Category: Blogs
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Shaved Ice – October 4
Hope everybody likes Part I of our face-lift…welcome aboard, Graf! MiHockey’s Darren Eliot noticed some age-related issues while he was watching a local tournament last week. Now he’s posing the question, should we reassess the age levels for midget hockey? The University of Michigan checked in at No. 1 in the CCHA preseason media poll,…
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Special DElivery: Is it time to reassess the structure of midget hockey?
By Darren Eliot – When I was growing up playing youth hockey, there was a category called “Juvenile”, which in and of itself brings to mind how hockey age groups ever got their names in the first place. I mean, when you think about it, Mite, Squirt, Peewee, Bantam and Midget (throw in Atom and…
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Shaved Ice – October 2
Go Tigers. Quick hits The Central Collegiate Hockey Association announced their preseason all-conference teams today, as selected by the head coaches of the various schools. See the complete list right here. Spoiler alert: there’s some Michigan natives on it. Also, check out the list of all the CCHA games you can find on TV this…
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Shaved Ice – October 1
Aaaaand we’re back from Buffalo. Quick hits I spent about 14 hours in a car with MiHockey writer Matt Mackinder this weekend, as we journeyed out to Buffalo for the CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game. Here’s Matt’s recap (I tried taking the photos) of the game, which featured the top U.S.-born players eligible for next year’s NHL…
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Shaved Ice – September 28
Nice to be back covering hockey at the rink… Quick hits Some of the best Midget Major and Midget Minor teams from across the country are in Farmington Hills and Plymouth right now, competing in the Compuware Honeybaked Invitational. Little late to the blog post today because I’ve been out running around taking photos at…
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Shaved Ice – September 27
The lockout is over, the lockout is over…for the NFL referees. Quick hits High school hockey is almost here! Check out our article on the list of teams participating in this year’s MIHL Prep Hockey Showcase; teams from Michigan will even be taking on Canadian and out-of-state opponents. The Michigan State hockey student section has…
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Shaved Ice – September 26
Good afternoon, everyone. Shaved Ice ends up being a little late when you forget to set your alarm the night before. Quick hits Today, the Red Wings were supposed to be in Pittsburgh, kicking off their pre-season against the Penguins. Bummer. The Grand Oaks Ice Arena in Howell will feature a charity fundraiser hockey game…
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Shaved Ice – September 25
If it’s going to be cold out, it should be cold enough to skate. Let’s just cut to the chase, and get the middle of winter going already. Especially after how mild of a winter we had last year. I want pond hockey. Quick hits Let me start out by lobbying for Pavel Datsyuk to…
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Shaved Ice – September 24
Welcome back to the work week, everybody. Hope your weekend had a little hockey in it. Quick hits The Plymouth Whalers kicked off their 2012-13 season over the weekend, and apparently they wanted some extra hockey. Both of their games went past regulation; the only problem was that the Whalers lost both of them. On…
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Shaved Ice – September 21
The OHL season is here. Quick hits The Plymouth Whalers and the Saginaw Spirit kick off their 2012-13 seasons tonight. Click on the names in the previous sentences to see our season previews for both of Michigan’s OHL squads. The USHL Fall Classic is underway in Sioux City, Iowa. Both the Muskegon Lumberjacks and Team USA…