MYHockey News Since August 1, 2023

Weekend Preview: Let's Hear it for the Girls!

This weekend is all about the girls. It’s International Ice Hockey Federation World Girls Ice Hockey Weekend around the globe, and for our MHR Weekend Preview we are highlighting how the event …

Registration is Live for the Harnessing the Power of MHR Webinar on 10/17

Registration is now live for the Harnessing the Power of MHR: Understanding Team Ratings on Thursday, October 17th at 8:30pm EST. It's free to sign up and open to all team managers, coaches, hockey…

2024-25 Week #3 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

Week #3 team ratings and rankings are live! This past week, another 13,339 games were entered into MHR. A total of 8,218 teams have now reached the 5 game minimum and are being ranked, up 1,845 teams …

The MHR Weekend Wrap for October 3-6

For the first time of this young the 2024-25 season, we were able Canada Boys action in the MHR Weekend Preview. Three events featuring some of the nation’s top U15, U17 and U18 programs were held…

Weekend Preview for October 3-6: Canada Boys Events Take Center Stage

For the first time of this young the 2024-25 season, we get to highlight Canada Boys action in the MHR Weekend Preview. Three events featuring some of the nation’s top U15, U17 and U18 programs …

2024-25 Week #2 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

We’d like to give a shout out to the hockey community! For the second year in a row, MYHockey Rankings topped 1,000,000 pageviews on opening day last Wednesday. A special thank you to all of you…

The MHR Weekend Wrap for Sept. 25-29

As often is the case for the State of Hockey, the eyes of the United States amateur hockey community turned to Minnesota from Sept. 25-29. With the North American Hockey League Showcase, also known as…

MYHockey Rankings & Elite Prospects Partnership Announcement

Elite Prospects and MYHockeyRankings are teaming up to share data, making life easier for hockey fans, players, coaches, and scouts.  With this partnership, Elite Prospects will display data from…

It's Time to Start Sending in Those Amazing Plays!

Now that those pesky first rankings of the 2024-25 season are out of the way, it's time to move on to the really fun stuff. That's right, It’s time for the return of our MYHockey Rankings Play…

Goalies Can Make Sure Their Saves Really Count by Joining the October Saves Cancer Fundraiser

By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com The onset of October often elicits thoughts of cooler weather, ghosts and ghouls and pumpkin spice. For those of us in the hockey world, however, October has…

Weekend Preview for Sept. 25-29: All Eyes on the State of Hockey

As often is the case for the State of Hockey, the eyes of the United States amateur hockey community turn to Minnesota this weekend. As the North American Hockey League Showcase, also known as The Greatest…

2024-25 Team Ratings and Rankings are Live!

The moment we've all been waiting for is finally here! MYHockey Rankings is excited to release the first rankings of the 2024-25 season. The Week #1 rankings update includes USA Boys national, district…

50th NAHL Season Ramps Up at Annual Showcase

USA Hockey Photo Fresh off a record-breaking season in which the league saw more than 400 players make commitments to continue their hockey careers for NCAA programs, the North American Hockey League…

Making the Most of Your Hockey Season: Be the Best YOU That You Can Be

This is the second in a series of articles designed to help players and families navigate their youth hockey seasons and to assist them in having an enjoyable and productive experience.   By Scott…

Weekend Preview: USHL Classic & Stoney Creek U15 Event Highlight Weekend

It’s a huge hockey weekend in Pittsburgh as the entire United States Hockey League, the only Tier 1 tuition-free junior circuit in the U.S., comes to town to open its 2024-25 season along with 85…

First Rankings Release Set for Sept. 25!

If all goes as planned, we will be posting the first rankings for the 2024-25 season on Wednesday, Sept. 25. From that point forward, as usual, a new set of rankings will be released every Wednesday throughout…

The MHR Weekend Wrap for September 12-15

BK Selects Photo Another big weekend for girls hockey in Canada featured a pair of tournaments that between them included many traditional top United States 19U teams as well as perennial Canadian U18…

North American Junior Hockey Reaches a Crossroads

Canadian Press/Keith Hershmiller Photo   By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com Every year, the junior hockey landscape in North America undergoes numerous changes during the offseason. But…

A Pillar of Development, the NAHL Embarks on Season 50 This Weekend

In the turbulent world of junior hockey, the North American Hockey League long has stood out as a pillar of development and consistency. This weekend, the NAHL begins its 50th anniversary season on the…

Weekend Preview for September 12-15

It’s another huge hockey weekend for Canadian and United States Tier 1 Girls programs. Up north in Canada, the second installment of the Stoney Creek Sabres Showcase series is on tap as well as …

