rank the top ten teams regardless of divisions. Super 10 Rankings Brother Rice Flint…
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Four Michigan natives selected for 2017 U.S. Men’s National University Team
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By @MichaelCaples and @StefanKubus – Today, USA Hockey announced its roster for the U.S. Men’s National University Team that will represent the Red, White and Blue in Kazakhstan later this month. The 22-man squad, led by White Lake native Sean Hogan, will play in the 2017 Winter World University Games from Jan. 28 through…
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Recruiting: Valentino Passarelli commits to Miami
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By @MichaelCaples – Valentino Passarelli will be heading down to Ohio for his college hockey experience. The Honeybaked midget minor forward announced today that he has committed to Enrico Blasi and the Miami RedHawks. “A couple reasons I picked Miami was because my team had a showcase there about a month ago and I…
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Recruiting: Alec Calvaruso commits to Colorado College
By @MichaelCaples – Alec Calvaruso isn’t done touring the country for his hockey career. The Detroit Catholic Central product is currently stopping pucks just outside of Dallas, Texas. Soon, the goaltender will be doing the same just south of Denver, Colorado. Calvaruso, a Livonia native, has verbally committed to Colorado College for his college…
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Recruiting: Marcus Russell commits to Michigan Tech
By @MichaelCaples – Marcus Russell was recently summoned to the Muskegon Lumberjacks. That wasn’t the only big change in his hockey resume, however. The Traverse City native announced his commitment to Michigan Tech on New Year’s Eve, securing a spot with the Huskies at the conclusion of his junior hockey career. “I chose Michigan…
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2017 ECHL All-Star Classic roster unveiled
By @StefanKubus – The 2017 ECHL All-Star Classic roster was unveiled Tuesday afternoon, and eight Michigan connections made the team. The ECHL All-Star team will take on host Adirondack Thunder in a unique format featuring 5-on-5, 4-on-4, and 3-on-3 play, along with a skills competition (Puck Relay, Hardest Shot, Fastest Skater). Two Michigan connections were voted as…
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Five Michigan natives selected for 2017 U.S. Women’s National University Team
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By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey announced today its roster for the 2017 Winter World University Games, and five Michigan natives made the cut. The 2017 U.S. Women’s National University Team, which will compete in Almaty, Kazakhstan from Jan. 28 through Feb. 8, is made of players who skate in the American Collegiate Hockey Association.…
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Wings alumni to play Wolverines alumni in charity game benefiting Scott Matzka and his battle with ALS
UPDATE (Jan. 3, 2017) – Here is the latest update on rosters for the game: Michigan: Chris Frescoln (’97), Chris Fox (’98), Matt Herr, (’98), Marty Turco (’98), Dale Rominski (’99), Krikor Arman (’00), Andrew Merrick (’00), Bob Gassoff (’01), David Huntzicker (’01), Robbie Kohen (’01), Josh Langfeld (’01), L.J. Scarpace (’01), Bill Trainor (’01),…
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WMU’s Blacker takes home NCHC, NCAA weekly honors after excelling in GLi
By @StefanKubus – Western Michigan won its third Great Lakes Invitiational this past Friday, and their freshman netminder was a big reason why. Now, the NCHC and NCAA have recognized Ben Blacker for his efforts. Blacker was named NCHC Rookie of the Week and the NCAA Hockey Third Star of the Week after recording 52 saves,…