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This week, The Shrinks are back for Episode 70 where they answer questions from concerned hockey dads. BY and Motts begin the episode by catching up on Motts’ weekend at the NHL Network, share…
This week, The Shrinks are back for Episode 70 where they answer questions from concerned hockey dads. BY and Motts begin the episode by catching up on Motts’ weekend at the NHL Network, share…
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com While many kids and families are still unwinding from their youth hockey seasons – with tryouts in a good number of areas completed and the spring weather finally…
Global News Photo By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com Missed it by THISMUCH. The opening round of the National Hockey League playoffs is over, and what a first tound it was with five of the eight …
Hockey Canada’s U18 male and female national championships got underway on Monday, May 16 and run through Sunday, May 22. The men’s tournament is being hosted by the Sydney Rush in Okotoks…
Yes, you read the headline correctly! In light of our big announcement last week at the Project Play Summit, hosted by the Aspen Institute, MYHockey Rankings is proud to announce we will be making major…
ADMKids.com photo By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com There comes a time when every young person reaches a crossroads and faces important decisions. Hopefully the choices they make are fueled by their…
Denver Post Photo By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com For what seemed like an eternity, the Washington Capitals and San Jose Sharks were the epitome of National Hockey League playoff futility. …
Sportsnet.ca Photo By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com With the Vegas Golden Knights’ elimination from playoff contention late Wednesday, the field of 16 for the Stanley Cup Playoffs was finalized…
While the top-tier United States Hockey League (USHL) and Major Junior Canadian Hockey League get most of the attention when it comes to North American junior hockey, some great U20 hockey is being played…
MYHockey Week #30 rankings are now available. Volunteers and members entered just over 2900 games this past week. We've been working to update all playoff games for Hockey Canada…
ADMKids.com Photo By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com While there was much negativity and frustration when the world shut down as COVID spread like wildfire during the spring and summer of 2020…
MYHockey Week #29 rankings are now available. Volunteers and members entered just over 2500 games this past week. We currently have 18,058 teams ranked, topping the 18k mark for the first …
Ontario Postseason Hockey Hub Ontario Hockey Federation Championships The Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF) Minor Hockey Championship is three-day event that determines OHF Champions at the U13 A…
MinnesotaHockeyMag.com Photo By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com While young hockey players hoping to one day play at the highest levels face many ups and downs throughout the course of …
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com Sometimes, even when coaches have the best of intentions, it can be challenging to keep young athletes from focusing on wins and losses, especially when a team is…
MYHockey Week #28 rankings are now available. Volunteers and members entered just over 3300 games this past week. We continue to work on geographic pockets of teams that do not have much/any…
Western Canada Postseason Hockey Hub Alberta After a two-year COVID-induced hiatus, March and April playoff hockey has returned to Alberta. Host locations were announced for the province’s 29 …
The Shrinks are joined by Cushing Academy Coach, Paul Pearl, for a mailbag episode! BY and Motts recap their weekend where Motts played in a few Bruins alumni games and BY shaved his head in support…
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com Patience is a virtue. Good things come to those who wait. Patience is the best remedy for every trouble. Many of us were reared on those time-honored sayings. …
Last week The Shrinks are joined by former New Jersey Devil and 2x Stanley Cup Champion, Colin White. BY and Motts discuss The Frozen Four, some silly trivia of The Hobey Baker Award, players taking…
MYHockey Week #27 rankings are now available. Volunteers and members entered just over 4000 games this past week. USA Hockey completed its youth and girls National Championships over …
The automatic berths have been earned and the at-large bids have been awarded. Teams have been seeded and placed in pools, and the schedule is set. All that’s left now is for the puck to be dropped…
MYHockey Week #26 rankings are now available. Volunteers and members entered 5300 games this past week. USA Hockey Youth Tier 1 Nationals begin today and all remaining (Girls & Tier…
Hockey Canada Photo This is the second in series of articles examining in detail what hockey coaches and scouts at the NCAA, junior, AAA and prep-school levels look for when watching potential prospects…
On episode 62 of The Rink Shrinks, BY and Motts are joined by Merrimack Assistant Coach, Josh Ciocco, for a mailbag episode. As a former teammate of BY’s for three years at UNH, Josh gives…
MYHockey Week #25 rankings are now available. Volunteers and members entered 6500 games this past week as the USA youth hockey season winds down except for the highly anticipated National tournaments…
As we enter the two-week lull between state and district tournaments and USA Hockey National Championships in the United States, postseason play in Canada is heating up as teams compete in league playoffs…
MYHockey Week #24 rankings are now available. We ran a day early this week to assist in getting the latest data available to USA Hockey as they look to fill at-large spots for Nationals. Thanks…
MYHockey Rankings (MHR), the premier source for youth hockey information in North America, and The Rink Shrinks, a youth hockey podcast hosted by Brian Yandle and Mike Mottau, are excited to announce…
