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Eliot: Top 10 reasons for hockey hype in Michigan
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By Darren Eliot – Follow @Darren_Eliot on Twitter With training camps right around the corner, and as you’ve read throughout MiHockeyNow.com, there are plenty of reasons to anticipate the upcoming hockey season. Here is my ‘Top 10’ list of players, events and developments to get enthused about: 1. Winter Olympic Games Hockey on the world…
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Shaved Ice – August 5
Welcome back to work. Multiple news outlets are reporting that former Red Wings great and current Red Wings employee Chris Chelios will be an analyst for the new Fox Sports 1 channel, which launches later this month. Chelios, 51, will be an analyst both for NHL games and the Olympics. Speaking of Red Wings defensemen,…
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Shaved Ice – July 31
Happy end of July, everyone. USA Hockey announced the 30 girls invited to their national U18 evaluation camp today, and two Michigan natives made the list. Honeybaked’s Tori Sullivan and Megan Keller will be the Mitten’s representatives for the prestigious women’s hockey event. Click here for more info. The Muskegon Lumberjacks announced their full 2013…
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Shaved Ice – July 25
Thursday edition of Shaved Ice. The U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame announced their Class of 2013 today, and there was a heavy Michigan presence included. Former Michigan State and Lake Superior State coach Ron Mason, Warren native and NHL All-Star Doug Weight and Plymouth Whalers owner Peter Karmanos, Jr., were three of the five honorees.…
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Shaved Ice – July 23
Happy Tuesday, everyone. The national teams released their Olympic development camp rosters yesterday, and Team USA sure did have a lot of Michigan connections listed. Players who got camp invites from USA Hockey: Dan DeKeyser Justin Abdelkader Ryan Miller Cam Fowler Jacob Trouba Jack Johnson Ryan Kesler Jimmy Howard Patrick Kane and more… Meanwhile, Michigan…
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Shaved Ice – July 22
Back to that work week grind… Well Friday was rather eventful. Was rather frustrating that yours truly was at lunch when all the news broke, but nonetheless, we still got everything covered. Here’s what you missed (or what you should take another look at) during that 100-degree day, in regards to hockey at our highest…
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Shaved Ice – July 19
Happy Friday, everyone. We’re giving away CCM RBZ skates to help you deal with the heat this summer. It’s really pretty simple on how to enter – all you have to do is post a picture/video on a social media channel that has to do with how you’re staying connected to hockey this summer, and…
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Shaved Ice – July 11
Shaved Ice is back for a Thursday edition. The Red Wings are hosting their annual development camp this year, with Day 2 just getting underway in Traverse City. We have staff Nick Barnowski out there right now, and more Team MiHockey help coming shortly. Here are the two articles we posted from Day 1 of…
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Shaved Ice – July 3
Hope everybody has a great Fourth of July weekend. We have been grinding out coverage of the NHL Draft all week as we try to highlight all the Michigan natives and connections that moved one step closer to their ultimate goal. Click on the images below to read our articles about certain NHL draftees.…
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Shaved Ice – June 28
Happy Friday. This is the last Shaved Ice before the NHL Draft takes place on Sunday. That means one last chance to promote some of the top Michigan-born players that will hopefully hear their names called in New Jersey. Click the image below to read more about them. Kevin Allen is reporting that Grand Haven…