Michael Hargraves

Michael Hargraves Group Photo.

"Mr. H"

Coach/Contributor

Inducted April 18, 2024

  • Longtime coach (football, baseball and hockey) and referee (hockey) whose resume includes off-field officiating, administration and volunteerism. 
  • 41 seasons as a National Hockey League off-ice official.
  • 29 years as a NHL crew supervisor; 4 as the assistant director of amateur hockey for the Detroit Red Wings; 5 as a game night assistant; 4 as the assistant director-coaching achievement program, Michigan Amateur Hockey Association; 5 instructing hockey schools; 10 as an equipment manager/athletic trainer for Little Caesars Midget AAA Hockey Club; and one season as student manager of the Oakland Community College hockey team. 
  • Spent 34 seasons coaching hockey in the Taylor, Plymouth Canton, Ann Arbor, Art Van AAA and Little Caesars AAA organizations.
  • Served for 11 seasons with the Taylor Cobras Junior Football and Taylor North Central Little League programs. 
  • As an administrator, he spent lengthy terms on the leadership groups of the Taylor North Central LL, Taylor Junior Football, Truman High School Booster Club, Taylor Hockey Association, Truman High School/Taylor Unified High School Hockey Program, Little Caesars Midget AAA Hockey Club and Art Van AAA Hockey Club.
  • Appointed Taylor Recreation Commission, Detroit Lions Youth Football Forum and various positions for the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association, Little Caesars Amateur Hockey Association and Adray Community Hockey League.
  • Overall helped teams to five national titles and two second-place finishes, along with nine state titles and two state runners-up.