We are now through Week 24 of the 2021-22 youth hockey season, and that means the final automatic berths for USA Hockey’s National Championship tournaments have all been decided! This week, …
It’s Week 24 of the 2021-22 youth hockey season, and that means the final automatic berths for USA Hockey’s National Championship tournaments will be decided by the end of the weekend. Next…
MYHockey Week #23 rankings are now available. Volunteers and members approxmiately 10,200 games this past week. That's another impressive weekly game total by volunteers, members…
USA Hockey National Championship tournament fields continued to round into form over the weekend as more boys’ and girls’ Tier 1 district champions were crowned around the United States. …
By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com March Madness has become a phrase so commonly associated with NCAA basketball postseason play that it actually has been trademarked for that sport. That doesn…
MIHOCKEY.com photo Tier 1 District Tournament play gets into full swing in the United States this weekend as USA Hockey National Championship berths will be earned around the country. For our Week 23…
MYHockey Week #22 rankings are now available. Volunteers and members added nearly of 12,000 games this past week. As we enter March, we enter post-season tournament time. Please …
Four tickets were punched to the USA Hockey Youth Tier 1 National Championship tournament over the weekend in Irvine, Calif., as Pacific District champions were crowned at the 14U, 15U, 16U and 18U levels…
Sportsnet.ca Photo This is the first in series of articles examining in detail what hockey coaches and scouts at the NCAA, junior, AAA and prep-school levels look for when watching potential prospects…
MYHockey Rankings (MHR) is looking for motivated, driven and creative individuals that enjoy working as part of a team in a high-energy environment to lead our platform's day to day operations…
It’s that time of year again. Already. District Tournament play has begun in the United States as boys’ and girls’ Tier 1 teams embark on the the final legs of the journeys that they…
Usually, our Games of the Week end up being exciting, close and hard-fought contests when they actually are played out on the ice. That’s what we hope for when we select the matchups each week. …
MYHockey Week #21 rankings are now available. Volunteers and members added just shy of 13,000 games this past week. A big tournament weekend has increased team movement in the rankings…
By Scott Lowe – MyHockeyRankings.com This wasn’t the article I originally planned to write. Don’t worry. It’s coming. Over the next several weeks I will be posting valuable information…
USA Hockey Photo Approximately 40 of the top United States Girls youth hockey programs at the 14U, 16U and 19U levels come together just outside Washington, D.C., for this weekend’s Junior Women…
Associated Press Photo By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com Well, this certainly wasn’t what most people expected. Casual hockey observers – and there are many of them every four years …
MYHockey Week #20 rankings are now available. Volunteers and members added about 12,700 games this past week. We are eagerly anticipating another great week of hockey coming up with the Presidential…
Toronto Star Photo The Exposure Hockey Group’s Paradise Cup turned out to be all it was cracked up to be as 14 of the nation’s top-30 USA Boys 2009 teams competed and crowned champions in…
It seems as though most of Canadian youth hockey finally is back up and running, and this week in the United States we have the top 2009 boys tournament of the year. So why not mix it up a little for …
USA Hockey Photo By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com Let’s take a little quiz. Connor McDavid. Sidney Crosby. Alex Ovechkin. Evgeni Malkin. Marc-Andre Fleury. Patrick Kane. Nathan MacKinnon…
MYHockey Week #19 rankings are now available. Volunteers and members added about 13,400 games this past week. That bump up from last week is a direct result from Ontario resuming play this…
Well, it looks like we pretty well nailed it with our Week 19 Games of the Week. Two of the games were decided by a single goal, one went to a shootout and the other was a 1-0 game late into the third…
Graphic by Molly Scarborough By Scott Lowe - MYHockey Rankings This one isn’t for all the marbles, but that usually doesn’t matter. Tonight at 11:10 p.m. Eastern when the women from Canada…
In youth hockey, February means that it’s playoff time, and that is evident already as we enter the first weekend of the month. While state, district, provincial and national tournaments are still…
Sporting News Photo By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com Hockey fans around the world were disappointed to hear the news not too long ago that the National Hockey League would not be sending its players…
Pretty soon highly youth hockey teams are going to ask to be left out of our MHR Games of the Week feature if the upset trend continues That’s right, after three upsets in Week 17, our Week 18 …
We hope everyone survived last weekends blizzard (bomb cyclone) and is ready for this week's winter storms. But while you are pinned inside, we thought we'd entertain you with MYHockey Week #18 …
Peterborough Examiner Photo By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com Last weekend I watched from a distance as a young hockey player on an NCAA college team was pulled from his locker room and berated by…
The crazy weather crushing the Northeast right now has shut hockey down there this weekend. Too many schedule changes, postponed games and cancellations to keep track of. So, this week we turn to the …
MYHockey Week #16 rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added over 12,100 game scores to MYHockey over the past week and we've added over 100 teams to the rankings again this week. Never…
