Category: For Fans
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Game 1 Breakdown: Howard shuts out Bruins in series opener
By Stefan Kubus – Game 1 featured stellar netminding, relatively negligent power plays and another highlight-reel play from Pavel Datsyuk. The Red Wings star forward’s goal with 3:01 remaining in the third period was the only one scored in the game, and Jimmy Howard stopped all 25 shots he faced en route to a…
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Pavel Datsyuk’s late goal gives Red Wings a Game 1 win over Boston
By Nick Barnowski – Entering the third period, it seemed as if the team that scored first would win the game. As it turned out, that feeling was spot-on. Pavel Datsyuk fired a shot past Tuukka Rask with three minutes left in the game to give the Detroit Red Wings a 1-0 lead that…
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Caples: Five things to watch in the Red Wings vs. Bruins series
By Michael Caples – The Red Wings managed to stretch their consecutive playoff-appearance streak to 23 seasons with an impressive run through the final two months of the regular season. Their reward? A date with the Presidents’ Trophy winners. Detroit will be taking on the top team in the entire National Hockey League tonight…
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Alex Nedeljkovic named OHL goaltender of the year
By Matt Mackinder – Even with a losing record and playing for a team that barely made the playoffs, Alex Nedeljkovic earned a top Ontario Hockey League award as the second-year Plymouth Whalers’ backstop was named the OHL’s goaltender of the year for the 2013-14 season. Nedeljkovic, the first Whalers’ goalie to win the…
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After extending the streak, the Red Wings can give the Bruins a tough test in first round
By Dave Waddell – Making the playoffs for the 23rd straight season seemed mission impossible for the Detroit Red Wings when they resumed their post-Olympic schedule knowing they would be trying to do so without Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg. Having beaten those odds to earn a postseason appearance, the prospect of drawing the…
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#OctopiHockeytown returns for 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs
By Michael Caples – The Detroit Red Wings announced today that their #OctopiHockeytown playoff campaign will be taking place once again this year. The ‘Octopi Hockeytown’ campaign – which saw 10 million impressions through social media, will be the Wings’ marketing push for the second straight season. Fans who use the #OctopiHockeytown hashtag can see…
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Photos: Red Wings vs. Hurricanes
The Red Wings welcomed the Carolina Hurricanes to Joe Louis Arena on Friday, April 11, for Detroit’s regular-season home finale. (Photos by Jen Hefner/MiHockey)
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Five Michigan names on U.S. Men’s National Team roster for World Championship
UPDATED ON FRIDAY, APRIL 18 – Team USA announced today that they have added Grosse Pointe Woods native Andy Miele to the World Championship roster. Miele, 26, recorded 23 goals and 47 assists for 70 points in 69 AHL games this year with the Portland Pirates. He was a second-team AHL All-Star selection. By Michael…
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Photos from our 2014 MiHockey Banquet of Champions
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On April 15, 2014, we hosted our 22nd annual MiHockey Banquet of Champions event, celebrating all the MAHA and high school state championship-winning teams. The event, emceed by Fred Pletsch and the Fox Sports Detroit Girls, took place at Laurel Manor in Livonia, and was attended by more than 1,000 people. (Photos by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey)
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Muskegon Lumberjacks sign Honeybaked defenseman Mitch Eliot to USHL tender
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By Michael Caples – At the 2014 MiHockey Banquet of Champions event last night, Muskegon Lumberjacks coach Todd Krygier announced that they had signed one of the players in attendance to a USHL tender. The club has signed Honeybaked Midget Minor defenseman Mitch Eliot, who will join the Lumberjacks for the 2014-15 season. Eliot,…