Category: For Fans
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Ryan Miller’s Team USA mask revealed
Bishop Designs, A Grand Blanc-based company that specializes in goalie mask paint designs, has released images of the mask they have created for Ryan Miller to wear in the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympic Games. Check out what Miller, an East Lansing native, will wear when he tends to the Americans’ net in Sochi, Russia. The…
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Wolverines’ JT Compher named B1G first star of week
By Michael Caples – University of Michigan freshman JT Compher had quite a weekend against rival Michigan State, and the Big Ten league office took notice. Compher, a product of the National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, recorded three goals and two assists in the Wolverines’ sweep of the Spartans last week, along…
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Check out the latest digital edition of MiHockeyMag
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The Olympics are almost here – get ready with MiHockeyMag’s latest edition. Inside, we take a look at the three Michigan natives selected for Team USA, examine the American roster and share some predictions for who will return from Sochi with medals. Also inside this issue of MiHockeyMag, we remember Peter Halash, one of our…
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Nyquist named NHL’s second star
By Michael Caples – The Hockeytown faithful weren’t the only people taking notice of Gustav Nyquist’s impressive week. The Red Wings forward was named the NHL’s second star of the week today, after he recorded four goals and two assists last week. Nyquist scored in all four games the Wings played last week, helping…
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Report: NHL Winter Classic didn’t break Big Chill record
By Michael Caples – According to a report from Yahoo! Sports, “The Big Chill” still reigns supreme. Nick Cotsonika, Yahoo!’s lead NHL writer and University of Michigan alum, reported late Friday that due to the agreement the NHL had with Guinness, the official recorded attendance for the 2014 NHL Winter Classic did not break…
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Eliot: Reflecting on my own Olympic experience, and how today’s Games have changed
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By Darren Eliot – After competing in the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, as a member of Team Canada, I made USA Today‘s quote of the day by commenting on the notion of pro hockey players participating in the Olympics. In 30 years, a lot has changed – not the least of…
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten (Week of Jan. 27, 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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High School Hockey Rankings (Jan. 27, 2014)
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The Michigan High School Hockey Hub has created a new rankings system for high school hockey, separate from the coaches’ association rankings. Here are their Top 20 teams for Divisions 1-3, as it stands on Jan. 27, 2014. Hub Rankings – Jan. 27, 2014 – Division 3 1. Cranbrook 16-0-0 2. Houghton 14-2-0 3. University…
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Despite “outstanding” performances from youngsters, Red Wings fall to Panthers
By Stefan Kubus – DETROIT – Despite scoring four goals for the third straight game, Detroit was denied of its longest home-winning streak of this season Sunday afternoon. Davison native Tim Thomas stopped Detroit’s Tomas Tatar, Daniel Alfredsson and Patrick Eaves in the shootout to seal a 5-4 victory for the Florida Panthers at Joe…
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Photos: Spartans vs. Wolverines at Munn Ice Arena
The Michigan Wolverines and the Michigan State Spartans met for the second straight night in a battle at Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)