Author: MiHockey Staff
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PHOTOS: Griffins open AHL Final with win over Syracuse in Grand Rapids
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The Grand Rapids Griffins opened the 2017 AHL Calder Cup Final with a 3-2 victory over the Syracuse Crunch. Click here for more info on the game; check out MiHockey’s photo gallery below. (Photos by Rena Laverty/MiHockey)
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Nosek’s last-minute game-winner gives Griffins a Game 1 victory in AHL Final
By @MichaelCaples – Game 1 goes to the Griffins – thanks to Tomas Nosek. The Grand Rapids forward scored at the 19:46 mark of the third period to give the fans at Van Andel Arena a 3-2 victory to start the AHL Calder Cup Final with the Syracuse Crunch. .@Nosy92 had himself a night…
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Michigan names invited to the NHL Central Scouting Combine
By @StefanKubus – The NHL Scouting Combine began Monday in Buffalo, and the grueling fitness tests that the combine is renowned for take place Friday and Saturday to wrap up the week. The week-long event allows NHL general managers and scouts to meet draft-eligible prospects face-to-face and interview them one-on-one to learn more about their character…
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Invite list announced for girls’ USA Hockey Multi-District Development Camp (2000-02 birth-years)
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By @MichaelCaples – The Michigan Amateur Hockey Association has announced the list of girls receiving invitations to the USA Hockey Multi-District Development Camp. Congrats to the following 2000, ’01 and ’02 birth-year girls invited to participate in the camp, which will take place in Kent, Ohio from Aug. 6-11. Angelina Wiater Gabriela Rowe Jenny Heath Madison…
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Red Wings announce Traverse City dates for development camp, training camp, prospects tourney
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By @MichaelCaples – Start making your vacation plans – the Red Wings’ Traverse City schedule is here. The team will hold their annual prospects development camp on July 7-11 at Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City, their longtime “Hockeytown West” second home. The NHL Prospects Tournament will take place Sept. 8-12, and then the Red…
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Rare feat sees Xan Gurney capture two national championships in two months
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By @StefanKubus – What defenseman Xan Gurney accomplished during the 2016-17 campaign was certainly one of the rarer feats seen in the youth hockey world. The Grosse Ile native started the 2016-17 season skating for Compuware 16U. By the end of it, Gurney became a national champion in not one, but two leagues. Gurney, a…
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Recruiting: Noah Lalonde commits to Lake Superior State
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By @MichaelCaples – Noah Lalonde has spent his junior hockey career in Youngstown, Ohio and Omaha, Nebraska. Soon, he’ll be a little closer to home. The Macomb native has committed to Lake Superior State, where he will continue his hockey career under the tutelage of Damon Whitten and the Lakers’ hockey program. “I chose LSSU…
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Joe Shawhan named new head coach of Michigan Tech
By @MichaelCaples – The Huskies have their new head coach. Tuesday morning, Michigan Tech announced that Joe Shawhan will be the man taking over the Huskies hockey program after Mel Pearson left for Michigan. Shawhan, a Sault Ste. Marie native, was an assistant coach for Pearson at MTU for the last three seasons. “I’m thrilled…
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Three Michigan natives win Memorial Cup with Windsor Spitfires
By @MichaelCaples – Home ice has its benefits. On Sunday night, host team Windsor won the 2017 Memorial Cup, beating the Erie Otters 4-3 in an all-OHL final game at the WFCU Centre. “My guys are amazing,” Windsor head coach Rocky Thompson said after the game. “We saw what they’ve gone through here. We witnessed…
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Michigan Tech to announce new head coach Tuesday morning
By @MichaelCaples – The last major Michigan coaching hire of the 2017 offseason will take place Tuesday morning. Michigan Tech has announced it will announce its new hockey head coach at 9:30 a.m. the day following Memorial Day. The press conference will be streamed live on Facebook, while also being open to the public. Fans…