Welcome to the 2020-21 Hockey Season!
For the first time ever, MYHockey Rankings has released our initial set of team and league data for the 2020-21 fall/winter season on July 1st. At this point we are focused on identifying and updating…
Regular Season or Tryouts, Control What You Can Control
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com We’ve become a society in which people are more worried about what everyone else is doing and how others are being treated than making sure they are…
Hockey & Diversity: Making Strides, but More to Do
By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com RussianMachineNeverBreaks.com Photo Unfortunately, the hockey world many of us live in is one of the least diverse communities among all sports. There&rsquo…
Time to Tune Up for Tryouts
By Scott Lowe – MyHockeyRankings.com It’s happening a little later than usual, but with more ice rinks around North America opening every day, we are finally getting some firm dates for junior…
Your Career Doesn't End if You Don't Get the Offer You Want
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com Powell River Peak Photo It’s been a strange and trying spring for youth hockey families everywhere. Tryouts and draft camps have been cancelled or postponed…
Hockey This Fall? You Betcha!
By Scott Lowe – MyHockeyRankings.com USA Hockey Photo While ice rinks across the continent slowly come back to life in some areas – and prepare to open soon in other locales – …
No. 1 Spotlight: Canada Tier 2 Girls
By Scott Lowe – MyHockeyRankings.com We continue with our series of spotlight articles on teams from around North America that finished No. 1 in our final 2019-20 rankings. This week we take a …
Sparx Steps Up in Time of Need
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com From the high of being able to award employee bonuses for the first time to the low of having to furlough 70 percent of its staff just a few weeks later to acting…
No Hockey? No Problem: Hockey Player's Grocery List
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com It seems like no matter what the circumstances are, figuring out what – and how much – you should be eating is of utmost importance. …
No. 1 Spotlight: USA Boys Tier 1
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com This week our No. 1 Spotlight series moves back to the United States as we highlight the Tier 1 boys teams that ended the season ranked No. 1 in the nation, …
Here's Hoping: Updated Return to Play, Rink Re-opening, Tryout & Player Contract Information
By Scott Lowe – MyHockeyRankings.com Omaha.net Photo Note: This story was updated June 4 with information on the Minnesota ice rink reopening as well as information regarding Canada. It…
No Tryouts? No Problem: Video & Communication Can Save the Day
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com These are strange days, indeed. No one needs to tell you that right now. All you have to do is wake up and “commute” 50 feet to your “office&rdquo…
No. 1 Spotlight: Canada Tier 1 Girls
By Scott Lowe – MyHockeyRankings.com We continue with our series of spotlight articles on teams from around North America that finished No. 1 in our final 2019-20 rankings. This week we take a …
USPHL Announces Reschedule Dates For 2020 NCDC Combines
The United States Premier Hockey League, and its Tier-II, Tuition-Free National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC), has announced its reschedule dates for the 2020 Combine Series. The Chicago Combine…
Goalie Guidance From a Pro
By Scott Lowe & Bill Zaniboni Since taking over as MHR Director of Digital Media last September I’ve posted one or two articles a week covering various hockey-related topics. Hopefully many…
All Great Things Must Come to an End: Massachusetts Spitfires 12U Tribute
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com This year, the Massachusetts Spitfires became the first 12U Tier 1 girls team since the advent of youth national rankings in 2014 to win 50 games. They accomplished…
No Hockey, No Problem: Connor McDavid 15-Minute Workouts
Connor McDavid 15-Minute Body-weight Workouts Over the past month, NHL Superstar Connor McDavid has posted one 15-minute bodyweight workout per week, giving young players four different workouts they…
No. 1 Spotlight: Ontario Boys AAA
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com This week, our No. 1 Spotlight series moves on to Ontario as we highlight the AAA boys teams that ended the season ranked No. 1 in the province, according to MyHockeyRankings…
All Great Things Must Come to an End: A Tribute to the 2005 Kensington Valley Warriors
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com Some athletes play a sport for a good portion of their lives – even those who make it to the professional ranks – and might only win one or two championships…
No. 1 Spotlight: USA Girls Tier 1
By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com YouthHockeyHub.com Photo With the cancellation of league, district, provincial and national-championship tournaments as a result of COVID-19 restrictions…
No Hockey? No Problem: Hockey at Home #1
As many of you probably already learned, there actually is a lot that a young player can to do improve his or her game even when there is no access to ice or an ice rink. But it’s never quite the…
NCAA Frozen Four Simulation: Let the Purple Reign Begin!
