Category: For Fans
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Motte sets up Larkin for game-winner in first WJEC international game
By @MichaelCaples – The top players USA Hockey has to offer for the upcoming World Junior championship are competing for roster spots in Lake Placid this week, and a few Michigan Wolverines wasted no time establishing themselves. With Team USA’s ‘Blue Team’ taking on Finland in the first day of international competition at the…
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Talking Griffins, Red Wings and Korean hockey with Jim Paek
By Pat Evans – GRAND RAPIDS – When Jim Paek first went back to South Korea in 1982, there was hardly a national team. The team was second tier, nowhere close to competing with top national programs. Still, Paek, who was born in Seoul, South Korea but grew up in Toronto, kept tabs on…
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Hockey Jobs: How Keith Perera went from working at a Cali hockey shop to being brand manager for Warrior Hockey
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By @MichaelCaples – WARREN – Keith Perera might have been born in Montreal, but for the last six years he’s been living in Michigan and working for one of hockey’s fastest growing companies. It’s in that journey from Montreal to the Mitten, however, where Warrior’s brand manager for hockey built a playbook for on…
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MiHockey’s ‘The Shift’ with Zach Nagelvoort
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…
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Red Wings announce two assistant coach hires in Jim Hiller and Andrew Brewer
By @MichaelCaples – The Red Wings have rounded out their assistant coaching positions, it appears. Detroit announced today the hirings of Jim Hiller and Andrew Brewer as the club’s new assistant coaches. The pair will be joining head coach Mike Babcock and recently hired assistant coach Tony Granato on the Wings’ staff list this fall.…
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Purple Heart Required: Michigan Warriors Hockey Program offers ice time for disabled veterans
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By @MichaelCaples – ROYAL OAK – Cory Snedden needed his right ankle put back together after he was hit by a mortar in Iraq. That didn’t stop him from lacing up skates and giving hockey a try for the first time on July 15. Snedden, 32, attended a Michigan Warriors practice that day, where he…
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Red Wings agree to terms on a three-year deal for Tomas Tatar
By @MichaelCaples – The Wings locked up one of their top young forwards today. Detroit announced today that they have agreed to terms on a new three-year deal with Tomas Tatar. The 23-year-old forward, a native of Ilava, Slovakia, recorded 19 goals and 20 assists for 39 points in 73 games this past season,…
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MiHockey’s ‘The Shift’ with Austin Czarnik
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…
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Kenny Johnson, little brother of Jack Johnson, commits to Wolverines
By @MichaelCaples – There’s going to be another Johnson coming through the Michigan hockey program. Kenny Johnson, brother of former Wolverines standout Jack Johnson, told MiHockey that he committed to the University of Michigan today. The younger Johnson, a 16-year-old defenseman currently skating with the Shattuck St. Mary’s program in Minnesota, said there wasn’t…
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Matt Sorisho makes appearance on Discovery Channel’s “American Muscle”
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By @MichaelCaples – Last night, “American Muscle” on the Discovery Channel gave a glimpse into the recovery process for injured hockey player Matt Sorisho. The show, which follows elite strength coach Mike Barwis at his gym in Plymouth, Mich., has been featuring professional athletes like Detroit Lions star Ndamukong Suh. Last night’s show starred Cleveland Indians…