Penticton Western News Photo Every now and then we get lucky and pick some incredible games for our Games of the Week Feature. Week 17 was one of those weeks. Three of our four games resulted in minor…
While it was disappointing to see parts of Canada shut down hockey rinks because of the spread of the Omicron variant, in turn shutting down youth hockey for a few weeks, it's great to see leagues and…
By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com It’s an exciting time of year for young hockey players. We’re approaching the clubhouse turn and nearing the home stretch of the season. League…
We hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend! MYHockey Week #16 rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added over 11,000 game scores to MYHockey over the past week. Close to …
With so many games being played in the United States during the holiday weekend, we were provided with a great opportunity to dig into some top matchups of Tier 2 teams that might not normally get the…
Martin Luther King Day Weekend has become one of the busiest hockey weekends of the year in the United States. It's a weekend during which many teams travel outside their leagues to partcipate in one …
MYHockey Week #15 Rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added over 10.5k game scores to MYHockey over the past week. We added 624 new teams so there are now 16,200 teams that qualify for…
Our first Games of the Week for 2022 lived up to expectations as everyone in the hockey world returned to action following a holiday break for many. Our featured games included contests from the CCM 2010…
Happy New Year and welcome to the first full hockey weekend of 2022! While it seems like the end of the 2021-22 season is still way off in the distance, the truth is that before you know it we will be…
We hope everyone had a nice and safe holiday and New Year! MYHockey Week #14 Rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added over 7k game scores to MYHockey over the past two weeks. That…
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com NHL.com Photo For most people around the world, late December is considered the winter holiday season. But for hockey fans it’s WJC season. That’s right…
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com Boston Globe Photo The more things change, the more they stay the same. It’s the holiday season, a time to celebrate, reflect and look ahead. Another year…
MYHockey Week #13 Rankings are now available. This past week volunteers and members added over 13,100 game scores to MYHockey. After releasing a number of new rankings this week, the number of ranked…
Maine Nordiques Photo We cruised into amateur hockey's holiday break with four great matchups that comprised our Week 13 Games of the Week last weekend. In our featured contest, a battle of the top two…
CLICK HERE TO SEE A VIDEO OF THE DRILL Welcome to our 12th Drill of the Week, powered by Kenny Brandt and SkilledAdvantageHockey.com. This week we move from our stickhandling progressions to the realm…
replica watches Welcome to the last big hockey weekend before the winter holidays. Every week that we present our MyHockey Rankings Games of the Week it gets harder to believe how fast the season is …
FineTimepieces MYHockey Week #12 Rankings are now available. This past week volunteers and members added over 12,500 game scores to MYHockey resulting in 14,297 ranked teams, an increase of 404 over …
Our Week 12 Featured Games of the Week turned out to be all we expected and maybe even a little more as Canada's top-ranked Boys Prep team from St. Andrew's College split a pair of games with Culver Academy…
We bring Canada back into the mix for our Week 12 Games of the Week, with three of our contests taking place north of the border. One of the matchups, our featured games of the week, include the No. 3…
MYHockey Week #11 Rankings are now available. This past week volunteers and members added over 15,000 game scores to MYHockey. This week 580 new teams qualified for the rankings bring the total…
CLICK HERE TO SEE A VIDEO OF THE DRILL Welcome to our 11th Drill of the Week, powered by Kenny Brandt and SkilledAdvantageHockey.com. This week, once again, we are at the “pro” level as …
USA HOCKEY PHOTO CLICK HERE FOR OUR VIDEO WRAP-UP WITH GAME HIGHLIGHTS Another great weekend of youth hockey action is behind us, and as we Dive Watches deeper into the holiday season, the 2021…
After a holiday weekend off, our Games of the Week return for Week 11 of the 2021-22 season. This week we head to the Chicago are for some great Tier 1 and Tier 2 USA girls hockey action from the CCM …
We hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving! MYHockey Week #10 Rankings are now available. This past week volunteers and members added over 12,500 game scores to MYHockey. This week 822 new teams…
CLICK HERE TO SEE A VIDEO OF THE DRILL Welcome to our 10th Drill of the Week, powered by Kenny Brandt and SkilledAdvantageHockey.com. This week we move back to the “pro” level and continue…
MYHockey Week #9 Rankings are now available. This past week volunteers and members added over 12k game scores to MYHockey, quickly approaching the 100k mark. Thanks to our volunteers and members …
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com Most people love our rankings and look forward to their release each week, but there are many others who may not like them or understand their need or purpose. …
CLICK HERE TO SEE A VIDEO OF THE DRILL Welcome to our ninth Drill of the Week, powered by Kenny Brandt and SkilledAdvantageHockey.com. This week we move back to the “pro” level and continue…
New England Hockey Journal Photo Whenever the NorthEast Pack gets together for an event it usually provides us with more than enough matchups of highly ranked teams to fill our full slate of weekly Games…
MYHockey Rankings (MHR), North America’s premier source for youth hockey rankings and information, and Athletic Performance Insight (API) are excited to announce a data-sharing partnership …
MYHockey Week #8 Rankings are now available. This past week volunteers and members added over 13k game scores to MYHockey so that we now have over 10,248 teams that qualify for the rankings, …
