Author: MiHockey Staff
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Special DElivery: Hockeytown lives up to the name
By Darren Eliot – Quite a week of hockey here in the D. The NHL announces the Winter Classic will come to Ann Arbor and Mr. Ilitch adds to the festivities by opening up Comerica Park for a hockey winter festival leading up to the NHL event. All levels of hockey will participate downtown from…
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20 Straight: Red Wings tie NHL home win streak record
By Michael Caples – DETROIT – Joey MacDonald admitted that in the closing minutes, this one was a little bit more nerve-wracking. The Wings’ goaltender, who has been filling in for injured starter Jimmy Howard, handled the stress, helping Detroit preserve a 4-3 lead and land themselves in the NHL record book. With their win…
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Wolverines beat Spartans in OT at the Joe
By Brian Kalisher – DETROIT – For the second straight game at Joe Louis Arena, the Wolverines and Spartans needed overtime to decide an outcome. And for the second straight game, the Wolverines emerged victorious. Michigan’s A.J. Treais led the Wolverines with a pair of goals but the ultimate decider came from junior Kevin Lynch…
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Krug leads Spartans to win over Michigan
By Michael Caples – EAST LANSING – For a while, it looked like the Wolverines would pick up a convincing win in their main rival’s building. Then Torey Krug took over. The Spartans captain scored a goal in the second period, then another goal in the third period to erase a 2-0 lead by the…
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The HPHL – A successful first season
Article and photos by Michael Caples – Sometimes, change is necessary. For the founding members of the High Performance Hockey League, the amount of travel required to participate in other Tier I leagues seemed unnecessary when considering that some of the best teams in the country play in the Great Lakes region. That, along with…
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Shaved Ice – Feb. 10
As you may have noticed, yesterday’s Shaved Ice post missed the bus. However, that was because we were just slightly busy covering a certain press conference (or two) about a certain outdoor hockey event coming to Michigan… Quick hits Hopefully by now you’ve seen our article yesterday about the official announcement – the NHL Winter…
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NHL Winter Classic officially coming to Hockeytown
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By Michael Caples and Brian Kalisher – Press conference at Comerica Park DETROIT – It’s been speculated and discussed for weeks – if not months. But today, the National Hockey League made it official; the Winter Classic is coming to Michigan. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced that the 2013 NHL Winter Classic will be played…
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Team USA tops Czech Republic to open Five Nations
By Stefan Kubus – It’s a tournament that not only showcases the best upcoming talent in the world from the United States, Russia, Finland, Sweden and the Czech Republic, but also one that the United States National Under-18 Team has come to call its own, winning the last four years in a row. And Team…
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Miller scores game-winner in battle of the Spartans
By Michael Caples – DETROIT – Drew Miller said he was rushing over to congratulate Darren Helm for what he thought was a goal for the Red Wings. Turned out, he was the one that needed to poke the puck into the net. Miller knocked in a rebound at the 10:48 mark of the third…
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Shaved Ice – Feb. 8
My apologies for the delay in the Shaved Ice blog – got a little caught up in all the news about the press conferences tomorrow… Quick hits As reported by our friends at the Michigan Daily, the NHL will be renting Michigan Stadium for the 2013 Winter Classic. Clearly I don’t need to tell you…