Category: Editor’s picks
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Team USA women’s roster announced for game against Canada in Plymouth
By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey has announced the 24-player roster that will make up the U.S. Women’s National Team for a game against Canada this Saturday in Plymouth. Megan Keller will be the lone Michigan representative on the squad. Notable names slated to participate for Team USA include Megan Bozek, Brianna Decker, Amanda Kessel,…
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Zatkoff, Kings hand Red Wings fourth straight loss (with photos)
Photos by Andie Wojciak/MiHockey By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – Metro Detroit native Jeff Zatkoff entered Thursday with a 2-0 career record at Joe Louis Arena. By Thursday’s end, though he wasn’t tested much in his third visit, the self-described “spectator” improved to 3-0, as his Los Angeles Kings topped the Detroit Red Wings, 4-1.…
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Team USA vs. Canada set for Saturday in Plymouth; check out the full details
By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – This Saturday, hockey fans in Metro Detroit will have a chance to see the best rivalry the women’s game has to offer. Team USA and Team Canada will do battle at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth at 4:30 p.m. The game, part of the Team USA Winter Champions Series, will…
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PHOTOS: USA Hockey free girls’ hockey clinic during Women’s Winter Training Camp
On Tuesday, USA Hockey hosted a free girls’ hockey clinic during Team USA’s Women’s Winter Training Camp at USA Hockey Arena. Members of the U.S. Women’s National Team and coaches joined girls of all ages on the ice for a fun and informative on-ice clinic. Eighty girls ended up participating in the camp, and they…
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Boys High School Hockey Players of the Week: Dec. 5-12 (presented by Lawrence Tech Hockey)
The Michigan High School Hockey Coaches’ Association and Lawrence Tech Hockey have teamed up to create new players of the week and players of the month awards, and they have formed a selection committee to help with the process. Each week, the committee members will take the top nominated players by their respective coaches and…
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Red Wings’ early effort ‘unacceptable’ in 4-1 loss to Coyotes
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – They looked sharp this morning, and they looked ready to go before the game. But for reasons unbeknownst to Jeff Blashill and the Detroit Red Wings, they were anything but in the first half of Tuesday night’s 4-1 loss to the league-worst Arizona Coyotes. One night after they were…
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Sportsnet video has Larkin, McDavid as NHL’s fastest skaters according to other players
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In this Sportsnet video, various NHL players answer the question of, “who is the fastest skater in the league?” Judging by the results, it’s either Dylan Larkin or Connor McDavid. We’re going to take this one step further, however, and say that until McDavid breaks his speed record in the All-Star Skills Competition, the Waterford…
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Boys High School Hockey Rankings (Dec. 13, 2016)
The Michigan High School Hockey Coaches Association released their second weekly boys high school hockey rankings today. Here are the top ten teams from Div. I-III, as of Dec. 13, as well as the MHSHCA’s new ‘Super 10’ rankings, which rank the top ten teams regardless of divisions. Super 10 Rankings Hartland Brighton Flint…
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Five Michigan natives invited to USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
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By @MichaelCaples – The United States Hockey League announced the players invited to the league’s USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game today, and five Michigan natives (along with a few other Michigan connections) appear on the roster. The game, which serves as an annual showcase for NHL Draft-eligible players, will take place on Jan. 10, 2017…
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New arcade-style hockey video game coming to consoles in 2017
@MichaelCaples – Miss the days of Wayne Gretzky 3D Hockey on Nintendo 64 or NHL Hitz on Playstation 2? We have (some potentially) good news. There is a new video game coming out from V7 Entertainment for Playstation 4, Xbox One and Steam called “Old Time Hockey.” See the game’s full website here. From…