Category: Blogs
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Bearded Ice – April 26
Mike Knuble vs. Tim Thomas last night. Caledonia beat Davison. Quick hits The Caps and the Bruins battled in a Game 7 showdown last night, and the final play of the series came down to two Michigan natives. Washington forward Mike Knuble (Caledonia) raced down the ice on a two-on-one towards Boston goaltender Tim Thomas…
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Bearded Ice – April 25
Should I keep the beard going throughout the whole playoffs, or shave it now that the Wings are out? Decisions, decisions. Quick hits I’m not going to retype everything I posted in here yesterday about the Red Wings’ locker clean-out. If you haven’t already, I recommend checking out our coverage from the last time some…
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Bearded Ice – April 24
Looks like the second round of the playoffs is about to take shape… Quick hits With the Red Wings out of the playoffs, it does mean an opportunity for some of their players to represent their country at the IIF World Championship. USA Hockey announced today that Jimmy Howard and Muskegon native Justin Abdelkader will…
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Bearded Ice – April 23
And the season comes to a close for the Detroit Red Wings… Quick hits It was a rough Friday night for the Hockeytown faithful. Once again, the Red Wings couldn’t find a way through Pekka Rinne and the Nashville defense, and lost 2-1. Detroit native David Legwand had the series-clinching goal for the Predators. With…
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Sheriff Shanny’s quest for a new normal
By Darren Eliot – On the day that the Phoenix Coyotes’ Raffi Torres received the longest suspension in playoff history for his open-ice KO of Chicago Blackhawks’ Marian Hossa, Ottawa Senators’ winger Chris Neil crushes N.Y. Rangers’ center Brian Boyle. Post-game, Rangers’ Coach John Tortorella said the blueprint was in place – that the Neil…
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Special DElivery: What happens next for the Red Wings
By Darren Eliot – In a regular season that was arguably better than anticipated, the Red Wings’ playoffs ended more abruptly than anyone around here is accustomed, or expects. In a five-game series in which the scores were close, the series was not. As coach Mike Babcock pointed out after the Nashville Predators advanced, his…
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Bearded Ice – April 20
The time has finally come for Game 5. Quick hits The Wings try to live to see another day when they take on the Predators tonight in Nashville. The Wings are on the brink of their shortest playoff run since 2006. Here’s the official game notes to help you get ready for the opening face-off.…
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Bearded Ice – April 19
Getting impatient for the Red Wings game… Quick hits The Big Ten announced today that they will alternate site locations for their hockey tournament between Michigan and Minnesota. Read more about it right here. As you’re all aware (hopefully), the Red Wings have an extended gap between Games 4 and 5. That means…well…not as much…
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Bearded Ice – April 18
Rough night for Red Wings fans… Quick hits The Red Wings are now on the brink of elimination. After dominating the first two periods of play, they ended up falling 3-1 to the Predators Tuesday night at Joe Louis Arena. Here’s our recap of the game, in case you’ve been living under a rock or…
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Bearded Ice – April 17
Red Wings vs. Predators, Game 4. Puck drops in just a few hours. Who’s excited? We saved Bearded Ice for this afternoon so it could serve as a little ‘game preview’ for you all. Quick hits It’s the most important game of the year for the Red Wings. Lose, and they fall into a gigantic…