Category: For Fans
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Chris Osgood joins Fox Sports Detroit as Red Wings analyst
By Michael Caples – Fox Sports Detroit announced today that they have added Chris Osgood as a new game and studio analyst for their Detroit Red Wings’ broadcasts for the 2013-14 season. Osgood, a three-time Stanley Cup champion with the Red Wings, replaces Larry Murphy, who was released from FSD last season. “I’m happy…
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Photos: #BauerDays in Troy with Jakub Kindl
The Bauer Hockey team are bringing their #BauerDays tour to Michigan this weekend, and their first stop was at B&R Sports and the Troy Sports Center. The Detroit Red Wings’ street team was also in attendance, as was defenseman Jakub Kindl – the Wings’ No. 4 played NHL ’14, posed for pictures, and tested his…
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Photos: Red Wings, NHL team prospects come to Traverse City
The Red Wings are hosting a prospects tournament in Traverse City this weekend, welcoming seven other NHL clubs to the Centre Ice Arena for both training and games. (Photos by Amanda O’Toole/MiHockey)
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Skating with Red Wings gives Nathan Gerbe a rare home visit
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By Stefan Kubus – For Nathan Gerbe, being home in Oxford, Mich. even for a brief period of the summer isn’t exactly common. The 26-year-old Gerbe spent time in Ann Arbor playing for the U.S. NTDP, but that was the last time he was permanently in Michigan. From then on, Gerbe made headlines at…
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Photos: Whalers and Compuware AAA host ‘Try Hockey’ event
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By Michael Caples – PLYMOUTH – Yesterday, the Plymouth Whalers and the Compuware AAA hockey program hosted a Try Hockey For Free event at Compuware Arena in Plymouth. Whalers players, along with girls from the Compuware 12U team, were on the ice to help kids experience the game for the first time. The event…
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Shaved Ice – Sept. 4
Happy Wednesday, everyone. We just posted an article about Trenton native Andy Greene – click here (or click on the picture below) to read about how the New Jersey Devils defenseman returns home each summer to help give back to his community. Stephen Weiss is skating with his Red Wings teammates at The Joe…
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Andy Greene gives back to hockey community in Trenton
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By Matt Mackinder – Generally, summer hockey schools provide area youths the opportunity to either learn the game or fine-tune their skills for the upcoming season. The Andy Greene Hockey School does all that, but with a twist. While most schools turn a profit, the Greene school is certainly in that category, but any…
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Photos: Whalers host Spitfires for fundraising game at Eddie Edgar
The Plymouth Whalers hosted the Windsor Spitfires in a preseason contest and fundraising effort at Eddie Edgar Ice Arena in Livonia this Saturday. The game – which ended in a 5-5 tie – raised more than $20,000 for the Livonia Fallen Heroes Memorial at the Larry Nehasil Park. Click here to read more information…
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Shaved Ice – Sept. 3
School’s back in session. That just means hockey season is one step closer. The Plymouth Whalers played a preseason contest at Eddie Edgar Ice Arena in Livonia this weekend to raise money for a memorial the city is constructing. Click here, or click the photo below, to see our photo gallery from the OHL club’s…
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Bauer Days coming to Perani’s, B&R next weekend
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By Michael Caples – The Bauer Hockey equipment experts are bringing their gear to Michigan, and they’re also bringing their friends from the Detroit Red Wings. The hockey brand will be hosting their “Bauer Days” at two Perani’s Hockey World locations and two B&R Sports locations, where they will give players and fans a chance…