Category: The Latest
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Recruiting: Patrick Czarnecki commits to UMass
By @MichaelCaples – May 1 marked a new era in college hockey recruiting, but there was one last verbal commitment just before the new rules kicked in. On the night of April 30, Bloomfield Hills native Patrick Czarnecki announced his pledge to UMass. “First off, I love the location of where the school is;…
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#ForTheGame: More than 200 women’s hockey players call for sustainable pro league, plan to sit out otherwise
By @StefanKubus – Thursday morning, more than 200 women released a statement calling for an overhaul of women’s professional hockey. The group, that includes prominent names like Marie-Philip Poulin, Hilary Knight and Kendall Coyne-Schofield, has also stated they will not play this season until their demands are met. “We will not play in ANY…
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Logan Jenuwine named NAHL MVP after historic season; full list of all-league honorees
By @MichaelCaples – It was an easy choice. Logan Jenuwine is the 2018-19 NAHL MVP. The Romeo native and former high school Mr. Hockey winner was named both the most valuable player and the forward of the year today by the junior league, after Jenuwine broke the NAHL record for goals in a single…
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Red Wings sign Joe Veleno to entry-level contract
By @MichaelCaples – Joe Veleno is officially a member of the Detroit Red Wings. Steve Yzerman’s first move as general manager was to officially sign Veleno, the Wings’ second of two first-round picks last summer, to a three-year, entry-level contract. The 19-year-old forward racked up 104 points in 59 games with the Drummondville Voltigeurs…
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Christian Wolanin, Jack Hughes and Adam Fox added to U.S. roster for Men’s Worlds
By @MichaelCaples – One Michigan native and two USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program products are joining Team USA at the IIHF Men’s World Championship this month. USA Hockey has announced the additions of Rochester native Christian Wolanin, as well as NTDP Under-18 Team star Jack Hughes and NTDP alum Adam Fox. Hughes, fresh…
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Brenden Datema named NAHL defenseman of the year
By @MichaelCaples – The Huskies have a commitment from the best defenseman in the NAHL. Michigan Tech commit and Sterling Heights native Brenden Datema has been named the 2018-19 defenseman of the year by the junior league after an exceptional season in Texas. The 20-year-old blueliner led the league in scoring from the blue…
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Fourteen ’05 Michigan girls invited to USA Hockey Multi-District Development Camp
By @MichaelCaples – Congrats to the 14 Michigan 2005 birth-year girls who have been invited to participate in the USA Hockey Multi-District Development Camp in Kent, Ohio. The players were selected at the conclusion of the MAHA District Tryouts last weekend, which took place at Novi Ice Arena. The ‘Mid Am’ camp will take place…
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New coach/selection process coming for Meijer State Games; tryouts start this weekend
By @MichaelCaples – The new-look Meijer State Games of Michigan hockey tournament has a new, more unbiased approach to the selection process and coaching for the unique summer tournament. Tryouts, which begin this weekend for Region 7 and Region 8 (MAHA districts) and team staffs will be made up of ACHA coaches and staff…
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Hronek named to Team Czech Republic for IIHF Men’s World Championship
By @StefanKubus – Filip Hronek will be heading overseas to play in the IIHF Men’s World Championship for Team Czech Republic. Hronek, who recently wrapped up the end of his season in Grand Rapids with a first-round exit, will join the likes of Anthony Mantha, Tyler Bertuzzi and Dylan Larkin as Red Wings representatives.…
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Historic season comes to an end for Saginaw
By @StefanKubus – It was a heartbreaking end to an otherwise memorable, historic season for the Saginaw Spirit. After reaching the OHL Western Conference Final for the first time in franchise history and having a 3-1 stranglehold on their series with the Guelph Storm, the Spirit fell in Game 7 Monday night at the Dow…