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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

  1. Justin Abdelkader – Muskegon native, Michigan State Spartans
  2. Danny DeKeyser – Clay Township native, Western Michigan Broncos
  3. Luke Glendening – Grand Rapids native, Michigan Wolverines
  4. Drew Miller – East Lansing native, Michigan State Spartans
  5. Stephen Weiss – Plymouth Whalers

Tampa Bay Lightning

  1. Matt Carle – NTDP

Montreal Canadiens

  1. Max Pacioretty – Michigan Wolverines
  2. Greg Pateryn – Sterling Heights native, Michigan Wolverines
  3. Jeff Petry – Ann Arbor native, Michigan State Spartans
  4. Mike Weaver – Michigan State Spartans
  5. Jarred Tinordi – NTDP

New York Rangers

  1. Carl Hagelin – Michigan Wolverines
  2. Matt Hunwick – Warren native, NTDP, Michigan Wolverines
  3. J.T. Miller – NTDP, Plymouth Whalers
  4. Chris Summers – Ann Arbor native, Michigan Wolverines

Pittsburgh Penguins

  1. Ian Cole – Ann Arbor native, NTDP
  2. Chris Kunitz – Ferris State Bulldogs

New York Islanders

  1. Michal Neuvirth – Plymouth Whalers

Washington Capitals

  1. Tim Gleason – Clawson native
  2. Justin Peters – Plymouth Whalers
  3. Tom Wilson – Plymouth Whalers

Ottawa Senators

  1. Erik Condra – Trenton native
  2. David Legwand – Grosse Pointe Woods native, Plymouth Whalers
  3. Bobby Ryan – Honeybaked

Minnesota Wild

  1. Jason Zucker – NTDP
  2. Keith Ballard – NTDP

St. Louis Blues

  1. Kevin Shattenkirk – NTDP

Nashville Predators

  1. Eric Nystrom – Michigan Wolverines
  2. James Neal – Plymouth Whalers
  3. Seth Jones – NTDP

Chicago Blackhawks

  1. Patrick Kane – Honeybaked, NTDP
  2. Brandon Saad – NTDP, Saginaw Spirit
  3. Duncan Keith – Michigan State Spartans
  4. Michael Paliotta – NTDP

Anaheim Ducks

  1. Andrew Cogliano – Michigan Wolverines
  2. Ryan Kesler – Livonia native, NTDP
  3. Rickard Rakell – Plymouth Whalers
  4. Cam Fowler – Farmington Hills native, NTDP
  5. James Wisniewski – Canton native, Plymouth Whalers
  6. John Gibson – NTDP

Winnipeg Jets

  1. Andrew Copp – Ann Arbor native, Michigan Wolverines
  2. Jim Slater – Lapeer native, Michigan State Spartans
  3. Chris Thorburn – Saginaw Spirit, Plymouth Whalers
  4. Jacob Trouba – Rochester native, NTDP, Michigan Wolverines

Calgary Flames

  1. Corey Potter – Lansing native, Michigan State Spartans

Vancouver Canucks

  1. Ryan Miller – East Lansing native, Michigan State Spartans
  2. Adam Clendening – NTDP