Category: Editor’s picks
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Reports: Detroit native, MSU alum David Booth to try out for Red Wings
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By @MichaelCaples – David Booth’s trying to come back to the NHL, and it would be with his hometown team if everything works out. According to multiple reports – including The Athletic’s Craig Custance and the Detroit Free Press’ Helene St. James – the Wings will be welcoming Booth to training camp on a…
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PHOTOS: NTDP Under-17 Team begins practice in Plymouth
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The new USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-17 Team has arrived in Plymouth; check out MiHockey’s photos from the team’s first practice. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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Little Caesars Arena practice rink officially named BELFOR Training Center
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By @MichaelCaples – The second sheet at Little Caesars Arena has an official name. The new practice facility constructed at the new home of the Red Wings – which will be utilized by both the Wings and Little Caesars youth hockey – has been named the BELFOR Training Center. Naming rights for the practice facility…
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PHOTOS: ‘Try Sled Hockey For Free’ event in East Lansing
On Aug. 27 during the building’s Customer Appreciation Day, Suburban Ice East Lansing hosted a ‘Try Sled Hockey For Free’ event to introduce disabled and able-bodied individuals alike to the unique sport. With the Grand Rapids Sled Wings and members of the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association on-site, people were able to try out sleds and…
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MiStory: Back home and back to work (by Danton Cole)
In MiHockey’s MiStory feature, we let hockey people tell their own stories with their own words. On April 11, Danton Cole was introduced as the new head coach of the Michigan State University hockey program. In the latest MiStory, Cole writes about the path to his dream job, the moment he was hired, his plans to…
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Team USA wins gold at Under-17 Five Nations Tournament in the Czech Republic
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By @MichaelCaples – Some talented young hockey players are coming back from their trip to the Czech Republic with gold medals. The U.S. Under-17 Men’s Select Team – comprised of players chosen from USA Hockey’s Boys Select 16 Player Development Camp – beat the host country 5-3 Sunday to win the 2017 Five Nations Tournament.…
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Red Wings announce giveaways, promotional schedule for 2017-18 season
By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings have announced the team’s giveaways and promotional schedule for the inaugural season at Little Caesars Arena. Here are the highlights: Oct. 5 – Opening Night Rally Towels Nov. 11 – Military Appreciation Night, Camo Hat Giveaway Nov. 28 – Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness Night, Hockey Fights Cancer Hat…
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Kevin Reiter named USA Hockey’s NTDP director of player personnel
By @StefanKubus – USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program has a new director of player personnel. Kevin Reiter, a Pittsburgh native, takes over the position after spending the last four seasons as USA Hockey’s national goaltending coach. Reiter’s responsibilities there included overseeing the Warren Strelow Goaltending Mentor Program and and coaching the NTDP netminders so he’s certainly…
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Red Wings release 2017 NHL Prospects Tournament roster
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By @StefanKubus – The Red Wings have announced the crop of talent that will be heading to Traverse City to compete in the annual NHL Prospects Tournament. Former first-round picks Michael Rasmussen (2017), Dennis Cholowski (2016) and Evgeny Svechnikov (2015) highlight the list. Pinckney native and Northern Michigan alum Dominik Shine (free agent signing,…
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Griffins re-sign LSSU alum Colin Campbell to two-year contract
By @StefanKubus – Colin Campbell is staying in Michigan for the foreseeable future. The Grand Rapids Griffins announced Thursday that they’ve re-signed Campbell to a two-year deal. The 26-year-old Ontario native posted career highs in assists (11) and points (20) in 57 games last season for the Griffins. He also added four helpers in 17 postseason…