The MHR Weekend Wrap for September 6-8

Girls hockey in Canda ramped things up for their second official weekend as the Stoney Creek Sabres hosted some of the top U18 teams from Ottawa, Quebec and Western Canada as well as top 16U USA Girls…

Making the Most of Your Hockey Season: Getting to Know Your Coach

This is the first in a series of articles designed to help players and families navigate their youth hockey seasons and to assist them in having an enjoyable and productive experience.   By Scott…

Registration is Live for the Scheduling with a Purpose Webinar on 9/16

Registration is now live for the Scheduling with a Purpose: Fostering Team Development webinar. Due to a scheduling conflict on the original date, the webinar has been moved to Monday, September 16th …

Weekend Preview: Girls Hockey Heats up in Canada

Nothing like easing into the season, eh? In Canada, girls hockey goes from zero to 100 mph in a hurry. After officially opening the 2023-24 season during Labor Day Weekend, this week the eyes of the …

The MHR Weekend Wrap for August 29 - September 2

With Labor Day comes the busiest weekend of the early part of the North American youth hockey season. While there were a few big events scattered around the country during the final two weeks of August…

No More Excuses: A Professional Website Can Take Your Club to New Heights

By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com In our MYHockey Rankings world, which includes a small staff and limited hours in a day to tackle our yearly mission of ranking more than 20,000 youth hockey…

Labor Day Weekend 2024 Preview

Labor Day Weekend is upon us, and while youth hockey game results officially started counting toward team rankings in the United States as of Aug. 15, the weekend ahead long has been considered the unofficial…

The MHR Weekend Wrap for August 23-25

After the American youth hockey season got underway with a smattering of games and tournaments Aug. 16-18, last weekend brought more bigger events. Late summer and early fall represent showcase and tournament…

MYHockey Rankings for Dummies Webinar Registration is Now Live

For those who were unable to attend on Monday, we are hosting a second MYHockey Rankings for Dummies: Intro to the Fundamentals webinar on Wednesday, September 4th @ 8pm EST. Registration…

Play of the Year Winner Decided!

Updated Aug. 26 at 11:15 a.m. It all started way back on June 27, with 32 outstanding hockey plays executed by young hockey players from all over North America selected and poised to compete for the …

MHR Game of the Year: T1EHL 16U Championship Game

Sometimes you just know. There are times when you are watching a game, and before it’s even over – sometimes even before it’s half over – you know that you are witnessing an instant…

Weekend Preview: More Tournaments & Showcases in Store for Weekend 2

After the American youth hockey season started last week with a smattering of games and tournaments, this weekend brings with it a few more larger events. Late summer and early fall represent showcase…

Play of the Year Finals Are Set

It all started way back on June 27, with 32 outstanding hockey plays executed by young hockey players from all over North America selected and poised to compete for the title of MYHockey Rankings 2023…

The MHR Weekend Wrap for August 16-18

Youth hockey’s opening weekend In the United States for the 2024-25 season officially is in the books. And as we move forward over the next few weeks, by the time we get through Labor Day Weekend…

MHR Play of the Year: And Then There Were 4!

Updated August 17 at 2:00 p.m. We were excited to present the field for our second-annual MYHockey Rankings Play of the Year contest way back on June 24. Now, after about eight weeks of voting…

MHR Game of the Year #2: USA Hockey 14U Youth Tier 1 National Championship

MHR 2023-24 Games of the Year Game #2 – April 7, 2024 USA Boys 14U Tier 1 14U USA Hockey Youth National Championship Game #2 Mount St. Charles 2, #1 Shattuck-St. Mary’s 1 (OT)   …

Mid-Atlantic Summer Showcase Highlights Opening Weekend

If the dog days of summer have beaten you down, it’s time to snap out of it. First, for those of us on the East Coast at least, the last few days have brought relief from the sweltering weather…

Webinar Registration is Now Live!

Registration is now live for MYHockey Rankings for Dummies: Intro to the Fundamentals webinar on August 26 @ 8pm EST. It's free to sign up and open to all parents, team managers, coaches, hockey directors…

MHR Game of the Year #3 - CSDHL Pee Wee Major Championship Game

MHR 2023-24 Games of the Year Game #3 – February 11, 2024 USA Boys 2011 Tier 2 CSDHL Pee Wee Major Championship Game #87 Lake County Vipers 2, #79 Northwest Chargers 1 (OT)   There&rsquo…

MYHockey Rankings Launches Educational Webinar Series

MYHockey Rankings (MHR) is excited to launch the MYHockey Ranking Webinar Series. The webinar series will be a first of its kind educational resource for youth hockey parents, coaches, team managers and…

MHR Game of the Year #4: LA Lions vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Elite 12U Girls Tier 1

MHR 2023-24 Games of the Year Game #4 – February 4, 2024 USA Girls 12U Tier 1 Motor City Girls Fest Championship – Troy, Mich. #9 LA Lions (3) vs. #7 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (2) In …

MHR Game of the Year #5: Hamilton vs. Oakville U11 Ontario Boys AAA

MHR 2023-24 Games of the Year Game #5 - March 31, 2024 Ontario Boys U11 AAA OMHA Semifinals #9 Hamilton Steel 5, #7 Oakville Rangers 4 – OT In most sports, it’s not always that team that…

Tryout Talk: Time for a Change?

