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Boys High School Hockey Rankings (Dec. 6, 2016)
The Michigan High School Hockey Coaches Association released their first weekly boys high school hockey rankings today. Here are the top ten teams from Div. I-III, as of Dec. 6, as well as the MHSHCA’s new ‘Super 10’ rankings, which rank the top ten teams regardless of divisions. Super 10 Rankings Hartland Brighton Livonia…
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USA Hockey announces World Junior training camp roster
By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey has announced its training camp roster for the upcoming World Junior tournament, and three Michigan names have been invited. Michigan natives Tyler Parsons (Chesterfield, London Knights) and Alex DeBrincat (Farmington Hills, Erie Otters) have received invites to the camp, as well as University of Michigan defenseman Joe Cecconi. Parsons,…
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VIDEO: Who is this kid? Crazy youth hockey goal scored in Michigan rink
Somebody help us, please! We know this is a Michigan rink (still having trouble putting our finger on which one, thinking it’s Trenton) but we can’t place the team or player. The goal, of course, is worth sharing nonetheless. WOW. UPDATE: The goal was scored by Gibraltar Carlson’s Jake Rhoades. Check out the clip below…
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PHOTOS/VIDEO: Spartans top NTDP Under-18 Team in East Lansing
The Michigan State Spartans welcomed USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-18 Team to Munn Ice Arena Sunday afternoon for an exhibition contest. The home team prevailed over the NTDP squad by a final score of 5-1. UPDATE: Check out our video interviews from the game, featuring the two NTDP skaters who are Michigan State…
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Sean Day shines in Spitfires-Spirit Sunday afternoon ‘Farewell to The Joe’ game
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – It couldn’t have been a better outcome for Rochester native Sean Day. In one of the arenas he grew up playing in, not far from home, he took center stage and single-handedly delivered a 3-2 victory for his Windsor Spitfires over the Saginaw Spirit Sunday evening. Day scored two…
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Red Wings recall Nosek, Lashoff while placing Athanasiou on long-term IR
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By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings announced some roster moves this morning, and it may be bad news for Andreas Athanasiou. The speedy forward was moved to long-term injured reserve, while Justin Abdelkader was placed on seven-day injured reserve. Detroit recalled forward Tomas Nosek and defenseman Brian Lashoff, as well. Athanasiou sprained his…
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Abdelkader teaming up with MESP for Red Wings for Reading program
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By @StefanKubus – Muskegon native Justin Abdelkader is once again teaming up with the Michigan Education Savings Program to present the Red Wings for Reading program. The program encourages Michigan elementary school students to read for fun outside the classroom. The Red Wings’ alternate captain said the program especially hits home for him, given…
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VIDEO: What’s your favorite thing about high school hockey?
When some of this year’s high school hockey captains came through the MiHockey offices for our season preview, we sat them down for a series of questions. Here are all of their answers to our first question of, ‘What’s your favorite thing about high school hockey?’ We hope you enjoy the theme of the video,…
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Reports: Justin Abdelkader expected to miss two to four weeks with MCL strain
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By @MichaelCaples – The injury list keeps growing for the Red Wings. Justin Abdelkader was injured in the first period of Detroit’s 2-1 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers last night, and now, he is expected to miss two to four weeks with an MCL strain (per tweets from MLive’s Ansar Khan and Freep’s…
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Wings lose Abdelkader, fall in overtime to Florida (with photos)
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – Atlantic Division foes Detroit and Florida entered Thursday night with the exact same 11-10-2 records. At the end of the night, it was the Panthers who took their 12th win of the season, as they topped the Red Wings in overtime, 2-1. Aleksander Barkov potted the game-winning goal in overtime, while…