Category: Editor’s picks
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Tickets on sale this Saturday for U.S. vs. Canada women’s game in Plymouth
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By @MichaelCaples – On Saturday, Dec. 17, fans in Metro Detroit have the chance to see Team USA take on Canada. As part of the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Winter Champions Series, the U.S. and Canada’s women’s teams will square off at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth at 4:30 p.m. The game serves as a…
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MSU to honor Ron Mason with ‘RM’ initials painted on ice, worn on Spartan helmets
By @MichaelCaples – The Michigan State Spartans announced today some special ways they will be remembering former head coach Ron Mason. For the 2016-17 season, MSU will paint ‘RM’ initials behind both goals at Munn Ice Arena, while the Spartans will wear stickers with the same initials on their helmets. The initials will be…
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PHOTOS: Kraft Hockeyville USA game at Lakeview Arena in Marquette
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Check out MiHockey’s first batch of photos from the 2016 Kraft Hockeyville USA game between the Buffalo Sabres and Carolina Hurricanes at Lakeview Arena in Marquette, Mich. For our first story about the event, click here. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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Hockeyville a rousing success for Marquette, Lakeview Arena
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By @StefanKubus – MARQUETTE – It started as a pipe dream, a shot in the dark, a single hopeful essay among over 1,000. But what it ultimately turned into, not even Fritz Hoenke could’ve imagined. Hoenke was the one who wrote the winning essay to help Marquette be named Kraft Hockeyville for 2016. Now,…
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PHOTOS: Kraft Hockeyville USA game day in Marquette (morning)
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Check out our photo gallery from the morning skate and afternoon at Marquette’s Lakeview Arena, as the Carolina Hurricanes and Buffalo Sabres get set to participate in the second annual Kraft Hockeyville USA game in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. (Photos by Michael Caples and Stefan Kubus/MiHockey)
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Buffalo’s O’Reilly, Carolina’s Skinner visit Marquette middle school for Hockeyville
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By @StefanKubus – MARQUETTE – Students of Bothwell Middle School in Marquette received a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity Tuesday afternoon: a visit from NHL stars. Buffalo’s Ryan O’Reilly and Carolina’s Jeff Skinner took time to answer student questions and play a little floor hockey with a handful of the kids as part of the Kraft Hockeyville…
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VIDEO: Dan Bylsma, Jack Eichel talk about Kraft Hockeyville game in Marquette
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Check out what Grand Haven native and Buffalo Sabres head coach Dan Bylsma had to say about today’s Kraft Hockeyville game at Lakeview Arena in Marquette, as well as comments from Sabres superstar Jack Eichel – undoubtedly the main attraction for today’s game.
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NHL Central Scouting announces preliminary players to watch list for 2017 draft
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By @MichaelCaples – NHL Central Scouting announced their preliminary ‘players to watch’ list for the 2017 NHL Draft today, with letter grades assigned for the players mentioned. An ‘A’ grade suggests a first-round draft pick, while a ‘B’ grade suggests a second or third-round pick and a ‘C’ grade suggests a fourth, fifth or…
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Justin Abdelkader named new assistant captain of the Red Wings
By @MichaelCaples – Detroit Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill announced today that Justin Abdelkader will be wearing the ‘A’ on a permanent basis this season. The Wings’ bench boss said – as announced on the DRW Twitter account – that Abdelkader is the team’s new assistant captain. Abdelkader, 29, is starting his eighth season with…
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Hockeyville party underway in Marquette
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By @MichaelCaples – The MiHockey crew will be heading up to Marquette tonight, but from what we’ve seen on social media, the party is well underway. Check out these photos and links: Students at @MQTSchools packed 142,000 meals for #stophungernow!!! #HockeyvilleUSA #howwerise @NHLCanes @BuffaloSabres pic.twitter.com/W0RbiMOOmU — Lakeview Arena (@LakeviewArena) October 3, 2016 The Local…