Category: For Fans
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MSU prepares to welcome NTDP Under-18 Team to Munn
By Alyssa Girardi – EAST LANSING — With the inaugural Big Ten regular season coming to a close and the league tournament on the horizon, this week will offer MSU hockey a chance to nurse nagging injuries and step back from the intensity of the past few months. For the second straight season, MSU…
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Pletsch: A hat trick of observations, including Mac Bennett’s musical alter ego
By Fred Pletsch – A hat trick of observations and anecdotes as Big Ten Hockey heads into the stretch run of its inaugural season. And the award goes to… Mac Bennett might be the league’s MISA (Most Interesting Student-Athlete) if there were such an honor. On the ice, the Michigan defenseman is flourishing with…
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High school state playoffs scores: Day 2
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Here are the scores from the second day of the Michigan high school hockey state playoff tournament, along with updated brackets. Division 1 East Kentwood 8, Wayland Union 0 Lowell 9, Kay Loy Norrix 3 Detroit Catholic Central 8, South Lyon 0 Northville 4, N. Farmington 1 Dearborn Unified 5, Monroe 0 Woodhaven 8, Crestwood…
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Red Wings announce details about Nick Lidstrom Night
By Michael Caples – The day the No. 5 Red Wings jersey officially hangs from the Joe Louis Arena rafters is almost here. The Red Wings announced today that there is a game time change for their March 6 contest against Colorado – puck drop will now take place at 8 p.m. to accommodate…
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Michigan schools take all WCHA players of the week spots
By Michael Caples – The WCHA announced their weekly awards today, and all three honorees play for Michigan schools. Ferris State’s Cory Kane, Lake Superior State’s Kevin Kapalka and Michigan Tech’s Reid Sturos were all honored by their conference today after exception weekends. Kane, a senior for the Bulldogs, was named offensive player of the…
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Check out the latest digital edition of MiHockeyMag
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In this issue of MiHockeyMag, we take a look at high school hockey in Michigan, just as their state playoffs arrive. We also discuss the Red Wings’ state of affairs after losing Henrik Zetterberg, share our thoughts on the hate-it-or-love-it shootout and take a look inside an elite adult hockey league out in Grand Rapids.…
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NTDP raises more than $4,000 for C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital with Star Wars jerseys
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By Michael Caples – The U.S. National Team Development Program Under-18 Team may have wore Darth Vader jerseys on Jan. 18, but it was for good, not evil The team auctioned off the specially designed Star Wars jerseys they wore in a game at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube last month, and raised more than…
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High school state playoffs begin; scores from Day 1
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The high school hockey playoff race started yesterday across Michigan. Here are the scores from the first night of games: Division 1 Traverse City West 2, Bay Reps 1 (seven overtimes) GR West 2, Rockford 1 GR Northview 12, GR Union 0 Jenison 8, Holland W Ottawa 4 Grandville 8, Hudsonville 1 OLSM 8, Waterford…
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Weekend Rewind: How Michigan’s D1 college programs fared over the weekend
By William Kyle Mitchell – Ferris State sweeps Alaska-Anchorage Ferris State won both this weekend’s games against Alaska-Anchorage – 4-2 on Friday and 5-3 on Saturday. Both games were comparatively high-shooting games, totaling 68 and 71 shots, respectively. Friday’s game also saw an astounding 53 minutes worth of penalties between both teams. Justin Buzzeo, Kenny…
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Caples: #Oshie2014 thrilled; let’s keep going with it
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By Michael Caples – Even if he never scores another goal, you won’t soon forget the name TJ Oshie. The St. Louis Blues’ budding superstar captivated the hockey world when he went toe-to-toe, time-after-time, with Russian goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, eventually giving his American squad a shootout victory. It was as if time stood still,…