Category: Blogs
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Shaved Ice – March 11
What a weekend. Where to start? How about the boys high school hockey state finals? Click the images below to see our game recaps from the three Saturday state final games at Compuware Arena. Meanwhile, in the college hockey landscape… Second-round CCHA match-ups are as follows: Michigan State at Miami Bowling Green at Notre Dame…
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Special DElivery: My CCHA regular-season ‘All-Eyeball’ Team
By Darren Eliot – My impressions of the final CCHA season were varied and wide ranging. Here’s what impressed me the most: Yost Ice Arena: I love when universities opt to spruce up older facilities instead of razing them. Yost is brighter, with natural daylight streaming in during the afternoon. The video board is spectacular…
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Shaved Ice – March 8
Let the games begin. We’ve got quite the weekend ahead of us. Tonight marks the beginning of the CCHA playoffs for the final time. Here are the match-ups we’ll be following this weekend: Northern Michigan at Michigan Michigan State at Alaska Bowling Green at Lake Superior Get ready for the tournament with our CCHA playoff…
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Special DElivery: Red Wings tight-checking ways lead them past Edmonton
By Darren Eliot – The Red Wings kept their tight-checking ways in tact, stifling the young Oilers burgeoning attack for yet another win at Joe Louis Arena. Detroit picked up a 3-0 win Thursday night over Edmonton, improving to 5-1-1 in their last seven contests. The Wings’ defensive mindset meant that not much happened in…
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Shaved Ice – March 7
Red Wings vs. Oilers tonight. The Wings welcome that team with all the young talented prospects to Joe Louis Arena tonight. The Oilers are currently in 13th place in the West (the Wings are in 6th), yet they’re also only three points out of a playoff spot. Talk about a wild-and-crazy NHL season…lose one game…
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Shaved Ice – Mar. 6
Big win for the Red Wings. The Red Wings beat the Colorado Avalanche by a score of 2-1 last night. Johan Franzen and Niklas Kronwall (courtesy of quite the bounce off the end boards) scored for the Red Wings, while Jimmy Howard’s shutout was broken by Paul Stastny at the 18:30 mark of the third…
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From The Crease: Battling Through Traffic
By Jeff Lerg – Being a goaltender is one of the most difficult positions to play in all of sports. Think about the facts – the puck is only 1 inch wide, 3 inches in diameter and travels at speeds over 100 mph. It is very difficult to guard a net that is 6 feet…
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Shaved Ice – Mar. 5
Better wear pink if you’re going to The Joe tonight. The Red Wings host those guys from Colorado tonight for their annual Breast Cancer Awareness Night. The Free Press has reported that we shouldn’t be expecting to see Val Filppula any time this week, while Carlo Colaiacovo is improving but still not ready, either. No…
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Shaved Ice – Mar. 4
The CCHA playoffs begin for the final time this week. The CCHA regular season has come to a close for the final time. After another wild weekend in college hockey, the first-round match-ups are set. In case you haven’t seen them yet… Michigan hosts Northern Michigan Michigan State travels to Alaska Lake Superior hosts Bowling…
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Shaved Ice – Mar. 1
Hey look, it’s March. Jonas Gustavsson finally made a start in goal for the Red Wings late last night in Cali, and he excelled. The new(ish) Red Wings goaltender stopped 25 of 26, backstopping Detroit to a 2-1 shootout win over San Jose. Patrick Eaves scored the lone goal in regulation for the Wings –…