CLICK HERE TO SEE A VIDEO OF THE DRILL Replica Watches Welcome to our eighth Drill of the Week powered by Kenny Brandt and SkilledAdvantageHockey.com. In the first seven lessons we followed a stick-handling…
Richmond-News.com photo Finally! As we enter Week 8 of our 2021-22 rankings season and after being able to post Canadian rankings for the past several weeks, we are able to highlight some great…
MYHockey Week #7 Rankings are now available. This past week volunteers and members added over 11,400 game scores to MYHockey. MHR now has over 9,515 teams that qualify for the rankings, an increase of…
CLICK HERE TO SEE A VIDEO OF THE DRILL After our six-week off-ice stickhandling progression, it’s time to take it to the ice (or your online skates) for our Drill of the Week 7, powered by Kenny…
We head to the Chicgo area and one of the nation's biggest youth tournaments for all four of our Week 7 Games of the Week. The CCM World Invite features more than 500 teams, more than 10,000 players and…
MYHockey Week #6 Rankings are now available. This past week volunteers and members added just under 10,0000 game scores to MYHockey. With hundres of new teams reaching the 5 game minimum and…
CLICK HERE TO SEE A VIDEO OF THE DRILL Welcome to the sixth of our MYHockey Rankings Drill of the Week features powered by Skilled Advantage Hockey. We are thrilled to have partnered with Kenny Brandt…
MIHockey.com Photo For our Week 6 Games of the Week, we turn our attention to the hockey hotbed of New England where a couple of the fall’s biggest and best showcases are taking place. Oblvlo …
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com Hockey is a huge investment for everyone involved. First, there is the time commitment required of the players and their families, the coaches who often don&rsquo…
MYHockey Week #5 Rankings are now available. This past week volunteers and members added over 9,600 game scores to MYHockey. Now to the interesting rankings material you all care about! …
CLICK HERE TO SEE A VIDEO OF THE DRILL Welcome to the fifth of our MYHockey Rankings Drill of the Week features powered by Skilled Advantage Hockey. We are thrilled to have partnered with Kenny Brandt…
Chicago Mission Photo USA girls’ Tier 1 hockey takes center stage this weekend as Minnesota hosts many of the top 14U, 16U and 19U programs from all over the United States as part of the CCM High…
MYHockey Week #4 Rankings are now available. This past week volunteers and members added over 10k game scores to MYHockey resulting in 7123 ranked teams, an increase of 1200 over last week. We released…
New England Hockey Journal Photo It’s another big tournament weekend for youth hockey around the United States as we inch a little closer to releasing our first Canadian rankings in more than two…
CLICK HERE TO SEE A VIDEO OF THE DRILL Welcome to the fourth of our MYHockey Rankings Drill of the Week features powered by Skilled Advantage Hockey. We are thrilled to have partnered with Kenny Brandt…
Week #3 brings another 8600 games scores posted to MYHockey and total of 5906 teams who have now reached the 5 game minimum and are being ranked, up 942 from last week. The database…
By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com For years hockey fans have trolled ESPN, the self-proclaimed “Worldwide Leader” in sports programming, for being apathetic toward the NHL …
swiss replica watches While more hockey is being played all over North America each week, in Minnesota they’ve been going strong since mid-August and are already starting the district tournament…
MYHockey Rankings is proud to release Week #2 of our 2021-22 season rankings. Week #2 of the rankings brings another level of data maturity as the number of reported game scores in the database grew by…
By Scott Lowe – MyHockeyRankings.com NHL.com Photos This is one of the busiest times of year for hockey recruiting and scouting. Junior coaches have just settled on their final rosters …
CLICK HERE TO SEE A VIDEO OF THE DRILL Here is the third of our MYHockey Rankings Drill of the Week features powered by Skilled Advantage Hockey. We are thrilled to have partnered with Kenny Brandt…
What a great time of the year for youth hockey! Our first set of rankings weas released this week, and top teams from all over the United States are traveling to other parts of the country to take on…
We've released our 2021-22 Week #1 Rankings. It includes USA boys Squirt Minor 2012 (9U) thru Midget Major 18U and Girls 14U thru 19U. The remainder of the rankings (Girls 12U, Junior, College, Canadian…
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com The hockey community is excited about everything it seems. As rinks all over North America finally spring back to life after a crazy and uncertain 18 pandemic-ravaged…
CLICK HERE TO SEE A VIDEO OF THE DRILL Here is the second of our MYHockey Rankings Drill of the Week features powered by Skilled Advantage Hockey. We are thrilled to have partnered with Kenny Brandt…
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com New York Times photo It’s September and ice rinks around North America are once again filled with the joyful sounds of hockey. One sure sign that things…
Click here to check out this video showing how the drill is done properly. We are thrilled to have partnered with Kenny Brandt and Skilled Advantage Hockey to bring you our new “Drill of the Week…
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com AJHL.ca photo The date was April 19, 2021, and the Ontario Hockey League was pulling the plug on its season. There would be no games because of COVID-19. Wait, …
Working hard while mixing in a little creativity from beginning to end, the North American Hockey League successfully navigated an uncertain 2020-21 season. A year after not being…
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com USA Today Photo Like most people who were alive on Sept. 11, 2001, the unthinkable and devastating events of that day have had a lasting impact on me.trustytimewatch…
