Author: MiHockey Staff

  • ’97 Michigan Ice Hawks Win Bauer Invitational

    ’97 Michigan Ice Hawks Win Bauer Invitational

    The Grosse Pointe-based 1997 Michigan Ice Hawks won the Major Bantam AAA division of the Bauer Invitational Hockey Tournament held in Chicago, Nov. 4-6.  The Ice Hawks won all seven games they played, outscoring their opponents 30-6.  The Bauer Invitational is one of the nation’s premier AAA and Elite AAA tournament of the year.  Forty…

  • Shaved Ice – Nov. 11

    Shaved Ice – Nov. 11

    Have a great Veterans Day everyone. Remember why you’re lucky enough to be watching hockey all weekend. Quick hits The Red Wings take their two-game win streak into a clash with the Edmonton Oilers tonight at Joe Louis Arena. The Oilers, by the way, are actually a pretty good hockey team this year, and goaltender…

  • Honeybaked midget minor wins Chicago’s Bauer Invite

    Honeybaked midget minor wins Chicago’s Bauer Invite

    Honeybaked midget minor traveled to the north side of Chicago the weekend of Nov. 4-6 to compete in the competitive Bauer International Invitational tournament. The first game featured Honeybaked facing off against the NPI Leafs from Iowa.  Honeybaked jumped out to a 2-0 first-period lead.  Teams exchanged second-period goals before Honeybaked finished with a tournament…

  • Shaved Ice – Nov. 10

    Shaved Ice – Nov. 10

    It’s like Christmas morning – the latest issue of Michigan Hockey showed up at the office this morning. And I say like Christmas morning because we have a Christmas tree on the cover. Quick hits Wednesday was another quiet day around the Mitten, in terms of Michigan’s top teams. The Grand Rapids Griffins were the…

  • Shaved Ice – Nov. 9

    Shaved Ice – Nov. 9

    If you’re Johan Franzen, you had a good night last night. Quick hits After dropping six straight, the Wings have now put together back-to-back wins – in a very convincing fashion. After posting a 5-0 shut out over Anaheim Saturday night, the Wings beat Colorado 5-2 last night. Johan Franzen had a hat trick to…

  • Franzen’s hat trick carries Wings

    Franzen’s hat trick carries Wings

    By Michael Caples – DETROIT – Johan Franzen said that he apologized to Valtteri Filppula for stealing his goal in the second period of Tuesday night’s game. This reporter is willing to bet that Filppula isn’t too upset about it. Franzen’s stick just barely tipped Filppula’s shot, which turned out to be the first of…

  • Holmstrom honored at Novi Ice Arena

    Holmstrom honored at Novi Ice Arena

    By Brian Kalisher – NOVI – In the world of professional hockey, players are judged for how they have most recently performed on the ice. Saturday morning at Novi Ice Arena, however, Red Wings forward Tomas Holmstrom was recognized for what he has done off of it. On Nov. 5, the Novi Youth Hockey Association…

  • Shaved Ice – Nov. 8

    Shaved Ice – Nov. 8

    None of the major teams in Michigan played yesterday. But there’s still plenty of hockey to talk about. Quick hits Ferris State and Northern Michigan took three of the four spots in this week’s CCHA Players of the Week. Our friends at the Michigan Daily say that the Wolverines are focused on improving within the…

  • CCHA’s Players of the Week – Nov. 7

    Ferris State and Northern Michigan players land on this week’s list of top CCHA performers Jordie Johnston, FSU – Sr., F (Rosetown, SK) Johnston had two assists on Friday in a 4-0 win over Bowling Green. He added two goals, including the game-winner, in a 5-3 win over the Falcons on Saturday and was a…

  • Shaved Ice – Nov. 7

    Shaved Ice – Nov. 7

    I survived another wild weekend of hockey in Michigan. Did you? Quick hits The Wings finally won a game. I know, it must feel good to read that sentence. It felt good writing it. Here’s my recap from Saturday’s big 5-0 win over Anaheim. Couldn’t keep up with all the college hockey this weekend? Take…