Podcast

I’ll recap my thoughts from the KLAA-MIHL Showcase from last weekend with standout players, performances and teams. Plus, we’ll preview a lot of big matchups in the days leading into winter break. It’s unofficially the halfway point of the season, so I’ll offer up some of my biggest takeaways from what we’ve seen so far.

A stuffed episode of the pod this week with updated Top-25 Michigan high school hockey rankings, I make my picks for Games of the Week, and share some thoughts from things I’ve seen thus far this season.

Detroit Sports Media personality and co-host of Hockey Time on State Champs! Network, Sean Baligian joins the Petey’s Picks podcast as the show’s inaugural guest. We talk about all things Michigan high school hockey ahead of the 2024-25 season.

11 of the 19 teams between the Kensington Lakes Activities Association (KLAA) and Michigan Interscholastic Hockey League (MIHL) have won a Michigan high school hockey state championship. There are no better conferences in the state than these two. We wrap up or preseason previews with a look at state title contenders from both conferences, as…

Is High School Hockey on par with AAA in Michigan? Results from the 2024 CCM Motown are pretty telling. We get into that, as well as conference previews of the Metro League in Detroit and the OK Conference in West-Michigan.

Just how good is the Saginaw Valley League (SVL)? There’s only one league champ, but several member teams go on to make an impact at the state tournament. The Big North Conference is still young, but even more experienced with lots of prospects to keep an eye on. And it’s full on Game of Thrones…

We continue conference previews of the upcoming 2024-25 Michigan high school hockey season. Two conferences that feel wide open, and one that likely has a runaway winner. Teams in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) are in rebuild mode, while the South Central Hockey League (SCHL) will likely hold onto its title as the lowest-scoring league in…