Category: USHL
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Recruiting: Oliver MacDonald commits to UMass
By @MichaelCaples – Oliver MacDonald has officially signed with the Minutemen. The Grosse Pointe native has signed his National Letter of Intent with the UMass hockey program during the November signing period, locking in his spot with the Hockey East member club. “I picked UMass for many reasons,” MacDonald told MiHockey. “To me there’s…
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PHOTOS: NTDP Under-18 Team vs. Des Moines Buccaneers
Check out MiHockey’s photos from last Friday’s battle between the NTDP Under-18 Team and the Des Moines Buccaneers. The contest, which featured homecomings for Michigan natives Michael Mancinelli, Vincent Salice, Nicklas Andrews, Christian Stoever and NTDP alum Cameron Rowe, went to the home team, as the NTDP prevailed 4-2 on goals from Brett Berard,…
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McGroarty named new GM of Muskegon Lumberjacks; Lowe new president of hockey operations
By @MichaelCaples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks have announced a series of changes to the team’s front office, including a new general manager and president of hockey operations. Jimmy McGroarty has been named the new general manager of the USHL franchise, while Steve Lowe is the new president of hockey operations. “The ownership continues to…
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U.S. roster for 2019 World Junior A Challenge announced
By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey has announced the 21 players who will make up the U.S. Junior Select Team for the upcoming 2019 World Junior A Challenge, and there are six Michigan names on the list. The roster for the World Junior A Challenge features some of the best players from the USHL each…
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U.S. World Junior training camp to take place in Plymouth
By @MichaelCaples – The 2020 U.S. National Junior Team Training Camp is coming through Plymouth. USA Hockey has announced the details for the final preparations leading up to the 2020 World Junior Championship, and that includes a training camp in Plymouth on Dec. 16-17. The team will skate multiple times each day at USA…
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Checking out NHL Central Scouting’s November ‘Players to Watch’ list for 2020 Draft
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By @MichaelCaples – NHL Central Scouting has released its updated ‘Players to Watch’ list for November as they continue to analyze the upcoming 2020 NHL Draft class. Here is a breakdown of all of the Michigan names and connections appearing on the new list (you can see it in full here): A Skaters…
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NTDP Under-18 Team wins Five Nations; U17s claim silver at World Challenge
By @MichaelCaples – The USA Hockey National Team Development Program’s two teams brought home some new hardware over the weekend. The Under-18 Team won the U18 Five Nations tournament in Sundsvall, Sweden, while the Under-17 Team claimed silver in the World Under-17 Challenge in Medicine Hat, Alberta. The U18s were perfect in four games,…
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Stoever, Gushchin named USHL players of the week
By @MichaelCaples – One Michigan native and one Michigan resident take up two of the three spots on Tuesday’s USHL players of the week list. Northville native Christian Stoever has been named the league’s goaltender of the week, while Muskegon Lumberjacks forward Danil Gushchin earned forward of the week recognition. Stoever only appeared in…
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NTDP Under-17 Team scores 10 in first international game
By @MichaelCaples – The USA Hockey National Team Development Program Under-17 Team got its first real taste of international hockey yesterday, and they must have really liked it. The NTDP 2003 birth-year group hit double digits in the goal column on Sunday, beating the Czech Republic 10-1 in their first game at the 2019…
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Danil Gushchin’s heroics wins game for Lumberjacks, lands him on SportsCenter Top 10 list
By @MichaelCaples – Hockey is a team sport, but Friday night in Muskegon, it was all about Danil Gushchin. The Lumberjacks forward scored all four of Muskegon’s goals in a 4-3 win, and three of them came in the closing moments of the contest. After scoring a first-period goal, Gushchin scored twice in the…