Finland 5-3 Sweden

On Thursday, February 15th, Finland defeated Sweden 5-3.  It was part of the U-18 Five Nations Tournament. 

 On Thursday, February 15th, Finland defeated Sweden 5-3.  It was all part of the Under 18 Five Nations Tournament that took place at the USA Hockey Arena from February 13th - February 17th.  The U-18 Five Nations Tournament featured USA (3-1), Finland (2-2), Sweden (2-2), Russia (2-2), and the Czech Republic (1-4).  Team USA won the U-18 5 Nations Tournament by defeating Finland 4-0 on Saturday night.
     The USA Hockey Arena is located at 14900 Beck Road, in Plymouth.  Scroll down to see exclusive photographs from last Thursday's hockey game between Finland, and Sweden.  Click on the links below for more information about the USA NTDP (National Team Development Program), or the USA Hockey Arena.
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Thursday night's game was played at the USA Hockey Arena located at 14900 Beck Road, in Plymouth. 

Finland finished the U-18 Five Nations Tournament with an overall record of 2-2.

Sweden finished the U-18 Five Nations Tournament with an overall record of 2-2.

#37 Toni Utunen received a two minute minor late in the 3rd period. 

USA won the U-18 Five Nations Tournament by defeating Finland 4-0 on Saturday night.

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Best of January 2018

 

     The month of January featured 15 posts that were viewed by people all over the Country.  Scroll down to see what everyone is clicking on.  You can always leave a comment, or you can email the Mitten State Sports Report at mittenstatesportsreport@rocketmail.com  Scroll down and vote in the monthly Poll Question.  Check out Game Notes.  Click on past months to check out all of the Mitten State Sports Report's archived material.











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1.  "LTU 4-3 Schoolcraft"  posted 1/23/2018

2.  "2018 Plymouth Ice Festival"  posted 1/20/2018

3.  "Utica 5-4 USA"  posted 1/10/2018  

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-  "5 Years of VFW Post 345"  posted 1/3/2018  

-  "Pics of the Month 2017"  posted 1/15/2018

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The Pic of the Month is a photograph of the USA NTDP U-18 Team vs. the Utica College Pioneers.  Photo by Jason Pertile.

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Pictures of 2017

2017 began with the 35th Annual Plymouth Ice Festival.

We watched the University of Michigan Dearborn hockey team.

We took in a game at Yost Ice Arena.  

Viewers sent in exclusive photographs of live action at Yost Ice Arena.

Yost Ice Arena is located at 1000 S State Street, in Ann Arbor.

We checked out the University of Michigan baseball team in March.  

We also saw the Henry Ford College baseball team play Jackson College.

The Madonna University baseball team was featured on the Mitten State Sports Report in April.

Summer is all about Classic Car Shows.  We went to the VFW Post 345 in Redford.

Blue Sky Ice Cream & Hamburger has an awesome weekly Classic Car Show.

We also checked out the weekly Classic Car Show at St. Robert Bellarmine.

We took in some ARCA Racing at Flat Rock Speedway. 

ARCA Racing returns to Flat Rock Speedway on Saturday, April 28th.

We checked out the Michigan Stars FC (in red) in July.  The Stars defeated Lansing United (in blue)  2-1. 

We went to the Junior League World Series in August.  Chinese Taipei won the 2017 Junior League World Series.

Vintage Base Ball was featured on the Mitten State Sports Report in September.

We attended the 7th Annual Cruisin' Hines.  

We watched the Schoolcraft College Men's soccer team defeat Muskegon Community College 7-0.

The Marian University Knights visited Concordia University.  The Cardinals defeated the Knights 39-36.

The Concordia University football team finished the 2017 season with an overall record of 9-2.

We watched the USA NTDP (National Team Development Program) U-17 Team.

We also checked out the USA NTDP U-18 Team.

Northville Downs featured Virtual Harness Racing.  

We took in a game at the Southfield Ice Arena.  Aquinas College defeated Lawrence Tech University 3-2.

We watched the Schoolcraft College Men's hockey team defeat the Western Michigan University Stallions 11-5.

We went back to Yost Ice Arena in December.

                                                                            Game Notes







-  Yost Ice Arena was built in 1923.  



-  The Schoolcraft College Men's soccer team advanced to the 2017 NJCAA Division 1 National Championship.



-  The Concordia University football team made it to the 1st round of the 2017 NAIA Football Championship Series.  



-  The USA NTDP is currently in 1st place in the USHL (United States Hockey League) standings with an overall record of 20-9-1 (1 shootout loss).

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Jason Pertile - USA Hockey

The Mitten State Sports Report received exclusive photographs from Jason Pertile.

The pictures are from Sunday's game between the USA NTDP U-18 Team, and the Utica College Pioneers.

The Utica College Pioneers defeated the USA NTDP U-18 Team 5-4.

Sunday's game was played at the USA Hockey Arena located at 14900 Beck Road, in Plymouth.

Utica College competes in Division III of the NCAA.  The Pioneers currently have an overall record of 10-3.

The USA NTDP competes in the USHL.  The USA NTDP currently has an overall record of 12-9.  Click on the links below.

                                                                               Game Notes







-  Utica College is located in Utica, New York.



-  Gary Heenan is the Head Coach of the Utica College men's hockey team.



-  Seth Appert is the Head Coach of the USA NTDP U-18 Team.



-  The USA NTDP also fields an U-17 Team.



-  Jason Pertile is from Michigan.  Jason Pertile currently lives in the Metro Detroit area.











For more information about the USA NTDP click on  www.usahockeyntdp.com



For more information about Utica College athletics click on  ucpioneers.com



For USHL stats, and standings click on  www.ushl.com



For NCAA stats, and standings click on  www.ncaa.com



For more information about the USA Hockey Arena click on  www.usahockeyarena.com



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Utica 5-4 USA

On Sunday, January 7th, the Utica College Pioneers defeated the USA NTDP U-18 Team 5-4.

     On Sunday, January 7th, the Utica College Pioneers defeated the USA NTPD (National Team Development Program) U-18 Team 5-4.  The USA NTPD competes in the USHL (United States Hockey League), and currently has an overall record of 12-9.  Utica College competes in Division III of the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association), and the Pioneers currently have an overall record of 10-3. 
     Sunday's game was played at the USA Hockey Arena located at 14900 Beck Road, in Plymouth.  Click on the links below for more information about the USA NTDP, the Utica College athletic program, the USHL, the NCAA, or the USA Hockey Arena.  Scroll down to see exclusive photographs from Sunday's game.
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Sunday's game was played at the USA Hockey Arena located at 14900 Beck Road, in Plymouth.  

The Utica College Pioneers compete in Division III of the NCAA.

The USA NTDP competes in the USHL.

The Utica College Pioneers currently have an overall record of 10-3.

Click on past months to see exclusive photos from several USA NTDP games.  

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-  Utica College is located in Utica, New York.



-  The USA NTDP U-18 Team lead the Utica Pioneers 4-1 during Sunday's contest.



-  #17 Kevin Valenti scored the game winning goal for the Utica Pioneers during Sunday's contest.



-  Pioneers Defenseman #14 Brett Szajner is from Novi, Michigan.











For more information about the USA NTDP click on  www.usahockeyntdp.com  



For more information about Utica College athletics click on  ucpioneers.com  



For USHL stats, and standings click on  www.ushl.com



For NCAA stats, and standings click on  www.ncaa.com



For more information about the USA Hockey Arena click on  www.usahockeyarena.com



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