Author: MiHockey Staff
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Shaved Ice – July 12
MiHockey editor Michael Caples here with you on a Thursday afternoon. Quick hits Hopefully by now you have seen that we posted some of our coverage from the Hockeytown Winter Festival press conference held at Comerica Park yesterday to announce two Alumni Showdown games. The Griffins announced this morning that they have signed Marysville native…
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Red Wings announce two alumni games for Hockeytown Winter Festival
By Stefan Kubus – DETROIT – The SiriusXM Hockeytown Winter Festival, kicking off December 15th and ending December 31st, will include everything from NCAA and OHL hockey to a pair of NHL alumni games. Yes, you read that right. Red Wings GM Ken Holland announced Wednesday at Comerica Park that there will, in fact, be…
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Griffins sign Chad Billins to one-year deal
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By Michael Caples – First Luke Glendening, now Chad Billins. The Griffins added another former CCHA star and Michigan native to their 2012-13 line-up today, as the club announced that they signed former Ferris State defenseman Chad Billins to a one-year deal. Billins, a Marysville native, signed an amateur tryout deal with the club on…
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Mike Modano one of three selected for U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame
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By Stefan Kubus – Mike Modano, a Michigan native and perhaps the greatest American-born forward to play in the National Hockey League, will officially have his name immortalized in the world of United States hockey. After 21 NHL seasons, Modano joins New Jersey Devils GM Lou Lamoriello, and former Pittsburgh Penguin Ed Olczyk as the…
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Shaved Ice – July 11
MiHockey’s Stefan Kubus here with a Shaved Ice before we head off for a big press conference at Comerica Park. Quick hits We’ll be heading down to Comerica Park for the press conference regarding the Hockeytown Winter Festival and NHL Winter Classic Alumni Showdown, so stay tuned for news on that front. Here’s our recap…
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Team Lidstrom tops Team Zetterberg on Ferraro’s shootout goal
By Nick Barnowski – TRAVERSE CITY – The boys of summer weren’t on a baseball diamond on July 10 – they were in a hockey rink instead. The Detroit Red Wings development camp continued Tuesday with a scrimmage at Centre Ice Arena. Following an afternoon where the club honored fallen prospect Bryan Rufenach, Team Lidstrom…
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Shaved Ice – July 10
Working on the latest issue of the mag means we’re going with an evening edition of Shaved Ice today. Quick hits The Red Wings are in the midst of their development camp up in Traverse City. Here’s an article with some quotes from Mike Babcock and Jim Nill on the camp, and another about Michigan…
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Jeff Blashill returns to his roots
By Kyle Kujawa – In a way, when the Grand Rapids Griffins officially introduced Jeff Blashill as their new head coach on June 28, it was a homecoming for the now-former Detroit Red Wings assistant. In another sense, virtually the entire state of Michigan is “home” for Blashill. Born in Detroit and raised in Sault…
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Checking in from the Red Wings’ development camp in Traverse City
By Nick Barnowski – TRAVERSE CITY – While the red and white jerseys of the Detroit Red Wings normally don’t see an ice rink until the end of summer, there is an exception this week as 41 prospects have invaded Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City for a development camp. The week of practices, scrimmages,…