Category: The Latest
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MAHA seeking Hockey Operations Manager as organization’s first paid position
By @StefanKubus – The Michigan Amateur Hockey Association is looking to fill its first-ever full-time paid position within the organization. The state’s governing body for ice hockey is seeking a Hockey Operations Manager beginning in the approaching 2019-20 season. As per the listing on MAHA’s website, he or she who fills the role will…
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Red Wings, Labatt Blue team up to renovate Clark Park
By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings just announced an initiative with Labatt Blue to help a nearby outdoor rink. The two entities will team up to invest $15,000 and 300 volunteer hours to renovate Clark Park’s ice rink on Friday. Volunteers from both organizations will spend the day painting, landscaping and rebuilding the…
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PHOTOS: Team USA beats Canada in World Junior Summer Showcase finale
In the final day of the 2019 World Junior Summer Showcase, Team USA prevailed over rival Canada to close out the week-plus event with a 5-3 win. Oliver Wahlstrom, Cole Caufield, K’Andre Miller, Joel Farabee and Ryan Johnson scored for the U.S., while Spencer Knight stopped 28 of 31 shots. Red Wings prospect Joe…
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Johnny Gruden talks World Junior Summer Showcase, turning pro
By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – Like 22 of his peers, the 2019 World Junior Summer Showcase is a return to old stomping grounds for Johnny Gruden. The Rochester native is back at USA Hockey Arena after the 2018-19 season took him to Oxford, Ohio after two years with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program. Gruden,…
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KOHA announces internship program with Sport Institute of Finland
By @MichaelCaples – The Kalamazoo Optimist Hockey Association has announced a unique new program that will see two of the leading hockey countries in the world working together to develop better players and coaches. KOHA is partnering with the Sport Insitute of Finland – Vierumaki, the country’s leading sports training center, to provide an internship…
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Christian Krygier making the most of World Junior Summer Showcase opportunity
By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – On the first day of the World Junior Summer Showcase, Christian Krygier said he was going to take the event one skate at a time, because he was well-aware of how many other talented young hockey players USA Hockey had invited to Plymouth. “Yeah it’s a huge honor, definitely an…
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PHOTOS: Team USA blanks Sweden 6-0 at World Junior Summer Showcase
It was a lopsided Wednesday of World Junior Summer Showcase action at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, as Team USA followed up a 8-3 Finland vs. Canada contest with a 6-0 shutout over Sweden. Compuware and Little Caesars alum Arthur Kaliyev scored twice for the U.S. in the victory, while NTDP product and Michigan…
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PHOTOS: The 2019 Eastside Elite All-Star Challenge in Mt. Clemens
Check out MiHockey’s photos from the 2019 Eastside Elite All-Star Challenge, an annual charity event hosted at the Mt. Clemens Ice Arena. This year, some of the biggest names in Michigan’s hockey community helped raise money for the Cassie Hines Shoes Cancer Foundation – they generated more than $5,000 for the cause. Four teams…
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PHOTOS: Canada tops Team USA in Round 1 of WJSS border battle
In the first of two meetings between the two, Canada prevailed over Team USA Tuesday afternoon at the World Junior Summer Showcase in Plymouth. Red Wings prospect Joe Veleno played a substantial role in the 4-1 victory for Team Canada, racking up a goal and an assist while playing on his team’s top line…
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Pat Ferschweiler returns to Western Michigan as new associate head coach
By @MichaelCaples – Pat Ferschweiler is returning to Kalamazoo. The Western Michigan Broncos officially announced today that Ferschweiler is the hockey program’s new associate head coach, filling the vacancy left by Todd Krygier. Ferschweiler is a Broncos alum as both a player and coach; he suited up for the Broncos from 1990-93 and then…