Category: For Fans
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Special DElivery: “He had his head down” no longer applies
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By Darren Eliot – The changing culture of hitting in the NHL continues to evolve before our very eyes. From “picking the head”, to “the head as the principal point of contact”, to “significant head contact” to what we’re witnessing in these NHL playoffs. If you take the interference hit by Eric Gryba of the…
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten (Week of May 6)
Welcome to another season of MiHockey’s Michi-gamer, now powered by Bauer Hockey. 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 night, we’ll keep an…
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Trocheck named OHL’s Most Outstanding Player of the Year
By Michael Caples – The season’s not quite over yet for Vince Trocheck. The Plymouth Whalers star and former Saginaw Spirit captain has been named the 2012-13 recipient of the Red Tilson Trophy, presented to the Ontario Hockey League’s Most Outstanding Player of the Year. Trocheck, also a Little Caesars AAA alum, was chosen by…
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Shaved Ice – May 9
Well, the lack of sleep’s a little more frustrating when the Wings don’t get the OT win… The Wings had everybody in Hockeytown stay up late and be exhausted for work or school only to lose in overtime in Game 5. Here’s our quick recap from the contest. The loss puts the Wings on the…
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Bonino’s OT winner puts Red Wings on the brink of elimination
By Nick Barnowski –For the second consecutive game – and third time in the series – the Red Wings and Ducks went to overtime in Game 5 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals. The only difference was that unlike in Games 2 and 4, the Ducks pulled this one out, as a Nick Bonino’s goal 1:54…
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Legendary Linemates: A surprise visit for some beer-leaguers at the Onyx Ice Arena
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On March 6, Bud Light and the Detroit Red Wings gave some adult-league players at the Onyx Ice Arena in Rochester the surprise of a lifetime. Former Red Wings stars Chris Osgood, Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby and Larry Murphy showed up at the rink that night to skate in some “beer league” games with the…
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Big Ten announces inaugural hockey schedule for 2013-14 season
By Michael Caples – B1G hockey is almost here. The Big Ten Hockey Conference announced their schedule for their inaugural season today, which features 20-game arrangements for each of the six NCAA schools. The B1G schedule also features four ‘flex’ games that allow for a ‘Thursday-Friday’ series, rather than the traditional ‘Friday-Saturday’ weekend series…
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Wolverines announce inaugural Big Ten Hockey schedule
The Michigan Wolverines released their conference hockey schedule today for the 2013-14 season, which will be their first as members of the new Big Ten league. Michigan will announce their non-conference schedule at a later date. The league has also structured some unique scheduling for the Michigan vs. Ohio State series – the two…
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Shaved Ice – May 7
Late night, eh? What a win for the Detroit Red Wings. Damien Brunner saved the day, scoring in overtime to help the Wings even their opening-round series with the Ducks before boarding a plane for California. Check out our recap of the game by clicking here, or clicking the image above. The Fox Sports Detroit…