  By MYHockeyRankings.com Staff It’s a topic that seems to be discussed throughout the youth hockey community every year about this time. Yet, despite the annual discussion – and…

Making the Most of Main Camp

Asbury Park Press Photo (Chris Rotolo)   By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com If you have a kid playing AA or AAA hockey who is over the age of 14, you’ve probably heard the words &ldquo…

Help Us Select the Best Games of the 2023-24 Season

In the tradition of past offseason features such as our MYHockey Rankings logo and jersey contests and last summer’s Play of the Year and Save of the Year contests, we are excited to announce that…

Second Annual Play of the Year Contest Coming Soon

Once again during the MYHockey Rankings 2023-24 season, our Play of the Week feature generated enough submissions and entries for us to name a MHR Play of the Week for pretty much every week of the regular…

Off-Season Changes & Enhancements: Age Level Clarifiers

  Welcome back! A new hockey season means another set of changes and enhancements are underway. You may have already noticed MYHockey Rankings has moved away from birth year clarifiers in boy…

Everything You Wanted to Know About Junior Hockey Drafts

By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com Welcome to junior hockey draft season!Well, draft season really began a few weeks back with the United States Hockey League and the National Collegiate Development…

Memorial Cup Brings Canada's Best to Michigan for the First Time

Updated June 3 at 10:00 a.m. EDT By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com  Believe it or not, the last big event of the 2023-24 North American hockey season has now come and gone.  After…

2023-24 Final Rankings

MYHockey Final Rankings for the 2023-24 season are now available.  We added another 18,500 game scores over the past month and end the season with over 458k.  We were able to add 896…

Game 5 is the Only Fitting Way to End This PWHL Season

By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com It would have been the perfect ending to a nearly perfect inaugural season. Nearly 100 minutes into an epic battle between Minnesota and Boston in Game 4 of…

Pulse of the PWHL - The Walter Cup Finals

Updated May 30, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. EDT By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com To the surprise of absolutely no one, the final week of the inaugural Professional Women’s Hockey League season…

NAHL Robertson Cup Championship: Lone Star Wins it All!

NAHL Photo Updated May 20, 2024 at 10:15 a.m. EDT The regular season is in the rearview mirror, and all of the playoff games are finally done.You can officially close the book on the 2023-24 NAHL…

Centennial Cup 2024: Canadian JR A National Championship

Updated May 20 at 10:40 a.m. EDT Ten Junior A hockey teams from all over Canada descended upon Sixteen Mile Sports Complex in Oakville, Ontario, starting May 9 to compete for the national championship…

Pulse of the PWHL: Minnesota & Boston Move On!

Updated May 18, 2024 at 11:40 a.m. EDT   By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com To the surprise of absolutely no one, the final week of the inaugural Professional Women’s Hockey League…

The Road to the 2024 Centennial Cup

Updated May 3 at 10:30 a.m. EDT While the Tier 1 United States Hockey League (USHL) and Major Junior Canadian Hockey League (CHL) get most of the attention when it comes to North American junior hockey…

2023-24 Week #32 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

MHR Week #32 Rankings are now available. Our volunteers, members, admin team and GameSheet API added over 5,200 new game results. MHR now has over 439,000 game scores in the system. We now have 22,884…

The Pulse of the PWHL: The Final Countdown

By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com Just like pretty much everything that has happened during the inaugural season of the Professional Women’s Hockey League, no Hollywood screenwriter could…

Then There Were 6: TELUS Cup 2024

Updated 10:15 a.m. EDT April 29 The eyes of Canadian hockey looked to opposite ends of the country starting on Sunday, April 21, as the Hockey Canada U18 Club National Championships got underway…

Then There Were 6: Esso Cup 2024

Updated April 28, 11:15 a.m. EDT The eyes of Canadian hockey looked to opposite ends of the country starting on Sunday, April 21, as the Hockey Canada U18 Club National Championships get underway…

Pulse of the PWHL - Three Playoff Spots Still Up for Grabs

By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com Go big or go home. That seems to have been the approach for the Professional Women’s Hockey league throughout its inaugural 2024 season, and the past…

2023-24 Week #31 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

MHR Week #31 Rankings are now available. Our admin team, volunteers, members and GameSheet’s API added 4,622 new game results. MHR now has over 434,000 counting game scores in the system.  …

