Category: For Fans
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Jimmy Howard to take over the @VaughnHockey Twitter account tomorrow
By Michael Caples – Jimmy Howard might not be on Twitter, but tomorrow, hockey fans will have a chance to interact with him on the popular social media network. The Red Wings’ goaltender will be taking over the Vaughn Custom Sports’ official Twitter account during tomorrow’s Western Conference Finals Game 2 matchup between the…
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Eliot: Watching the goaltending scenarios play out in the NHL playoffs
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By Darren Eliot – Looking at the goaltending in the playoffs, several interesting scenarios have played out. Remember when the St. Louis Blues were anointed unbeatable when they acquired Ryan Miller? Struggles down the stretch and a first-round exit later, and now the news out of St. Louis is that the Blues re-signed back-up…
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Team USA advances to quarterfinal round at Worlds
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By Michael Caples – Team USA had already secured a top-four finish in their group heading into today’s game with Germany, but they made sure to finish preliminary play of the 2014 IIHF World Championship on a high note anyways. The Americans recorded a 5-4 win over Germany today in their final game before…
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Red Wings looking to fill holes, prevent others from forming
By Dave Waddell – As the Detroit Red Wings mull over the moves they hope will help them address last season’s shortcomings, they’ve first had to put the brakes on other NHL clubs trying to use them as a resource to solve their own issues. Having produced two NHL head coaches (San Jose’s Todd…
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Grand Rapids Griffins’ season comes to a close
By Michael Caples – Things would have been different, had they won Game 5. But in that Game 5, the Griffins lost in overtime to the Texas Stars, putting them on the brink of elimination as the series shifted back to Texas for the final two games of the season. Sunday night, the Stars…
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Griffins fall to Stars in Game 5 at Van Andel Arena
By Pat Evans – GRAND RAPIDS – A bad overtime line change doomed the Grand Rapids Griffins in a 3-2 loss to the Texas Stars Friday night at Van Andel Arena. Former Michigan State Spartan standout Chris Mueller scored the game-winning goal for the Stars 3:18 into overtime, bringing the Griffins’ series win streak to…
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Seven Michigan natives invited to NHL Combine for 2014 draft
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By Michael Caples – The NHL released the 119 names they have invited to their combine in preparation for the 2014 draft today, and seven Michigan natives (along with seven current residents) made the list. The group is headlined by potential first-round pick Dylan Larkin, a Waterford native who is projected highly by various mock…
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Kyle Connor, Matt Iacopelli named to USHL First Team list
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By Michael Caples – The United States Hockey League announced their 2013-14 league First and Second Teams today, and two Michigan natives made the top list. Shelby Township native Kyle Connor and Brownstown native Matt Iacopelli were the two Michigan products featured in the selections, and both had outstanding seasons. Connor, who played for…
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Grass Lake native and Providence College forward Drew Brown is battling cancer
By Michael Caples – Providence College announced today that junior forward Drew Brown, a Grass Lake, Mich., native, is returning home because a rare form of bone cancer. Brown, a product of the Chelsea Varsity hockey program, has recently began chemotherapy treatment at the University of Michigan’s University Hospital in Ann Arbor to battle Ewing’s…
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Special Needs Street Hockey League in Rochester Hills offers hockey for special needs athletes
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By Michael Caples – Zach Cardinell spends his workdays helping individuals with developmental disabilities. What the client services coordinator at New Gateways in West Bloomfield – a company that assists adults ages 26 and up with special needs in Oakland County – does with his weekends is just as important, however. Cardinell formed the Special…