Category: For Fans
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Gustav Nyquist scores impressive OT goal for Red Wings Saturday night
The Detroit Red Wings have been having problems in the shootout of late, but on Saturday night, Gustav Nyquist made sure their game against Ottawa ended early. The Wings’ No. 14 held onto the puck for nearly 30 seconds in the opposition’s end before scoring the game-winning goal. Check it out below.
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PHOTOS: Kalamazoo Wings and Toledo Walleye play in first ECHL outdoor game
On Dec. 27, the Kalamazoo Wings and the Toledo Walleye squared off in the ECHL’s first-ever outdoor hockey game. The two clubs met in an official ECHL game at Toledo’s WinterFest, skating on an ice surface constructed on Fifth Third Field. The K Wings ended up prevailing, beating Toledo (the Red Wings’ ECHL affiliate) by…
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Red Wings score five straight to snap six-game skid in 6-3 win over Sabres
Photos by Jen Hefner/MiHockey By @SKubus – DETROIT – Detroit scored five unanswered goals Tuesday night to help snap its six-game losing streak just before the Christmas break. Stephen Weiss, Danny DeKeyser, Henrik Zetterberg, Johan Franzen each found twine, while Tomas Tatar lit the lamp twice for the Red Wings, who improved to 18-8-9 on the…
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Team USA wins World Junior A Challenge; five Michigan names help Americans to perfect record
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By @MichaelCaples – For the sixth time in seven years, Team USA captured the title at the World Junior A Challenge. With a 3-2 overtime win over Denmark, the American squad capped off a perfect 5-0 record in Kindersley, Saskatchewan, with wins over Canada West (pre-tournament) Switzerland and Canada East twice. The U.S. team –…
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‘The Cold War’ makes No. 11 on NHL’s Top Outdoor Moments countdown
The National Hockey League is counting down their ‘Top Outdoor Moments’ as they lead into the 2015 NHL Winter Classic game between the Chicago Blackhawks and Washington Capitals. It’s an All-Michigan No. 11, as the league salutes The Cold War game, held in East Lansing on Oct. 6, 2001. Michigan and Michigan State kicked off…
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USA beats Germany 5-2 in World Juniors pre-tournament game; cuts begin
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By @MichaelCaples – After beating Boston University 5-2 in a tune-up scrimmage at the end of their training camp on the Terriers’ campus, Team USA’s World Juniors squad played in their first game against international competition yesterday. The Americans beat Germany 5-2 in a pre-tournament game held in Kingston, Ontario. University of Michigan members started…
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten (Week of Dec. 22, 2014)
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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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PHOTOS: USA vs. Russia in the Four Nations Tournament title game
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The U.S. played a rematch against Russia for the Four Nations Tournament title game in Ann Arbor on Saturday; unfortunately for the host country, it was a repeat of their tournament opener. Team USA fell to their rivals from Russia by a final score of 3-2. The American squad, comprised of the NTDP Under-17 Team,…
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Red Wings drop shootout for fourth time in 11 days
By @SKubus – DETROIT – Another shootout, another loss for the Detroit Red Wings. For the fourth time in 11 days, Detroit failed to grab the game’s second point, falling to hot rookie goaltender Calvin Pickard and the Colorado Avalanche in a shootout, 2-1. “It’s almost comical,” captain Henrik Zetterberg said of the shootout woes. “At…
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Red Wings drop fifth straight in loss to Islanders at Joe Louis Arena; Howard injured
By @SKubus – DETROIT – Detroit’s longest losing streak of the season looked to have been on its way out early, but missed opportunities ultimately returned to haunt the Red Wings Friday night at Joe Louis Arena. Henrik Zetterberg’s first goal since Nov. 26 and a 22-save relief performance from Petr Mrazek wasn’t enough for Detroit…