Pulse of the PWHL - The Push for the Playoffs Starts Now

By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com The first-ever push for the Professional Women’s Hockey League Playoffs begins Thursday as 31 league players report back to work after earning medals …

2023-24 Week #30 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

MHR Week #30 Rankings are now available. Our admin team, volunteers, members and GameSheet’s API added over 6,000 new game results. MHR now has over 430,000 counting game scores in the system. Just…

The Fields Are Set for the Esso & TELUS Cup

Updated Aprill 15 at 12:00 p.m. EDT Rankings as of April 10 Postseason play has been going on in Canada for some time now, with most provincial champions having been crowned and almost all of the league…

2023-24 Week #29 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

MHR Week #29 Rankings are now available. Our admin team, volunteers, members and GameSheet’s API added over 9,500 new game results. MHR now has over 424,000 counting game scores in the system. We…

USA vs. Canada at the WWC: Top Programs Produce Top Players

Hockey Canada Photo   By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com It’s a great time of the year to be a hockey fan in North America. As we enter the final 10 days of the National Hockey …

Road to Nationals: The Champs Are Here!

Updated April 7 at 11:00 p.m. EDT Well, we've come to the end of the road for the 2023-24 season.  Startting last April 2, top youth and girls Tier 1 and Tier 2 teams from all over the…

The Playoff Push Continues Around North America

Updated March 18 11:30 a.m. EDT Let’s be clear; March Mayhem came to Minnesota several weeks ago. And the same can be said about many areas of Canada. Between the regional youth tournaments and…

2023-24 Week #28 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

MHR Week #28 Rankings are now available. We have exciting news this week as MHR reached another massive milestone! After adding over 8,600 new game results to the system, MHR now has exactly 414,511 counting…

2023-24 Week #27 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

MHR Week #27 Rankings are now available. Our admin team, volunteers, members and GameSheet’s API added over 8,700 new game results. MHR now has nearly 406,000 counting game scores in the system. …

Pulse of the PWHL - Race Heats up as League Takes WWC Break

Photo: Nathan Denette / THE CANADIAN PRESS   By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com Just as the Professional Women’s Hockey League playoff race is starting to heat up, it’s time…

NCAA D1 Men & Women: Familiar Names & Faces in Familiar Places

By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com NCAA College hockey is different from other intercollegiate sports. Anyone who has kids playing youth hockey with aspirations of advancing to that level is …

Pulse of the PWHL - Week 11

By Scott Lowe – MYHockeRankings.com Needless to say, the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s “Takeover Weekend,” was a resounding success – like pretty much everything…

2023-24 Week #26 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

MHR Week #26 Rankings are now live! We updated the rankings two days early this week to assist USA Hockey with their at-large bid selection process for Nationals. Congratulations to all teams that qualified…

USA Hockey Tier 1 State & District Tournament Tracker

Updated March 20 at 12:15 p.m. EDT It’s that time again! USA Hockey Youth and Girls National Championship berths have been handed out again as state and district tournaments concluded around…

2023-24 Week #25 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

MHR Week #25 Rankings are now live!  MHR’s admin team, volunteers, members and GameSheet API added over 10,475 new game results. MHR now has 392,000 counting game scores in the system. 21,133…

Pulse of the PWHL - Week 10

Chris Young/Canadian Press Photo   By Scott Lowe – MYHockeRankings.com As we enter Week 11 of the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s inaugural season – a week that features…

More Mayhem on the Way in the NCAA D-III Men

By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com w/Chris Sugar of @D-III Hockey News Mayhem is what happens when unranked teams that otherwise wouldn’t have qualified for the NCAA Championship upset…

2023-24 Week #24 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

MHR Week #24 Rankings are now live! MHR’s admin team, volunteers, members and GameSheet API added another 13,905 new game results this week. The system now contains over 381,000 counting games. …

Pulse of the PWHL - Week 9

By Scott Lowe – MYHockeRankings.com With Week 9 of the inaugural Professional Women’s Hockey League season behind us, a quick glance at the standings indicates that the top half of the league…

NCAA Women's D-III Championship: The Mayhem Already Has Begun

By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com w/Chris Sugar of @D-III Hockey News The mayhem that March brings to the college hockey world already has begun at the NCAA Division III level. Conference…

March Mayhem is Upon Us & MHR is Here for It

NCAA.com Photo By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com It’s that time of year again. It’s the time when athletes lay it all on the line for their teams, schools and teammates; a time when …

Week 24 MHR Games of the Week - Postseason Play Heating up Everywhere

Things really start to heat up during Week 24 of the 2023-24 North American amateur hockey season as more top leagues in Canada and the United States enter postseason play. While we don’t have the…

