Category: Editor’s picks
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Stars top Red Wings, 4-1, in Sunday Joe Louis Arena matinee
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – The Western Conference’s best team came into Joe Louis Arena Sunday afternoon and acted like it, as they defeated the Red Wings, 4-1. Patrick Sharp, Valeri Nichushkin, Tyler Seguin and Cody Eakin scored for Dallas, while Kari Lehtonen stopped 21 of 22. Gustav Nyquist scored Detroit’s only goal, and…
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PHOTOS: Spartans shut out New Hampshire Friday night at Munn
Thanks to goals from Mason Appleton, Villiam Haag, JT Stenglein, Joe Cox and Cody Milan, the Michigan State Spartans started their weekend set against New Hampshire with a 5-0 victory Friday night. Jake Hildebrand recorded his second straight shutout, stopping all 25 shots he faced in the contest. (Photos by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey)
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Report: NHL All-Star Game to be a three-on-three tournament?
By @MichaelCaples – TSN is reporting that there might be a big change coming to the NHL All-Star Game structure. According to hockey insider Darren Dreger, the league may replace their traditional all-star game with a mini tournament featuring three-on-three games. Three-on-three hockey is one of the hot topics in hockey at the moment already,…
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Michigan-centric Hall of Fame celebration weekend begins today
By @MichaelCaples – The Hockey Hall of Fame’s annual celebratory weekend begins today for a group of inductees with significant Michigan ties. Former Red Wings Nicklas Lidstrom and Sergei Fedorov and Michigan natives Peter Karmanos, Jr., and Angela Ruggiero are part of a seven-member Class of 2015 who will be celebrated in the Toronto area…
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Damon Whitten’s rebuilding process for a sleeping giant at Lake Superior State
By @MichaelCaples – Damon Whitten admitted that it was a little strange to be on the other bench at Munn Ice Arena. After all, the Brighton native played four seasons for Michigan State and spent two years as the team’s director of hockey operations. Now, however, Whitten was a visitor in East Lansing, leading…
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Randy Hernandez’s hockey journey brings him to Plymouth
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Every fall, USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program brings a new group of elite hockey players from across the country to Metro Detroit. Randy Hernandez, a Miami native, is one of many who come from non-traditional hockey markets to skate with the NTDP in Michigan. By Matt Mackinder – Randy Hernandez certainly puts the…
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VIDEO: Talking hockey with Chris Conner
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Chris Conner, a Westland native, Michigan Tech alum and member of the Philadelphia Flyers organization, talks about his youth hockey days and his advice for young hockey players. Check out our video interview with Conner:
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Flint Firebirds’ Vili Saarijarvi named OHL defenseman of the month
By @MichaelCaples – The Ontario Hockey League announced their’ defenseman of the month’ today, and he’s a player with multiple Michigan connections. Vili Saarijarvi, a defenseman for the Flint Firebirds, received the monthly honor from the OHL today. The Red Wings’ third-round pick in last summer’s NHL Draft leads all OHL defensemen with 16…
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Northern Michigan’s Atte Tolvanen named WCHA rookie of the month
By @MichaelCaples – The WCHA has introduced new monthly awards, and their first ‘rookie of the month’ selection is going to a Wildcat. Atte Tolvanen, a freshman netminder from Vihti, Finland, has been standing on his head in Marquette for NMU, and the WCHA conference is recognizing his play by naming him the first-ever ‘WCHA…
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Olympia announces new details for new arena, including a second sheet of ice
By @MichaelCaples – Olympia Entertainment is celebrating last night’s Red Wings win by releasing some new details about the Winged Wheel’s future home. The 20,000-seat facility currently under construction in the new ‘District Detroit’ will officially have a second sheet of ice for Red Wings practices and for amateur hockey. Other amenities of note…