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com Duluth News Tribune Photo The first time proved to be the charm for the Minnesota State men’s hockey team. After twice suffering crushing first-round upset…
No Hockey? No Problem: Weekly Workout #3
Here are three mostly body-weight 15-minute workouts for you to work on overall strength, power, agility and speed. Do two of them back-to-back for 15 minutes each to get in a nice a 30-minute workout…
United States Premier Hockey League Adds Eight New West Coast Member Organizations
By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com The United States Premier Hockey League will span the entire continental United States in 2020-21. The USPHL is welcoming the Fresno Monsters, San Diego Sabers, Anaheim Avalanche…
NCAA Frozen Four Simulation: MSU & BC Advance to Title Game
It will be the program with the most Frozen Four experience against a school with the least Monday night at Little Caesar’s Arena in Detroit when Boston College takes on Minnesota State for the …
No. 1 Spotlight: Western Canada Boys AAA
By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com With the cancellation of league, district, provincial and national-championship tournaments as a result of COVID-19 restrictions, we thought it would …
NCAA Simulation: N. Dakota Punches Final Frozen Four Ticket
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com Bismarck Tribune Photo Another Hobey Baker finalist who came up short made one final argument on his own behalf Thursday in the NCAA Men’s Division I Hockey…
All Great Things Must Come to an End: Stratford Warriors Midget Tribute
By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com For young athletes – or any teenager on the way to young adulthood – there is an excitement that comes with thinking about the future and finding…
NCAA Simulation: Big Red, Big Win!
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com CornellSun.com photo Cornell University goalie Matthew Galajda didn’t win the Richter Award Saturday, but his team is going to the Frozen Four. And he played…
No Hockey? No Problem: Weekly Workout #2
CarolinaRage.com Photo Last week we gave you a few different strength workouts that could alternated during a week and that require minimal or no equipment during these interesting times when most of…
NCAA Simulation: Minnesota State Makes History
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com MSUMavericks.com Photo In 2015, the Minnesota State men’s hockey team became the first No. 1 seed to lose in the opening round of an NCAA Division I Championship…
NCAA Simulation: Eagles Soar to the Frozen Four
By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com While in some NCAA Division I college sports the postseason can be a story of the “haves” vs. the “have nots,” the men’s hockey…
By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com While in some NCAA Division I college sports the postseason can be a story of the “haves” vs. the “have nots,” the men’s hockey…
NCAA Simulation: Penn State's Veterans Prevail
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com GoPSUSports.photo In college hockey a team often is willing to take its lumps in November in hopes that it pays off in March. That’s exactly how Tuesday&rsquo…
No Hockey? No Problem: Weekly Workout #1
Hockey Fitness No sport requires the same type and level of fitness that hockey does. Hockey fitness is the ability to practice day in and day out at game tempo. Players should strive through their off…
NCAA Simulation: North Dakota Takes Care of Business vs. AIC
By Scott Lowe FightingHawks.com Photo The North Dakota men’s hockey team entered Sunday’s opening-round of the NCAA Division I Championship determined to go to any lengths to keep its remarkable…
NCAA Simulation: Buckeyes Bounce UMass in OT
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com OhioStateBuckeyes.com photo Goat to hero and hero to goat; it’s amazing how often one of those scenarios plays out in high-level sports pressure situations…
All Great Things Must Come to an End: A Tribute to East Coast Wizards 14 & 16U
By Scott Lowe – MyHockeyRankings.com Two teams. One organization. One head coach. One mission. Nationals or bust. East Coast Wizards 14U Major 1 finished the year as MyHockey Rankings’ …
NCAA Simulation: Big Red on a Big Roll
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com TompkinsWeekly.com photo The coaches and those who follow college hockey closely knew, but others were skeptical. In a game that was considered by many fans to …
NCAA Simulation: It's Denver in Double OT!
