Total Package Hockey Detroit is proud to announce that 30 TPH-trained players have been claimed by North American Hockey League franchises, either by signing players to an NAHL tender or by selecting them in the 2017 NAHL Draft on June 6. Of those 30 players claimed, five tenders and four draft picks were used on…
IIHF Hall of Fame names 20th induction class The International Ice Hockey Federation’s Historical Committee has announced the 2017 induction class to the IIHF Hall of Fame. Former players Saku Koivu, Uwe Krupp, Angela Ruggiero, Joe Sakic and Teemu Selanne, along with builder Dieter Kalt will be inducted to the IIHF Hall of Fame. Former…
By Michael Caples – The Brighton School District will have quite a few new hockey players enrolled in the fall of 2017-18. They won’t mess with the classroom sizes, however. Brighton has formed a new partnership with Total Package Hockey, bringing all the Center of Excellence students in Canton and Hazel Park under the school district’s…
THE 2017 USHL DRAFT TOOK PLACE ON MAY 1-2, AND A NEW GROUP OF TOTAL PACKAGE HOCKEY-TRAINED PLAYERS HEARD THEIR NAMES CALLED DURING THE PHASE I AND PHASE II DRAFTS. Twenty-one of the players selected by USHL franchises are TPH-trained players through the Center of Excellence, the eight-week summer progressional program, Michigan Hockey Advancement or…
INDUSTRY GROWTH FUND TO FINANCE FEASIBILITY STUDIES FOR POTENTIAL PROGRAMS, STARTING AT U. OF ILLINOIS The NHL and NHLPA are committed to supporting the growth of NCAA Division I hockey, introducing a new initiative to fund feasibility studies for potential programs on Friday prior to the NHL Draft. The University of Illinois will be the…
What defenseman Xan Gurney accomplished during the 2016-17 campaign was certainly one of the rarer feats seen in the youth hockey world. The Grosse Ile native started the 2016-17 season skating for Compuware 16U. By the end of it, Gurney became a national champion in not one, but two leagues. Gurney, a Total Package Hockey…
The NHL and the NHL Players Association are teaming up to support and promote the growth of Cawlidge Hawkey. The NHL will announce on Friday — during NHL Draft weekend festivities in Chicago, which also hosted the Frozen Four this past April — that the league will sponsor studies at five U.S. colleges to examine…
Total Package Hockey Detroit is proud to announce that 30 TPH-trained players have been claimed by North American Hockey League franchises, either by signing players to an NAHL tender or by selecting them in the 2017 NAHL Draft on June 6. Of those 30 players claimed, five tenders and four draft picks were used on…
Croix Evingson made Mudbugs history Saturday. In the seventh round of the NHL Draft, the Winnipeg Jets selected the Shreveport Mudbugs defenseman with the 211th overall selection. Shreveport Mudbugs defenseman Croix Evingson was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets.(Photo: Henrietta Wildsmith/The Times) The 6-foot-5, 209-pound Alaska native captured Defenseman of the Year honors in the North…
By Michael Caples – The Brighton School District will have quite a few new hockey players enrolled in the fall of 2017-18. They won’t mess with the classroom sizes, however. Brighton has formed a new partnership with Total Package Hockey, bringing all the Center of Excellence students in Canton and Hazel Park under the school district’s…