Category: Blogs
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Shaved Ice – March 27
Jon Merrill’s on the move – is Jacob Trouba next? With all of Michigan’s NCAA D1 college hockey teams closing up shop earlier than usual, the speculation and reporting on where some of the top players are heading has also started earlier than usual. We were at Red Berenson and Co.’s final press conference last…
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Shaved Ice – March 25
What a weekend. The Red Wings swept the Ducks in a weird Friday/Sunday series at the Honda Center, topping Anaheim 5-1 on Friday, and 2-1 last night.The Michigan natives played big roles in both wins; Justin Abdelkader had a hat trick on Friday, while Drew Miller scored the game-winner last night. Abdelkader’s first NHL hat…
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Shaved Ice – March 22
Biggest CCHA weekend of the year coming up. Tonight’s the CCHA Awards show, tomorrow’s the semifinals, and Sunday the CCHA crowns their final playoff champion. Needless to say, we’re going to be spending a lot of time in Detroit this weekend. Here’s a list of the nominees up for awards tonight. Lots of Michigan connections…
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Shaved Ice – March 21
Rough go for the Wings… The Wings played a rare home game yesterday, only to lose to the Minnesota Wild by a score of 4-2. Here’s our recap from the game, along with a great photo gallery, in case you missed it. Hockey Canada approved Sean Day’s application for “exceptional player” status – the Compuware…
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Shaved Ice – March 19
Happy Tuesday. Our friend Matt Wellens at the Mining Journal is reporting that Northern Michigan goaltender Jared Coreau has tentatively agreed to a deal with the Detroit Red Wings. The Wildcats’ goaltender – one of the top goaltenders in the CCHA this season – would forego his senior season if he signed with the Wings.…
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Shaved Ice – March 18
What a weekend. The Michigan Wolverines are the only Michigan D-1 school left standing (hockey-wise, of course). UM will head to Joe Louis Arena to take part in the final CCHA Championship weekend, and they will take on top-seeded Miami in the semifinals. Here are the game times: Saturday’s semifinals 1:05 p.m. – No. 3…
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Shaved Ice – March 15
Huge weekend on tap. The CCHA quarterfinals are here. Here are the match-ups we will be keeping an eye on: Michigan at Western Michigan (Fox Sports Detroit tonight, with our guy Darren Eliot on the call) Michigan State at Miami Ferris State at Ohio State Bowling Green at Notre Dame Disappointing to know that one…
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Special DElivery: A look at realignments past, and what this one means for Hockeytown
By Darren Eliot – Well, it is official: NHL realignment is set for the 2013-14 season. For the Detroit Red Wings and all you fans, this has been a long time coming – 20 years, to be exact, since the Wings were part of the Norris Division in the Clarence Campbell Conference. Yes, it was…
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Shaved Ice – March 13
Wednesday edition of Shaved Ice. The Wings take on the Calgary Flames tonight out in Canada. Puck drops at 9:30 p.m. Yesterday Detroit called up Gustav Nyquist and sent Tomas Tatar back to Grand Rapids. The Freep’s reporting that the club could get Val Filppula back in the line-up, as well. The CCHA announced their…
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Shaved Ice – March 12
Happy Tuesday, everybody. The Red Wings have recalled Gustav Nyquist – fans rejoice – but they sent Tomas Tatar back to Grand Rapids – mixed emotions from the DRW faithful. Tatar has four goals and three assists in 18 games. The U.S. National Team Development Program has announced their 52-man invitee list for their evaluation…