Category: For Fans
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Michigan-based Skate Fenders continue to grow as option for foot protection
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By @MichaelCaples – If you watched their skates closely this season, you would have noticed that the majority of the Red Wings’ defensive corps had extra protection surrounding their feet. Danny DeKeyser, Niklas Kronwall, Kyle Quincey and Jonathan Ericsson were all wearing foot protection from Skate Fenders, a Michigan-based company that created molded polycarbonate…
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Steven Oleksy talks about the return of the Eastside Elite Hockey League
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By @MichaelCaples – Every summer, some of the best young hockey players in Michigan come together to compete in a summer conditioning league created by Steven Oleksy. The NHL defenseman, a Chesterfield native, started the Eastside Elite Hockey League in 2008 to bring Michigan’s top talent (and players staying here for the summer) from…
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Dylan Larkin talks about the NHL Combine, upcoming Draft
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By Michael Caples – From May 26-31, Dylan Larkin was one of seven Michigan natives experiencing a series of training sessions and interviews with potential employers – all 30 NHL teams. Larkin, a Waterford native, attended the NHL Combine, an exclusive event for the top 119 players in the world to showcase their physical…
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That awkward moment where you have to pick Tatar or Nyquist (TSN Play of the Year finalists)
By @MichaelCaples – In what has become a yearly tradition, TSN is asking hockey fans to pick the play of the year via an online vote. What gets awkward for Red Wings fans this year is that they have to pick between two of their own players. Tomas Tatar is going head-to-head with Gustav Nyquist…
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New NHL 15 trailer released by EA Sports
Check out this new trailer for NHL 15, the latest installment of the iconic hockey video game franchise. They say it’s real footage from the game – if so, we’ll need somebody to buy us a PS4 or an XBox One.
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Court upholds Swiss $1.1 million judgment against Kevin Miller
By Michael Caples – Per multiple reports (see MLive.com’s here), former Red Wing and Lansing native/resident Kevin Miller owes $1.1 million for a hit from behind in a Swiss pro league. In 2000, Miller injured Andrew McKim in a championship contest with a hit that resulted in a lengthy hospital visit, a concussion and…
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Sergei Fedorov: movie executive producer?
By Michael Caples – Red Wings legend Sergei Fedorov could do it all on the ice during his Hockeytown days. He could play forward, he could play defense. He could score, he could shut the opposition down. But can he produce a movie? The great No. 91, along with super-agent Pat Brisson, is apparently…
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NCAA rules committee proposes changes for upcoming season
By Michael Caples – Faceoffs, penalty shots and a “lookup line” are the hot topics proposed by the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey Rules Committee during their yearly examination of the game. The group, led by Michigan State coach Tom Anastos, approved nine changes for the upcoming season, focusing on continuing the competitive advantage…
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Michigan native Kevin Allen named HHOF’s Elmer Ferguson award winner
By Michael Caples – Kevin Allen has more to add to his resume. The Wayne native and USA Today lead hockey writer is this year’s recipient of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award, given for excellence in hockey journalism. Allen, an Eastern Michigan alum, has been USA Today’s hockey expert since 1986.…
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Hockey Jobs: Meet Jeff Weinstein, head of public relations for Michigan Wolverines hockey
By Robert Bondy – Growing up, Jeff Weinstein followed the game of hockey as a huge New York Rangers fan, but never once laced up the skates competitively. “I didn’t play ice hockey, my brother was the one that played ice hockey from a little age on,” Weinstein said. “I used to go to…