Category: For Fans
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Athanasiou a model of efficiency for Red Wings
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – Watching Andreas Athanasiou’s shorthanded goal from Detroit’s Wednesday-night win over the Philadelphia Flyers, it looked like that of a veteran who sees top forward minutes. The explosive 21-year-old rookie forward took advantage of a Philadelphia miscue in his own zone, took off on a breakaway, pulled away from the defenders and beat Flyers netminder Steve Mason…
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Howard, Red Wings shut out Flyers as playoff push races on
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – The Joe Louis Arena crowd was in playoff form Wednesday night, but the concept of playoff form is nothing new to the Red Wings. The Wings continued their march toward the postseason with a 3-0 shutout of the Philadelphia Flyers, a team fighting with Detroit for one of the few remaining Eastern…
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PHOTOS: Red Wings beat Flyers in crucial Wednesday night battle
The Red Wings hosted the Philadelphia Flyers for a crucial Eastern Conference battle in the final week of the NHL season. Detroit prevailed 3-0, thanks to goals from Darren Helm, Andreas Athanasiou and Kyle Quincey, and a 30-save shutout performance by Jimmy Howard. (Photos by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey)
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OHL issues five-year suspension of owner, monetary fine and loss of draft pick for Firebirds
By @MichaelCaples – The OHL has released a statement from commissioner David Branch regarding the Flint Firebirds, and it features hefty sanctions for owner Rolf Nilsen. After an investigation conducted by Terrence O’Sullivan of the law firm of Lax O’Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP at the request of Branch, Nilsen “has on several occasions violated an…
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Robbie Russo named to AHL All-Rookie Team, Second All-Star Team
By @MichaelCaples – That free-agent signing over the summer keeps looking good for the Wings. Robbie Russo, a player the Red Wings signed as a free agent out of Notre Dame last offseason, was named to the 2015-16 AHL All-Rookie Team today. Russo, a NTDP alum who was originally drafted by the Islanders but didn’t…
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Tyler Motte to leave Michigan for Blackhawks
By @MichaelCaples – Tyler Motte will be foregoing his senior season in Ann Arbor, as the Wolverines forward will be making the jump to the professional hockey ranks. Per Jason Rubinstein of the Daily and later confirmed by the Wolverines, Motte has signed with Chicago, his NHL parent club. The Blackhawks have signed Motte…
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Michigan’s 2000 birth-year players to know before junior draft season
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Editor’s note – This article originally appeared before the OHL Priority Selection. To see the results from that draft process, click here. Tonight marks the beginning of the two-day USHL Draft, with the Phase 1 draft taking place at CJ’s Brewing Company inside USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth. Hockey players and fans are encouraged to…
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Oxford native Adam Chapie signs with New York Rangers
By @MichaelCaples – Oxford native Adam Chapie has been away from Michigan for a while, and it’s a good thing he won’t be returning home on a permanent basis for the foreseeable future. That’s because Chapie, a UMass-Lowell four-year letterwinner, has signed with the New York Rangers. The 24-year-old forward – a Lake Orion…
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Red Berenson is returning for another season at Michigan
By @MichaelCaples – The University of Michigan’s hockey program is in the midst of their season-end banquet with the Dekers Club right now, and the Twitter account for the organization posted some interesting news. Per the Dekers Club Twitter account, 76-year-old Red Berenson will be back for another season with the Wolverines. The announcement…
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Red Wings take crucial two points in 3-2 win over Wild (with photos)
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – With just a handful of games remaining, victories are at an absolute premium for Detroit. Friday night’s tilt with the Wild was no exception, and though Minnesota stayed right in it, the Wings left Joe Louis Arena with a 3-2 victory and a valuable pair of points. Riley Sheahan scored…