Category: For Fans
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Red Wings announce promotions and giveaways for 2015-16 season
By @MichaelCaples – The Red Wings have announced their promotional and giveaway items for the 2015-16 season today. There will be two ‘Hockey Hall of Fame Night’ events to honor Sergei Fedorov (Nov. 10 vs. Washington) and Nicklas Lidstrom (Feb. 23 vs. Columbus) to celebrate their inductions into the HHOF. At each of the celebratory…
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NTDP holds open house for fans at USA Hockey Arena
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By @StefanKubus – PLYMOUTH – As Bob Dylan once sang, “the times they are a-changin’.” It continues to be the summer theme surrounding USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program and USA Hockey Arena. The NTDP welcomed fans out to its new arena for an open house event Wednesday evening to help educate on what…
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MiHockey’s ‘Games to Watch’ for the 2015-16 season
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By @MichaelCaples – We’re more than halfway through August, which means we are incredibly close to the start of hockey season. The MiHockey staff has been working on our coverage plans for the upcoming campaign, and we figured why not share some of the highlighted games and events we are putting on our calendars? Here…
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Novi native Nolan Valleau signs with Chicago Blackhawks
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By @MichaelCaples – UPDATE (August 18): The Chicago Blackhawks announced a two-year contract for Novi native Nolan Valleau today. Per a report from Bowling Green’s Sentinel-Tribune, Novi native Nolan Valleau has signed with the defending Stanley Cup champions. Valleau, who just wrapped up his first season with the Bowling Green State University Falcons as…
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Report: Adidas wins NHL jersey deal
By @MichaelCaples – TSN is reporting that the NHL will have a new brand for their team uniforms starting for 2016-17. According to a report from TSN senior correspondent Rick Westhead, Adidas has emerged as the winner of a bidding process to produce NHL uniforms for all 30 teams. Adidas would be taking over for…
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Griffins to travel to Bowling Green, Windsor for preseason games
By @MichaelCaples – The Grand Rapids Griffins have announced a pair of preseason games for their 2015-16 season, but neither are at Van Andel Arena. The Red Wings’ AHL affiliate will play the Lake Erie Monsters in Bowling Green, Ohio, on Friday, Oct. 2. That game will take place at the Bowling Green State University…
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Red Wings sign NTDP, Notre Dame alum Robbie Russo
By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings announced a signing via their Twitter account this morning, as the club has inked Robbie Russo to a two-year, entry-level contract. Russo, who played for USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program from 2009-11, is a Notre Dame product. A right-handed defenseman, Russo played four seasons with the Fighting…
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The best tweets from the #NHLMovieNight screening of “D2: The Mighty Ducks”
By @StefanKubus – The National Hockey League hosted its first movie night on Twitter, asking its member clubs and fans to pop in their copy of “D2: The Mighty Ducks” and tweet along while watching. Some of the tweets that poured in were hilarious and certainly worth compiling for your viewing pleasure. Joshua Jackson – who…
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Biking For Water: Why a goalie and his friend are riding across Michigan for a great cause
By @MichaelCaples – MILFORD – When most hockey players get done with a grueling week of summer hockey camp, they take some time to relax. Alex Hufford hopped on his bike, instead. The Portage Central senior goaltender wrapped up a week of training with Bandits Goalie School in time to start his state-wide ‘4…