Author: MiHockey Staff
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten (Week of April 20, 2015)
Welcome to another season of MiHockey’s Michi-gamer! We take great pride in our homegrown talent. Whether they grew up in the Mitten or we welcomed them here for college or juniors, they are our own. They represent the best place in the world for hockey. Every morning, we pick one Michi-gamer from the previous night’s…
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UPDATE: Pullar Stadium in Sault Ste. Marie advances to Final Four in Kraft Hockeyville contest
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UPDATE (Saturday, April 18): During the first intermission of Game 2 between the Red Wings and Lightning, NBC announced the four finalists for the first-ever Kraft Hockeyville USA contest, with Pullar Stadium making the list. We will have more information as it is presented, but we do know that Round 2 voting will go…
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Benefit roller hockey game to be played for Spencer Hale tomorrow at Canfield
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By Matt Mackinder (originally on TheNRHL.com) – The hockey community can be large and yet, seem small at times. The roller hockey community? Decidedly smaller. So when the news broke that White Lake 16-year-old Spencer Hale, a longtime roller hockey goaltender, had been diagnosed with cancer and had to have his left leg amputated at…
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Datsyuk, Mrazek lead Red Wings to Game 1 win
By Nick Barnowski – The Magic Man brought his whole set of tricks to Tampa Thursday night, but he wasn’t the only one who impressed for Detroit. Pavel Datysuk found the back of the net twice and Petr Mrazek stopped 44 shots to help lead the Red Wings to a 3-2 win in Game…
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MSU’s Brock Krygier among five Michigan natives making up Arizona State’s inaugural hockey roster
By @MichaelCaples – When the Arizona State Sun Devils begin their inaugural season as a Division I college hockey program next season, they will have five Michigan natives on their roster – and one already has NCAA experience. Novi native Brock Krygier, who has spent the last three seasons with the Michigan State Spartans, was…
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47 Michigan names on NHL postseason rosters
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When the puck drops on the 2015 NHL Playoffs tonight, there will be plenty of Michigan names competing for Lord Stanley’s Cup. Here’s a team-by-team look at the players whose hockey journeys had an important stop in Michigan. Detroit Red Wings Justin Abdelkader – Muskegon native, Michigan State Spartans Danny DeKeyser – Clay Township native,…
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Bonis captures ECHL monthly award
By @SKubus – Former Ferris State Bulldogs captain Kyle Bonis was named an AMI Graphics ECHL Plus Performer of the Month for April after leading the league with a plus-nine rating. The Toledo Walleye forward was even or better in five of six April contests, and was plus-four in the 8-2 season-finale victory over Kalamazoo. The 26-year-old…
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Sled Dogs, Jr. Sled Wings capture national sled championships at USA Hockey Disabled Festival
By @SKubus – Buffalo, N.Y. played host to the 11th annual USA Hockey Disabled Festival from April 9-12, and a pair of Michigan teams captured national championships. The Grand Rapids Junior Sled Wings took home their first Junior Sled A National Championship and the Michigan Sled Dogs captured the Adult Sled B National Championship.…
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Nyquist’s OT goal against Ottawa named NHL’s top goal of 2014-15
That goal Gustav Nyquist scored against the Ottawa Senators is the goal of the year. You remember the goal – the one on Dec. 27 where he skated laps around the offensive zone before firing a shot through traffic and into the back of the net. The NHL just posted its top ten goals of…
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VIDEO: Lightning coach Jon Cooper talks about getting his coaching start in Michigan
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When the Red Wings face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the NHL playoffs, they will be competing against a coach very familiar with the state of Michigan. Tampa Bay head coach Jon Cooper wasn’t born in Michigan, but it is the place where his coaching career began. The Prince…