Category: Editor’s picks
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MiHockey’s 2016 NHL Draft Watch
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By @MichaelCaples – The 2016 NHL Draft officially began Friday evening in Buffalo, N.Y., and it didn’t take long for players with Michigan ties to be claimed by NHL clubs. Arizona native Auston Matthews – a product of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor/Plymouth – was claimed No. 1 overall by the…
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Firebirds trade Red Wings prospect Vili Saarijarvi to Mississauga
By @MichaelCaples – It’s been a quiet day so far for NHL clubs as the lead-up to the 2016 draft continues. However, one Red Wings prospect is on the move – kind of. The Flint Firebirds announced today that they have traded Red Wings draftee Vili Saarijarvi to the Mississauga Steelheads. “It is unfortunate…
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Michigan names to know for the 2016 NHL Draft
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By @StefanKubus and @MichaelCaples – The 2016 NHL Draft kicks off Friday night in Buffalo, and MiHockey will be keeping tabs on all of the Michigan players who hear their names called by professional hockey franchises. Below is a list of the Michigan natives and their corresponding final draft rankings as laid forth by NHL…
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What NHL expansion means for the Red Wings
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By @StefanKubus – It’s official: the NHL will have 31 teams beginning in 2017-18 with the addition of a Las Vegas franchise. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman made the announcement Wednesday in Las Vegas following the league’s Board of Governor’s meeting. In the expansion draft, Las Vegas will select one player from each of the…
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NHL officially announces Las Vegas expansion for 2017-18
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By @StefanKubus – It had been long discussed in the hockey world, and today the NHL made it official. Following the league’s Board of Governor’s meeting Wednesday, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced that a Las Vegas franchise will mark the 31st NHL team, joining the league in 2017-18 via expansion. It was a unanimous vote by the…
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Griffins sign Dartmouth product Jack Barre
By @MichaelCaples – The Grand Rapids Griffins added another player to the roster today, inking Jack Barre to an AHL standard player’s contract for the 2016-17 season. Barre, a four-year forward for the Dartmouth Big Green of the ECAC, recorded 49 points and eight penalty minutes in 108 NCAA games. A 6-foot-2, 215-pounder, Barre was…
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USA Hockey removes usage of traditional age classification names (pee wee, bantam, etc.)
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By @MichaelCaples – There is a big change coming to youth hockey, and it’s all about names. Based on a rule change by USA Hockey, age classifications will no longer have name labels like ‘midget’ or ‘bantam’ in the USAH rulebook. Instead, all age categories for youth hockey are to be referred to only…
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Red Wings announce Traverse City event dates
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By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings have officially announced the schedule for the events the Original Six franchise annually hosts at Traverse City’s Centre Ice Arena. The Red Wings’ development camp – which features Red Wings prospects and free-agent invitees – will take place on July 6-10. The NHL Prospect Tournament – which…
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PHOTOS: Opening night for the 2016 Eastside Elite League
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Monday marked the beginning of the Eastside Elite Hockey League’s 2016 summer hockey season. The league, which offers professional, college and junior players the opportunity to compete in a friendly atmosphere during their offseasons, is operated by NHLer Steven Oleksy, and ran out of Mount Clemens Ice Arena. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey) For more about…
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Saginaw Spirit name Spencer Carbery new head coach
By @MichaelCaples – Starting today, the Saginaw Spirit have a new head coach. The OHL club announced today that Spencer Carbery has been named the new head coach of the Spirit, as the Saginaw franchise prepares for its 15th season. Carbery, 34, spent the last five seasons as head coach and director of hockey…