Category: Blogs
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Shaved Ice – Oct. 14
By Michael Caples – Welcome to Shaved Ice, the new daily blog for MiHockeyNow.com. Every morning, we will share a comprehensive summary of what’s happening in hockey around the Mitten – in the hopes of starting your day off right. Because let’s face it, what’s better than a little hockey in the morning? Quick hits…
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Shaved Ice – Oct. 13
By Michael Caples – Welcome to Shaved Ice, the new daily blog for MiHockeyNow.com. Every morning, we will share a comprehensive summary of what’s happening in hockey around the Mitten – in the hopes of starting your day off right. Because let’s face it, what’s better than a little hockey in the morning? Quick hits…
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Smile and say “Winning!” – it’s picture day.
A new season means another round of team pictures. I admit, I look back on those old photos from time to time and think, wow, I passed on some damn fine genetic material. Just look at how cute those little buggers are! But even the best looking kid can turn out a bad photograph and…
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A changing of the guard for the Wings?
As NHL training camps officially open up, there is that anticipation that goes with it. There is the knowing that Red Wings hockey is not too far off. Around these parts, that has meant a team setting the standard for success at hockey’s highest level. Success begets expectations. So, what do we expect from the…
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Parents — check it out
With the youth hockey season underway, parents once again are filling rinks all over the state, complete with the too-loud hockey mom and the dad as coach using hand signals as he stands on the glass. Much of the lobby conversation has centered on the USA Hockey rule change that takes body checking out of…
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Are you prepared for a hockey emergency?
It’s hockey season at our house. Well, it’s actually hockey season, softball season and baseball season, but mostly, it’s hockey season. We’ve already got a couple tournaments under our belt and are heading into league play any minute now so this is a good time to get the hockey emergency kit ready. What? You don’t…
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From The Crease: Game management and dealing with referees
No one on the ice has closer and more frequent contact with the referee than the goaltender. Think about it. Every defensive zone face off mandates that the referee position himself or herself 10-15 feet away from the goaltender and straddle the goal line on the opposite side of the draw. There is a great…
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Chris Osgood delivered when it mattered most
Immediately upon announcing his decision to retire, the dialog began: Is Chris Osgood a Hall Of Fame candidate? A personal debate – should I play one more year – ends, while a public one – is Osgood’s body of work HOF worthy – begins. From my perspective, I don’t see how there is any debate.…