Category: For Fans
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PHOTOS: Red Wings vs. Avalanche
The Detroit Red Wings welcomed their old friends the Colorado Avalanche to Little Caesars Arena for the first time Sunday evening, and the visitors spoiled the party. The Avs erased a 3-1 deficit in the third period, and Nathan MacKinnon scored in overtime to give them the road win. Justin Abdelkader, Andreas Athanasiou and Niklas…
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PHOTOS: Red Wings top Buffalo 3-1
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Thanks to goals from Luke Glendening, Tomas Tatar and Dylan Larkin – along with 19 saves from Jimmy Howard – the Red Wings beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 Friday night in Detroit. (Photos by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey)
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PHOTOS: Spartans beat Bulldogs in overtime
Ferris State rallied to force overtime, but Michigan State ended up prevailing Friday night in the first of a home-and-home series between two former CCHA rivals. Taro Hirose scored the game-winner for the Spartans in overtime, as MSU improved to 6-1 at home under new coach Danton Cole. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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USA Hockey announces roster for World Junior A Challenge
By @MichaelCaples – Today, USA Hockey announced its roster for the World Junior A Challenge. The tournament – taking place from Dec. 10-16 in Truro, Nova Scotia – is annually played by a collection of USHL players. This year’s roster features Michigan natives Christian Krygier (Novi) and Paul Cotter (Canton), as well as University…
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Belle Tire director John Kay passes away
By @MichaelCaples – The Michigan youth hockey community has lost a leader today. Belle Tire director John Kay has passed away. The leader of the Belle Tire program for nearly two decades helped guide generations of hockey players through the ranks. He was instrumental in the operations of the Tier 1 state playoffs year…
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PHOTOS: Movember Prostate Awareness Game between Oakland Jr. Grizzlies and Honeybaked 16U
On Nov. 15, the Oakland Jr. Grizzlies and Honeybaked 16U teams battled on the ice, while fighting together off of it. The two programs held the first annual Movember Prostate Awareness Game at the Troy Sports Center. Wearing unique jerseys for the event, the two teams accepted donations at the door and held a raffle…
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PHOTOS: Red Wings beat up on Flames
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On Wednesday evening, it was all Red Wings. Detroit welcomed Jaromir Jagr and the Calgary Flames to Little Caesars Arena, and they beat the visitors in convincing fashion – an 8-2 thrashing. (Photos by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey)
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Check out NHL Central Scouting’s November list for 2018 draft
By @MichaelCaples – NHL Central Scouting released its updated ‘Players to Watch’ list for the 2018 NHL Draft; here are all the Michigan names on the Nov. 15 list. ‘A’ Prospects Bode Wilde – Birmingham – NTDP (Michigan commit) Quinn Hughes – Michigan (NTDP alum) Andrei Svechnikov – Barrie (Muskegon Lumberjacks alum) Joel Farabee –…
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2017 Boys High School Hockey Preseason Rankings
The Michigan High School Hockey Coaches Association released their latest boys high school hockey rankings today. Here are the top ten teams from Div. I-III for the official preseason rankings. Division 1 Detroit Catholic Central Brighton Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Cranbrook Kingswood Northville Detroit U-D Jesuit Lake Orion Utica Eisenhower Grandville Rochester United Division…
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Drew DeRidder returns to his old school in Canton to sign his NLI to Michigan State
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By @MichaelCaples – CANTON – Drew DeRidder could have signed his National Letter of Intent to Michigan State University via phone app from Finland. The Fenton native had a different idea in mind, however. On Tuesday, just a few days after his U.S. National Under-18 Team returned from an international tournament, DeRidder and his…