Category: NAHL
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MiHockey’s 2020 NAHL Draft Watch
The NAHL held its annual entry draft on Tuesday, as 249 players ranging from the 2000 birth-year class to the 2004 edition were selected by the league’s member clubs. Here is a look at the Michigan names who were selected: (No. – NAHL Team – Player – Hometown – Previous Team) Round 1…
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Ten Michigan names selected in 2020 NAHL Supplemental Draft
By @MichaelCaples – With the unique conclusion to the 2019-2020 season, the NAHL decided to hold a special Supplemental Draft in advance of the league’s traditional NAHL Draft, which takes place on July 21. Today, 81 players were selected by the NAHL member clubs in a three-round draft. Here is how the league described…
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2020 NAHL Top Prospects Tournament rosters announced
By @MichaelCaples – The North American Hockey League has announced its 2020 Top Prospects Tournament rosters for the league’s annual showcase event, which will take place Feb. 17-18 at the New England Sports Village in Massachusetts. There are six teams formed for the event; an all-star team representing each of the NAHL’s four divisions,…
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Brighton’s Sam Brennan named NAHL defenseman of month for October
By @MichaelCaples – Sam Brennan has had an impressive start to the 2019-2020 NAHL season, and it has been recognized as the calendar flips to November. The Brighton native has been named the NAHL’s defenseman of the month for October, after Brennan recorded eight points in 10 games from the blue line with his…
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Thrun, Venegoni named NAHL stars of the week
By @MichaelCaples – A pair of Michigan natives appear on the latest edition of the NAHL stars of the week list. Grand Rapids native Theo Thrun and Livonia native Jordan Venegoni both earned recognition from their junior league after outstanding performances for their respective NAHL clubs. Thrun, a Fox Motors product, posted back-to-back game-winners…
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Rockford’s Riley Murphy named NAHL star of the week
By @MichaelCaples – One of the four NAHL stars of the week announced Monday hails from the Great Lakes State. Congratulations to Riley Murphy, a Rockford native and forward for the Aberdeen Wings – this week’s Central Division Star of the Week for the NAHL. Murphy, 19, recorded four points in his team’s two-game…
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Oyler, Trela named NAHL divisional stars of week
By @MichaelCaples – A pair of Michigan natives have earned some recognition from their junior league. Spencer Oyler and Nick Trela have been named divisional stars of the week by the North American Hockey League, it was announced announced today. Oyler, a 19-year-old defenseman from Howell, recorded four points in two games over the…
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Six Michigan natives to compete in IIHF Junior Club World Cup with NAHL squad
By @MichaelCaples – The NAHL has announced its roster for the upcoming 2019 Sirius Junior Club World Cup, and there’s a substantial Michigan flavor to it. Six Michigan natives have been selected to compete in the annual IIHF tournament, which features world-class junior hockey clubs all competing at the home of the XXII Olympic Winter…
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Recruiting: Jake Willets commits to Ferris State
By @MichaelCaples – Jake Willets’ hockey journey took him all the way to Alaska and Texas the past two seasons, but he’s coming back home because of it. The Erie native has committed to Michigan Tech for the upcoming school year. “I picked Ferris State because I felt like I really connected with the…
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MiHockey’s 2019 NAHL Draft Watch
June 4 marks the 2019 NAHL Draft, as the junior league conducts its annual selection process. Join MiHockey as we keep tabs on all of the Michigan names selected by the member clubs of USA Hockey’s only Tier II junior league. Round 1 No. 17 – Austin – Chris Tamer – Whitmore Lake –…