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankngs.com LetsGoDU.com photo Well, we made it almost halfway through the first round of the 2020 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship before we got our marathon…
No Hockey? No Problem: Seize the Opportunity
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com There’s an old athletic saying that more or less goes like this: As an athlete, you’re never staying the same. You’re either getting better, or …
NCAA Simulation: Mavericks Say No to Another Upset
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com WCHA.com Photo Every NCAA Men’s Hockey Championship seems to have a first-round blowout game, a huge first-round upset and a first-round marathon overtime …
2019-20 Final Rankings Released
Due to COVID-19 mitigation efforts, MYHockey has released their final weekly rankings update for the 2019-20 season. A special thanks to our volunteers and members. It is not possible to cover 22k+ teams…
NCAA Championship Simulation Schedule & Results
MYHockey Rankings NCAA Men's Division I Championship Simulation The Format & Schedule With any NCAA Tournament selection process, the first place to start is with the locks – or automatic …
NCAA Championship Simulation: Eagles Soar to Regional Final
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com SI/BC Bulletin Photo You couldn’t ask for a more even matchup on paper in the opening round of the 2020 NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Championship than…
NCAA Championship Simulation: UMD Survives & Advances
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com Duluth News Tribune Photo In a matchup that seemed to be more fitting for the Frozen Four than the opening round of the 2020 NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Championship…
Final MYHockey Rankings Update will be Released on Friday, March 27th
The MYHockey team hopes everyone is safe and healthy! Due to the unforeseen circumstances, MYHockey Rankings will release its final ranking update the morning of Friday, March 27th. Missing game results…
Selection Sunday Simulation!
By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com Mankato Free Press Photo Welcome to Selection Sunday 2020! While it’s not the Selection Sunday we hoped to see for NCAA Division men’s…
All Great Things Come to an End: A Tribute to Texas Tigers 16U AA
This is a series of stories that will be updated with a new story every day or two paying tribute to players, coaches or teams that unexpectedly had their seasons cut short as a result of the coronavirus…
2019-20 Week #25 Rankings Released
MYHockey Week #25 Rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added 1700 game scores to MYHockey over the past week. Another 24 new teams have now met the 10 game minimum requirement…
All Great Things Come to an End: A Tribute to the Peterborough Petes AAA Midgets
This is a series of stories that will be updated with a new story every day or two paying tribute to players, coaches or teams that unexpectedly had their seasons cut short as a result of the coronavirus…
All Great Things Come to an End: A Tribute to Ashburn Xtreme 18U AA
By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com This is an organic blog that will be updated with at least one story daily paying tribute to players, coaches or team that unexpectedly had their seasons cut…
No Hockey? No Problem: All-TIme Great Games for Your Viewing Pleasure
By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com No hockey? No problem! This is the first in a series of articles – hopefully not a long series – intended to help our large audience of North…
2019-20 Week #24 Rankings Released
MYHockey Week #24 Rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added an 7,600 game scores to MYHockey over the past week. Another 177 new teams have now met the 10 game minimum requirement giving…
Coronavirus Precautions for Hockey Teams and Families
By Scott Lowe – MyHockeyRankings.com With so many youth hockey teams qualifying for national tournaments, getting ready to start their playoffs or already in the midst of their postseason tournaments…
USA Hockey District Tourney Tracker
Unfortunately, USA Hockey Nationals were cancelled on March 11 as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. This effectively ended the season for all Tier 1 and Tier 2 who had qualfied or were hoping to qualify…
2019-20 Week #23 Rankings Released
MYHockey Week #23 Rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added 9700 game scores to MYHockey over the past week. Another 130 new teams have now met the 10 game minimum requirement…
Week 23 MHR Games of the Week
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com Each week going forward we will try to highlight some of the upcoming weekend’s top matchups based on our most recent MYHockey Rankings. If you have a matchup…
2019-20 Week #22 Rankings Released
MYHockey Week #22 Rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added a 12,600 game scores to MYHockey over the past week. Another 242 new teams have now met the 10 game minimum requirement…
Trade Deadline Provides Activity & Suprises
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com NHL.com Photo So much for no big names being available at the NHL Trade Deadline. While teams like the Penguins, Canucks, Lightning and Capitals filled needs in…
Week 22 MHR Games of the Week
