Author: MiHockey Staff
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CCHA Players of the Week – Jan. 3
From the CCHA league offices… Postgame® Offensive Player of the Week Luke Moffatt, UM So., F (Paradise Valley, AZ) Moffatt had a goal in a 4-2 win against Boston College on Thursday and two assists in a 3-2 overtime win over Michigan State on Friday to help the Wolverines to the Great Lakes Invitational title.…
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Shaved Ice – Jan. 3
Good morning everyone. Enjoy the Winter Classic yesterday? Quick hits For those of you that were working the remote control pretty hard yesterday, here’s a recap of the NHL Winter Classic, which took place in Philadelphia (in case you didn’t know). The Ranger rallied from a two-goal deficit to post a win over the home-team…
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Birmingham Rangers win Ontario’s oldest Bantam tourney
The Riverside Ontario International Bantam-Midget Tournament is Ontario, Canada’s oldest running Bantam tournament, dating back to 1959. The tournament attracts teams from the United States and Canada as well as many other nations, including Great Britain, Sweden, Hungry, Slovakia, Russia and others. The tournament ran from December 26-30 and was held at the WFCU Centre…
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Shaved Ice – Jan. 2
Happy New Year everybody! Hope you had a great first of the year, and that you’re ready for a 2012 full of hockey. Quick hits Jimmy Howard and Justin Abdelkader stole the show during the Wings’ annual New Year’s Eve game, helping Detroit to a 3-0 win. Howard picked up his ninth career shutout by…
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Abdelkader avoids injury, helps Wings win on NYE
By Michael Caples – DETROIT – On the final day of 2011, Justin Abdelkader got a little bit of sweet revenge. The Wings’ forward was limited to only three shifts in the first period after taking a shoulder to the head from St. Louis defenseman and Ann Arbor native Ian Cole. Yet the Muskegon native…
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Michigan captures 2011 GLI championship
By Brian Kalisher – DETROIT – Playing in the Great Lakes Invitational championship game is a special honor, but playing for the title against your in-state rival is another story entirely – especially when overtime decides the outcome. The Michigan Wolverines defeated the Michigan State Spartans in the 47th annual GLI championship game Friday night…
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Team USA out of medal contention at World Juniors
By Nick Barnowski – Team USA’s goal of a goal medal escaped yesterday. Led by goalie Petr Mrazek, a Detroit Red Wings prospect, the Czech Republic ended American’s chance in the medal round with a 5-2 win at the Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta. Mrazek made 52 saves on 54 U.S. shots, while Peter Holik…
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Huskies fall to BC in GLI consolation game
By Stefan Kubus – DETROIT – It will show up as a loss, when all is said and done. But for coach Mel Pearson, there was plenty to be happy about Michigan Tech’s performance Friday night. The Huskies lost 2-1 to Boston College in the consolation game of the Great Lakes Invitational. Yet coming one…
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Shaved Ice – Dec. 30
Well, I think a lot of college hockey fans are happy about the match-up they got for the GLI final today… Quick hits That rivalry showdown at Joe Louis Arena between Michigan and Michigan State got bumped up the calendar a bit. The Spartans and Wolverines will meet tonight in the Great Lakes Invitational championship,…
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Great Lakes Invitational Live Blog
Welcome to MiHockeyNow’s live blog for the Great Lakes Invitational. We’ll be here to keep you updated on all the action for all four games. [liveblog]