Category: Editor’s picks
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Photos: Grand Rapids Griffins vs. Abbotsford Heat – Game 3
The Grand Rapids Griffins welcomed the Abbotsford Heat to Van Andel Arena on Wednesday, April 30, for Game 3 of their first-round AHL playoff series. Check out MiHockey’s recap from the game right here. (Photos by Amanda O’Toole/MiHockey)
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Lumberjacks’ Joseph Cecconi commits to Wolverines
By Michael Caples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks announced today that Joseph Cecconi has committed to play for the University of Michigan following his junior career. Cecconi, a Youngstown, N.Y. native, played in 28 games with the Lumberjacks this year after being acquired in a December trade with the Green Bay Gamblers. “I decided to commit…
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Mike Babcock: “A big summer for our guys is absolutely critical”
By Stefan Kubus (@SKubus) – Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock said prior to the Stanley Cup Playoffs that his team was going to be a tough out for Boston. But after the fact, he said it turned out to be quite the opposite. And for an injury-plagued Red Wings group in 2013-14, Babcock…
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Pavel Datsyuk: “We need to be better”
By Stefan Kubus (@SKubus) – Detroit’s Pavel Datsyuk essentially played on one good leg down the stretch and in the first round against Boston after suffering an injury during the Winter Olympics in Sochi. And he’ll be the first to tell you that the first thing he and the team need to recover and…
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Abdelkader, DeKeyser join Team USA for World Championship
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By Michael Caples (@michaelcaples) – USA Hockey announced today that Detroit Red Wings teammates Justin Abdelkader and Danny DeKeyser will be joining them for the World Championship in May. Abdelkader (Muskegon) and DeKeyser (Clay Township) will join Michigan natives Andy Miele (Grosse Pointe Woods), Connor Hellebuyck (Commerce), Jeff Petry (Ann Arbor) and Jacob Trouba (Rochester)…
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Photos: Red Wings’ locker room clean-out day
The Detroit Red Wings held their last media availability session for the 2013-14 season today, after they took their team photo and began cleaning out their locker stalls in preparation for summer. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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Daniel Alfredsson talks about potential return to Red Wings
By Stefan Kubus (@SKubus) – DETROIT – When it comes to matters within the Alfredsson household, the lady of the house holds court. While the man of the house wisely had no shame admitting that, he said when it comes to continuing his NHL career, he has a tough choice of his own to…
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Jimmy Howard talks about his Games 4 and 5 absence due to the flu
By Michael Caples – DETROIT – There was plenty of speculation swirling around Jimmy Howard’s absence during Games 4 and 5 of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series with Boston. The Red Wings’ netminder confirmed what was reported to the media after Game 4 – he had a terrible case of the flu. “I knew…
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Derek Daschke signs USHL tender with Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
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By Michael Caples – Another Michigan native has signed a USHL tender for the upcoming season. Oakland Jr. Grizzlies defenseman Derek Daschke has signed a tender with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the Junior A league. Daschke, a Troy native, recorded eight goals and 22 assists in 35 games with coach Mike Peruzzi and the Grizzlies’…
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Mike Vellucci leaving Plymouth Whalers for management position with Carolina Hurricanes
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By Michael Caples – Carolina Hurricanes owner Peter Karmanos announced today that Plymouth Whalers coach/GM/president Mike Vellucci will be joining his NHL club as an assistant GM and director of hockey operations. Both TSN’s Bob McKenzie and Hockey Night in Canada’s Elliotte Friedman originally reported that Vellucci would be leaving for the Hurricanes over…