Category: Editor’s picks
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MiHockey’s 2016 USHL Draft Tracker (Day 1)
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By @MichaelCaples and @StefanKubus – A new crop of skilled Michigan youngsters are hearing their names called by United States Hockey League clubs Monday night during the league’s Phase 1 Draft at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth. Join MiHockey as we provide live updates on the selections of 2000 birth-year players from our state, and…
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Luke Glendening sent home from Finland, will miss World Championship
By @MichaelCaples – Luke Glendening’s first experience with the national program has been cut short. The Detroit Red Wings’ forward has been sent home prior to Team USA’s exhibition contest with Finland at the 2016 IIHF Men’s World Championship in Helsinki, due to a lingering injury. U.S. Men’s Nat’l Team to face FIN tomorrow…
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Windsor Spitfires to host 2017 Memorial Cup
By @MichaelCaples – The drive to the Memorial Cup just got a lot shorter for Michigan’s hockey audience. The Ontario Hockey League announced today that the Windsor Spitfires will host the 2017 MasterCard Memorial Cup from May 1828 at the WFCU Centre. The Spitfires, as tournament host, will have a spot in the tournament,…
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Muskegon Lumberjacks sign Evgeny Svechnikov’s younger brother to USHL tender
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in Editor’s picks, For Fans, For Players, Griffins, Juniors, Pro, Red Wings, Slideshow, The Latest, USHLBy @MichaelCaples – The Lumberjacks are traveling far, far away for their most-recent tender, but they’re claiming a player with a last name that’s close to home. Muskegon has signed Andrei Svechnikov to a USHL tender, which means they are foregoing their first pick in Monday’s draft to lock up a talented Russian prospect…
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Why the Red Wings won’t be playing in the Hockeyville USA preseason game
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By @MichaelCaples – This October, two NHL teams will come to Lakeview Arena to play a preseason game in celebration of Marquette’s victory in Kraft Hockeyville USA 2016. Neither of those two teams are the Detroit Red Wings, however. When the puck drops on Oct. 4, it will be the Carolina Hurricanes and the…
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Marquette’s Lakeview Arena wins Kraft Hockeyville USA 2016
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By @MichaelCaples – The hockey community has spoken, and Lakeview Arena is the winner of a major competition. The historic ice arena in Marquette, Mich., is the 2016 winner of Kraft Hockeyville USA after a national voting contest throughout the month of April. With the victory over the course of three rounds of fan voting,…
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NAHL league awards announced: Clarke named defenseman of the year, Goodsir top rookie
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By @MichaelCaples – The North American Hockey League announced its players of the year awards today, and a few Michigan natives were recognized. Tecumseh native Cameron Clarke was named NAHL defenseman of the year, while Okemos native Adam Goodsir was honored as top rookie. Clarke, a Ferris State commit, led all NAHL defensemen in…
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Red Wings’ new home officially named Little Caesars Arena
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By @MichaelCaples – DETROIT – On a rainy Thursday morning in Detroit, an announcement Red Wings fans have anxiously been waiting for finally took place. Starting in the 2017-18 season, the Detroit Red Wings will play their games at Little Caesars Arena. Little Caesars Arena. #RedWings pic.twitter.com/hHAiMCGL5a — MiHockey (@MiHockeyNow) April 28, 2016 Ilitch…
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USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth to host 2016 USHL Draft
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By @MichaelCaples – The United States Hockey League has announced that its annual draft will be taking place close to home for Michigan players selected by the Tier I junior league. the 2016 Phase I Draft – for 2000 birth-year players – will take place at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth on May 2.…