Category: For Fans
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Jeff Blashill named AHL coach of the year
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By Michael Caples – The American Hockey League announced their coach of the year today, and the award’s going to one of Michigan’s own. Jeff Blashill, head coach of the Grand Rapids Griffins, was named this year’s recipient of the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award, given to the league’s most outstanding coach as voted by fellow coaches…
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Czarnik, Hellebuyck named to college hockey All-America teams
By Michael Caples – The Michigan schools with NCAA Division 1 hockey programs may not have fared so well with All-American selections, but two Michigan natives playing for schools outside the Mitten state were named to the prestigious list on Friday. Washington native Austin Czarnik, a junior forward with Miami (Ohio), and Commerce native…
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Final college hockey rankings for 2013-14 season announced
With Union capturing the 2014 NCAA title on Saturday, the college hockey season has officially come to a close. Here are the final team rankings, as compiled by USCHO, for April 14: Union Minnesota Boston College North Dakota Massachusetts-Lowell Ferris State Wisconsin St. Cloud State Quinnipiac Providence Notre Dame Minnesota State Colgate Vermont Cornell Michigan…
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten (Week of April 14, 2014)
Welcome to another season of MiHockey’s Michi-gamer! We take great pride in our homegrown talent. Whether they grew up in the Mitten or we welcomed them here for college or juniors, they are our own. They represent the best place in the world for hockey. Every morning, we pick one Michi-gamer from the previous night’s…
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Red Wings vs. Bruins playoff schedule announced
The Detroit Red Wings will meet fellow Original Six foe Boston in the first round of the 2014 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. Here are the game times for the opening round (home games in bold): Friday, April 18, 7:30 p.m. – Detroit at Boston NBC Sports Network, TSN Sunday, April 20, 3 p.m. – Detroit…
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Red Wings fall to Hurricanes in regular-season home finale
By Stefan Kubus – DETROIT – The last time Carolina won a regular-season game at Joe Louis Arena, the team was not only named the Hartford Whalers, but the victory also came in the last season Detroit didn’t make a playoff appearance: 1989-90. But in Detroit’s home finale of the 2013-14 campaign, Carolina ended…
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Metro Detroit player/referee asking for hockey community’s support as he applies for ‘Challenge Detroit’
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By Michael Caples – Kyle Kendziuk is on a mission to help Detroit, but he needs a little help from the hockey community. Kendziuk, a longtime player and referee in the metro Detroit area, is one of 175 people from across the country applying to be part of Challenge Detroit, a collaborative effort between major…
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Commerce native Connor Hellebuyck wins inaugural Mike Richter Award as NCAA’s top goaltender
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By Michael Caples – Connor Hellebuyck recently signed with the Winnipeg Jets, but he still had one more college hockey-related item to take care of. The Commerce native and UMass-Lowell product was named the winner of the inaugural Mike Richter Award today, given to the nation’s top college hockey goaltender. Hellebuyck, who played high…
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Grosse Pointe Woods native Andy Miele joined by two Griffins on AHL Second Team
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By Michael Caples – The American Hockey League announced their all-star first and second teams yesterday, and the latter squad featured plenty of Michigan names. Grosse Pointe Woods native Andy Miele was named the center of the AHL Second All-Star Team, while Grand Rapids Griffins standouts Petr Mrazek and Adam Almquist were given the same…
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The last time the Red Wings missed the playoffs…
To celebrate the Red Wings’ 23rd straight trip to the NHL playoffs, we decided to take a closer look at the year 1990, the last time Detroit wasn’t a part of the postseason. Here are some of the things that happened in 1990: Movies released: Goodfellas Home Alone Edward Scissorhands Pretty Woman Ghost The Godfather: Part…