Author: MiHockey Staff
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Lake Superior State to play regular-season game in Canada
By @MichaelCaples – On Feb. 15, 2020, Lake Superior State will play a WCHA regular-season game with Alabama Huntsville in Sault Ste. Marie…Ontario. The LSSU hockey program officially announced today that they will be crossing the border for a game at the GFL Memorial Gardens – the first time the Lakers play in the…
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Potulny, Wildcats will lean on veteran leadership to guide NMU’s incoming youth
By @StefanKubus – Losing two of their three WCHA players of the year heading into 2019-20, Northern Michigan head coach Grant Potulny knows those aren’t easy holes to fill. The Wildcats are losing eight seniors from last season, which includes WCHA Offensive Player of the Year Troy Loggins and two-time Goaltender of the Year…
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Whitten, Lakers looking to continue LSSU’s program growth in 2019-2020 season
By @MichaelCaples – Damon Whitten knows that it doesn’t really matter what you did last season. At the same time, in the rebuild of a historic college hockey program, big signs of improvement are important to highlight. In the 2018-19 college hockey season, the Lake Superior State hockey program racked up 23 wins. That’s nine…
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Dates set for 2020 Hockey Week Across America
By @MichaelCaples – Get out your calendars, hockey people…here are the dates for the 2020 edition of USA Hockey’s Hockey Week Across America. The 13th annual celebration will take place Feb. 16-23, 2020, the governing body announced today. Per usual, each day will include a theme; you can see those below. The most important…
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Shawhan, Huskies embracing internal competition as Michigan Tech gears up for 2019-20 campaign
By @StefanKubus – The college season is nearly upon us, but Michigan Tech coach Joe Shawhan said the Houghton area is “basically already in hockey mode.” While it’s largely due to the Kraft Hockeyville NHL preseason game between Detroit and St. Louis set for next week in Calumet, it also means the Huskies are…
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2019 USHL Fall Classic to feature 16 Michigan youth teams
By @MichaelCaples – The USHL is once again hosting its Fall Classic season kick-off event in Pittsburgh, and for the fourth straight September, they are inviting youth teams to take part. Between the 14U, 15O, 16U and 18U age groups, 16 different Michigan youth teams will have the opportunity to compete in a showcase…
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Spirit lead the way in OHL preseason media polls
By @MichaelCaples – As the 2019-2020 OHL season nears, the league has announced media polling on a variety of topics, and the Saginaw Spirit appear in plenty of the results. Saginaw received 54 percent of the vote for the most important question of all – “who will win the Robertson Cup as OHL champion?”…
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NTDP announces 2019-2020 promotional schedule, Larkin Bobblehead Night among highlights
By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program has announced its promotional schedule for the upcoming season, and among the highlights is a Dylan Larkin Bobblehead Night and a ‘Nickelodeon Night.’ The Red Wings star and hometown NTDP product will get the bobblehead treatment on Feb. 22. ‘Nicklelodeon Night’ will take place on…
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WCHA announces 2019-2020 preseason polls, all-conference teams
To kick off the conference’s media day, the WCHA has announced its 2019-2020 preseason coaches’ and media poll. Check out how our four Michigan schools fared in the preseason forecast from the 10 bench bosses: Coaches Poll Minnesota State (9) Bowling Green (1) Bemidji State Northern Michigan Michigan Tech Lake Superior State Alaska…
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PHOTOS: Red Wings beat Blackhawks in preseason opener
On Tuesday evening, the Red Wings kicked off their 2019 preseason schedule with a 5-3 win over Original Six rival Chicago at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Matt Puempel, Matthew Ford, Chris Terry, Michael Rasmussen and Luke Glendening all scored for the Wings, while Jimmy Howard (seven saves, one goal allowed) and newcomer Calvin…