Category: Blogs
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Shaved Ice – Nov. 9
If you’re Johan Franzen, you had a good night last night. Quick hits After dropping six straight, the Wings have now put together back-to-back wins – in a very convincing fashion. After posting a 5-0 shut out over Anaheim Saturday night, the Wings beat Colorado 5-2 last night. Johan Franzen had a hat trick to…
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Shaved Ice – Nov. 8
None of the major teams in Michigan played yesterday. But there’s still plenty of hockey to talk about. Quick hits Ferris State and Northern Michigan took three of the four spots in this week’s CCHA Players of the Week. Our friends at the Michigan Daily say that the Wolverines are focused on improving within the…
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Shaved Ice – Nov. 7
I survived another wild weekend of hockey in Michigan. Did you? Quick hits The Wings finally won a game. I know, it must feel good to read that sentence. It felt good writing it. Here’s my recap from Saturday’s big 5-0 win over Anaheim. Couldn’t keep up with all the college hockey this weekend? Take…
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Shaved Ice – Nov. 4
What do the Red Wings need to do to get back to their winning ways? Quick hits Fans witnessed another frustrating performance from the Red Wings last night, as Detroit lost to Calgary 4-1. Dan Cleary had the lone goal for the Wings, who watched Jerome Iginla score on not one, but two one-timer blasts…
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20 years of sports parent wisdom
My oldest kid turned 20 years old this week. It’s amazing how quickly that went by, yet how far removed he seems to be from leaving my house. That got me to thinking about all the sports things we’ve been through with him and his brother and sister, and where’s it’s gotten us. Which is…
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Shaved Ice – Nov. 3
Another hockey-filled weekend is inching towards us, and there’s nothing better than that, right? Quick hits The Red Wings welcome the Calgary Flames to the Joe tonight, hoping that they will be able to solve their scoring woes and end their losing streak at five. Detroit has five goals in their last five games. Detroit…
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Shaved Ice – Nov. 2
Greetings, everyone. Hope the sugar rush from all the candy the kids didn’t eat is wearing off. Quick hits The losing streak continues for the Red Wings. I was in the press box while watching them fall 2-1 to Minnesota in overtime – here’s my recap of the action. Fresh off the announcement of a…
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Shaved Ice – Nov. 1
Good morning everyone. I hope you had a fantastic Halloween. Quick hits It’s not surprising to see people wear Halloween costumes to work. However, it is a little unsettling when you see a referee doing so. Last night, former pro player Cal McGowan was wearing the stripes…while wearing a wig and make-up. The assistant manager…
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Shaved Ice – Oct 31
Happy Halloween, everybody. Hope you get to celebrate by spending the night at a hockey rink. Or by Trick-or-Treating, obviously (save me some candy if you’re going out). Quick hits I spent the weekend driving around the state, taking in some of the best hockey we have to offer in the Mitten. Thursday I was…
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Keeping kids safe and social services off your back
A ruptured patella tendon. A dislocated shoulder. A broken hand. A broken arm. A bone bruise. Another bone bruise. Torn calf muscle. Strained ulnar nerve. Various bumps, bruises, welts, cuts and scrapes. Those are just some of the ways we’ve managed to hurt ourselves playing sports. At one point, the admitting attendant at the Urgent…