2023-24 Week #23 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

MHR Week #23 Rankings are now live! MHR’s admin team, volunteers, members and GameSheet API added another 16,180 new game results this week. The system now contains over 368,000 counting games. …

Pulse of the PWHL - Week 8

By Scott Lowe – MYHockeRankings.com While Week 8 of the inaugural Professional Women’s Hockey League season didn’t include any attendance records being set (for a change), the league…

Week 23 MHR Games of the Week: A Big Weekend in the PHC, CSSHL, MFHL & MMFHL

It’s Week 23 of the 2023- 24 North American hockey season, and the action is starting heat up all over the continent as more top leagues enter postseason play or continue their push toward the playoffs…

2023-24 Week #22 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

We hope everyone enjoyed the long holiday weekend! MHR Week #22 Rankings have been released. A special thank you to our volunteers, members and the GameSheet team this week! We added another 18,301 new…

Pulse of the PWHL - Week 7

PWHL Facebook Photo   By Scott Lowe – MYHockeRankings.com Apparently, when it comes to the Professional Women’s Hockey League, absence does make the heart grow fonder. Anyone who …

Week 22 MHR Games of the Week: Playoff Time for T1EHL, NAPHL & MMFHL

The North American amateur hockey February Frenzy has arrived, and each weekend from this point forward brings us more playoff action as leagues all over the continent move into the postseason. For our…

2023-24 Week #21 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

MHR Week #21 Rankings have been released! This past week our admin team, volunteers, members and GameSheet API added 16,735 new game results. MHR now has 333,559 counting game scores for the season! 20…

Pulse of the PWHL - Week 6

By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com  And on the sixth week, they rested. Well, some of them did. Week 6 of the inaugural Professional Women’s Hockey League season was a week of rest…

Week 21 Games of the Week - Northeast Pack Playoffs Headline Weekend Action

It’s that time of year. That’s right; while many North American youth hockey teams are gearing up for league playoffs as we move deeper into February, for one of the top Tier 1 USA Boys leagues…

2023-24 Week #20 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

MHR Week #20 Rankings are now available! This past week our admin team, volunteers, members and GameSheet API added 18,608 new game results. MHR now has 316,824 counting game scores in the system, which…

Pulse of the PWHL - Week 5

NHL.com Photo   By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com The Professional Women’s Hockey League took a few days off last week so 24 of its top players could travel to Toronto to be part…

NAHL Welcomes NAPHL 16U & 18U Players for Top Prospects Event

The North American Hockey League’s Top Prospects Tournament is set for Monday and Tuesday at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Center in Cranberry, Pa. More than 150 junior, 16U and 18U players from the …

Week 20 MHR Games of the Week - NAPHL Showcase & Fun in Florida

The first weekend of February brings us to Week 20 of the 2023-24 North American hockey season. February means that showcase-league and full-season league playoffs are either getting underway or right…

2023-24 Week #19 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

MHR Week #19 Rankings have been released. While it wasn’t record breaking, it was another fantastic week of collecting game results by our admin team, volunteers, members and GameSheet API. 20,261…

Pulse of the PWHL - Week 4

Photo: Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press   By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com  Another week, another attendance record.  That’s right, another women’s professional…

Week 19 MHR Games of the Week: Hockey Day Minnesota & More

@hockeydaymn IG photo   Week 19 of the 2023-24 North American hockey season is a big one in the State of Hockey. That’s right; this week brings us Hockey Day Minnesota, an annual statewide…

2023-24 Week #18 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

MHR Week #18 Rankings are now live. It was another record breaking week. Back to back! This past week our admin team, volunteers, members and GameSheet API set another new record for the most game scores…

Pulse of the PWHL - Week 3

James Thomas Lowell Sun Photo   By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com Week 3 of the inaugural Professional Women’s Hockey League season has come and gone, but not before making its …

Welcome to MHR's Division Analysis Series!

Youth hockey fans, have you ever wondered...Which divisions are the most competitive top to bottom? What divisions do the best teams gravitate towards? Is a bigger division always better? Are local…

Week 18 MHR Games of the Week: U15 Mania in Western Canada

By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com It’s a huge weekend for hockey for U15 boys in Western Canada, so that’s where we are taking you for our Week 18 Games of the Week.  Two AAA…

2023-24 Week #17 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

MHR Week #17 Rankings have been released. Records are meant to be broken. This past week our admin team, volunteers, members and GameSheet API set a record for the most game scores added in a single week…

Pulse of the PWHL - Week 2

PWHL Photo   By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com For anyone expecting the excitement surrounding the new Professional Women’s Hockey League to subside during the second week of the…

Week 17 MHR Games of the Week

The large North American youth hockey tournament weekends are winding down, with most of them culminating this week during Martin Luther King Day Weekend in the United States. This traditionally is one…

