Category: Editor’s picks
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MiHockey Previews: Western Michigan looks to repeat
By Michael Caples – The Broncos captured the Mason Cup in their first year under new bench boss Andy Murray. With their star players returning, what can the Broncos accomplish in Year 2? Rewind Seems like just yesterday that the Broncos were celebrating at Joe Louis Arena. After finishing tied with Michigan for the second…
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MiHockey Previews: Michigan Wolverines just keep reloading
By Michael Caples – The Wolverines are annual contenders for both the Mason Cup and an NCAA national title. Will the final CCHA season be any different for Michigan? Doubtful. Rewind Motivation shouldn’t be an issue for the Wolverines this season – to say that last season ended too soon is putting it kindly. Michigan, holding the…
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NHL Central Scouting releases ‘players to watch’ list, see the Michigan connections
NHL Central Scouting released their preliminary list of players to watch for the 2013 NHL Draft today. Here’s a compilation of the players with a connection to the state of Michigan that made the list; their current team is listed, with other notable information related to Michigan in parentheses at the end. Players were given a…
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In Michigan, there is no such thing as a hockey lockout
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By Darren Eliot – So, the NHL is going to lock out the players yet again. No wonder I feel as if I’ve written this article before. Because I have. In the fall of 2004, I was high atop Air Canada Center in Toronto with my play-by-play partner Sam Rosen calling the final of the…
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Blashill’s winning recipe calls for commitment
By Kyle Kujawa – One month away from the drop of the puck on the AHL’s 77th season, Grand Rapids Griffins head coach Jeff Blashill knows that his opening night lineup is not exactly set in stone. While he is aware of the many different scenarios that could play out, he’s preparing to work with…
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The Monster breaks in new pads, talks Hockeytown
By Michael Caples – TROY – While many of his new teammates were skating just a few feet away, new Red Wings goaltender Jonas Gustavsson was modeling his new pads for Warrior Hockey. The netminder, brought in to serve as the new back-up to Jimmy Howard, was assisting the Warren-based hockey company with a photo…
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A new labor war: Are CHL players forming their own union?
By Dave Waddell – Labor turbulence in hockey looks like it may spread beyond the current stare down between the NHL and its players union. A proposed union representing over 1,300 major junior hockey players in the Canadian Hockey League – which includes the Plymouth Whalers and Saginaw Spirit – will move this week to…
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Ken Holland tries to navigate an off-season of unease in Hockeytown
By Dave Waddell – It’s hard to know if Detroit Red Wings’ general manager Ken Holland is familiar with Rudyard Kipling’s classic poem “If”, which starts with the virtues of keeping one’s head while all around are losing theirs. With Wings’ fans clearly feeling unease about their team having seen Nick Lidstrom, Brad Stuart and…
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Red Wings ink Jurco to three-year deal
By Ben Fleck – The Detroit Red Wings announced today that 19-year-old Tomas Jurco has been signed to a three-year entry-level contract. A native of Kosice, Slovakia, the 6’2”, 193-pound forward was drafted by the Red Wings in the second round – 35th overall – of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, but has spent the…