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com The last 18 months have been extremely difficult for all of us, and coaches are no different. Unfortunately, after blindly navigating an unprecedented pandemic and…
MYHockey Rankings (MHR), the premier source for youth hockey rankings and information, and Skilled Advantage Hockey are excited to announce an interactive social-media partnership focused on skills…
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com HockeyJournal.com photo Junior hockey is back! Or it’s about to be back, and not just in the United States. That’s right, September marks the return…
The 2021-22 hockey season is finally underway in some parts of North America. And once again, MYHockey is seeking volunteers to enter scores and keep the system as complete and accurate as humanly possible…
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com Duluth News Tribune Photo Every four years USA Hockey makes changes to its playing rules. There usually are a number of changes – this year there are nearly…
By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com NBC Sports Watches photo When the puck drops today, finally, on the 2021 International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championship, it will…
By Scott Lowe - MYHiockeyRankings.com TSN.ca photo Has there ever been a sporting event with more storylines than the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championship? …
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com It’s been a refreshing summer around the ice rinks of North America, and not just because it’s a great way to get out of the sweltering heat many of us…
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com NAHL.com Photo Every spring and summer hundreds of elite youth hockey players begin the journey toward achieving their hockey goals as North American high-level …
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com TelegraphHerald.com photo If you ask multiple people to describe a junior hockey main camp, you’re likely to get a variety of answers. Breitling Replica Many…
By Scott Lowe – MYHockey Rankings.com NorthJersey.com Photo In the third edition of our MyHockey Rankings Teachable Moment series we take a look at what caused the New York Islanders to surrender…
By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com NHL.com Photo In our second MYHockey Rankings Teachable Moment, we pull a clip from Team Canada’s remarkable recent run to the IIHF Men’s World…
MYHockey Rankings has released our initial set of team and league data for the 2021-22 fall/winter season. At this point we are focused on identifying and updating all competitive travel hockey teams…
MYHockey Rankings Data for the 2020-21 season has been finalized for all levels except Juniors. There will be a small update for Juniors at the end of the month in order to incorporate the NAHL Robertson…
amny.com photo By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com In the first of what we hope will be many MyHockey Rankings Teachable Moments, we take a look at a couple of recent plays during the National…
By Scott Lowe – MyHockeyRankings.com Photo Courtesy Burlington Jr. Barracudas Last week in the United States we were fortunate to celebrate the playing of youth hockey national-championship tournaments…
MYHockey Week #30 Rankings have been released. All the results from this past week's National Championships have been added. Congratulations to both the participants who fell short and those who were…
USA Hockey Photo A day after the puck dropped on the USA Hockey Tier 1 Youth (Boys) Nationals, play gets underway for the girls in all three age groups bright and early Thursday just outside of Philadelphia…
MYHockey Week #29 Rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added over 1,300 new game scores to MYHockey over the past week! Quick reminder that USA Hockey Youth Nationals begin today …
USA Hockey Photo Rankings as of Week 28 The puck finally drops Wednesday morning at around 10 a.m. Central for all four age groups competing in the USA Hockey Youth (Boys) Tier 1 National Championships…
MYHockey Week #28 Rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added over 1,900 new game scores to MYHockey over the past week! Congratulations to all teams who partcipated (and won…
Updated 9:40 a.m. April 20, 2021 USA Hockey Girls Tier 1 National Championships at the 14U, 16U and 19U levels are scheduled to take place April 29 – May 3 at Ice Line in West Chester, Pa., just…
Updated 9:55 a.m. April 20, 2021 USA Hockey Boys' Tier 1 National Championships at the 14U, 15U, 16U and 18U levels are scheduled to take place April 28 – May 3 in various locations around the …
MYHockey Week #27 Rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added nearly 1,000 new game scores to MYHockey over the past week! Thanks to all that helped get District results in this past week…
MYHockey Rankings (MHR) will be running the weekly rankings early next week. We will be moving our normal weekly update process from Wednesday to Monday, April 12th at 12pm (noon) ET. The change…
MIHockey.com photo USA Hockey District Tournament play heats up in Week 27 of the 2020-21 season, with several boys’ and girls’ events being held around the United States and more Nationals…
MYHockey Week #26 Rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added nearly 1,200 new game scores to MYHockey over the past week! At MYHockey, we are definitely looking forward to this week's …
BurghHockey.com photo With USA Hockey National Championships fast approaching for boys and girls, our attention turns in Week 26 to the Tier 1 USA Boys district playoffs that started a few weeks ago …
MYHockey Week #25 Rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added nearly 2,300 game scores to MYHockey over the past week! It was an exciting weekend for NCAA Mens D1 hockey as they paired …
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com The complaint I hear most often from young hockey players and their families is that their coach is a poor communicator. Before players come to that conclusion, though…
