Author: MiHockey Staff
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Red Wings’ development camp set for July 10-15 in Traverse City; Helm to participate
By Michael Caples – The Red Wings’ annual development camp for their drafted players and invited prospects will be held at Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City from July 10-15. The six-day camp currently features a roster of 21 players (see full list below). Notable names include OHL defenseman of the year Ryan Sproul, QMJHL…
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Shaved Ice – June 26
Both the Red Wings and Griffins are getting us fired up for 2013-14. The Red Wings announced their pre-season schedule for the 2013-14 season today (something we didn’t get to see last year due to the lockout). Detroit starts the pre-season in Pittsburgh, and has home games against the Penguins, Blackhawks, Bruins and Leafs. Click…
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Red Wings announce pre-season schedule
By Michael Caples – Less than an hour after the Griffins announced portions of their regular-season schedule, their NHL parent club released some info of their own. The Red Wings announced their pre-season schedule today, and it offers home games against three Original Six clubs and rival Pittsburgh. Detroit will open pre-season play on…
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Griffins announce home opener, outdoor game date, NYE game, more
By Michael Caples – Who said it’s too early to start looking at next year’s schedule? Just eight days after they captured the Calder Cup for the first time in franchise history, the Grand Rapids Griffins revealed a first look at their 2013-14 season – including information about their outdoor game as part of…
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Shaved Ice – June 25
And with that, the NHL season comes to a close. Well, we had one last Michi-gamer selection to do. Considering they all played big roles in the Blackhawks’ Stanley Cup championship run, we’re selecting Michigan connections Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith and Brandon Saad as our final picks for our season-long feature. Click the link to…
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten (Week of June 24)
Welcome to another season of MiHockey’s Michi-gamer, now powered by Bauer Hockey. 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 night, we’ll keep an…
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Bulldogs excelled in the classroom while they excelled on the ice in 2011-12
By Michael Caples – The 2011-12 season was one for the ages in Big Rapids. The Ferris State Bulldogs were the ‘Cinderella Story’ of the NCAA Division 1 Ice Hockey Tournament that year, making a run all the way to the national title game in Tampa. After being CCHA regular-season champions, they made it all…
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Shaved Ice – June 24
Welcome back to the work week. The NHL Draft is this Sunday – get ready with our list of names to know by clicking on the image below. The Meijer State Games took place this weekend out in Grand Rapids, and while we have more coverage coming for you soon, here are the championship squads…
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Kalamazoo Optimist Hockey Association named USA Hockey Model Association program
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By Michael Caples – On Friday, USA Hockey announced that Orchard Lake United will have some company as Model Association programs. Hockey’s governing body announced that the Kalamazoo Optimist Hockey Association is one of three new USA Hockey Model Association programs. KOHA joins the Orchard Lake United program as Michigan associations that are fully committed…
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Names to know for next weekend’s NHL Draft
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By Michael Caples – Every year, a select few of Michigan’s best young hockey players hear their name called at the NHL Draft. They represent the hard work put in by the coaches, trainers, instructors, managers, and most importantly, the parents that work so hard to help these elite athletes come that much closer to…