Category Archives: USA Hockey
USA Hockey Celebrates 75th Birthday Today
For 75 years USA Hockey has helped the game grow across the country. The governing body for hockey in the United States has grown so much itself in those 75 years and is probably stronger today than ever before. Formerly … Continue reading
Kerdiles to Play This Weekend… For the U.S. Under-18 Team
The NCAA told Nic Kerdiles he wasn’t allowed to play for the University of Wisconsin until Nov. 30. They never said anything about playing for someone else. United States of Hockey has learned that the suspended Wisconsin freshman will join … Continue reading
VIDEO: U.S. WJC Candidate Miller’s Unbelievable First Pro Goal
J.T. Miller is one of just three players eligible to return for the U.S. National Junior Team at this year’s World Junior Championship. He’s also the only U.S. WJC candidate currently playing professional hockey. The New York Rangers first-rounder is … Continue reading
U.S. World Junior Watch: Locks, Likelies and Bubble Players for U.S. Roster
As hard as it may be to believe, what with the distraction of a lockout and our hockey body clocks completely out of whack, the World Junior Championship is just over two months away. Two months until the best hockey … Continue reading
Recapping the All-American Prospects, Which Players Stood Out Most
Prospect games are typically more pomp and circumstance than substance, but the inaugural CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game offered at least a little more than your average showcase game. It was a mismatch at times, but the game remained moderately … Continue reading
CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game Preview
Saturday night, 38 of the top American players eligible for the 2013 NHL Entry Draft will converge on Buffalo’s First Niagara Center for the inaugural CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game. As such a new event, it’s hard to pick out … Continue reading
NTDP Goalies Get Patriotic With Masks
I don’t know if you guys know this, but I kind of like America. If you’re reading this blog and you’re from America, you probably like it too. One of the best things about covering the national teams is seeing … Continue reading
American Prospect Update: NHL Central Scouting Unveils Complete 2013 Watch List
Well, the scouting season is well underway for many NHL teams and for the National Hockey League’s Central Scouting Services. Today marked a significant day signaling the beginning of the overall hockey season (for everyone except the NHL, of course) … Continue reading
2012-13 NTDP Preview — U.S. National Under-18 Team
The 2012-13 hockey season might be marred by the NHL lockout, but that only leads to more attention on the other levels of hockey, which is primarily what we cover here at United States of Hockey. Of course, there’s an … Continue reading
Living with the Lockout: Southeast Division
With the Sept. 15 lockout deadline looming (Saturday? Already?), optimism is shrinking that a deal will be done between the NHL and NHLPA in its collective bargaining negotiations. It appears there will be a void to fill, at least until … Continue reading