Author: MiHockey Staff
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Max Ellis signs USHL tender with Youngstown
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By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – Before the Youngstown Phantoms squared off with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-17 Team in Plymouth Friday night, they took care of some business for the future. Canton native Max Ellis signed a tender with the USHL club an hour before puck drop, committing to the Phantoms for…
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MiHockey’s 2016 OHL draft tracker
By @MichaelCaples – The 2016 OHL Priority Selection (league draft) is underway, and MiHockey is tracking all of the Michigan names selected, as well as the picks made by our Michigan-based OHL clubs in Flint and Saginaw. Check below for constant updates from the OHL draft (Flint Firebirds and Saginaw Spirit selections in italics). First…
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Kyle Connor talks about missing out on Hobey Baker, upcoming decision on next season
By @MichaelCaples – It certainly wasn’t what he was hoping for, but like usual, Kyle Connor took it in stride. In a year where he wasn’t selected for Team USA’s World Junior team despite leading the NCAA in scoring, Connor also missed out on winning the Hobey Baker Award. Connor was one of three…
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College All-Americans announced; Connor wins Rookie of the Year
By @MichaelCaples – Major college hockey awards are being announced tonight, and there are plenty of Michigan names receiving recognition. Congrats to this year’s All-Americans, as selected by the American Hockey Coaches Association: First Team West Tyler Motte – Michigan (St. Clair) Kyle Connor – Michigan (Shelby Township) Zach Werenski – Michigan (Grosse Pointe)…
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USA Hockey announces next year’s NTDP U17 roster; four Michigan names selected
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By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey has announced its roster for next year’s National Team Development Program Under-17 Team, and four Michigan names have made the list. Blade Jenkins (Jackson), Jonathan Gruden (Rochester), Will MacKinnon and Bode Wilde (Birmingham) will all represent Michigan on next year’s NTDP U17 roster. Jenkins is a University of Michigan…
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Athanasiou a model of efficiency for Red Wings
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – Watching Andreas Athanasiou’s shorthanded goal from Detroit’s Wednesday-night win over the Philadelphia Flyers, it looked like that of a veteran who sees top forward minutes. The explosive 21-year-old rookie forward took advantage of a Philadelphia miscue in his own zone, took off on a breakaway, pulled away from the defenders and beat Flyers netminder Steve Mason…
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Howard, Red Wings shut out Flyers as playoff push races on
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – The Joe Louis Arena crowd was in playoff form Wednesday night, but the concept of playoff form is nothing new to the Red Wings. The Wings continued their march toward the postseason with a 3-0 shutout of the Philadelphia Flyers, a team fighting with Detroit for one of the few remaining Eastern…
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PHOTOS: Red Wings beat Flyers in crucial Wednesday night battle
The Red Wings hosted the Philadelphia Flyers for a crucial Eastern Conference battle in the final week of the NHL season. Detroit prevailed 3-0, thanks to goals from Darren Helm, Andreas Athanasiou and Kyle Quincey, and a 30-save shutout performance by Jimmy Howard. (Photos by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey)
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OHL issues five-year suspension of owner, monetary fine and loss of draft pick for Firebirds
By @MichaelCaples – The OHL has released a statement from commissioner David Branch regarding the Flint Firebirds, and it features hefty sanctions for owner Rolf Nilsen. After an investigation conducted by Terrence O’Sullivan of the law firm of Lax O’Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP at the request of Branch, Nilsen “has on several occasions violated an…
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Robbie Russo named to AHL All-Rookie Team, Second All-Star Team
By @MichaelCaples – That free-agent signing over the summer keeps looking good for the Wings. Robbie Russo, a player the Red Wings signed as a free agent out of Notre Dame last offseason, was named to the 2015-16 AHL All-Rookie Team today. Russo, a NTDP alum who was originally drafted by the Islanders but didn’t…