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com NortheastPack.com Photo Each week going forward we will try to highlight some of the upcoming weekend’s top matchups based on our most recent MYHockey Rankings…
2019-20 Week #21 Rankings Released
MYHockey Week #21 Rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added an over 16,000 game scores to MYHockey over the past week! Our highest weekly total for the year. Nice job volunteers…
2020 NCDC Combines Coming To Detroit and Chicago
By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com The United States Premier Hockey League, and its tuition-free National Collegiate Development Conference, are proud to announce their 2020 NCDC Combines, set to take place …
NHL Deadline is Christmas in February for Fans
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com Most professional sports leagues have their dog days. For baseball it happens in August when the temperatures soar as over half the league has been eliminated from…
Week 21 MHR Games of the Week
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com HometownLife.com photo Each week going forward we will try to highlight some of the upcoming weekend’s top matchups based on our most recent MYHockey Rankings…
2019-20 Week #20 Rankings Released
MYHockey Week #20 Rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added just over 12,500 game scores to MYHockey over the past week! Almost 400 new teams have now met the 10 game minimum…
Junior Hockey is Not for the Faint of Heart
By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com Twin City Thunder Photo This is the time of year – as we navigate the downward slope of the 2019-20 hockey season with playoffs and national tournaments…
Week 20 MHR Games of the Week
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com NeutralZone.net photo Each week going forward we will try to highlight some of the upcoming weekend’s top matchups based on our most recent MYHockey Rankings…
2019-20 Week #19 Rankings Released
MYHockey Week #19 Rankings have been released. One very noteworthy item this week... We have increased the minimum number of games required to be ranked in MYHockey to 10. Until this week, …
Hockey Things That Make You Go Hmmm ... Part 1
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com PlymouthYouthHockey.net photo Hockey is the greatest sport to watch, period. Whether you are talking about mites and squirts or the best players in the world at…
Week 19 MHR Games of the Week
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com MIHockey.com photo Each week going forward we will try to highlight some of the upcoming weekend’s top matchups based on our most recent MYHockey Rankings. …
2019-20 Week #18 Rankings Released
MYHockey Week #18 Rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added approximately 14,400 game scores to MYHockey this past week! Over 300 new teams have now met the 5 game minimum so…
Sacrifice and Balance Makes NCAA Hockey Dream Reachable
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com SB Nation photo Life is a series of decisions, many of which are not easy to make. The major decisions, the ones that have a lasting impact on our lives and shape…
Week 18 MHR Games of the Week
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com Scouting News Photo Each week going forward we will try to highlight some of the upcoming weekend’s top matchups based on our most recent MYHockey Rankings…
2019-20 Week #17 Rankings Released
MYHockey Week #17 rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added an 15,100 game scores to MYHockey over the past week! That is a new weekly record!! Close to 200 new teams have now met…
Week 17 MHR Games of the Week
Dan Hickling Photo By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com Each week going forward we will try to highlight some of the upcoming weekend’s top matchups based on our most recent MYHockey Rankings…
2019-20 Week #16 Rankings Released
MYHockey Week #16 Rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added over 12k game scores to MYHockey over the past week. We now have 17,281 teams that qualify for our rankings. Good luck…
Players and Parents: Try Not to Focus So Much on the Alphabet Letters
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com Hockey is not alone. It happens in other sports, too. A young player with an affinity for a particular sport shows early signs of promise – maybe as young …
Week 16 MHR Games of the Week
Youth Hockey Hub Photo By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com Each week going forward we will try to highlight some of the upcoming weekend’s top matchups based on our most recent MYHockey Rankings…
2019-20 Week #15 Rankings Released
MYHockey Week #15 Rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added over 13k game scores to MYHockey over the past week. That increases the number of teams who are now qualified for…
Hockey New Year! A Different Look Back at 2019 on the Ice
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com (NHL.com Photo) What an amazing year for hockey 2019 was! But don’t we say that every year? Probably. That’s what happens when you have, bigger, stronger…
2019-20 Week #14 Rankings Released
MYHockey Week #14 Rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added over 16.5k game scores to MYHockey since the last update on December 18th. This week 920 new teams qualified for the rankings…
World Junior Championship Viewer Guid: WJC Is Must See TV!
