Category: For Fans
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All-B1G Teams announced
By @MichaelCaples – The All-Big Ten Hockey Teams have been announced, with the conference honoring the top performing players during the 2014-15 season. Michigan natives and Wolverines/Spartans who made the list are as follows: First Team Zach Hyman, forward, Michigan – unanimous selection Dylan Larkin, forward, Michigan (Waterford) Zach Werenski, defenseman, Michigan (Grosse Pointe) Jake…
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Dylan Larkin named Big Ten freshman of the year; Hyman takes scoring crown
By @MichaelCaples – The Big Ten has announced their top individual awards for the 2014-15 season, and one is going to a University of Michigan rookie who is certainly familiar with the Hockeytown audience. The conference announced today that Dylan Larkin (Waterford) has been named their freshman of the year. Larkin, a Detroit Red…
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Jake Hildebrand named B1G Player of the Year
By @MichaelCaples – The Big Ten announced their player of the year today, and it’s a goaltender that calls East Lansing home. Michigan State netminder Jake Hildebrand was selected by Big Ten coaches and media members as the conference’s player of the year, it was announced today. Hildebrand, a junior from Butler, Pa., has played…
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Dramatic OT victories send Huskies, Bulldogs to WCHA Final Five in St. Paul
By @SKubus – The teams are set for the WCHA Final Five, and there’s a pair of Michigan clubs in the hunt for the league title and a bid in the NCAA tournament. No. 4 Michigan Tech and Ferris State join No. 2 Minnesota State and No. 13 Bowling Green in the tournament to crown the king of the…
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten (Week of March 16, 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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The new Flint OHL team will be called the “Firebirds”
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The new OHL team in Flint will be called the Firebirds when they take the Perani Arena ice next fall. The newly-named Firedbirds held a press conference in Flint today to formally announce their naming decision. https://t.co/oyJmMs2cZB — Flint Firebirds (@FlintFirebirds) March 16, 2015 Costa Papista, president of President of IMS Hockey Corp., said…
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Spartans split weekend with 2-1 win over Wolverines at Yost
UPDATE (11:00 p.m.): The Big Ten has officially announced their bracket for the upcoming Big Ten Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament at Joe Louis Arena. First-place Minnesota and second-place Michigan State have byes in the first round, while Michigan (No. 3) will face Wisconsin (No. 6) at 8 p.m. on Thursday in the quarterfinals. The…
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Wolverines beat Spartans Friday night at Munn
By @MichaelCaples – EAST LANSING – Round 1 goes to Michigan. In the first of two battles between in-state rivals, the Wolverines prevailed over the Spartans in East Lansing, picking up a 5-3 win to move into first place in the Big Ten standings. After scoring two quick goals in the opening minutes, a…
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Red Wings’ defensive lapses, offensive woes define loss to Blue Jackets (with photos)
Photos by Jen Hefner/MiHockey By @SKubus – DETROIT – Defensive lapses and offensive struggles molded the Red Wings’ fate Thursday night. Detroit fell at the hands of the Columbus Blue Jackets at Joe Louis Arena, a 3-1 final. Columbus netminder Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 41 of 42, and Scott Hartnell potted the game-winner. Justin Abdelkader scored…
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Michigan Tech’s Tanner Kero named Player of the Year; full list of WCHA award winners
By @MichaelCaples – The Western Collegiate Hockey Association announced their individual awards today, and Michigan Tech’s scoring leader took home the top trophy. Tanner Kero was named the WCHA Player of the Year and Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year today, as the league recognized the outstanding regular season from the Hancock native. Kero, a senior…