A-Train Hockey Vlog

A-Train Departs Station

ronlevi@att.net (Ron Levi) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:56:02 -0500

In literature train tracks are often used as metaphors for life or journeys. Similarly this vlog has become a chronicle of one family's adventure through the world of youth ice hockey. In this final...

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So Long, Ann Arbor, Hello London

ronlevi@att.net (Ron Levi) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:14:22 -0500

It will come as a surprise to many that NTDP early commitment and Wolverine prospect, Jared Knight, has accepted an offer to play with the London Knights of the OHL in the Fall. London used their...

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hOpe and Glory

ronlevi@att.net (Ron Levi) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:04:25 -0500

It might have escaped some of this vlog's readers that I support Barack Obama for president. Maybe the ads in the sidebars gave it away ;-) I honestly thought about keeping politics separate from...

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Select 16 Camp Under Way

ronlevi@att.net (Ron Levi) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:02:22 -0500

This year's camp is officially underway as the players checked in and attended their first practice last night. Players and parents, if you'd like to leave any comments, observations, or...

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World Juniors US Tryouts

ronlevi@att.net (Ron Levi) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:56:52 -0500

Interesting little breakdown of the World Juniors Tryouts for the US Team. Of the 53 players invited, here are some correlations: NCAA - 16CHL - 15 (9 OHL + 6 WHL)NTDP - 12USHL - 6High School -...

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2008 Select 16 Festival Preview

ronlevi@att.net (Ron Levi) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:07:58 -0500

Rosters have been announced for the Select 16 National Player Development Camp. Austin's on the Orange team for the second consecutive camp with fellow Michiganders Brent Darnell and Andy Huff,...

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NCAA Calls & Rochester

ronlevi@att.net (Ron Levi) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:10:33 -0500

Well, the last big event on the horizon for this vlog is the Select 16 Player Development Camp in Rochester beginning next Saturday, 06/21. While two outstanding players have recently chosen the...

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Vlog Navigation Update

ronlevi@att.net (Ron Levi) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:32:14 -0500

Some of you die-hards may know that Western College Hockey actually publishes two blogs. WCH-I features news and views related to the CCHA and WCHA while WCH-II carries more in-depth reports...

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Indiana Ice Main Camp - Final

ronlevi@att.net (Ron Levi) — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:41:41 -0500

The camp ended on a fun note with several MWEHL 92's named to Sunday's All-Star teams. I believe Ice entry draft pick, John Parker, was the only '92 to crack the final 30-man protected list, but it...

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Indiana Ice Main Camp - Night 2

ronlevi@att.net (Ron Levi) — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:43:31 -0500

There wasn't much to report on Saturday's camp because I'm no expert and purposely refrain from getting too deep into comparing players and critiquing games for that very reason, but I did have fun...

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Indiana Ice Main Camp - Day 2

ronlevi@att.net (Ron Levi) — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 11:28:20 -0500

Day 2 of the camp is just getting under way. Last night's game between Navy and Green was a good one. It started an hour late after thunderstorms led to a power outage at the rink just as the teams...

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Indiana Ice Main Camp Rosters

ronlevi@att.net (Ron Levi) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:08:34 -0500

Friday the eight teams began the day with drills, small games, and 4x4 scrimages. With one sheet of ice, there are four morning sessions- one for each pair of teams. After lunch, the games begin....

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Indiana Ice Main Camp: Day 1

ronlevi@att.net (Ron Levi) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:22:20 -0500

Yesterday the players checked in to Main Camp of the Indiana Ice. They were weighed and measured, and they waited in line to fill out a questionnaire which asked what they could do to be the best...

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Hockey Politics

ronlevi@att.net (Ron Levi) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:10:12 -0500

When decision-time comes, much is made of the perceived politics in hockey. While I am not naive enough to dismiss the concept entirely, I do believe that effort and talent can overshadow if not...

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Ice, Ice, Baby

ronlevi@att.net (Ron Levi) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:04:13 -0500

The A-Train is headed to the Indiana Ice main training camp this weekend. I know it's rare for 16-year-olds to earn a spot on the USHL teams, but it'll be fun to see what happens anyway. Fellow U...

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Hockeytown Seeing Red

ronlevi@att.net (Ron Levi) — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:03:12 -0500

When we moved to Denver, the Colorado Avalanche won their first Stanley Cup. Soon after, the Bronco's won a couple of super bowls. I'm not sure our return to Detroit can bring that kind of luck to...

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NHL Combine Videos

ronlevi@att.net (Ron Levi) — Sat, 31 May 2008 08:19:26 -0500

There are still a couple more years before any '92s start showing up at the NHL Entry Draft Combine in Toronto, but I think it's really interesting to learn about what they put the kids through. The...

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Michigan Select 16 Announced

ronlevi@att.net (Ron Levi) — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:35:17 -0500

It's been a couple of weeks since the MAHA Select Festival ended, and I still haven't seen an announcement on MAHA.org, but Focus92 is reporting that Hockey Weekly has the scoop. I don't see it in...

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Thank You

ronlevi@att.net (Ron Levi) — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:33:13 -0500

I know summer's only just beginning, but hockey's going out with a bang. The Red Wings are in the Stanley Cup finals, Hockeytown is the land of "Os" (Osgood), Junior camps are in full swing, and the...

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Select 16 Player Development Camp I

ronlevi@att.net (Ron Levi) — Tue, 20 May 2008 07:24:53 -0500

USA Hockey has posted the Participant Guidebooks for the 2008 Player Development Camps. The books are about 13 pages long and contain program descriptions, code of conduct, and camp procedures. The...

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Camps, Camps, Camps

ronlevi@att.net (Ron Levi) — Wed, 28 May 2008 08:37:40 -0500

Several OHL clubs held rookie camps recently with others coming up soon. Compuware's Alex Aleardi attended the Kitchener Ranger's camp recently while his former team mate, Austin Levi and Belle...

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Michigan Elite High School Hockey

ronlevi@att.net (Ron Levi) — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:41:19 -0500

Well, so much for slow news days. Seems like off-seasons were fairly hum-drum with little news to post in prior years. Once Midget Minor hits though, the news just seems to keep popping every day. ...

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NAHL 2008 Entry Draft & Tryouts

ronlevi@att.net (Ron Levi) — Thu, 22 May 2008 04:34:19 -0500

The NAHL Entry Draft takes place Wednesday, 05/21, at 2pm Eastern (see results).Players not drafted are still welcome to attend tryouts for member teams. Some tryouts are beginning before the draft...

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USHL Entry Draft '92s

ronlevi@att.net (Ron Levi) — Fri, 16 May 2008 05:04:21 -0500

Congratulations to the the short list of '92s selected in today's USHL Entry Draft! As expected, very few were taken, leaving the rest on the fence until the October Futures Draft. Detroit Catholic...

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2008 MAHA Select 16/17 Highlights

ronlevi@att.net (Ron Levi) — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:23:34 -0500

Here's a little video from last weekend's Select 16/17 Festival in Taylor. I didn't tape a lot of the games, but there was plenty of good action out there. Good luck to all of the players looking...

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