Category: For Fans
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Mrazek gets by with a little help from his friends
By @MichaelCaples – DETROIT – Jeff Blashill mixed things up for the Red Wings’ first playoff home game, and no change was more noticeable than who started in goal. Blashill opted for the Petr Mrazek between the pipes instead of Jimmy Howard, and the decision paid off for the Red Wings. The 24-year-old netminder…
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Red Wings shut out Lightning in Game 3
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – Jeff Blashill found himself a working lineup Sunday evening for Game 3. After his team fell behind 2-0 in their series with Tampa Bay, the Red Wings head coach shuffled his lines and it paid dividends in Game 3, as Detroit topped the Bolts, 2-0. Petr Mrazek started for…
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PHOTOS: Red Wings beat Lightning 2-0 in Game 3
The Detroit Red Wings cut the Tampa Bay Lightning’s series lead in half with a 2-0 victory in Game 3 at Joe Louis Arena Sunday night. Goals from Andreas Athanasiou and Henrik Zetterberg, alongside a 16-save shutout by Petr Mrazek, powered the Wings to a victory in their first home of the 2016 postseason. (Photos…
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Scenes from the Red Wings’ first home playoff game
The Detroit Red Wings hosted their first playoff game of the 2016 postseason Sunday night at Joe Louis Arena. Check out some of MiHockey’s photos from the pregame festivities, as the Wings celebrated their 25th consecutive playoff appearance. Also included is a look at the pregame show from inside The Joe. (Photos by MiHockey’s Michael…
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Red Wings fall to Lightning in Game 2
By @MichaelCaples – The good news is that the Red Wings return home for their next game. The bad news is that they trail the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 in their best-of-seven series. On two third-period goals from Tyler Johnson, the Lightning recorded a 5-2 victory Friday night in Tampa Bay, assuming a commanding…
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Flint Firebirds owner Rolf Nilsen releases statement about OHL sanctions
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By @MichaelCaples – Flint Firebirds owner Rolf Nilsen has released a statement about the sanctions placed upon him and his OHL franchise by the major junior league. On April 6, the OHL suspended Nilsen for five seasons and assumed day-to-day operation of the Firebirds’ franchise. In his statement, Nilsen says he has accepted the…
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Michigan State announces 10-man recruiting class for 2016-17 season
By @MichaelCaples – With five more players officially added to their list of commitments for next season, Michigan State is planning on bringing in 10 new players for the Spartans’ upcoming 2016-17 campaign. MSU formally announced the addition of five new players today – Patrick Khodorenko (Walnut Creek, Calif./NTDP Under-18 Team), Logan Lambdin (Carleton,…
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Josh Robinson wins ECHL goaltender of the year among Michigan-filled finalist list
By @MichaelCaples – Frankenmuth native Josh Robinson just added an impressive item to his hockey resume. The Michigan Tech alum is the ECHL’s goaltender of the year, the league announced today. Robinson, defending the crease for the Missouri Mavericks, posted a league-best 1.88 goals-against average this season – fourth best on the list of…
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Tampa Bay takes Game 1 with 3-2 win over Red Wings
By @StefanKubus – Last year’s Game 1 between Tampa Bay and Detroit ended with a 3-2 final. But this time, the home team came away with the win, as the Lightning topped the Wings in Game 1 Wednesday night. Nikita Kucherov had a pair of goals, Alex Killorn scored the game-winning marker and Ben Bishop…
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All eyes on Jimmy Howard as Red Wings begin playoffs
By Dave Waddell – It’s not usually a recipe for playoff success when you enter the first round still not sure about what version of your team will show up from game to game, who should be slotted where and even who should be your starting goaltender. Despite all that, the Detroit Red Wings…