Author: MiHockey Staff
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Shaved Ice – September 19
Rumor has it that there’s going to be some changes to this blog soon… Quick hits In case you missed it yesterday, we posted our season previews for the Saginaw Spirit and the Ferris State Bulldogs, in keeping with our ‘Hockey Never Stops’ campaign. The two squads joined the Plymouth Whalers as the first three…
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MiHockey Previews: Can the Bulldogs repeat their NCAA run?
By Michael Caples – Our college hockey team previews begin with the team that made a run at a national championship last season. Now the question is simple – can the Bulldogs repeat? Rewind Not much was expected to come out of Big Rapids last season, at least not by the people outside of the…
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MiHockey Previews: Saginaw Spirit look to build on last year’s second half
By Matt Mackinder – A coaching change seemed to invigorate the Spirit in last year’s second half. Can the club continue to build with new bench boss Greg Gilbert? Rewind If only Greg Gilbert was Saginaw’s coach all season, who knows what might have been the result? After taking over for Todd Watson midway through…
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CCHA championship game to be held on Sun., March 24; no third-place game
By Michael Caples – The Central Collegiate Hockey Association announced today that their final championship weekend in Detroit will have some scheduling changes. The CCHA Championship will be played at 2:05 p.m. on Sunday, March 24. The final league championship game is normally played on Saturday, but the NCAA Division 1 Ice Hockey Committee granted…
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MiHockey previews: Plymouth Whalers return with a loaded roster
By Matt Mackinder – The Ontario Hockey League’s Plymouth Whalers are annual contenders in the Western Conference, and 2012-13 shouldn’t serve as any exception. A deep roster has coach Mike Vellucci and the Whalers expecting a deep run in the OHL playoffs. Rewind The Whalers were expected to go all the way to the OHL…
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Shaved Ice – September 17
Welcome back to another work week. Quick hits Let’s just get it out of the way right now – here’s the letter from the NHL to the fans. From the NHL official website: The following message to fans was issued by the National Hockey League on Sunday: Despite the expiration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement,…
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In Michigan, there is no such thing as a hockey lockout
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By Darren Eliot – So, the NHL is going to lock out the players yet again. No wonder I feel as if I’ve written this article before. Because I have. In the fall of 2004, I was high atop Air Canada Center in Toronto with my play-by-play partner Sam Rosen calling the final of the…
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Hockey Never Stops: Your full college hockey in Michigan schedule
Hockey never stops. And that means it’s time to start planning out your hockey schedule, with or without the NHL. We’ll be providing you with plenty of schedules throughout the next week with games you will still want to watch – starting with a composite schedule of all Division 1 college hockey games that will…
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A different perspective on billeting
Editor’s note: Each fall, families across our state serve as billet families for players coming to Michigan to advance their hockey careers. MiHockey writer Ryan Zuke shares his own experiences from when his family served as a billet family for a European player skating in Michigan, offering a unique perspective on the subject. By Ryan…
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Red Wings assign 22 players to Grand Rapids
The Red Wings just announced that they officially have assigned 22 players to Grand Rapids. In most seasons, NHL clubs slowly send players back as they weed them out during pre-season games. But, with a lockout looming, it was with one quick swoop that the players have been sent to the AHL team. Here’s the…