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By @MichaelCaples – The Grand Rapids Griffins are getting ready for their second-round playoff match-up, but they’re working towards the future. The AHL franchise announced today that they have signed Michigan native Corey Elkins to a one-year contract for the 2017-18 season. Elkins, 32, has spent the last five seasons with HIFK Helsinki. He is…

Red Wings sign goaltender Matej Machovsky

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By @MichaelCaples – The Red Wings announced that they have added a goaltender to their organization. Detroit has signed free-agent goaltender Matej Machovsky to a one-year contract in 2017-18. Machovsky has spent the last four years playing in the Czech Republic’s top professional league for HC Plzen. He recorded a 94-84-0 with a 2.23 goals-against…

Larkin scores twice as Team USA tops Italy in 2017 World Championship tune-up

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By @StefanKubus – Tuesday marked the first bit of action for Team USA in the 2017 IIHF World Championship. In an pre-tournament contest against Italy, the United States prevailed with a 5-2 victory. Waterford native and Detroit Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin scored twice, including the game-winning goal, while Rochester native Jacob Trouba (Winnipeg Jets)…

Roster changes coming for next year’s NTDP Under-18 Team

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By @MichaelCaples – The USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-18 Team roster will have a slightly different look next season. Four players will not be returning to the Plymouth-based organization for the second season of their two-year training program – Michigan natives Blade Jenkins and Will MacKinnon, along with goaltenders Ryan Ullan and Keegan…

MiHockey’s 2017 USHL Draft Watch (Day 2)

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The selection process for the United States’ top junior hockey league continues Tuesday for the USHL Phase 2 Draft. After Monday’s Phase I Draft – where USHL clubs took turns claiming the top 2001 birth-year players available – the process shifts to Phase II, where teams select players not already claimed who are eligible for…

MiHockey’s 2017 USHL Draft Watch (Day 1)

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A new crop of skilled Michigan youngsters will be selected by United States Hockey League clubs Monday night during the league’s Phase 1 Draft. Join MiHockey as we provide live updates on the selections of 2001 birth-year players from our state, and picks made by the Muskegon Lumberjacks (those picks are listed in italics). On Tuesday,…

Michigan Tech, Northern Michigan set to compete in inaugural ‘Ice Vegas Invitational’

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By @MichaelCaples – The Huskies and the Wildcats are going to Vegas. In January 2018, Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan will take place in the inaugural ‘Ice Vegas Invitational’ tournament in the newest NHL city of Las Vegas, Nevada. Boston College and Arizona State will join the two Michigan programs at T-Mobile Arena, home of…

Lumberjacks acquire Wyatt Bongiovanni, two others in USHL Draft Day swap with Tri-City

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By @MichaelCaples – Birmingham native Wyatt Bongiovanni is going to be playing a little closer to home next season. The Muskegon Lumberjacks announced just two hours before the start of the USHL Draft that they have sacrificed one of their top picks to acquire Bongiovanni and two other players from the Tri-City Storm. Muskegon is…

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