Category: For Fans
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’94 Lake Superior State team needs your votes
By @MichaelCaples – The ’94 Lake Superior State Lakers squad might not be playing together any time soon, but they need your help nonetheless. The LSSU national championship-winning team is taking on a ’70 Cornell team in today’s voting battle of the Frozen Four’s Finest. NCAA.com has created a 16-team bracket to decide who the best…
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NHL announces rule changes for 2014-15 season
The National Hockey League announced a series of rule changes today, focusing on a variety of topics including a new game misconduct category, the banning of the ‘spin-o-rama’ move in shootouts, broader terms for video goal judges, adjustments to tripping and diving rules (including new fines for diving) and more. All the rules, as published…
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Check out the latest digital edition of MiHockeyMag
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The latest digital edition of MiHockeyMag is now live online, and it contains added features and content not found in the print edition. Inside this issue, we take you through the first day of school for a new hockey academy in Canton, share the story of David Moss making the jump from A/AA travel to…
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Mag: David Moss proves that a pro hockey career is possible, no matter the route
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By Stefan Kubus – Years of A and AA travel hockey followed by a high school hockey stint is a route countless youth take in their hockey career. Often times, that’s also where the road ends before falling back on recreational hockey. But to wind up in the NHL? It wasn’t the most orthodox route…
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Kyle Connor, Zach Werenski in top 25 of Craig Button’s 2015 draft rankings
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By @MichaelCaples – TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button has released his September edition of his top 30 players for the 2015 NHL Draft, and two Michigan natives appear on the list. Shelby Township native Kyle Connor, currently playing for Youngstown of the USHL, was ranked No. 12 on Button’s list. Meanwhile, Grosse Pointe…
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Grand Rapids Griffins announce promotional schedule
By @MichaelCaples – The Grand Rapids Griffins announced their promotional schedule for the 2014-15 season today, and there’s plenty of chances for fans to get some good doorprizes or discounts on food and drinks. Check it out for yourself: 14-15 PROMOTIONAL SCHEDULE Oct. 10: Opening Night presented by Huntington Bank • $2 Beers and $2…
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NCHC launches new video network
By @MichaelCaples – The National Collegiate Hockey Conference announced today that they are launching a new digital network called NCHC.tv for the start of the upcoming season. The new conference, about to start its second campaign, has partnered with NeuLion to launch their own video network – the first single-sport conference in the NCAA to…
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Seven Michigan names crack NHL.com’s ‘Top 60 Prospects’ list
By @MichaelCaples – The National Hockey League’s official site released their ‘Top 60 Prospects‘ list yesterday, and there are plenty of Michigan names featured. The list, compiled by three NHL writers, assigned a point value to any player that’s property of an NHL club and eligible to win the Calder Trophy during the 2014-15 season…
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Pro, college players crash a Honeybaked pee wee practice
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By @MichaelCaples – FARMINGTON HILLS – It’s that time of year for hundreds of youth hockey teams to return to the ice and start preparing for their upcoming season. Not many of those teams are joined by famous alums, however. When the Honeybaked ’02 squad skated onto the ice for their first team official practice,…
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MiHockey’s ‘The Shift’ with Matt DeBlouw
Welcome to MiHockey’s new feature ‘The Shift’ – 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…