2023-24 Week #16 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

MHR Week #16 Rankings have been released! This past week our admin team, volunteers, members and GameSheet API added just 17,879 new game results. MHR now has 237,835 counting game scores in the system…

Pulse of the PWHL - Week 1

PWHL Photo By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com No reasonable person would have expected every single detail to go smoothly early in the inaugural Professional Women’s Hockey League season…

U18 WWC: Players From Highly Ranked Clubs Fill U.S. & Canada Rosters

IIHF Photo By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com Let us be the first to tell you that sports rankings can be very polarizing. Some people love them. Some people hate them. Some people rely on …

Week 16 Games of the Week: GameSheet Prep Cup Takes Center Stage

Every year it seems that the popularity and participation in high school hockey around the United States grows. And while the level of play in many areas around the country also continues to improve, …

2023-24 Week #15 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

We hope everyone had an enjoyable and safe holiday and New Year! The first rankings of 2024 are now available. Over the holidays our admin team, volunteers, members and GameSheet API added 10,798 new …

Happy New Era to Women's Hockey!

By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com For more than a decade, hockey fans around the world have awoken on New Year’s Day with a sense of excitement and anticipation. While those feelings …

Week 15 MHR Games of the Week: Holiday Tourney Time

Although there isn’t as much hockey as usual going on this weekend – with many organizations taking a holiday break to recharge for the stretch run of the 2023-24 season – hockey still…

2023-24 Week #14 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

We hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a wonderful holiday with family and friends! MYHockey Week #14 Rankings have been released. Due to Christmas, it was a quick update. MHR volunteers, members, …

WJC 2024 Preview & Viewing Guide

By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com They say that good things come to those who wait, and that certainly should be the case for Gothenburg, Sweden, starting on Tuesday with the opening faceoff…

Happy Hockey Holidays: Let's Make a Difference in 2024

By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com As always, hockey provided us with a thrilling and captivating year in 2023, and there’s no better time to reflect on the year that is almost behind us…

2023-24 Week #13 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

The MHR team would like to wish everyone a Happy Holidays! MHR Week #13 Rankings are now available. This past week our admin team, volunteers, members and GameSheet API added 18,004 new game results. …

Week 13 MHR Weekend Wrap

Our Week 13 Games of the Week provided us with a taste of pre-holiday showcase league play as well as three games from a large holiday tournament in the United States. In addition, we are providing bonus…

Week 13 MHR Games of the Week

As the holidays approach, many showcase leagues around the United States will be holding their final events of the 2023 calendar year, taking advantage of school breaks as well breaks in the junior and…

2023-24 Week #12 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

MHR Week #12 Rankings are now available! This past week our admin team, volunteers, members and GameSheet API added 18,021 new game results. MHR now has 188,519 counting game scores in the system. 18,…

MHR Week 12 Weekend Wrap

Our Week 12 Games of the Week featured boys and girls tournament action from around North America with some of the top teams from both the United States and Canada competing in various events at an assortment…

PWHL Season One Step Closer After Successful Evaluation Camp

HeyStamford.com Photo   By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com There was an excitement surrounding last week’s Professional Women’s Hockey League Preseason Evaluation Camp that was palpable…

Black Bear Sports Group Blocks API Access to Game Scores

To all AHF, AGHF, THF and NGHL teams and families: Murry Gunty, founder and CEO of Black Bear Sports Group, has blocked GameSheet Inc. from providing MYHockey Rankings with API access to AHF…

Week 12 MHR Games of the Week

battlefordsNOW.com photo   As expected, holiday tournament activity ramps up this weekend with some big events featuring top teams from around North America. And, of course, we’re here for…

2023-24 Week #11 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

MHR Week #11 Rankings are now available! This past week our admin team, volunteers, members and GameSheet API added 18,555 new game results. MHR now has 170,541 counting game scores in the system. 17,…

Week 11 MHR Weekend Wrap

In Week 11 we settled back into a more normal youth hockey routine after a big holiday weekend in the United States. As prep and high school hockey continued to ramp up in many parts of the U.S., the …

Week 11 MHR Games of the Week

This week, we settle back into a more normal youth hockey routine after a big holiday weekend in the United States. It seems like for American Thanksgiving teams in the U.S. either use the weekend as …

2023-24 Week #10 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

The MYHockey team would like to wish our friends in the States a Happy Thanksgiving! If you weren’t at one of the 4,000 rinks in North America this past weekend, hopefully you were fortunate enough…

PWHL Dream Speeds Toward Becoming Reality

By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings The news and activity surrounding the new Professional Women’s Hockey League has come at us at a fast and furious pace since the league’s formation …