By Scott Lowe – MyHockeyRankings.com It seems fitting that Voorhees, NJ-native Mattias Samuelsson was named captain of the United States 2020 World Junior Championship team just days before this…
Wounded Veteran Turns to Sled Hockey, Now Help Him Help Others
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com Sean Sexton is a veteran of the United States armed forces who suffered a wound to the lower part of his right leg and foot that left him 100 percent disabled during…
MYHockey Rankings Holiday Schedule
The next two weekly ranking updates are planned to fall on Christmas Day and New Years Day. In order to allow our small team to be able to enjoy the holidays with their families, the MYHockey team is …
MHR Week 14 Games of the Week
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com (durhamregion.com photo) Each week going forward we will try to highlight some of the upcoming weekend’s top matchups based on our most recent MYHockey Rankings…
2019-20 Week #13 Rankings Released
MYHockey Week #13 Rankings have been released. Volunteers and members added over 12.8k game scores to MYHockey over the past week. This week 649 new teams qualified for the rankings bring the…
So You Want to Be Scouted? An Elite Hockey Player's Guide to Getting Noticed
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com (SUNY Morrisville Photo) So you’re a youth hockey player and you want to play in college or maybe even professionally? Well, for most players that means anywhere…
MHR Week 13 Games of the Week
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com Each week going forward we will try to highlight some of the upcoming weekend’s top matchups based on our most recent MYHockey Rankings. If you have a matchup…
2019-20 Week #12 Rankings Released
MYHockey Week #12 Rankings are now available. This past week volunteers and members added nearly 15k game scores to MYHockey. This week 1,136 new teams qualified for the rankings bringing the total…
An Open Letter of Advice to High-Level Hockey Coaches
By Scott Lowe – MyHockeyRankings.com (N.Y. Post Photo) Dear High-Level Hockey Coach: I hope this letter finds you well as we pass U.S. Thanksgiving and head toward the holidays. For…
Week 12 MYHockeyRankings Games of the Week
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com Photo Credit: Trent Rolfe Each week going forward we will try to highlight some of the upcoming weekend’s top matchups based on our most recent MYHockey Rankings…
2019-20 Week #11 Rankings Released
MYHockey Week #11 Rankings are now available. This past week volunteers and members added 10.5k game scores to MYHockey. This week 426 new teams qualified for the rankings bring the total number …
A Look at the NHL as We Pass the 1/4 Pole
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com (NHL.com photo) For followers of the National Hockey League, Thanksgiving weekend traditionally has been the first measuring stick by which coaches and teams are…
Week 11 MYHockey Rankings Games of the Week
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com Each week going forward we will try to highlight some of the upcoming weekend’s top matchups based on our most recent MYHockey Rankings. If you have a matchup…
2019-20 Week #10 Rankings Released
A lot of interesting weather is anticapated over the next few days, please have a safe Thanksgiving! MYHockey Week #10 Rankings are now available. This past week volunteers and members added …
Mom Inspires Young Goalie October Saves Efforts
By Scott Lowe – MYHockeyRankings.com Cancer is a disease that one way or another has touched all of our lives – and usually not in a good way. But as awful as the disease can be, the motivation…
Week 10 MYHockey Rankings Games of the Week
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com Each week going forward we will try to highlight some of the upcoming weekend’s top matchups based on our most recent MYHockey Rankings. If you have a matchup…
2019-20 Week #9 Rankings Released
MYHockey Week #9 Rankings are now available. This past week volunteers and members added over 11.5k game scores to MYHockey allowing us to surpass the 100k game score mark at our earliest ever date. …
Ohio High School Hockey is a Happy Tale of 2 Opportunities
By Jim Smith – MYHockeyRankings.com (ThisWeekNews.com phto) In a state known more for football than hockey, a tale of two organizational opportunities to play high school hockey exists in Ohio…
MHR Week 9 Games of the Week
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com (USA Hockey Photo) Each week going forward we will try to highlight some of the upcoming weekend’s top matchups based on our most recent MYHockey Rankings. …
2019-20 Week #8 Rankings Released
