When the puck drops on the 2015 NHL Playoffs tonight, there will be plenty of Michigan names competing for Lord Stanley’s Cup. Here’s a team-by-team look at the players whose hockey journeys had an important stop in Michigan.
Detroit Red Wings
- Justin Abdelkader – Muskegon native, Michigan State Spartans
- Danny DeKeyser – Clay Township native, Western Michigan Broncos
- Luke Glendening – Grand Rapids native, Michigan Wolverines
- Drew Miller – East Lansing native, Michigan State Spartans
- Stephen Weiss – Plymouth Whalers
Tampa Bay Lightning
- Matt Carle – NTDP
Montreal Canadiens
- Max Pacioretty – Michigan Wolverines
- Greg Pateryn – Sterling Heights native, Michigan Wolverines
- Jeff Petry – Ann Arbor native, Michigan State Spartans
- Mike Weaver – Michigan State Spartans
- Jarred Tinordi – NTDP
New York Rangers
- Carl Hagelin – Michigan Wolverines
- Matt Hunwick – Warren native, NTDP, Michigan Wolverines
- J.T. Miller – NTDP, Plymouth Whalers
- Chris Summers – Ann Arbor native, Michigan Wolverines
Pittsburgh Penguins
- Ian Cole – Ann Arbor native, NTDP
- Chris Kunitz – Ferris State Bulldogs
New York Islanders
- Michal Neuvirth – Plymouth Whalers
Washington Capitals
- Tim Gleason – Clawson native
- Justin Peters – Plymouth Whalers
- Tom Wilson – Plymouth Whalers
Ottawa Senators
- Erik Condra – Trenton native
- David Legwand – Grosse Pointe Woods native, Plymouth Whalers
- Bobby Ryan – Honeybaked
Minnesota Wild
- Jason Zucker – NTDP
- Keith Ballard – NTDP
St. Louis Blues
- Kevin Shattenkirk – NTDP
Nashville Predators
- Eric Nystrom – Michigan Wolverines
- James Neal – Plymouth Whalers
- Seth Jones – NTDP
Chicago Blackhawks
- Patrick Kane – Honeybaked, NTDP
- Brandon Saad – NTDP, Saginaw Spirit
- Duncan Keith – Michigan State Spartans
- Michael Paliotta – NTDP
Anaheim Ducks
- Andrew Cogliano – Michigan Wolverines
- Ryan Kesler – Livonia native, NTDP
- Rickard Rakell – Plymouth Whalers
- Cam Fowler – Farmington Hills native, NTDP
- James Wisniewski – Canton native, Plymouth Whalers
- John Gibson – NTDP
Winnipeg Jets
- Andrew Copp – Ann Arbor native, Michigan Wolverines
- Jim Slater – Lapeer native, Michigan State Spartans
- Chris Thorburn – Saginaw Spirit, Plymouth Whalers
- Jacob Trouba – Rochester native, NTDP, Michigan Wolverines
Calgary Flames
- Corey Potter – Lansing native, Michigan State Spartans
Vancouver Canucks
- Ryan Miller – East Lansing native, Michigan State Spartans
- Adam Clendening – NTDP