Category: High School

  By @MichaelCaples – A state-wide lockdown hasn’t kept Jed Pietila from figuring out what’s next in his hockey career. The Howell native and former Hartland High School star has announced his commitment to Michigan Tech, locking in a spot with the Huskies for the upcoming season. “Michigan Tech has always been my dream school,”…

  By @MichaelCaples – The Michigan High School Hockey Coaches’ Association held a virtual banquet Wednesday evening to honor the 2019-2020 season award winners, and the biggest prize of the night went to Brady Rappuhn. The Saginaw Heritage senior captain was named the 2020 recipient of the Mr. Hockey Award, presented annually to the top…

  By @MichaelCaples – The high school hockey state playoffs were put on hold on March 12 in the hopes that they would be able to finish at a later date. Today, the Michigan High School Athletic Association announced the cancellation of all winter and spring sport seasons. The decision comes “in compliance with the…

  By @MichaelCaples – Tonight, the Michigan High School Hockey Coaches’ Association announced the 2019-2020 Dream Team, honoring the top six players in the state as voted on by coaches across the state. Congrats to the following players: Seth Lause – Livonia Stevenson – Forward Lause, a senior, finished with 17 goals and 27 assists…

  By @MichaelCaples – The Northern Michigan Wildcats have locked up another high school hockey star. Former Brighton standout defenseman Tim Erkkila has announced his commitment to NMU, bringing him much closer to home than where he spent the 2019-2020 season. Erkkila, the captain of the Brighton varsity squad in 2018-19, spent this year with…

  The Michigan High School Hockey Coaches’ Association usually finalized their all-state selections the morning of the MHSAA state finals. This year, it’s out one day early, as the high school hockey community deals with the postponement of the final weekend of the season due to the coronavirus concerns. Here are the 2019-2020 boys’ high…

By @MichaelCaples – The MHSAA has announced that it is suspending all winter tournaments, effective immediately. “Based on the events of the last 48 hours and with things changing by the minute, we believe we have no choice but to suspend our winter tournaments immediately,” MHSAA Executive Director Mark Uyl said. “This is a suspension…

  By @MichaelCaples – The MHSAA Boys’ Ice Hockey Tournament will continue as planned amid coronavirus concerns, but fans will have to watch the games on MHSAA.tv. The governing body for high school athletics announced this morning that the semifinals and finals will take place as scheduled starting tonight, but attendance is limited to parents,…

  The teams heading to Plymouth have officially been decided after State Quarterfinal Saturday played out in rinks across Michigan yesterday. Congrats to the teams who have punched their ticket to USA Hockey Arena in the 2019-2020 MHSAA Boys’ Ice Hockey State Tournament.   Division 1 Byron Center 5, Muskegon Reeths-Puffer 1 Detroit Catholic Central…

  Hardware was distributed across the state Wednesday, as teams celebrated regional championships during a huge high school hockey day. Check out all of the regional championship final scores below, and a look at the state quarterfinal match-ups for the 2019-2020 MHSAA Boys’ Ice Hockey State Tournament; teams are now one game away from reaching…