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Don’t look now, but…the weekend is here. Quick hits Regular college hockey in the Mitten is back, and we’ll be here all weekend to cover it for you. Here’s the match-ups: No. 17 Ferris State hosts No. 9 Colgate. No. 15 Michigan State welcomes the Miami RedHawks to East Lansing. Top-ranked Minnesota-Duluth travels to Western…

So the ponds are going to freeze when? Quick hits The USA U-17 team took on Russia for a chance at a gold medal yesterday, but they fell short 7-4. Sterling Heights native Evan Allen scored the opening goal in the contest, but the American squad couldn’t take advantage of the early lead. We’ll have…

Happy Wednesday. Quick hits The Red Wings started off their four-game road trip on the right foot, posting a 5-4 win over Dallas last night. Jiri Hudler had a big game, posting two first-period goals to help the Wings build an early lead. Valtteri Filppula, Cory Emmerton, and Johan Franzen also scored for Detroit, while…

Good morning everyone. Enjoy the Winter Classic yesterday? Quick hits For those of you that were working the remote control pretty hard yesterday, here’s a recap of the NHL Winter Classic, which took place in Philadelphia (in case you didn’t know). The Ranger rallied from a two-goal deficit to post a win over the home-team…

Happy New Year everybody! Hope you had a great first of the year, and that you’re ready for a 2012 full of hockey. Quick hits Jimmy Howard and Justin Abdelkader stole the show during the Wings’ annual New Year’s Eve game, helping Detroit to a 3-0 win. Howard picked up his ninth career shutout by…

Well, I think a lot of college hockey fans are happy about the match-up they got for the GLI final today… Quick hits That rivalry showdown at Joe Louis Arena between Michigan and Michigan State got bumped up the calendar a bit. The Spartans and Wolverines will meet tonight in the Great Lakes Invitational championship,…

Ready for some college hockey? Quick hits I’m considering investing in a cot that I can leave at Joe Louis Arena, because I’m starting to wonder if there’s any point to leaving the building this weekend. The Great Lakes Invitational kicks off tonight (read our preview here), which means two great days of college hockey…

Anybody else exhausted from the Red Wings game last night? Quick hits The Wings trailed the Blues for the majority of their game last night, but in the end, it didn’t really matter. Nicklas Lidstrom scored with 1:03 left in the second period, then Pavel Datsyuk and Niklas Kronwall scored in the third to rally…

Good morning, everybody. Quick hits Valtteri Filppula must have had a good Christmas. Perhaps Santa left him some goals in his stocking. The Wings’ forward scored Detroit’s first goal, and Detroit’s last goal, to lead a 4-1 win over Nashville. Goaltender Jimmy Howard stood on his head, stopping 31 of 32, to post his league-leading…

Good morning everyone. Hope you’re enjoying your holiday season. Quick hits Tonight the Wings head to Nashville to take on the Predators in the conclusion of their western road trip. Hard to say who should be favored in this one – both teams have been playing close to .500 hockey over their last ten games,…