Week 10 Weekend Wrap: Massachusetts Girls Champs Crowned

A few weeks ago, Massachusetts crowned its Tier 1 and Tier 2 Boys champions for the 15U, 16U and 18U age groups, with the title winners also earning berths in the USA Hockey National Championship to be…

Week 10 Games of the Week: Massachusetts Girls 16U & 18U Championship

A few weeks ago, Massachusetts crowned its Tier 1 and Tier 2 Boys champions for the 15U, 16U and 18U age groups, with the title winners also earning berths in the USA Hockey National Championship to be…

2023-24 Week #9 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

MYHockey Week #9 Rankings have been released! MHR’s admin team, volunteers, members and GameSheet API added over 17,000 game scores this week. The system contains 137,282 counting game results for…

Week 9 Weekend Wrap

While we’ve been treated to some large high-level tournaments such as the Beantown Classic and CCM World Invite for top AA and AAA boys and girls teams in recent weeks, those events really just …

Week 9 MHR Games of the Week

As American Thanksgiving approaches, it can only mean one thing: The North American youth hockey holiday tournament season is closing in on us as well. While we’ve been treated to some large high…

2023-24 Week #8 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

MYHockey Week #8 Rankings are now available. This past week our admin team, volunteers, members and GameSheet’s API added over 16,700 game scores. MHR now has over 120,000 counting game scores in…

Week 8 MHR Weekend Wrap

With the New England prep and high school hockey seasons looming, Massachusetts held it’s Tier 1 and Tier 2 Youth State/District Championship last weekend, with both split- and full-season teams…

Week 8 Games of the Week: Massachusetts Youth Championship

Hockey-crazed Minnesota already crowned its Youth and Girls Tier 1 and 2 state/district champions and USA Hockey National Championship qualifiers at the 15U, 16U, 18U and 18U levels, and this weekend …

2023-24 Week #7 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

MYHockey Rankings Week #7 team ratings and rankings are now live. This past week our admin team, volunteers, members and GameSheet API added over 15,200 game scores to MYHockey. MHR now has over 103,500…

Week 7 MHR Weekend Wrap

Hockey Canada Photo   Week 7 of the 2023-24 MHR Season featured one of the busiest North American tournament weekends to date as huge events for boys and girls were held on both sides of the border…

Week 7 MHR Games of the Week

It’s almost holiday tournament time at hockey rinks around North America, and this weekend we get a head start on the holiday festivities with some of the bigger and most visible events of the fall…

2023-24 Week #6 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

We hope everyone enjoyed their Halloween weekend! MYHockey Week #6 Rankings are now available. This past week our admin team, volunteers, members and GameSheet API added over 14,600 game scores. MYHockey…

Week 6 MHR Weekend Wrap

November brings the end of the season for many United States fall split-season programs with the start of the high-school and prep-school seasons looming on the horizon in some of hockey’s traditional…

Week 6 MHR Games of the Week

As November approaches, in parts of the United States where high school hockey is popular and played at a high level, split-season club teams start to wind down their fall campaigns. As high schools and…

Association Rankings Criteria and Calculations

MHR’s 2023-24 association rankings were released on Wednesday. The youth hockey community’s interest and response has been amazing. This season, more than ever, we’ve received inquiries…

2023-24 Week #5 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

MYHockey Week #5 Rankings are now available. This past week our admin team, volunteers and members added over 14,600 game scores. MYHockey Rankings now has 73,549 counting game scores in the system resulting…

Week 5 MHR Weekend Wrap

MN High Performance Photo After welcoming Western Canada to the 2023-24 ranking and featuring a top Western Canada Girls matchup as one of our Week 4 Games of the Week, we were thrilled to be able to…

Are You Ready for a Frozen Frenzy?

By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com For the first time in a few years, it should be easy for those of us in the United States to figure out which National Hockey League teams are playing Tuesday night…

Week 5 MHR Games of the Week

Week 4 marked the first week we were able to post Western Canada Boys rankings at the U18, U15 and U13 levels, so hockey is now in full swing in all corners of North America. We welcome Western Canada…

2023-24 Week #4 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

MHR Week #4 team ratings and rankings are now available. This past week our admin team, volunteers and members added another 12,500 game scores. MYHockey Rankings now has 59k counting game scores in the…

Week 4 MHR Weekend Wrap

Another great weekend of hockey in North America is behind us as we enter the spooky season of late October. Our MYHockey Rankings Week 4 Games of the Week included matchups of highly ranked USA Boys …

Week 4 MHR Clanko Media Games of the Week

The 2023-24 youth hockey season continues to ramp up in Canada as we approach the mid-point of October and the fall weather finally seems to be here to stay in many parts of North America. With each passing…

