Category: For Fans
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Saginaw Spirit unveil 15th anniversary logo
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By @MichaelCaples – As the Saginaw Spirit prepare to celebrate the OHL franchise’s 15th anniversary season, they have debuted a new logo. Announced at noon today, the Spirit have a new logo that commemorates the franchise’s 15 years of operation in Saginaw. The new look incorporates the 2002-2017 span of the program, along with the…
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Larkin Hockey School begins at Lakeland Arena
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Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey By @MichaelCaples – WATERFORD – They arrived at Lakeland Arena bright and early Tuesday morning, ready for the first day at a new hockey school. The difference for these lucky youth hockey players, however, was that their instructors would be a little bit closer in age than usual. The inaugural Larkin…
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NTDP’s Cockerill, Miller visit kids’ summer camp at Lifetime Fitness in Novi
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On Thursday morning, the kids at the Lifetime Fitness summer camp in Novi were the lucky recipients of a visit from two of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program players – Michigan natives Logan Cockerill (Brighton, Boston University commit) and Tommy Miller (West Bloomfield, Michigan State commit). The two Michigan boys talked to the campers…
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Red Wings sign 2016 draftee Filip Hronek to entry-level contract
By @MichaelCaples – The Red Wings announced today that they have signed one of their 2016 draftees. Filip Hronek, drafted in the second round (53rd overall), has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Detroit. The 18-year-old blueliner, a native of Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, was the draft pick the Red Wings acquired in the…
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Red Wings sign Luke Glendening to a four-year contract extension
By @MichaelCaples – The Red Wings locked up one of their native sons Thursday morning. The Original Six franchise announced that they have signed Grand Rapids native Luke Glendening to a four-year contract extension. Glendening, 27, just concluded his third season with his hometown NHL club, scoring eight goals and adding 13 assists in…
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Red Wings, Teemu Pulkkinen agree on new one-year contract
By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings have locked up one of their top scoring prospects. Announced today, the Original Six franchise and Teemu Pulkkinen have agreed on a new one-year contract, keeping the restricted free agent within the Wings’ organization. Pulkkinen, 24, played in 36 games with the Red Wings this past season,…
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Muskegon Lumberjacks announce hiring of new head coach John LaFontaine
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By @MichaelCaples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks have announced that they will have a new head coach behind the bench next season. The United States Hockey League franchise has tabbed Michigan native John LaFontaine to be the team’s new head coach. A Pontiac native, LaFontaine told MiHockey in an exclusive interview that he excited to…
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Waterford native Alex Globke talks cooking, Red Wings development camp
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By @StefanKubus – TRAVERSE CITY – Alex Globke is something of a chef. He enjoys cooking, watches the Food Network a lot with his brothers and even used to grill for teammates during his time at Lake Superior State. So naturally, he felt right at home when the Red Wings’ prospects participated in cooking and…
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Arbitration hearings scheduled for Mrazek, DeKeyser
By @MichaelCaples – The NHL Player’s Association has announced the schedule for player arbitration hearings, and Red Wings fans have two dates to circle on the calendar. Goaltender Petr Mrazek will have his salary arbitration hearing with Detroit on July 27. That was a team-elected arbitration filing. Defenseman Danny DeKeyser (Clay Township) and the…
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Kalamazoo Wings, Toledo Walleye move conferences in ECHL
By @MichaelCaples – The ECHL announced today a new divisional alignment for the upcoming 2016-17 season, and the two team most associated with Michigan are on the move. The Kalamazoo Wings and the Toledo Walleye (the Red Wings’ ECHL affiliate) are now in the Central Division of the Western Conference, per the league’s release. The…