Category: For Fans
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Saginaw Spirit name Spencer Carbery new head coach
By @MichaelCaples – Starting today, the Saginaw Spirit have a new head coach. The OHL club announced today that Spencer Carbery has been named the new head coach of the Spirit, as the Saginaw franchise prepares for its 15th season. Carbery, 34, spent the last five seasons as head coach and director of hockey…
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Red Wings’ 2016-17 “Farewell Season at The Joe” schedule announced
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By @MichaelCaples – Yesterday, Red Wings fans learned that their team would start the season on Thursday, Oct. 13, in Tampa Bay and at home against Ottawa on Monday, Oct. 17. Now, they can dive into the rest of the Wings’ schedule. The NHL released full schedules for all of its member clubs today,…
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USA Hockey announces World Junior evaluation camp roster
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By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey has announced the players receiving invites to this year’s World Junior camp, with six Michigan natives being selected. The 2016 National Junior Evaluation Camp will be held at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, with Team USA competing against Sweden, Finland and Canada. For more information on the event, click…
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Flint Firebirds announce 2016-17 home opener, preseason dates
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By @MichaelCaples – The Flint Firebirds have released the dates for the club’s 2016-17 home opener, as well as some details about preseason games. On Sept. 21, the Firebirds will welcome in-state rival Saginaw to the Dort Federal Event Center in Flint for a 7 p.m. puck drop that will kick off the 2016-17…
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Andie Anastos selected seventh overall in 2016 NWHL Draft
By @StefanKubus – The National Women’s Hockey League held its second annual draft over the weekend. Farmington Hills native Andie Anastos was taken seventh overall by the Connecticut Whale. She was a captain at Boston College this past season as a junior forward. It was announced in April she would become just the sixth player in…
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Red Wings’s ‘Farewell Season at The Joe’ home opener set for Oct. 17 vs. Senators
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By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings will begin their home portion of their ‘Farewell Season at The Joe’ 2016-17 season with a game against the Ottawa Senators on Monday, Oct. 17. The NHL member clubs announced their home opener dates today, with a full NHL schedule slated to release tomorrow. Detroit will open…
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USHL unveils new logo
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By @MichaelCaples – The United States Hockey League will be in the spotlight this week with the NHL Draft taking place Friday and Saturday. The Tier I junior league will have a shiny new logo to display for its time in the limelight. Today, the USHL released a new logo – and a redesigned…
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Father’s Day 2016: Checking in with proud hockey dad Kevin Larkin
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By @MichaelCaples – I told Kevin Larkin that this year, his famous son should be improving upon his Father’s Day gift-giving game. After all, he does have a hockey celebrity for a son now. “Maybe I’ll get something a littler nicer than the traditional socks and T-shirts,” Larkin said with a laugh. When I…
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Red Wings’ Ken Holland addresses the departure of Pavel Datsyuk
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By @StefanKubus and @MichaelCaples – DETROIT – Two hours after Pavel Datsyuk formally announced that he would be leaving the Red Wings in West Bloomfield, Ken Holland addressed the media at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. The Red Wings’ general manager said he is “not overly optimistic” about moving Datsyuk’s $7.5 million contract, which…
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Pavel Datsyuk announces that he is leaving the Red Wings
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By @MichaelCaples – WEST BLOOMFIELD – It is official, straight from the man himself. Pavel Datsyuk is leaving the Red Wings. The Russian superstar spoke with the media Saturday inside the St. Mary’s Athletic Complex where he was hosting a youth hockey clinic in West Bloomfield, and put all rumors to rest. “Thank you very…