Author: MiHockey Staff
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Our favorite social media photos from the Winter Festival and Winter Classic
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Throughout the last month, the MiHockey staff has had behind-the-scenes and on-ice access to the biggest hockey event our state has even seen. Here is a compilation of our favorite photos we snapped and shared on our social media channels throughout the Hockeytown Winter Festival and NHL Winter Classic. Don’t forget to follow us on…
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Team USA eliminated in quarterfinals at World Juniors
By Michael Caples – Team USA’s title defense came to an early end at the World Juniors today, as the American squad was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Russia. The U.S. National Junior Team lost to Russia, 5-3, in the quarters of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship today, which means they…
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HBO 24/7 Episode 3 – Favorite Moments
By Stefan Kubus – In the third installment of HBO’s “24/7” series, the Red Wings’ Winter Classic primer against Toronto at the Air Canada Centre from Dec. 21 highlighted the latest happenings behind the scenes. Here were some of the moments that stood out: Maple Leafs coach Randy Carlyle discussed with his team how winning…
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Photos: 2014 NHL Winter Classic – Red Wings vs. Maple Leafs
The Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs took part in the 2014 NHL Winter Classic – a historic outdoor contest held at Ann Arbor’s Michigan Stadium. (Photos by Jen Hefner/MiHockey)
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Abdelkader scores game-tying goal for Red Wings in his first outdoor experience
By Michael Caples – ANN ARBOR – He missed the Cold War at Spartan Stadium by four years. He missed the 2009 Winter Classic at Wrigley Field by one year. This time, the years lined up for Justin Abdelkader, and he made it count. Skating in his first outdoor contest, the Muskegon native and Red…
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Red Wings fall to the Maple Leafs in a shootout at the 2014 NHL Winter Classic
By Stefan Kubus – ANN ARBOR – With 105,491 on-hand to unofficially set the outdoor hockey attendance record and the snowfall majestically dusting The Big House, Wednesday’s 2014 NHL Winter Classic had all the right elements to produce the most spectacular hockey event Michigan has seen. Detroit fell to division rival Toronto in the shootout,…
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Fowler, Kesler, Miller, Howard selected for U.S. Olympic team
By Michael Caples – USA Hockey announced their men’s team roster for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia today, shortly after the conclusion of the Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. Youth hockey players donning the jerseys of Team USA’s representatives were joined on ice by the members of the Red Wings…
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Steve Yzerman returns to Detroit for the Alumni Showdown
By Alyssa Girardi – DETROIT — As Red Wings greats filed out of the Detroit Tigers’ dugout for the Hockeytown Winter Festival’s Alumni Showdown, each was met by a chorus of cheers and applause. Fans remembered the poised defense of captain Niklas Lidstrom, the physical style of Darren McCarty and the agility of Russian Five…
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Red Wings’ legends beat Maple Leafs’ legends in Game 2 of Alumni Showdown
By Stefan Kubus – DETROIT – As Igor Larionov said after the game, “this is like a rare moment, so you have to cherish them. Life is so unpredictable. It’s so short and you have to enjoy every minute of it.” With the unique opportunity of having so many Red Wings alumni reunited to…
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Photos: Alumni Showdown – Game 2 (Hockeytown Winter Festival)
Photos from the second of two Alumni Showdown games between the Red Wings and Maple Leafs at Comerica Park as part of the Hockeytown Winter Festival. (Photos by Tom Turrill/MiHockey)