As the United States youth hockey season continues to progress toward April’s USA Hockey National Championships, we head to the Central District for our Week 25 Games of the Week. The Central District…
MYHockey Week #24 Rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added nearly 5,100 game scores to MYHockey over the past week! We added 86 new teams that have now met the 5 game minimum requirement…
By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com It’s been a very challenging year for youth hockey players and programs throughout North America. Looking back to this time last year I remember hoping…
NJ.com photo It’s playoff time as the 2020-21 youth hockey season continues to wind down. This week as league, state and district tournaments roll on around the United States, we move our focus…
MYHockey Week #23 Rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added another 6,100 game scores to MYHockey over the past week! We added 96 new teams that have now met the 5 game minimum requirement…
Welcome to the month of bonus hockey! With USA Hockey Nationals getting pushed back until late April, many youth hockey organizations are taking advantage by scheduling more games and hosting more tournaments…
MYHockey Week #22 Rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added another 6,200 game scores to MYHockey over the past week! We added 400 new teams that have now met the 5 game minimum…
USA Hockey Photo Welcome to March Madness, hockey style! Starting last week and continuing over the better part of the next month we are in the midst of the most exciting time of the year for …
MYHockey Week #21 Rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added just over 10,100 game scores to MYHockey over the past week! We added 800 new teams that have now met the 5 game…
One of the biggest events in the United States during Week 21 of the 2020-21 season takes place in Detroit this week as many of the nation’s top 15U boys’ teams converge to play in the Top…
MYHockey Week #20 Rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added 7,600 game scores to MYHockey over the past week! Almost 200 new teams have now met the 5 game minimum requirement so that nearly…
USA Hockey Photo The Week 20 schedule is highlighted by a boys’ showcase based out of Youngstown, Ohio, which features 11 teams ranked among our MyHockeyRankings.com top 10 competing across three…
MYHockey Week #19 Rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added just shy of 8,000 game scores to MYHockey over the past week! Almost 440 new teams have now met the 5 game minimum…
MIHockey.com Photo Presidents’ Day Weekend in February traditionally is one of the biggest weekends for youth hockey tournaments all over North America. With more teams being allowed to play games…
Due to youth hockey beginning to return to normal in most geographic areas, MYHockey Rankings has decided it is time remove our previously implemented unsanctioned game rule. Starting February 10th, …
MHR’s Staff wanted to provide the hockey community with an update on the USA 12U Girls Tier 1 ranking category. Many people have reached out on the subject matter, so we felt it was important to…
MYHockey Week #18 Rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added just over 6,700 game scores to MYHockey over the past week! Almost 536 new teams have now met the 5 game minimum requirement…
As we continue into Week 18 of the youth hockey season, this week we received more great news as all youth and high school sports considered to be “high risk,” including hockey, were allowed…
MYHockey Week #17 Rankings have been released. We currently have 7,708 teams that are ranked in one of our 256 ranking categories. We added a very solid 6k game scores this week and…
Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com A topic that frequenlty comes up when players are looking to be recruited for junior and college teams is about contacting coaches of teams for which they might…
Wicked Local Waltham Photo Week 17 is here already, and the last weekend of January brings us more great youth hockey matchups across the United States just as we received the news that in Canadian junior…
DALLAS, TEXAS – The North American Hockey League (NAHL) has the announced the dates and locations for the 2021 Combines, which are now open for registration. The NAHL Combines are driven by the …
MYHockey Week #16 Rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added approximately 5,800 game scores to MYHockey this past week! Over 300 new teams have now met the 5 game minimum…
Winchendon.org Photo By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com For youth hockey players anywhere, but especially in non-traditional markets, it’s a question that kids who have …
After one of the busiest weekends of the 2020-21 hockey season last weekend, top teams all over the United States are back in action again in Week 17 as we approach the end of January. A season that never…
We hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend! MYHockey Week #15 rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added over 5,500 game scores to MYHockey over the past week. That is largest…
Suffolk University Athletics Photo By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com Even though we’ve mercifully turned the corner from 2020 and are a few weeks into 2021, as far as hockey…
It’s a very busy Martin Luther King Day weekend for boys and girls youth hockey in the United States despite many areas still being impacted by COVID-19 restrictions. For the boys, there…
MYHockey Week #14 Rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added over 4.3k game scores to MYHockey over the past week. We now have 7,044 teams that qualify for our rankings. Good luck…
Happy New Year! hireplica After a little bit of a hockey break in many parts of North America prior to and during the holidays, activity started to pick up last weekend with more action planned…
