Author: MiHockey Staff
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Jimmy Devellano added to Saginaw Spirit’s ownership group
By @MichaelCaples – The Saginaw Spirit have announced that Detroit Red Wings senior vice president and alternate governor Jim Devellano is now part of the ownership group for the Saginaw Spirit. “We welcome Jim Devellano and his Stanley cup championship pedigree to the Saginaw Spirit organization,” said Spirit owner Dick Garber. “In his nearly 50…
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District Detroit Preview Center gives an exciting look at the future of Hockeytown
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By @MichaelCaples and @StefanKubus – DETROIT – We get it, we get it. You don’t like the name of the building. After a tour of The District Detroit Preview Center, however, that would be the last thing on your mind. A select group of Red Wings writers were given a tour of the preview…
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Recruiting: Brenden Rons commits to Michigan Tech
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By @MichaelCaples – Last season, Brenden Rons was trying to make up for lost time. The U18 Oakland Grizzlies skater moved from forward to defense in December, fresh off missing almost an entire year from injury the season before. The move has certainly paid off for Rons. The Farmington Hills native is expected to…
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Ten players with Michigan ties invited to NHLPA Rookie Showcase
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By @MichaelCaples – The National Hockey League Player’s Association announced today the 27 NHL prospects and rookies that will attend the 2016 NHLPA Rookie Showcase in Toronto. Now in its eighth year, the prestigious Rookie Showcase gives Upper Deck – the official trading card partner of the NHLPA and NHL – a chance to…
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Check out this ridiculous commercial for Pavel Datsyuk’s new KHL team
By @MichaelCaples – We now know why Pavel Datsyuk left for the KHL – epic commercial spots. OK, obviously there’s more to it than that, but The Magic Man is featured in this promo for SKA St. Petersburg’s upcoming season…along with guns, a guy chomping on liver and another guy taking a sledgehammer to…
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WCHA announces changes to OT, points structure and nets
By @MichaelCaples – Announced today, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association is making some changes to its rulebook. The league is officially introducing three-on-three overtime and a shootout (if necessary) for regular-season games, a three-point-per-game structure for WCHA standings and mandatory National Hockey League nets in all arenas. “The WCHA is committed to evolving and adapting…
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MAG: “You Should Know” Will MacKinnon
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In the latest edition of MiHockeyMag, we introduce you to Plymouth native Will MacKinnon. The Honeybaked AAA product and Total Package Hockey Center of Excellence student – our latest Perani’s Hockey World “You Should Know” featured player – will skate for the USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-17 Team this fall. He’s already picked…
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Mitchell: How to help your child through a major hockey event
Welcome to MiHockey’s new blog, written by Suburban Hockey Schools managing director Jeff Mitchell. A Wayne, Mich., native, Mitchell was a third-round draft pick of the Los Angeles Kings in the 1993 NHL Draft. A Detroit Junior Red Wings and Michigan K-Wings alum, Mitchell played professional hockey for nine seasons before returning to his home…
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Recruiting: Drew DeRidder commits to Michigan State
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By @MichaelCaples – Michigan State picked up an important verbal commitment today, when Drew DeRidder made the decision to select the Spartans. DeRidder, one of the top goaltenders in the country for the 2000 birth-year age group, is a draft pick of the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the USHL. Last winter, he led Team…
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Check out the latest edition of MiHockeyMag
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In this issue of MiHockeyMag, we take a look back at the National Junior Evaluation Camp in Plymouth, which brought some of the best Under-20 players in the world to Metro Detroit. We also share how four Michigan natives spent their days with the Stanley Cup, look at what’s coming for the Red Wings, and…