Author: MiHockey Staff
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Keller, Roque, Sullivan make U.S. Women’s National U18 Team
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By Michael Caples – USA Hockey announced their 22-player roster for the U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team today, and three Michigan natives made the cut. Megan Keller, Abby Roque and Victoria Sullivan will represent Michigan and the United States at the International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s Under-18 World Championship from March 23-30, 2014, in Budapest,…
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NHL announces new ‘Angry Birds’ mascot
By Michael Caples – The National Hockey League announced today that they, along with Rovio Entertainment, has developed a new mascot called NHL HockeyBird, based off the popular “Angry Birds” video game. The NHL HockeyBird, which has a back story of leaving the Angry Birds flock to puruse his NHL dream, will be introduced during…
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Late goal from Di Giuseppe leads Wolverines to win over MSU at JLA
By Nick Barnowski – DETROIT – In their annual game at Joe Louis Arena, the Michigan Wolverines snapped their five-game winless streak and avenged a Great Lakes Invitational loss to the Michigan State Spartans with a 2-1 victory Thursday night. The game was tied at one until the 2:18 mark of the third period when Phil…
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Spartans fall to Wolverines in first game of rivalry week
By Alyssa Girardi – DETROIT – Three mucky goals were tale of Thursday’s matchup between MSU and Michigan at Joe Louis Arena, where the Wolverines came out victorious against their in-state rivals, 2-1. Each goal was scored off a rebound close to the goaltenders’ creases, but a late flurry around MSU goaltender Jake Hildebrand that resulted…
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Spartans talk about returning to Joe Louis Arena
By Alyssa Girardi – EAST LANSING — As the Spartans prepare for their annual matchup with rival Michigan at Joe Louis Arena, Tom Anastos took a moment to recall his own memories on the ice in Detroit. The MSU head coach played for the Spartans from 1981-85 and won seven championships at Joe Louis Arena…
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NCAA approves recruiting timeline change
By Michael Caples – Last weekend, the NCAA Board of Directors signed off on a major change in the date that college hockey programs can contact recruits. Effective immediately, college hockey coaches can reach out to prospective players beginning on Jan. 1 of their 10th grade year – five and a half months earlier than…
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Red Wings beat Blackhawks in a shootout Wednesday night
By Stefan Kubus – DETROIT – The last time the Red Wings defeated the Blackhawks in a shootout, Marian Hossa, Jiri Hudler and Valterri Filppula all scored in regulation of that game for Detroit. For the first time since Dec. 6, 2008, the Red Wings defeated Original Six rival Chicago in a shootout Wednesday…
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Photos: Red Wings vs. Blackhawks
The Detroit Red Wings welcomed their Original Six rivals the Chicago Blackhawks to Joe Louis Arena on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. Detroit emerged with a 5-4 win after a thrilling overtime and shootout. (Photos by Jen Hefner/MiHockey)
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten (Week of Jan. 20, 2014)
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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 day, we’ll keep an eye on those players, and…
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Photos: High school hockey at Van Andel Arena
East Grand Rapids and Mattawan met for high school hockey game at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids on Saturday, Jan. 18. (Photos by Amanda O’Toole/MiHockey)