Author: MiHockey Staff
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Pletsch: How about a little shoutout for the shootout?
By Fred Pletsch – It’s fashionable among self-professed hockey ‘purists’ to decry the tie-breaking procedure used at every level of hockey (except for the holdouts at the NCAA Men’s Division I level) as a glorified skills competition akin to deciding a baseball game with a home-run derby or a golf tournament with a putting…
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Spartans captain Greg Wolfe one of B1G Hockey’s players of the week
By Michael Caples – Michigan State captain Greg Wolfe had quite a weekend on the stats sheet, and the Big Ten league office has recognized him as one of their players of the week because of it. Wolfe, a Canton native and senior forward for the Spartans, was named the league’s third star of the…
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Photos: Michigan HS Hockey Public Showcase (Friday)
MiHockey’s photo gallery from the 2014 Michigan Public High School Hockey Showcase, held at the Arctic Coliseum in Chelsea. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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Photos: 2014 MIHL Showcase (Friday)
Check out MiHockey’s photo gallery from the 2014 MIHL Showcase in Trenton. (Photos by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey)
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NTDP teams both win Five Nations titles
By Michael Caples – The National Team Development Program Under-17 and Under-18 teams both competed in Five Nations tournaments this weekend on foreign soil, and both are returning to Ann Arbor with some new hardware. The two NTDP clubs both won their respective tournaments over the weekend, with the Under-17 Team claiming first place in…
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High School Hockey Rankings (Feb. 10, 2014)
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. 10, 2014. Hub Rankings – Feb. 10, 2014 – Division 3 1. Cranbrook 2. Houghton 3. Sault St. Marie…
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Spartans lose another shootout to the Buckeyes
By Nick Barnowski – EAST LANSING – For the second straight game, the Michigan State Spartans gave up a lead in the third period that cost them two full points in the Big Ten standings. After giving up two goals in the last two minutes of play on Friday, MSU surrendered a goal midway through…
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Photos: Spartans vs. Buckeyes
The Michigan State Spartans welcomed the Ohio State Buckeyes to Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing for the first of a two-game Big Ten hockey set. Click here to read MiHockey’s recap from the game. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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Jon Merrill’s first NHL goal an OT game-winner for the Devils
Brighton native Jon Merrill picked one heck of a time to score his first NHL goal. The NTDP and University of Michigan alum, playing in his 31st NHL game with the New Jersey Devils, scored at the 2:34 mark of overtime last night for his first goal in hockey’s highest stage. See the goal here:
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Spartans’ lead evaporates in final minutes; MSU falls to OSU in a shootout
By Nick Barnowski – EAST LANSING – For 58 minutes, a shut out victory for Michigan State seemed all but certain. Two penalties – and two power-play goals given up – changed that, as a desperate Ohio State team forced the game to end in a 2-2 tie. They picked up the extra point in…