Category: College
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Grand Valley hosting ACHA game Friday to benefit Dave Rue
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By @StefanKubus – The tightly-knit hockey community continues to help West Michigan official, coach and Western Michigan alum Dave Rue in his battle with lung cancer. The Grand Valley State University D-II team has announced that their game against Michigan State on Friday, Jan. 27 will help benefit Rue. The event is scheduled for 8 p.m.…
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WATCH: Michigan Tech teams up with Make-A-Wish, welcomes new player to the Huskies’ hockey team
Check out this awesome video from the Michigan Tech Huskies that documents the hockey team’s Make-A-Wish moment for a young hockey fan in Houghton. Ethan Hainault became a member of the Huskies for Saturday’s game, as MTU celebrated the fact that he took on Leukemia and won. Way to go, Ethan – hope you…
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Minney named Big Ten star of the week
By @StefanKubus – Michigan State netminder Ed Minney was named Big Ten Second Star of the Week for his efforts against his rival school from Ann Arbor. Minney, the Spartans’ junior netminder, recorded a 24-save shutout between the pipes Friday night for his first career shutout. He followed it up with a 23-save performance in a…
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Shine, Tolvanen, Morgan awarded in Michigan sweep of WCHA weekly honors
By @StefanKubus – It was a clean sweep of the WCHA Players of the Week awards for Michigan schools, as a pair of Wildcats and one Laker were named winners Monday. Northern Michigan senior forward Dominik Shine was named WCHA Offensive Player of the Week after he posted a hat trick in Friday’s game against Alaska…
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PHOTOS: Michigan vs. Michigan State (Round 2)
Nolan De Jong and Alex Kile scored in regulation for Michigan, while Zach Nagelvoort stopped 25 shots and Cooper Marody scored the lone goal in a shootout to lead the Wolverines to a victory in the penalty-shot session against Michigan State at Munn Ice Arena Saturday night. (Photos by Andrew Knapik and Michael Caples/MiHockey) Click…
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Marody’s shootout goal leads Wolverines past Spartans
By @MichaelCaples – EAST LANSING – The Spartans won Round 1, but Cooper Marody and the Wolverines got the last laugh Saturday night. The Michigan sophomore forward and Brighton native scored the lone goal in a shootout at Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing, after the two in-state rivals battled to a 2-2 tie…
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PHOTOS: Michigan vs. Michigan State (Round 1)
Sam Saliba, Chris Knudson and Connor Wood scored for Michigan State, while Ed Minney stopped all 24 shots he faced for his first career shutout as the Michigan State Spartans prevailed 3-0 over the Michigan Wolverines at Yost Ice Arena in Ann Arbor. The two in-state rivals resume pick up where they left off tomorrow…
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Spartans shut out Wolverines at Yost Friday night
By @MichaelCaples – ANN ARBOR – Chris Knudson played in his first game of the 2016-17 season Friday night in Ann Arbor. He sure did make it count. The senior forward – a healthy scratch for most of the season – scored his first career goal in the middle stages of the second period…
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College hockey Senior CLASS Award candidates announced
By @MichaelCaples – The candidates for the 2016-17 edition of the Senior CLASS Award were announced today, and four players with Michigan ties have been nominated. The Senior CLASS Award is annually presented to an outstanding senior student-athlete with notable achievements in the four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. An acronym…
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Rick Comley to receive prestigious John MacInnes Award from coaches’ association
By @MichaelCaples – Former Lake Superior State, Northern Michigan and Michigan State head coach Rick Comley will be honored by the American Hockey Coaches’ Association for his dedication to the game at the organization’s annual convention in April, the AHCA announced today. Comley will receive the prestigious John MacInnes Award, which is presented to…