Category: For Fans
-

Video: 2014 MAHA Midget Minor State Championship
Honeybaked topped Little Caesars to capture the 2014 MAHA Midget Minor state title. (Video created by Michael Crawford/MiHockey)
-

Zach Saar’s double OT winner eliminates Michigan from B1G Tournament
By Jesse O’Brien – ST. PAUL, Minn. — The puck ricocheted off the post and skipped, danced and pirouetted along the red line behind Penn State Matthew Skoff. And the No. 13 Michigan hockey team’s season danced with it. Then with a swift kick by Penn State sophomore forward Eric Scheid, the puck skidded away from…
-

Michigan Tech’s Pheonix Copley signs with Capitals
By Michael Caples – The Washington Capitals announced yesterday evening that they have signed a goalie away from a Michigan school. The NHL club has signed Michigan Tech goaltender Pheonix Copley to a two-year entry-level contract, announced by general manager George McPhee on the Caps’ official site. Copley, 22, was the hero of the…
-

Eliot: Hockeytown vs. The State of Hockey – The debate rages on
By Darren Eliot – Recently on Fox Sports Detroit we did a segment called “Hockeytown vs. The State of Hockey”, which of course are the monikers that Detroit and Minnesota go by. At this time of year it is interesting to look at the differences between the two hockey-rich regions. Minnesota has long been…
-

CJ Motte named Hobey Baker Top 10 nominee
By Michael Caples – The Hobey Baker Top 10 nominees were announced today, and CJ Motte made the cut. The St. Clair native and standout goaltender for the Ferris State Bulldogs is the lone Michigan native to survive the first cut, after the official Hobey Baker site announced a list of candidates to vote for…
-

Wolverines prepared to face Nittany Lions in B1G Tournament
By Stefan Kubus – Entering the inaugural B1G Hockey tournament quarterfinals on Thursday, legendary Michigan head coach Red Berenson knows that with a one-game series, anything can happen. No. 3 Michigan faces a No. 6 Penn State team that has given the Wolverines some issues this season. While Michigan defeated the Nittany Lions twice,…
-

Spartans ready for Buckeyes in B1G Tournament
By Stefan Kubus – Tom Anastos will his young, No. 5-seeded Michigan State Spartans (5-9-6, Big Ten) into Thursday’s B1G Hockey tournament quarterfinal matchup against No. 4 Ohio State (6-9-5, Big Ten), a team MSU battled to either overtime or a shootout in three of four regular-season meetings. And despite being a young club,…
-

Red Wings hold off Leafs, pick up Original Six win
By Stefan Kubus – DETROIT – The Red Wings were able to hold off a late Maple Leafs surge to capture a crucial two points Tuesday night at Joe Louis Arena and help keep their playoff hopes alive. But it came with the price of losing another body to injury. Gustav Nyquist scored his team-leading…
-

Landon Ferraro makes NHL debut in Red Wings’ win
By Stefan Kubus – DETROIT – Landon Ferraro made his NHL debut Tuesday night against Original Six rival Toronto. He played 7:47, recorded one shot and two hits. But what made it especially memorable is that his father, longtime NHLer and current TSN analyst Ray Ferraro, was on-hand to witness it in the building he…
-

Photos: Red Wings vs. Maple Leafs
The Detroit Red Wings played host to the Toronto Maple Leafs in an NHL Original Six matchup on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. (Photos by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey)