Category: Blogs
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Shaved Ice – July 10
Working on the latest issue of the mag means we’re going with an evening edition of Shaved Ice today. Quick hits The Red Wings are in the midst of their development camp up in Traverse City. Here’s an article with some quotes from Mike Babcock and Jim Nill on the camp, and another about Michigan…
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Shaved Ice – July 9
MiHockey staffer Stefan Kubus here to help get you through another Monday. Quick hits The Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings) have signed defenseman Nathan Paetsch and winger Triston Grant to one-year deals. Even though Nicklas Lidstrom has retired, he will remain with the Detroit Red Wings organization as a scout,…
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Shaved Ice – July 6
MiHockey writer Stefan Kubus here with you on a Friday. Quick hits The Detroit Red Wings may have come away without Ryan Suter or Zach Parise, but they didn’t walk away completely empty-handed. Yesterday, former Edmonton Oilers bench boss Tom Renney will join Mike Babcock behind the bench as an assistant coach. While the Red…
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Shaved Ice – July 5
It does not feel like a Thursday. The Fourth of July should never happen on a Wednesday. Quick hits As I’m sure you heard by now, the Wings are out of the Parise/Suter sweepstakes. Defenseman Matt Carle is no longer available, either; he signed a hefty new contract with the Lightning yesterday evening. The question…
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Shaved Ice – July 3
Can I stop clicking refresh on Twitter now? Quick hits Well if you didn’t know already, we’re still waiting for the big announcements from Zach Parise and Ryan Suter. Most years, I would have told you all to get away from your laptops and smartphones and go jump into a lake instead of sitting around…
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Shaved Ice – July 2
Another Monday means another start of the work week. MiHockey staffer Stefan Kubus here to help ease you into your Monday and get you up to speed for the day. Quick hits As many expected, Detroit Red Wings’ GM Ken Holland was busy working the phones on July 1st to help address key areas of…
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Shaved Ice – June 29
Another hot one outside today…yikes. Get me to a hockey rink. Quick hits From the sounds of it, the Whalers’ acquiring the rights to Connor Carrick was a gamble that has paid off. Chris Peters of The United States of Hockey is reporting that Carrick, a Michigan commit, will not be reporting to Ann Arbor,…
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Special DElivery: At the NHL Draft, teams look to the future, but keep an eye on the present
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By Darren Eliot – As evidenced in the preceding pages, the draft is all about looking ahead. There is so much hope and optimism attached to the event for all in involved. The smiling faces of the players tell their story. They are the focal point and even though the reality is that the draft…
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Shaved Ice – June 28
MiHockey’s Ben Fleck with you on this Thursday morning. Quick hits Yesterday we mentioned that the Red Wings were in the hunt to sign free-agent defensemen Justin Schultz. As of this morning, the Red Wings are out after Schultz told them they are no longer on his list of teams. The Plymouth Whalers have been…
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Shaved Ice – June 27
Quick hits Our draft coverage continues – here’s a read on how Jim Nill and the Red Wings changed their draft approach a bit. Former Red Wing Adam Oates is one of four players (Pavel Bure, Mats Sundin, and Joe Sakic) that will enter the Hockey Hall of Fame this fall. Arguably the biggest news,…