Category: For Fans
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Despite Pavel Datsyuk’s two goals, Red Wings fall to Jets Tuesday night
By Michael Caples – DETROIT – Pavel Datsyuk scored twice for the Red Wings Tuesday night at Joe Louis Arena. The problem was that he was the only one in a winged wheel sweater to find the back of the net. The Red Wings dropped their fourth straight game Tuesday night, falling to…
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Shanahan reflects on parents, brothers during HHOF speech
By Michael Caples – During the segment of the Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony dedicated to Brendan Shanahan, many of the attributes that made the former Red Wings great a fan favorite were brought to light. Ceremony host James Duthie made jokes about Shanahan kissing a teammate after his first NHL goal. Steve Yzerman…
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Chelios thanks family and abundance of friends in HHOF speech
By Michael Caples – During the part of his speech in which he thanked all the people surrounding his latest hockey accomplishment, Chris Chelios wouldn’t thank the Hockey Hall of Fame employees. “I’m not going to thank the Hockey Hall of Fame; I’m going to apologize for being the biggest pain in the rump they’ve…
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Team USA wins three titles over weekend; How the Michigan natives did at World Junior A, U17 Four Nations
By Michael Caples – During the 2013 International Break, Team USA competed in five tournaments and won three of them. The Americans captured first place in the World Junior A Challenge, the Under-17 Four Nations and the Deutschland Cup. Meanwhile, the U.S. Under-18 team finished in second place at the Four Nations Cup, and the…
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten (Week of Nov. 11)
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 day, we’ll keep an eye on those players, and…
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Weekend Rewind: What you may have missed (Nov. 11)
MiHockey takes you on a trip around the state to see how our teams did this weekend. Red Wings fall to Lightning in overtime An overtime goal by Teddy Purcell gave the Tampa Bay Lightning their first win at Joe Louis Arena since 1994. Read MiHockey’s recap of the game right here or click here to…
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Broncos and Wildcats play to Sunday night tie; WMU wins shootout
Sam O’Toole – KALAMAZOO – The Western Michigan Broncos found themselves in a different type of game on Sunday evening at Lawson Ice Arena than the nine-goal scoring fest that took place the previous night. The Broncos (4-3-1) tied the visiting Northern Michigan Wildcats (4-5-1), 2-2, after the Wildcats tied the game late in…
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Photos: Red Wings vs. Lightning
The Red Wings took on Valtteri Filppula and the Tampa Bay Lightning Saturday evening at Joe Louis Arena. Read MiHockey’s recap from the game right here. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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Broncos fall to Wildcats Saturday night in Kalamazoo
By Sam O’Toole – KALAMAZOO – Despite an early 3-1 lead, the Western Michigan Broncos (3-4-1) gave up three straight goals to the Northern Michigan Wildcats (5-5-0) in the second period, which lead to a 5-4 NMU victory Saturday night at Lawson Ice Arena in Kalamazoo, Mich. Kyle Novak recorded a career-high three points on…
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Lightning beat Red Wings in Detroit for first time since 1994
By Stefan Kubus – DETROIT – You won’t find a single player from the Tampa Bay Lightning team that last beat the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena who is still in the NHL today; they have all since retired. That’s because the last time the Lightning beat the Red Wings in Detroit was…