Category: For Fans
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Grand Rapids Griffins’ season comes to a close with series loss to Utica
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By @MichaelCaples – The Grand Rapids Griffins’ season came to a close last night out in Utica, New York. The Red Wings’ AHL affiliate endured a 2-0 loss to the Utica Comets, which eliminated them from the postseason in Game 6 of their Western Conference Finals series. It was the third trip into June…
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Red Wings announce 2015-16 preseason schedule
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By @MichaelCaples – The Stanley Cup Final has yet to begin, but the Detroit Red Wings have already announced their preseason schedule for the 2015-16 season. The Red Wings will play in a total of eight games, starting with a road contest with Original Six rival Chicago at the United Center on Tuesday, Sept.…
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MiHockey’s ‘The Shift’ with Dylan St. Cyr
Welcome to MiHockey’s ‘The Shift’ feature – hockey questions for hockey players. In each ‘The Shift’ feature, we take you through the mindset of today’s hockey player through a question-and-answer session, profiling players from the NHL all the way down to youth travel hockey. MORE: See more ‘The Shift’ features here Our next featured player is Honeybaked…
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Justin Abdelkader launches his own website
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Muskegon native, Michigan State alum and Detroit Red Wings forward Justin Abdelkader has launched his own website. At JustinAbdelkader.com, fans can see the latest news, photos and videos pertaining to the Red Wings’ forward, and he’s hosting some contests on there, too. He has two new artwork pieces, as well, ‘Ab8y’ and ‘Abs’ appearing on…
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Check out the latest digital edition of MiHockeyMag
In the latest digital issue of MiHockeyMag, we get hockey players ready for their offseason workouts with our annual training and fitness guide. Inside the mag, players, parents and coaches can find advice, training tips, a look at how the Wolverines go about their training and more. Also in this issue of the magazine, we…
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PHOTOS: Comets vs. Griffins (Game 5)
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On Sunday evening in Grand Rapids, the Griffins hosted the Utica Comets for Game 5 of their AHL Western Conference Finals. The Griffins fell 3-2, despite goals from Mark Zengerle and Dylan Larkin, to fall behind in the series by the same count. Games 6 and 7 take place in Utica on Tuesday and Wednesday.…
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NHL’s new “Name” commercial worth a watch
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By @MichaelCaples – The NHL’s new commercial simply called “Name” is certainly worth a watch. Narrated by Liev Schreiber – Ross ‘The Boss’ Rhea in “Goon” and voice of NHL 24/7 – the 1-minute clip takes you through the NHL’s amazing history, highlighted all by the names that have made it what it is today.…
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Josh Jacobs is leaving Michigan State to join the Sarnia Sting
By @MichaelCaples – The Michigan State hockey team will be without one of their best players when the puck drops on the 2015-16 season. Shelby Township native Josh Jacobs, a New Jersey Devils second-round draft pick, has decided to join the OHL’s Sarnia Sting, eliminating his college eligibility after one season with the Spartans.…
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TSN’s Craig Button gives final draft rankings; two Michigan natives in top seven
By @MichaelCaples – If Craig Button’s latest draft projections are correct, the first day of the NHL Draft will be very good to Kyle Connor and Zach Werenski. The two Michigan natives are in the top seven of the TSN Director of Scouting’s final rankings, with Connor taking the No. 6 spot, and Werenski…
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NHL announces Draft Combine invites
By @MichaelCaples – The NHL announced today the players that have been invited to the 2015 NHL Combine, designed to showcase the top draft-eligible players for teams as they prepare for the upcoming draft in June. Here are the Michigan names invited (Michigan natives in italics): Zach Werenski – University of Michigan – Big Ten…