MYHockey Week #8 Rankings are now available. This past week volunteers and members added over 12k game scores to MYHockey so that we now have over 12,395 teams that qualify for the rankings, an increase…
College Hockey Opportunities Continue to Grow as CHF Begins Play
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com Not too long ago, if a young hockey player dreamed of playing in college, he either had to be one of the fortunate minority to possess the talent and perseverance…
Week 8 MHR Games of the Week
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com (USA Hockey Photo) Each week going forward we will try to highlight some of the upcoming weekend’s top matchups based on our most recent MYHockey Rankings. …
2019-20 Week #7 Rankings Released
MYHockey Week #7 Rankings are now available. This past week volunteers and members added over 13,500 game scores to MYHockey. We now have over 11,864 teams that qualify for the rankings…
Sled Hockey Growth Continues as NHL Classic Approaches
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com A few years ago, a group of NHL stars that included Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon, Claude Giroux, Logan Couture and Scott Hartnell took the ice as part of a video…
MHR Week 7 Games of the Week
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com (USA Hockey Photo) Each week going forward we will try to highlight some of the upcoming weekend’s top matchups based on our most recent MYHockey Rankings. …
2019-20 Week #6 Rankings Released
MYHockey Week #6 Rankings are now available. This past week volunteers and members added approximately 13k game scores to MYHockey so that we now have 10,963 teams that qualify for the rankings, …
Hockey World Rallies to Support Payton Bruns
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com It’s not possible to determine which is more amazing: the speed at which Chicago Young Americans 18U forward Payton Bruns is recovering from serious injuries…
2019-20 Week #5 Rankings Released
MYHockey Week #5 Rankings are now available. This past week volunteers and members added over 10,800 game scores to MYHockey enabling 9,831 teams to qualify for the rankings, an increase of 1,000 over…
A Great Weekend for Women's Hockey
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com Usually when there is a professional sports exhibition featuring the top players in the world, the game isn’t that important. These contests tend to be a celebration…
Split Season Often Leads to Split Opinions
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com mnhockeyhub.com photo When it comes youth hockey, there are very few concrete answers to the most frequently asked questions. Pretty much any question can be answered…
2019-20 Week #4 Rankings Released
MYHockey Week #4 Rankings are now available. This past week volunteers and members added over 10,200 game scores to MYHockey resulting in 8,764 ranked teams, an increase of 1509 over…
Big Year for Girls' & Women's Hockey Continues
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com (NJ Devils/Greg Pallante Photo) There are more opportunities and greater participation in girls’ ice hockey than ever before. In fact, it is one of the…
MYHockey Rankings and GameSheet Inc Announce Partnership with Collegiate Hockey Federation
MYHockey Rankings (MHR), the premier source for youth hockey rankings, and GameSheet Inc, the most trusted name in digital scorekeeping and league management, are pleased to announce the signing of an…
2019-20 Week #3 Rankings Released
Week #3 brings another 10,200 games scores posted to MYHockey and total of 7,257 teams who have now reached the 5 game minimum and are being ranked, up 1,818 from last week. The database…
Exciting Times for NCAA D1 Men's Hockey
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com (photo: @mystateofhockey Twitter) You know times have changed in men’s Division I college hockey when Dave Starman calls traditional national-power Boston College…
MHR Followers NHL Poll & Preview
N.Y. Times Photo By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com Well, you went and did it. The followers have spoken. My worst fears realized. Our MYHockeyRankings.com NHL preseason poll is complete, and you…
Understanding the Rankings
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com We get a decent number of emails and social media direct messages from people who say they just don’t understand how we come up with our MYHockey Rankings. …
2019-20 Week #2 Rankings Released
MYHockey Rankings is proud to release Week #2 of our 2019-20 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…
Fight Breast Cancer With Hockey Beats Cancer Gear!
