Category: Editor’s picks
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Photo gallery: Michigan Public High School Hockey Showcase kicks off in Chelsea
Can’t see the photo gallery? Click here to view it through our Flickr account. By Michael Caples – CHELSEA – It’s not often that you find more than 60 teams in one ice arena. The third annual Michigan Public High School Hockey Showcase, the largest public HS showcase in the state of Michigan, kicked off…
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High School Hockey Rankings (MHSHCA Poll) – Feb. 5
The Michigan High School Hockey Coaches Association has released their latest high school hockey poll for Feb. 5. Here are the Top 10 teams for Div. 1-3. Division 1 1. Birmingham Brother Rice 2. Brighton 3. Novi/Detroit Catholic Central 4. Muskegon Mona Shores 5. Orchard Lake St. Marys 6. Plymouth 7. Utica Eisenhower 8. Macomb…
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Photo gallery: Wolverines vs. Spartans at Joe Louis Arena
Check out MiHockey’s photo gallery from Joe Louis Arena Saturday afternoon, where the Michigan Wolverines beat their in-state rivals, the Michigan State Spartans, by a score of 5-2. Can’t see the photos? View the gallery on Flickr. Photos by MiHockey’s Tom Turrill.
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Wolverines sweep Spartans after Saturday afternoon win at The Joe
By Stefan Kubus – DETROIT – For the first time this season, the Michigan Wolverines sang “The Victors” after their 5-2 victory at Joe Louis Arena Saturday afternoon – something the team only does after sweeping a weekend series. Friday night, Michigan pulled out a 3-2 win at Yost Ice Arena. Saturday afternoon, the Wolverines…
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Zetterberg’s hat trick lifts Red Wings to 5-3 win over St. Louis
By Matt Mackinder – DETROIT – No 6-0 game tonight. After being embarrassed in the NHL season opener two weeks ago in St. Louis, the Detroit Red Wings earned a bit of redemption with a 5-3 win over the Blues Friday night at Joe Louis Arena. Captain Henrik Zetterberg recorded a hat trick (plus two…
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Wolverines win latest edition of in-state rivalry, beat MSU 3-2 Friday night
By Greg Garno – ANN ARBOR — When Michigan and Michigan State faced off in Friday’s CCHA contest at Yost Ice Arena, both teams were farther down the league standings than usual. Doesn’t mean that it didn’t feel like a rivalry, though. The Wolverines took the first game of their weekend series on Friday, winning…
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten (Week of Jan. 28)
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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How a 10-year-old ended up singing a national anthem duet with Karen Newman
MiHockey received an email today from Emily Gauthier, a hockey parent with a story to tell about her daughter taking the ice not for a game, but for a national anthem instead. Here is Emily’s story: Jessica has been a “hockey sister” since the day she was born, but this time the “hockey sister” stole…
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Ferris State’s CJ Motte named CCHA Goaltender of the Month
The Central Collegiate Hockey Association announced today that Ferris State goaltender CJ Motte has been named the league’s Gongshow Goaltender of the Month for January. Motte, a St. Clair native, appeared in six games for the Bulldogs during the month, and recorded a 5-1-0 record with one shutout. The sophomore netminder posted a 1.34 goals-against…
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Lumberjacks acquire Plainwell native Zach Saar
The Muskegon Lumberjacks announced today that the USHL club has acquired forward Zach Saar, a Plainwell, Mich. native, from the Des Moines Buccaneers. Des Moines received the Lumberjacks’ second-round pick in this year’s USHL Futures Draft in exchange for Saar, while the Lumberjacks received the Buccaneers’ fifth-round pick in the same draft. Saar, a Penn…