Tri State Spartans and TPH are extremely proud to announce that one of our family members just verbally committed to play D1 NCAA women’s hockey at one of top hockey programs in the country for both men and women. A huge congrats from your Spartans/TPH family to Cameron Morrissey on her acceptance to play hockey…
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JULY 28, 2016 OSHAWA, ON – The Oshawa Generals announced today that Latvian forward Renars Krastenbergs has committed to the club. Krastenbergs was selected by the Generals during second round (77th overall) of the 2016 CHL Import Draft. Kratsenbergs represented Latvia last year at the 2016 Under-18 World Championship. He led the team in points during the tournament scoring twice while adding six assists…
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NINE ARE STUDENT-ATHLETES AT THE TPH CENTER OF EXCELLENCE PROGRAMS IN CANTON AND HAZEL PARK. The 2017 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection took place on April 8, with a new crop of hockey players hearing their names called by OHL franchises. Eighteen Total Package Hockey-trained players were selected during the 15-round selection process. Of that…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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MITCH ELIOT TRYING TO “BE A SPONGE” AT RED WINGS’ DEVELOPMENT CAMP Photo by Michael Caples/MiHockey Mitch Eliot’s first Red Wings’ development camp has come with a few bumps and bruises. It’s summer hockey, sure, but it doesn’t mean the guys aren’t competing. Hard not to when the likes of Ken Holland, Jeff Blashill, Todd…
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CAN PAUL MCAVOY BECOME KENTUCKY’S FIRST NHL PLAYER? Kentucky has been home to minor-league ice hockey teams, and the sport has a growing club presence around the Bluegrass State. Still, it’s one of 10 states including Arkansas, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, South Dakota, Tennessee and Wyoming believed not to have ever produced an NHL player. Photo:…
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Hello from Magness Arena, where a Zamboni is out there right now resurfacing the ice following the Colorado Avalanche annual Burgundy-White game. This, after J.T. Compher wiped the competition on the same ice Sunday. Compher, no question about it, was the No. 1 star of the game. He scored two goals – one a hard-to-the-net…
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