Category: Editor’s picks
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Griffins take Game 2 after wild night in Syracuse
By Michael Caples – Despite a series of strange events and the Syracuse Crunch managing to keep the game close every time the visitors tried to pull away, the Grand Rapids Griffins will still return home with a 2-0 series lead. The Griffins picked up a 6-4 win over the Crunch Sunday evening in Syracuse,…
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Griffins take early series lead in AHL Finals with Syracuse
By Alyssa Girardi – The Grand Rapids Griffins carried the emotions of a Game 7 win on Wednesday to Syracuse on Saturday night, where they defeated the Crunch 3-1 in Game 1 of the Calder Cup Finals. The Griffins handed Syracuse its only second loss of this season’s playoffs, in which Petr Mrazek dominated in…
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten (Week of June 3)
Welcome to another season of MiHockey’s Michi-gamer, now powered by Bauer Hockey. We take great pride in our homegrown talent. Whether they grew up in the Mitten or we welcomed them here for college or juniors, they are our own. They represent the best place in the world for hockey. Every night, we’ll keep an…
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Krygier named new coach of the Muskegon Lumberjacks
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By Michael Caples – Former Novi High School coach Todd Krygier is heading to the west side of the state. The Muskegon Lumberjacks announced today that Krygier will be taking over as head coach of the USHL club. Krygier, 47, played 12 years in the National Hockey League. He was the first and is still…
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USA Hockey announces the 40 players invited to World Junior evaluation camp
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USA Hockey announced the 40 forwards and defensemen who will be invited to their National Junior Team Evaluation Camp today. The camp, designed to give the program a closer look at which players they will select for the World Juniors, which are held from Dec. 26, 2013-Jan. 5, 2014, in Malmo, Sweden. University of Minnesota coach…
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Griffins win Game 7 with OKC, secure first trip to AHL Finals in franchise history
By Pat Evans – GRAND RAPIDS – The Grand Rapids Griffins now have an opportunity to give the city’s signature Alexander Calder sculpture a nice friend: the Calder Cup trophy. Following an up-and-down series full of emotion against Oklahoma City, the Griffins are now moving on to the franchise’s first AHL Finals appearance. Playing on…
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Muskegon Lumberjacks sold, pending league approval
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By Michael Caples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks appear to be changing hands this off-season. The USHL club just released this statement: The Muskegon Lumberjacks have announced that the organization is in the midst of a transaction that will transfer ownership from Josh Mervis to a new ownership team pending the approval of the United States…
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Lacrosse company STX to enter hockey market
By Michael Caples – STX, a leader in lacrosse equipment, has decided to enter the hockey arms race. The Baltimore-based company, which has been a leader in lacrosse since they introduced the first synthetic lacrosse head in 1970, will formally announce tomorrow that they will begin production and distribution of hockey equipment for the fall…
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Our top 10 moments from the Red Wings’ 2013 season
By Michael Caples – It was another wild season of Red Wings hockey in 2013. Even with a lockout taking away 34 regular-season contests, the Wings managed to produce another memorable season for the Hockeytown faithful. Here are our ten favorite Red Wings moments from the past five months. Think we missed one? Leave us…
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Vellucci named OHL Executive of the Year
By Michael Caples – The awards keep pouring in for the Plymouth Whalers’ bench boss. Whalers president/GM/coach Mike Vellucci was named the Ontario Hockey League’s Executive of the Year today, a month after being named the Ontario Hockey League’s Coach of the Year. Vellucci is the first person in league history to take both…