Category: Editor’s picks
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Ferris State’s Daniels talks WCHA playoffs at campus sites, why NCAA Tourney games should stay neutral
By Michael Caples – Longtime Ferris State coach Bob Daniels was the coach selected to take part in the conference call announcing that the WCHA playoffs will now be played at campus sites. The bench boss for the Bulldogs provided great insight while discussing the conference’s decision to eliminate semifinal and championship games at…
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Flint Firebirds, OHL announce the hiring of new GM George Burnett
By @MichaelCaples – The Ontario Hockey League has made their selection for who will lead the Flint Firebirds moving forward. Flint and the OHL have announced that longtime league GM and coach George Burnett will be the Firebirds’ new general manager. Joe Stefan will remain with the club, serving as assistant general manager and director…
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WCHA announces new playoff format, games to be played on campus sites
By @MichaelCaples – Home ice just got a lot more important for the WCHA playoffs. On a teleconference to make a ‘major business announcement,’ WCHA leaders announced that for the upcoming 2016-17, all conference playoff games will be played at campus sites. All postseason WCHA games – from the quarterfinals through the championship game…
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Spirit’s Will Petschenig named OHL Humanitarian of the Year
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By @MichaelCaples – It didn’t take long for Will Petschenig to make an impact on the Saginaw community. An off-season acquisition for the Spirit, Petschenig created the program “A Heart Like Mine” to reach out to children and families grieving the loss of a loved one. That, along with other activities, has led to…
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Red Wings hire Griffins’ Jeff Salajko as new goaltending coach
By @MichaelCaples – Exactly one week after they announced the hiring of Doug Houda as a new assistant coach, the Red Wings have selected their new goaltending coach. Detroit general manager and executive vice president Ken Holland announced today that the Wings have hired Jeff Salajko as their new goaltending – a hire that is…
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PHOTOS: Griffins’ season comes to a close with overtime loss in Game 6
The Grand Rapids Griffins were one bounce away from forcing a winner-take-all Game 7 with Lake Erie, but Grosse Pointe native Zach Werenski found the back of the net in overtime to wrap up the series for the Monsters. Ryan Sproul, Tomas Nosek and Xavier Ouellet scored for the Griffins in what turned out to…
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Zach Werenski scores series-clinching overtime goal in Grand Rapids
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By @MichaelCaples – Zach Werenski picked a heck of a time to score his fourth goal of the postseason. The Grosse Pointe native scored the series-clinching goal for his Lake Erie Monsters Monday night in Grand Rapids, breaking a 3-3 tie in overtime against the Griffins. Here’s the goal: .@ZachWerenski with the OT…
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Check out the latest edition of MiHockeyMag
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In the latest issue of MiHockeyMag, we bring you our annual training and fitness guide. We also highlight Lakeview Arena in Marquette as the winner of 2016 Kraft Hockeyville, introduce you to Michigan Tech commit Tommy Parrottino and more. Click here, or click on the cover image below, to view the latest issue of MiHockeyMag on your…
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Ninth annual Warren Strelow Camp brings ‘Goalie Nation’ to Plymouth
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By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – From May 12-15, some of the top young goaltenders from across the United States were in Plymouth for the ninth annual Warren Strelow National Goaltending Camp. The Strelow Camp, taking place at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth for the first time, featured guest speakers like Jeff Blashill and John…
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New goaltending initiative designed to improve U.S. goaltending from top to bottom
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By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – Fifty-one percent of the minutes played in NHL games in 2030. That’s the goal for USA Hockey’s new goaltending initiative – American-born goalies claiming more minutes between the pipes than any other country. “We want 51 percent of the minutes played in the NHL to be played by Americans,”…