Author: MiHockey Staff
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Trenton’s Mike Turner ties high school wins record as Trojans claim MIHL South
Longtime Trenton varsity bench boss Mike Turner won his 623rd game as a high school hockey coach yesterday, tying him with former East Kentwood coach Ron Baum for most all-time. The Trojans recorded a 5-2 win over U of D Jesuit to secure the MIHL South Division crown, as well. Congrats to Coach Turner, one…
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Breakdown: USA bounces Czechs in quarterfinals
By Stefan Kubus – Team USA took advantage of an older, tired Czech Republic team in Wednesday’s Olympic quarterfinal matchup to advance to the semifinals. Phil Kessel scored his fifth goal and eighth point of the tournament, Livonia’s Ryan Kesler had two assists and Jonathan Quick made 21 saves in a 5-2 win. Zach Parise,…
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Kubus: What could a fully-healthy Red Wings lineup look like via internal fixes?
By Stefan Kubus – On the heels of Detroit placing veteran forward Mikael Samuelsson, 37, on waivers (3 points in 26 games this season) Jan. 25, I received a tweet asking how the lineup will shake out once Stephen Weiss returns from long-term IR (Dec. 23 sports hernia surgery), with regards to cap compliance. That’s…
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Michigan State’s Jake Hildebrand picks up another B1G weekly award
By Michael Caples – Michigan State goaltender Jake Hildebrand continues to have an exceptional season for the Spartans, and once again, he has picked up a league honor. The sophomore from Butler, Pa., was named Big Ten Hockey’s third star of the week today, after helping Michigan State to a tie/shootout win and a…
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Chances to meet Justin Abdelkader, Danny DeKeyser at Meijer locations
Michigan natives Justin Abdelkader and Danny DeKeyser will be at various Meijer locations over the next few weeks, giving the Hockeytown faithful a chance to meet two Red Wings players and hometown heroes. Here are the times and locations where fans can meet the former Spartan and former Bronco: Friday, February 21 – 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. – 800…
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High School Hockey Rankings (Feb. 17, 2014)
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The Michigan High School Hockey Hub has created a new rankings system for high school hockey, separate from the coaches’ association rankings. Here are their Top 20 teams for Divisions 1-3, as it stands on Feb. 17, 2014. Hub Rankings – Feb. 17, 2014 – Division 3 1. Cranbrook 2. Houghton 3. Sault St. Marie…
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Weekend Rewind: How Michigan’s D1 college programs fared over the weekend
By William Kyle Mitchell – It was another busy weekend for Michigan’s Division 1 hockey programs – here’s a look at how the seven schools fared. Minnesota sweeps Michigan On Friday, Minnesota defeated Michigan 5-3, despite goals from Andrew Copp, JT Compher and Zach Hyman. On Saturday, Michigan took an early lead thanks to a goal…
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Red Wings prospect Andreas Athanasiou named OHL player of the week
By Michael Caples – While the majority of the Red Wings have the middle of February off, the prospects are still in the midst of their season. For Andreas Athanasiou, no break is necessary. The Red Wings’ draftee was named the Ontario Hockey League’s player of the week today after the Barrie Colts forward…
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Sochi Watch: U.S. women cruise to gold-medal game with rout of Sweden
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By Michael Caples – The U.S. women’s team had Sweden standing in their way from a trip to the gold-medal game in Sochi. Sweden didn’t do a very good job of slowing them down, though. The American squad fired 70 shots on goal – while holding Sweden to only nine – Monday, en route to…
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Sochi Watch: Miller leads Team USA to win over Slovenia on Day 5
On the final day of the preliminary round for men’s national teams at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Ryan Miller got to showcase his skills on the world stage once more. Miller, the East Lansing native and former Michigan State Spartan, lost his shutout bid in the closing moments, stopping 17 of…