Author: MiHockey Staff
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Shaved Ice – April 8
Rainy Monday. Yesterday the NHL confirmed one of the worst-kept secrets in sports – that the Winter Classic and Hockeytown Winter Festival will still be coming to our great state. Here’s our coverage of the press conference (held on the ice at Joe Louis Arena), and a compilation of our tweets from throughout the morning.…
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USA Hockey announces national team for Under-18 Worlds in Sochi
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USA Hockey announced their 23-man roster for the U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team today, the squad that will represent the U.S. at the 2013 International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Under-18 Championship from April 18-28, in Sochi, Russia. The U.S. has won four straight gold medals at the prestigious international event. Three players return from…
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Dan DeKeyser talks about his first NHL weekend
By Michael Caples – DETROIT – It wasn’t the home debut Dan DeKeyser was hoping for. Just two days after his professional hockey debut, the new Red Wings defenseman played his first game as a member of the Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena Sunday afternoon, only for his team to lose 1-0. DeKeyser…
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Red Wings held scoreless against Blues, lose 1-0 Sunday afternoon
By Alyssa Girardi – DETROIT – Sunday started on a high note at Joe Louis Arena with the announcement of the NHL Winter Classic between the Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs. The good vibes quickly went downhill, however, as the Red Wings were shut out by St. Louis, 1-0. Detroit is now 2-4-0…
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Honeybaked captures 14U Tier 1 National Championship
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By Michael Caples – A dream season for the Honeybaked Bantam Major team has resulted in them earning the right to say they are the best 14U team in the country. At the 4:45 mark of the second overtime, Mitch Lewandowski broke a 2-2 tie between Honeybaked and Shattuck-St. Mary’s to lead the Michigan…
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The Winter Classic will stay with Hockeytown
By Michael Caples and Alyssa Girardi – DETROIT – Everything the state of Michigan was promised will return later this year. After the NHL lockout prevented Hockeytown from a historic few weeks of outdoor hockey at Comerica Park and Michigan Stadium, the league confirmed today that all the activities will take place next season.…
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NHL officially announces that the Winter Classic is coming to Michigan
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Twenty-five Michigan players selected during OHL Priority Selection
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The Ontario Hockey League held the 2013 OHL Priority Selection today, with the league’s 20 teams claiming the rights to the top 1997 birth-year players in the region. Twenty-five Michigan residents were selected by the Junior A league during the draft process, which began at 9 a.m. and concluded around 7:30 p.m. Here are the…
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Names to know as OHL Draft approaches
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By Matt Mackinder – When the annual Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection takes place this Saturday (April 6), expect many Michigan-born players to see their names pop up on the draft list of the online-exclusive event that starts at 9 a.m. Seeing how many of those Michiganders wind up in the OHL is another story,…
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Shaved Ice – April 5
Rough night for the Red Wings. Despite Val Filppula giving the Red Wings the early lead, the Phoenix Coyotes ended up beating Detroit in a late-night (for us) tilt out West. Dan Cleary scored in the third to pull the Red Wings within 1, but an empty-netter sealed the deal for the Coyotes, as they…