Category: For Fans
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Sled Dogs, Jr. Sled Wings capture national sled championships at USA Hockey Disabled Festival
By @SKubus – Buffalo, N.Y. played host to the 11th annual USA Hockey Disabled Festival from April 9-12, and a pair of Michigan teams captured national championships. The Grand Rapids Junior Sled Wings took home their first Junior Sled A National Championship and the Michigan Sled Dogs captured the Adult Sled B National Championship.…
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Nyquist’s OT goal against Ottawa named NHL’s top goal of 2014-15
That goal Gustav Nyquist scored against the Ottawa Senators is the goal of the year. You remember the goal – the one on Dec. 27 where he skated laps around the offensive zone before firing a shot through traffic and into the back of the net. The NHL just posted its top ten goals of…
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VIDEO: Lightning coach Jon Cooper talks about getting his coaching start in Michigan
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When the Red Wings face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the NHL playoffs, they will be competing against a coach very familiar with the state of Michigan. Tampa Bay head coach Jon Cooper wasn’t born in Michigan, but it is the place where his coaching career began. The Prince…
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EA Sports NHL 15 simulation says Red Wings will beat Lightning, then fall to Canadiens
By @MichaelCaples – EA Sports has released the results of the 2015 NHL Playoffs – according to their simulators. The NHL 15 simulations say that the Red Wings will pull off a first-round upset, defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games. Then, according to the video game franchise, the Wings will lose to…
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Griffins captain Jeff Hoggan wins AHL’s Fred T. Hunt Memorial Trophy
By @MichaelCaples – The Griffins’ captain just got recognized for all those qualities you look for in a leader. Jeff Hoggan was named the American Hockey League’s 2014-15 recipient of the Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award, presented to the player who “best exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship, determination and dedication to hockey.” The award…
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A leg up for Spencer Hale
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By @MichaelCaples – Today, a Michigan hockey youth player is having surgery to amputate his leg. His family, however, wants to make sure the White Lake native can keep playing the sports he loves despite his life-changing event. Spencer Hale, a goaltender who led the USA Eagles to a 14U Tier II national championship last…
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten (Week of April 13, 2015)
Welcome to another season of MiHockey’s Michi-gamer! We take great pride in our homegrown talent. Whether they grew up in the Mitten or we welcomed them here for college or juniors, they are our own. They represent the best place in the world for hockey. Every morning, we pick one Michi-gamer from the previous night’s…
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Red Wings to meet Lightning in first round of NHL playoffs
With their 2-0 win over Carolina on the final night of the regular season, the Detroit Red Wings secured the No. 3 spot in the NHL’s Atlantic Division. That means they will face the No. 2 team – the Tampa Bay Lightning – in their division for a first-round playoff series. The Lightning will…
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MiHockey’s 2015 OHL draft tracker
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By @MichaelCaples – The 2015 OHL Priority Selection is underway, and MiHockey is tracking all of the Michigan names selected and the picks made by our Michigan-based OHL clubs. Check below for constant updates from the OHL draft (Flint Firebirds and Saginaw Spirit selections in italics). First Round No. 3 – Ryan McLeod (Toronto Marlboros)…