We hope everyone had a nice and safe holiday and New Year! MYHockey Week #13 Rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added over 3.4k game scores to MYHockey over the past two weeks. That…
NHL.com Photo By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com Dave Starman probably watches as much or more hockey than just about anyone, but even he can’t watch every game.  …
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com By the time you read this, 2020 will be in the rearview mirror. Thank God. We made it. But in all seriousness, when I wrote a similar Hockey New Year piece…
NHL.com Photo By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com Well, that escalated quickly. A few days ago, the talk around the hockey world was that the International Ice Hockey Federation…
CHL.ca Photo By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRanking.com For obvious reasons, the 2021 World Junior Championships will be a tournament like no other we’ve ever seen as COVID-19 leaves …
MYHockey Week #12 Rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added over 3k game scores to MYHockey over the past week. This week 190 new teams qualified for the rankings bring the total …
Oblvlo Unique Watches Even in areas of the United States where youth hockey is still permitted, the schedule starts to lighten up a bit for Week 12 as we prepare to enter the traditional holiday break…
To continue the holiday spirit, MHR is offering our first ever membership discount! Through the end of 2020, we are offering team memberships for only $19.99. Simply click HERE or the "…
MYHockey Week #11 Rankings are now available. This past week volunteers and members added over 3,300 game scores to MYHockey resulting in 6,362 ranked teams, an increase of 545 over last week. Now…
Tyler Schank/Dultuth News Photo By Dave Starman via Scott Lowe Apparently even the guy who Replica Watches more college hockey games than anyone has his limits. For Dave Starman, the voice of …
A big SuperSeries AAA showcase in Indiana that features four of the nation’s top 10 16U Tier 1 boys’ teams highlights our Week 11 Games of the Week slate, while our LiveBarn Featured Game …
MYHockey Week #10 Rankings are now available. This past week volunteers and members added over 3.5k game scores to MYHockey. This week over 300 new teams qualified for the rankings bringing…
By Dave Starman via Scott Lowe for MYHockeyRankings.com If you missed the first week of action from the National Collegiate Hockey Conference’s “pod” in Omaha, don’t worry…
Unfortunately, with COVID-19 cases on the rise and more states and districts shutting down or limiting play, it seems as though we have fewer games to choose from each week. But for Week 10 we still managed…
MYHockey Week #9 Rankings are now available. This past week volunteers and members added over 3.5k game scores to MYHockey allowing us to surpass the 50k Thanks to our volunteers and members for their…
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com Editor's Note - The amounts raised by the individuals named in this article are based on the current totals at these links; Canada Rankings USA Rankings …
New England Hockey Journal photo Most years, many youth hockey teams take a break on American Thanksgiving weekend, although there traditionally also are some large tournaments. The slate seems to be…
LeagueAthletics.com Photo As COVID-19 continues to spread, we still have enough leagues sup and running to provide some great matchups of ranked team during the Week 8 weekend. Please remember, for your…
MYHockey Week #7 Rankings are now available. This past week volunteers and members added over 4,600 game scores to MYHockey. We now have over 4,800 teams that qualify for the rankings, an increase…
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com Wisconsin Athletic Communications Photo All of college ice hockey, but particularly NCAA Division I women’s hockey, received another gut punch this week when…
USA Hockey Photo We have another great matchup of top-10 teams this weekend as we conclude Week 7 of the 2020-21 youth hockey season. In our LiveBarn Featured Game of the week, at the 2007 Bantam Minor…
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com NDInsider.com photo One of the positives to come out of the pandemic was the unexpected hearty dose of Stanley Cup playoff hockey we were gifted throughout…
MYHockey Rankings (MHR) is continuing its pledge to provide the youth hockey community with enhanced ways to view the rankings data. We have implemented several new enhancements to go along with our rankings…
MYHockey Week #6 Rankings are now available. This past week volunteers and members added approximately 5k game scores to MYHockey so that we now have 4,000 teams that qualify for the rankings, an…
Last week our featured game of the week included the top-two teams in the United States at the Pee Wee Major or 12U level, with the now top-ranked Mid-Fairfield Rangers knocking off the second-ranked …
MYHockey Week #5 Rankings are now available. This past week volunteers and members added approximately 3500 game scores to MYHockey so that we now have 3.724 teams that qualify for the rankings, …
Great news about our Week 5 MYHockeyRankings.com Games of the Week; we have an early season matchup of the nation’s top-two teams at the USA Boys’ Tier 1 level! The top-ranked LA Jr. Kings…
MYHockey Week #4 Rankings are now available. This past week volunteers and members added over 4,500 game scores to MYHockey resulting in 3,419 ranked teams, an increase of 442 over last week…
By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com It has been a challenging start to the season for youth and junior hockey organizations around North America. For some programs, other than getting a started…
MIHockey.com photo As the 2020-21 rankings continue to take hold and become more accurate, we will try to highlight some of the top youth hockey matchups taking place throughout North America…
