Category: Editor’s picks
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Spartans sweep American International with Sunday afternoon win
By Alyssa Girardi – EAST LANSING — Despite a rocky 0-3 start to the season, the Spartans have turned things around. Michigan State is currently riding a three-game winning streak after defeating American International, 4-0, Sunday afternoon. “We saw some good things tonight from our five-on-five play, we created some very good scoring chances,” head…
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Photos: Spartans vs. American International (Sunday)
Michigan State completed a sweep of American International with a 4-0 win Sunday afternoon at Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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Wolverines cling to one-goal lead, sweep Huskies at Yost
By Alejandro Zúñiga – ANN ARBOR — Michigan Tech coach Mel Pearson insists his team is better than its record indicates. Michigan coach Red Berenson agrees. But when the final horn sounded at Yost Ice Arena on Saturday night, the fourth-ranked Wolverines (6-1-1 overall) had completed their first home regular-season sweep since Feb. 17-18,…
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Red Wings rout Oilers Saturday night in Helm’s return
By Staci Burlingame – Despite some significant roster changes, the Red Wings had no problem filling up the scoresheet on Saturday night. The Red Wings beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-0 in a late west coast contest to extend their win streak to three games. Peter Mrazek got the start in net for Jimmy Howard after…
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Copp’s overtime goal pushes Michigan over Michigan Tech
By Jeremy Summitt – ANN ARBOR – Andrew Copp’s overtime goal against Michigan Tech on Friday might take some time to set in. With Michigan’s back against the wall after surrendering a two-goal advantage late in the second period, Copp said he wasn’t sure what happened in regard to his goal. With 1:34 remaining in…
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Check out the latest digital edition of MiHockeyMag
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In the latest edition of MiHockeyMag, we present our annual ‘Holiday Gift Guide’ to help you shop for your favorite hockey players, parents, coaches and fans. We also catch up with Erik Condra, introduce you to Howie from Howie’s Hockey Tape, and much, much more. Click here, or click on the image below, to see…
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Jeff Lerg: A goalie quickness drill to try at your next practice
Here is a drill that I grew up doing with my goalie coach, just for the sole purpose of working on quickness and full-out explosiveness. Three stationary shooters should try to time each shot, so it is a difficult but savable shot. I try to make it fast to work on going from extension mode…
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Movember at Michigan
By Michael Caples – The University of Michigan men’s ice hockey team officially announced today that they will be starting a new initiative called Michigan Moustaches for Men’s Health this November. Michigan players and staff – including head coach Red Berenson – will grow moustaches during the month to raise awareness for men’s health issues…
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Mrazek leads Griffins to win over Checkers
By Pat Evans – On the shoulders of an outstanding outing by goaltender Petr Mrazek, the Grand Rapids Griffins exacted some revenge on the Charlotte Checkers with a 5-2 win Wednesday night at Van Andel Arena. Charlotte won 5-0 at Van Andel last Friday night, before the Griffins went on a two-game road winning…
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Red Wings defeat Canucks to snap winless skid
By Staci Burlingame – With a 0-2-2 record in their last four games, the Red Wings knew they had some work to do coming into Wednesday night’s game at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. Thanks to goals from Daniel Alfredsson and Tomas Tatar, the Wings recorded a much-needed 2-1 victory over the Canucks. Detroit got points…