Category: College
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Photo gallery: Former stars gather for Wolverines’ annual alumni game
Check out MiHockey’s photo gallery from the Michigan Wolverines’ annual alumni game, which took place Friday night at Yost Ice Arena in Ann Arbor. Follow this link to read MiHockey’s recap from the event, featuring quotes from David Moss, Andrew Ebbett, Steve Shields and Red Berenson. (All photos by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey)
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Wolverines hockey alumni game slated for Friday evening
By Michael Caples – Anxious for University of Michigan hockey to start back up? Here’s something to hold you over. The Wolverines will host their annual alumni game this Friday, with nearly 40 former Michigan players taking part. The puck drops at 6:15 p.m. at Yost Ice Arena, and it is expected to last one…
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U.S. Hockey Hall: Mason’s storied coaching career continues to be recognized
By Nick Barnowski – A group of names very familiar to those in the state of Michigan headline this year’s United States Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2013. Legendary college hockey coach Ron Mason, Plymouth Whalers owner Peter Karmanos Jr., and Michigan native Doug Weight were elected into the prestigious hall today, representing some…
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Mason, Karmanos, Weight to be inducted into U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame
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By Michael Caples – The United States Hockey Hall of Fame announced their Class of 2013 today, and three prominent members of Michigan’s hockey community were included on the list. Former Michigan State and Lake Superior State coach Ron Mason, Plymouth Whalers owner Peter Karmanos Jr., and former NHL All-Star Doug Weight were named to…
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NCHC announces CBS Sports Network schedule; four games for WMU
The National Collegiate Hockey Conference announced their national television schedule today, with 18 inaugural-season contests slated to appear on the CBS Sports Network. Western Michigan appears in four of the 15 regular-season games to be nationally televised in the league’s first season. WMU CBS Sports Network schedule Friday, Dec. 6 vs. North Dakota Friday, Dec.…
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Trevor Nill named assistant coach of Muskegon Lumberjacks
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By Michael Caples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks added a familiar last name to their coaching staff today. Trevor Nill, the son of former Red Wings’ assistant GM Jim Nill, was named the Lumberjacks’ new assistant coach today. Nill, a four-year letter-winner at Michigan State University, completes the new coaching roster for the USHL club. “It’s…
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Future Wolverine J.T. Compher one of many NTDP products drafted in Jersey
By Mark Burns – NEWARK, N.J. — In the 2013 NHL Entry Draft this past weekend in Newark, New Jersey, there was no shortage of draftees from the U.S. National Team Development Program; in all, 17 players affiliated with the Michigan-based program heard their names called at the Prudential Center. One of those individuals was…
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Winnipeg Jets select Wolverines forward and Ann Arbor native Andrew Copp
By Michael Caples – When the puck drops to open the Michigan Wolverines’ season next fall, it will be the first time in a decade that Andrew Copp and Jacob Trouba won’t be taking the ice together as teammates. Yet somewhere down the road, they might just be reunited in the NHL. Copp, an Ann…
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Bulldogs excelled in the classroom while they excelled on the ice in 2011-12
By Michael Caples – The 2011-12 season was one for the ages in Big Rapids. The Ferris State Bulldogs were the ‘Cinderella Story’ of the NCAA Division 1 Ice Hockey Tournament that year, making a run all the way to the national title game in Tampa. After being CCHA regular-season champions, they made it all…