Week #3 brings another 4,400 games scores posted to MYHockey and total of 2,986 teams who have now reached the 5 game minimum and are being ranked, up 580 from last week. The database now contains…
As many in the youth hockey community have already noticed, for the first time in more than 10 years, MYHockey Rankings (MHR) has made significant updates to our ranking listings and categories for the…
By Scott Lowe – MYHockey Rankngs.com FoxSports.com Photo It seems appropriate that USA Hockey’s eighth annual Girls Hockey Weekend will be celebrated the same week that longtime …
GameSheet Inc, the most trusted name in digital scorekeeping and league management, is pleased to announce the signing of a Pilot Contract with District’s 4 and 6 of Minnesota Hockey to score games…
MYHockey Rankings is excited to release Week #2 of our 2020-21 season rankings. Week #2 of the rankings brings another level of data maturity as the number of reported game scores in the database…
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com SBNCollegeHockey.com Photo It seems like it was just yesterday that we were wondering when ice rinks might open back up and if we would even have a 2020-…
We've released our 2020-21 Week #1 Rankings. It includes USA boys Squirt Minor 2011 (9U) thru Midget Major 18U and Girls 12U thru 19U. The remainder of the rankings (Junior, College, …
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com When Lara Hopewell finally had time to take a breath last January and comprehend what her October Saves Goalie Challenge had accomplished in 2019, she knew it was…
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com WITN.com Photo Dear Commissioner Bettman, First, before I get into what I really want to say, I have a confession. I was that guy. Actually, to some degree, I may…
MYHockey Rankings (MHR), the premier source for youth hockey rankings and information, and NAHL/NA3HL/NAPHL, a leader in fostering and developing NCAA bound hockey players, are excited to announce a strategic…
MYHockey Rankings (MHR) traditionally releases their first rankings update on the last Wednesday of September, which would fall on 9/30 this year. Unfortunately that will not be the case this season due…
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com If nothing else, kids are resilient. Facing a “new normal” as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, young hockey players from all over North…
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com NHL.com Photo It was Aug. 11 in Toronto, but it seems like years ago. The first game of the first round of the new and improved 2020 NHL COVID Cup Playoffs inside…
Youth hockey is back in many areas of the United States, and MyHockeyRankings (MHR) is thrilled to finally be ramping up toward providing our weekly national rankings for boys’ and girls’ …
As hockey makes its return in Canada with most provinces permitting either small-group skills sessions or modified small-group game play, the top tiers of Canadian junior hockey wrestle with issues that…
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com HockeyCanada.ca photo As the United States prepares for its third weekend of youth hockey in various parts of the country following USA Hockey’s decision to…
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com NHL.com Photo No one really knew what to expect when 24 National Hockey League teams entered their respective bubbles back in late July. So, it&rsquo…
The 2020-21 hockey season is finally underway in some parts of North America. And once again, MYHockey is seeking volunteers to enter scores and keep the system as complete and accurate as humanly possible…
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com LiveBarn.com Photo It was amazing to see social media come to life over the weekend with photos and videos of kids playing hockey in different parts of the United…
NHL.com Photo While we all take time today to reflect on the current issues relating to racial injustice, racism and equality in our nations, we do have more exciting NHL Playoff hockey …
Northern Cyclones Photo Youth and junior hockey is happening in the United States! In some areas of the U.S., the 2020-21 youth hockey season got underway last weekend, while teams in other …
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com NHL.com Photo Well, the National Hockey League threw us a curve ball by getting Round 2 of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs a little quicker than in normal years, starting…
NHL.com Photo No rest for the weary as the National Hockey League's August adventure continues. Game times and television coverage have been announced for the second round of this year's playoffs, and…
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com NHL.com Photo Most parents of hockey goalies probably figured this out about five minutes into their child’s first game between the pipes, but for anyone…
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com NHL.com Photo Usually when a catch phrase becomes part of our everyday vernacular there is some merit to its origin and usage. Mens Watches We’ve all heard…
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com TheHockeyNews.com Photo How are you doing? Did you survive? Yesterday, I mean. You know, the day with no hockey games. Did you make it through okay? Having…
Yahoo Sports Photo The National Hockey League has announced the starting times and television coverage for all first-round playoff games through Aug. 18. While we were spoiled with five or six games …
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com Sportsnet Photo For at least another day it looks like fans will be treated to March Madness-style hockey coverage in August. While the Carolina Hurricanes looked…
By Scott Lowe – MyHockeyRankings.com NBC Sports Photo Well, we knew it was going to be different. And unpredictable. And probably pretty crazy. Day 1 of the revamped 2020…
By Scott Lowe – MyHockeyRankings.com It all starts today. A few minutes after noon Eastern time, when the puck drops on Game 1 of the Qualifying Round best-of-five series between the Carolina …