It's almost Breast Cancer Awareness month, and you are sure to see a lot of pink around the rinks - and even on the ice - as the hockey community tries to raise awarness and help fight this terrible disease…
How Much is Too Much?
By Scott Lowe - MyHockeyRankings.com When my son was growing up and developing as a hockey player, we didn’t know about AA or AAA or high performance programs or any of that. In some ways, we may…
2019-20 Week #1 Rankings Released
Hockey is back! The first week of rankings for the 2019-20 season have been released for the following listings: All USA Boys Tier 1 Divisions All USA Boys Tier 2 Divisions All Ontario Boys AAA Divisions…
October Saves Goalie Challenge
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com Lara Hopewell thought that nothing could be tougher than fighting and beating cancer, which she did. Well, that was before she faced the realities of being the mother…
Young Player Continues Fundraising Work With 3-on-3 Tourney
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com It’s not unusual for someone to have a life-altering experience at some point. For many of us, this happens later in life and causes us to reflect on our …
GameSheet Continues to Grow - Chicago Bruins Pilots
Chicago Bruins Pilots GameSheet Live MYHockey Rankings and GameSheet Inc, are pleased to announce the Chicago Bruins Pee Wee Minor squad will be piloting GameSheet Live, their state-of-the-art iPad scoring…
2019-20 NCDC Preview
By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com The nights are getting cooler, the kids are back in school and Halloween candy is already filling your local supermarket shelves. What else happens in September? Oh yes, USPHL…
New Faces in New Places as NHL Camps Start
By Scott Lowe MyHockeyRankings.com (Newsday Photo) We’re less than a month out from the puck dropping on the 2019-20 NHL season. Have you been able to keep up with all of the league’…
Untangling the U.S. Junior Hockey Web
By Scott Lowe MYHockeyRankings.com As we prepare to drop the puck on the 2019-20 junior hockey season, there are more opportunities than ever for young hockey players across North America to continue…
Enjoy Hockey's Busy Season
By Scott Lowe MyHockeyRankings.com Hockey generally is considered primarily a winter sport, but at the youth level there is no busier time than September and October. And while the EJEPL…
GameSheet Inc Launches USA Expansion in Chicago with Labor Day Showcase
MYHockey Rankings and GameSheet Inc, are pleased to announce their United States launch of GameSheet Live, their state-of-the-art iPad scoring app. The Labor Day Showcase, hosted by the Chicago Mission…
MYHockey Rankings and GameSheet Inc. Agree to Long-Term Strategic Partnership
MYHockey Rankings (MHR), the premier source for youth hockey rankings, and GameSheet Inc, the most trusted name in digital scorekeeping and league management, are pleased to announce the signing of an…
Blind Hockey Summit Shows Sport
By Scott Lowe MYHockeyRankings.com Hockey truly is for everyone. Nowhere was that more evident than at last weekend’s sixth Blind Hockey Summit in St. Paul, Minn. Hosted by …
Embrace Technology to Help Your Club Grow
By Scott Lowe MYHockeyRankings.com Times have changed, and for better or worse, technological advances have made it easier than ever to communicate with the masses. It doesn’t matter…
Rules Changes? What Rules Changes?
By Scott Lowe MYHockeyRankings.com USA Hockey only introduces rules changes once every four years. So, considering that the organization announced changes in 2017, it created a bit of a social…
A Season in the Life of the USPHL
Players from multiple league levels discuss life in the nation’s foremost development model By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com August brings hockey players from across the world off the beaches and summer…
FAQ: Rules for USA Minor Birth Year and Tier 1 Ranking Categories
Questions regarding how teams qualify for the minor birth year rankings and how teams can qualify for the Tier 1 rankings are as abundant as the amount of penalty minutes in a 1980’s Penguins vs…
Introducing MYHockey Rankings Director of Digital Media: Scott Lowe
Hockey has been a part of my life for more than 40 years. It all started with a cartoon character named Peter Puck – back then I think I looked forward to the intermissions more than the …
MYHockey Rankings, ICEBERG Sports Analytics Announce Partnership
The partnership agreement aims to further ICEBERG Sports Analytics commitment to youth hockey and player development by collaborating with MHR, the leader in North American youth hockey information…