Category: College
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Wolverines add two to recruiting class, now have 11 total
By @MichaelCaples – The Michigan Wolverines announced two additions to their 2016-17 incoming freshman class this year, which means their recruiting class now stands at 11 players. Today, the Wolverines officially welcomed forwards Jake Slaker (San Diego, Calif.) and Adam Winborg (Stockholm, Sweden) to the program. They join previously committed players Hayden Lavigne, Jack LaFontaine,…
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Mackenzie MacEachern talks about signing pro contract with Blues, saying goodbye to MSU
By @MichaelCaples – There was an abundance of professional hockey players on the ice for the Eastside Elite All-Star Game Saturday night in Mount Clemens. One of the spectators is also a pro hockey player, but he’s probably still getting used to being able to say that. Mackenzie MacEachern was in town to watch…
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NCAA four-on-four overtime proposal tabled
By @MichaelCaples – The NCAA announced today that they are tabling a five-minute, four-on-four overtime format rule change proposal that would have been required for all NCAA regular-season contests. The Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey Rules Committee made the decision to table the proposal before the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel discussed whether to approve…
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MiStory: I play ACHA D1 hockey, and I have autism (by Walker Aurand)
In MiHockey’s new MiStory feature, we let hockey people tell their own stories with their own words. Kentwood native Walker Aurand shares his own hockey story – a testament to overcoming adversity while playing the sport he loves. (Photos courtesy of Alexis Hoffman/AlexisJoyPhotography) Do you have a unique hockey story you want to tell? Contact…
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Jets put a GoPro on Kyle Connor – check out the footage
By @MichaelCaples – It’s development camp season for NHL member clubs, and that means summer hockey action. At Winnipeg’s development camp, the Jets strapped a GoPro onto Shelby Township native Kyle Connor. The Jets’ first-round pick from the 2015 NHL Draft, Connor is a speedster with and without the puck – as Michigan’s hockey…
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Jon Cooper explains his special connection with Ron Mason
By @MichaelCaples – EAST LANSING – There were many notable hockey coaches who attended Ron Mason’s funeral service at Munn Ice Arena Thursday afternoon. Most had either worked with Mason or competed against him. Jon Cooper had done neither, yet the head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning still made sure he was in…
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Spartan hockey family gathers at Munn to say goodbye to Ron Mason (with photos)
By @MichaelCaples – EAST LANSING – They gathered at Munn Ice Arena Thursday night, some of the most famous members of the Spartan hockey family. Multiple generations of Michigan State players, coaches, staff, family and friends all gathered on the ice to honor their iconic head coach. They were there to say goodbye to…
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Public funeral service for Ron Mason to take place at Munn Ice Arena on Thursday
By @MichaelCaples – On Thursday, hockey fans will be able to pay their respects to Ron Mason and his family at Munn Ice Arena. There will be a funeral service at 2 p.m. at the ice arena Mason ran as head coach of the Michigan State Spartans for more than two decades. Prior to that,…
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Ron Mason: “There wasn’t a game he wasn’t going to win”
By @MichaelCaples – To most, he was the architect of some of the best teams college hockey has ever seen. To some, he was much, much more. Ron Mason passed away early Monday morning in Haslett, Mich. The acclaimed hockey coach – architect of Lake Superior State’s hockey program and leader of Michigan State’s…
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Hockey world reacts to Ron Mason’s passing
Legendary collegiate hockey coach and pioneer Ron Mason passed away at age 76. The tightly-knit hockey community has come together to share their memories of Mason and honor the second-winningest coach in college hockey history with these social media posts: It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we learn of Coach Mason’s passing…