2023-24 Week #3 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

Week #3 team ratings and rankings are live! Columbus Day weekend is a big youth hockey tournament weekend. Another 11,500 games were entered into MYHockey this week. A total of 7,555 teams have now reached…

Week 3 MHR Clanko Media Weekend Wrap

With each passing week, we have more great matchups to choose from for our MHR Games of the Week feature. This week was no exception, as our four highlighted contests featured United States Boys and Canadian…

Week 3 MHR Clanko Media Games of the Week

As we get a deeper into the season, more teams are ranked and the rankings take on a little bit more meaning. The more games that are played and more times that teams from different leagues and areas …

2023-24 Week #2 Team Ratings and Rankings Released

Before we get into Week #2 information, we have a massive announcement! MYHockey Rankings reached 1,000,000 daily pageviews for the first time ever last Wednesday. A special thank you to all of you who…

Week 2 MHR Clanko Media Weekend Wrap

Our first MHR Clanko Media featured Games of the Week included highly ranked 16U and 18U USA Tier 1 Boys teams and was played at the University of Connecticut’s Toscano Family Ice Forum, home…

Send Us Your Top Plays & Peak Performers!

With our first rankings of the 2023-24 season having gone live last week, that can only mean one thing: It’s time for the return of our MYHockey Rankings Play of the Week and Peak Performer features…

Attention Goalies: The Month That Saves is Here!

By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com Every hockey season has certain landmarks or time stamps that we look forward to each year as North American hockey teams navigate the long and winding journey…

MHR Games of the Week Are Back With a Twist!

Starting this weekend, MYHockey Rankings Games of the Week are back!And this year we are excited to announce that we will be working with Clanko Media to provide a video highlights package for…

2023-24 Team Ratings and Rankings are Live!

The moment we've all been waiting for is finally here! MYHockey Rankings is excited to release the first rankings of the 2023-24 season. The Week #1 rankings update includes USA Boys national, district…

Review/Preview: September Showcase Season Continues

It’s another busy weekend in rinks around North America as September showcase season pushes on and more Canadian teams begin play every week. Here is a rundown of some of this weekend’s showcases…

PWHL Draft Marks a New Day for Women's Hockey

It’s a historic day for women’s hockey.  After a whirlwind month in which the formation of the Professional Women’s Hockey League was announced, the cities hosting franchises were…

Review & Preview: Big Events Continue Around North America

The the 2023-24 North American hockey season has gotten off to a roaring start with big events taking place starting at the end of August and continuing through last weekend. The schedule doesn't lighten…

Navigating the Volatile World of U.S. Junior Hockey

NAHL Photo   By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com Junior hockey in the United States never has been easy to figure out. As we kick off the 2023-24 junior seasons around North America this…

September Tourney Slate Continues This Weekend

Labor Day Weekend has come and gone, but that wasn’t the end of the big September weekend tournaments. The big-time events continue this weekend as Canada gets into the act with a huge U18 girls…

Labor of Love: Big Tourneys Highlight Holiday Weekend

Even though it’s still early, traditionally Labor Day Weekend is one of the busiest times of the year for youth hockey in the United States. And this year was no different. Some of the year&rsquo…

Hockey Season Ramps Up on Labor Day Weekend

After a few United States-based teams dipped their toes in the water and got their 2023-24 seasons underway during the weekend of Aug. 18-20, last weekend even more tournaments and showcases were held…

Hockey's Back: Five Tips for a Successful Season

New York Times Photo   By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com It’s an exciting time of the year for youth hockey families as ice rinks around North America spring to life with the sounds…

Introducing MHR's Match-Up Analysis Tool

MYHockey Rankings is introducing another new educational analysis tool for the 2023-24 season to enhance the youth hockey community’s experience! The MHR team is excited to release our Match-Up…

Teams Jump Right into the Fire as 2023-24 Season Gets Underway

So much for easing into the season. Aug. 15 was the first day that North American youth hockey teams could play officially sanctioned games that could be counted toward their 2023-24 MYHockey rankings…

Imbeau's Acrobatic Glove Save is Voted '22-23 Save of the Year

It took almost 10 weeks and generated hundreds of thousands of page views to go along with thousands of Instagram votes and even more social-media engagements. Many young hockey players got extra exposure…

Wilsey's "Goalie Goal" Voted MHR '22-23 Play of the Year

After more than two months, hundreds of thousands of views, tens of thousands of votes and 31 matchups we have our MYHockeyRankings Play of the Year.  Congratulations to Aaden Wilsey, whose &ldquo…

Semifinal Preview: Play & Save of the Year Contests Down to the Wire

This is it! We started nearly two months ago with 32 great plays and 32 spectacular saves. Now, after 56 matchups, several razor-thin voting margins, a teammate vs. teammate quarterfinal battle and seven…