Category: Editor’s picks
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Caples: Sometimes change is good, right?
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By @MichaelCaples – In our latest edition of MiHockeyMag, we list off some of the events and news items to be excited for in 2015 (that hits rinks this weekend, by the way). You know, some of the usual suspects, like youth and high school state championships, the NHL/OHL/USHL drafts and the Wings’ run…
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Datsyuk scores in OT to wrap up road trip on a high note
The Red Wings found a way to win another game on the road last night. With eight of their last nine games on the road, Detroit still managed to win six, including last night’s 3-2 win in overtime against the Blues. Here are the highlights of the game, capped off by Pavel Datsyuk’s last-second strike…
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Naurato: Attention parents – coach your kids in life, not hockey
By Brandon Naurato – I have had the luxury of wearing a number of different “hats” throughout the course of my hockey journey. I am and have been a son, a brother, a student-athlete, a mentor, and a coach. Soon I will be a father myself. Just like any other soon-to-be-father, I have already planned out…
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Anthony Mantha, Dylan Larkin make TSN’s Top 30 NHL-affiliated prospects list
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By @MichaelCaples – TSN just published their latest ‘Top 30 NHL-Affiliated Prospects’ list, and two Red Wings draftees cracked the top 15. Anthony Mantha checks in at No. 11 on the list, compiled by TSN’s director of scouting Craig Button. Meanwhile, future teammate Dylan Larkin is at No. 15. Mantha, the Wings’ first-round pick…
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Danny DeKeyser, Luke Glendening to make six appearances at local Meijer locations
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Want to meet two of the Michigan natives playing for the Detroit Red Wings? You’ve got your chance. Western Michigan alum Danny DeKeyser (Clay Township) and University of Michigan alum Luke Glendening (Grand Rapids) will be making guest appearances at local Meijer locations over the next few months. The Detroit Red Wings Fan Experience…
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VIDEO: Warrior “Rivalry Night” – Ann Arbor Pioneer vs. Skyline
In MiHockey’s seventh “Rivalry Night” high school hockey video feature – powered by Warrior Hockey – we take you inside a Saturday showdown between rivals Ann Arbor Pioneer and Ann Arbor Skyline.
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Plymouth Whalers announce sale, move to Flint
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By Michael Caples and Matt Mackinder – PLYMOUTH – The Plymouth Whalers officially announced on Jan. 14 that they are moving to Flint. The Ontario Hockey League franchise, which has called Compuware Arena in Plymouth home since it opened in 1996, is in the midst of celebrating its 25th season under the ownership of Michigan…
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Michigan prospects compete at USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
By Nick Barnowski – The state of Michigan was well represented at the USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game Tuesday night. With many Michigan natives and connections featured, Team East defeated Team West, 7-4, in a high-scoring game at the Mystique Ice Center in Dubuque, Iowa. A five-goal first period for the East gave them a lead…
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Sam Miletic talks about his experience at the USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
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By Nick Barnowski – Less than a year removed from playing high school hockey, Sam Miletic was one of six Michigan natives selected to compete in last night’s USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in Dubuque, Iowa. Miletic, a West Bloomfield native and Cranbrook Kingswood alum, had the chance to skate in front of scouts from…
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Alpena junior player’s exit accident going viral
By @MichaelCaples – We were going to let this one play out, but now that’s it’s making the likes of Puck Daddy and The Hockey News, we figured it was time to share. There’s a Vine going around right now that shows Alpena Flyers defenseman Mitchell Skiba of the MWJHL clotheslining himself as he exits…