Detroit Catholic Central, Flint Powers and Houghton were crowned your three state champions of the '25-26 Michigan high school hockey season. I share my thoughts on the tournament, as well as a look at All-State honors, Dream Team predictions and more. Plus, Team Michigan tryouts are THIS WEEK and I've got an important message for everyone trying to make the final roster.

One of our own, Walled Lake Northern's Connor Hellebuyck shines on the game's biggest stage, helping Team USA win gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics. How his story can inspire the masses in Michigan, and, Regional Final Wednesday is this week! I'll break down all 24 matchups going down in the span of just five hours.Regional Final Wednesday: https://peteyspicks.com/previewing-regional-final-wednesday-around-the-state-of-michigan/Connor Hellebuyck feature: https://x.com/aj_donwilliams/status/2025999373394444322?s=46&t=odJQ3AomjTGb5yiCXNsbWw

It's playoff time! And you can't have playoffs without brackets, and you can't have brackets without PICKS! Upsets are coming, runaway favorites, repeat champions?! All that, and more as I go through all three Michigan high school hockey playoff divisions with picks for each game and predictions for your Final Four.BRACKETOLOGY: https://peteyspicks.com/bracketology-winners-favorites-and-upsets-for-the-2026-mhsaa-playoffs/

I revisit my two-division, tiered playoff proposal, how it would work and what it would look like within our current Michigan high school hockey season. Plus, I reveal my final Top-25 rankings of the season with a deep dive into each team's resume, big wins, tough losses and top performers. Top-25 Rankings: https://peteyspicks.com/teams/

The Michigan high school athletics association (MHSAA) announced on Tuesday that student-athletes at member schools can now benefit from what they call “PBAs” personal branding activities, or more commonly known as NIL, name-image-likeness. But what does that mean for hockey players specifically? Plus, I've got 10 things I LOVE about high school hockey, we update the Top-25 Rankings and I make my picks for the upcoming MIHL Showcase.Top-25 Rankings: https://peteyspicks.com/teams/

I share my raw, unfiltered scouting notes from last weekend's North-South Showcase in Traverse City. Top-25 Rankings are also updated with plenty of teams on the move in a big way, including Forest Hills Central returning to the rankings scene. And we wrap things up talking about teams I haven't talked about yet this season with a 12-game slate of picks that you can get involved in!

Make your picks: https://peteyspicks.com/first-picks-of-the-new-year-headlined-by-first-timers/Top-25 Rankings: https://peteyspicks.com/teams/Notes from the North-South Showcase: https://peteyspicks.com/scouting-notes-from-the-north-south-showcase/

Quickly becoming my favorite event of the Michigan high school hockey calendar, the Rick Deneweth Memorial, North-South Showcase gets underway Thursday. Action includes 12 Top-25 matchups over the course of three days, all under one roof. We break down all the teams and matchups taking place at Centre Ice Arena.

Heading into holiday break, we completely tear down and rebuild the Top-25 Rankings with some volatile movement among top teams. Cranbrook hockey up 11 spots?! Houghton hockey falls out of the Top 20?? That, and much more as I go team-by-team breaking down each of their resumes and bodies of work thus far this season.Plus, we'll do a little role playing with what I believe to be the best potential playoff format for Michigan high school hockey and how that would look at present day.Petey's playoff format: https://youtu.be/BM_lZhfXsrs?si=NIKWgaZpYRlgOaDY&t=1765Top-25 Rankings: https://peteyspicks.com/teams/