Author: MiHockey Staff
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Wedgewood comes full circle with Whalers
By Matt Mackinder – Back in 2008, the Plymouth Whalers drafted Scott Wedgewood with the intention of making him a future No. 1 goaltender in the Ontario Hockey League. Three years later, Wedgewood is a cornerstone for the Whalers and is playing this season for a contract with the New Jersey Devils, the team that…
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The Last of the Great Lines?
In this era of individual identity — even in our game of hockey, the best team sport of them all — the notion of lines with catchy nicknames seems rather quaint. It isn’t Alex Ovechkin’s line or Sidney Crosby’s trio that gets a memorable moniker; it is the player himself, as in Sid the Kid…
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Walch is epitome of “Made in Michigan”
By Carl Chimenti – Saginaw Spirit defensemen Brad Walch has had the luxury of playing his entire Major Junior A hockey career at home and if all goes well he may have the same opportunity next year at the professional level. The Saginaw native, from Thomas Township, is a product of the Michigan hockey system,…
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Adding Exel-lence
By Logan Buckley – After two seasons out of the AHL playoff picture, the Grand Rapids Griffins are retooled, toughened up and on a mission to emulate their parent club, the Detroit Red Wings, by marching into the post-season. Similar to the structure in Detroit where stability on the backend is the foundation upon which…
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Wings Insider – “Young Vets” stepping up in big ways
By Dave Waddell – The questions hung over the Detroit Red Wings in unusual numbers this summer with the retirements of defenseman Brian Rafalski, forward Kris Draper and goalie Chris Osgood. It was thousands of games of experience and 10 Stanley Cups suddenly ripped from the line-up to be replaced by promise, hope, but ultimately…
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Who’s the best Red Wing of all-time?: Gordie Howe
By Kevin Allen – Gordie Howe has to be the greatest Detroit Red Wings player of all-time because he is the greatest NHL player of all-time. There is ample testimony and evidence to support that verdict, starting with the fact that his nickname is Mr. Hockey. Going back to the 1940s, Howe’s name was synonymous…
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Who’s the best Red Wing of all-Time?: Steve Yzerman
By Darren Eliot – It is so difficult to compare players from different generations and definitely say “who was better.” Don’t get me wrong, I’m not shying away from my stance that Steve Yzerman is the greatest Red Wing ever. It’s just that there needs to be context to differentiate the buddy debates over beers…
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Novi Snowcats claw their way to Pittsburgh tourney win
Note: The following article is a reader submission from a parent, coach, or player. If you would like your team featured on our website, please email Michael Caples at mcaples@mihockeynow.com The Snowcats hit the road for an early season tournament in Pittsburgh, Pa. “We didn’t know what to expect when we found out we were…
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Who’s the best Red Wing of all-time?: Nicklas Lidstrom
By Michael Caples – You know how Detroit Red Wings employees refer to Nicklas Lidstrom? They call him the “perfect human being.” Niklas Kronwall mentioned the nickname to Pierre LeBrun of ESPN in December 2010, while LeBrun was working on a piece very similar to what I’m arguing against my friends Darren Eliot and Kevin…
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Shaved Ice – Oct. 20
Quick hits Starting to feel like the Red Wings are all of a sudden a college football team? Mike Babcock and his players are starting to get restless with so many long gaps between games, says Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press. The No. 2 ranked Wolverines open their CCHA regular season on…