BLOOMINGFIELD HILLS, MI – The 2020 Youth Olympic Games are set to take place in Lausanne, Switzerland from Jan. 9-22 and five TPH Trained players have been named to the Team USA roster. Rutger McGroarty, Hunter Brzustewicz, Cutter Gauthier, Lane Hutson, and Tyler Duke will be representing the red, white, and blue in Switzerland. McGroarty…
Read MoreA total of 18 TPH (Total Package Hockey)-trained players were drafted to the Ontario Hockey League on April 9, including nine who attend the TPH Center of Excellence. Leading the way were TPH CoE student-athletes Blade Jenkins and Bode Wilde, who were drafted in the first and second round, respectively. “Congratulations to the players, parents…
Read MoreThree TPH (Total Package Hockey)-trained standouts have been named to the prestigious U.S. National Team Development Program U-17 roster for the 2016-17 season. Blade Jenkins, Will MacKinnon and Bode Wilde were all selected to the development team following last month’s evaluation camp, which was held in Plymouth, Michigan. All three have attended the TPH CoE…
Read MoreTPH (Total Package Hockey)-trained players were well-represented at the 2016 USHL Draft, with 32 total players, including 10 who attend the TPH Center of Excellence, drafted to the top junior league in the U.S. “We are extremely proud of all the TPH-trained players that were selected in the USHL Draft this past week,” said TPH…
Read MoreBefore moving on to the USHL in the fall, Andrew Sinard got a taste of what the next level is like at the Nashville Predators summer development camp from June 28 to July 2. The former TPH Thunder 18U standout earned an invite to the camp after a strong AAA season that saw him notch…
Read MoreGrowing up in Raleigh, N.C., Josh Wilkins often had to travel to play hockey. This year was a little different. The former TPH Thunder U16 captain didn’t have to go very far to participate in last week’s Carolina Hurricanes development camp. It was a rare opportunity for the skilled forward to play in front of…
Read MoreJOHNSTOWN, Pa. — The Johnstown Tomahawks are proud to announce that team captain Filips Buncis has committed to play Division I hockey at Arizona State University for the 2017-18 season. Buncis, a native of Riga, Latvia, has played 124 games with the Tomahawks in three seasons. The 6-3 forward has scored 71 career points (21 goals,…
Read MoreBy @MichaelCaples – Max Sasson wanted this story to start with a message to young hockey players in the same spot he once was. Keep working, even if you aren’t playing for the team you want. “Before I start, I want to say for all the kids who are worried that they didn’t make a…
Read MoreCongratulations to TPH Detroit Center of Excellence student-athlete Carson Riddle on his commitment to Western Michigan University. The Belle Tire U16 star is the 15th TPH Detroit CoE student to commit to an NCAA Division I school since 2014. The Holly, Mich., native and 5-foot-9 forward has been lighting it up this season, his first one in midget…
Read MoreTPH Detroit Center of Excellence student-athlete Max Sasson has tendered with the North American Hockey League’s Brookings Blizzard. Sasson is enjoying a successful season with the Oakland Jr. Grizzlies U16 team. In 29 games with the Jr. Grizzlies, the forward has 20 goals and 17 assists for 37 points. Brookings currently has a 18-13-2-1 record this season…
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