Category: For Fans
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Aubry Looks to Join Next Wave
By Kyle Kujawa – Detroit Red Wings fans have gotten a long look at several of their top prospects this season, as the likes of Gustav Nyquist, Tomas Tatar, Brendan Smith, Joakim Andersson, Petr Mrazek and Brian Lashoff have turned heads during NHL call-ups this season, delivering on scouting reports that promised bright futures.…
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Shaved Ice – March 22
Biggest CCHA weekend of the year coming up. Tonight’s the CCHA Awards show, tomorrow’s the semifinals, and Sunday the CCHA crowns their final playoff champion. Needless to say, we’re going to be spending a lot of time in Detroit this weekend. Here’s a list of the nominees up for awards tonight. Lots of Michigan connections…
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Sean Day: “I’m prepared to go anywhere and I’ll play anywhere that takes me”
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By Matt Mackinder – He was born in Belgium, has a Canadian passport, but lives in Rochester and has grown up playing his youth hockey in the Detroit area. And Sean Day is fast-tracking his way to the Ontario Hockey League. Day, a 6-foot-2, 197-pound defenseman who played this season for the Compuware…
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten (Week of March 18)
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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Shaved Ice – March 21
Rough go for the Wings… The Wings played a rare home game yesterday, only to lose to the Minnesota Wild by a score of 4-2. Here’s our recap from the game, along with a great photo gallery, in case you missed it. Hockey Canada approved Sean Day’s application for “exceptional player” status – the Compuware…
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Wolverines preparing to take on the RedHawks in the final CCHA Championship weekend
By Stefan Kubus – In the last year of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, a Michigan Wolverines squad that played underwhelming hockey the first half of the season is finding its groove just at the right time. The Wolverines, manned by longtime head coach Red Berenson, are hunting for the chance to capture the…
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Red Wings fall to Wild in rare home game at Joe Louis Arena
By Michael Caples – DETROIT – This wasn’t the homecoming the Red Wings were hoping for. Detroit, playing in their first home game since March 10, welcomed the Minnesota Wild to Joe Louis Arena Wednesday evening, only to watch the visitors record a convincing 4-2 win. The Wings won’t get another shot at recording a…
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Shaved Ice – March 19
Happy Tuesday. Our friend Matt Wellens at the Mining Journal is reporting that Northern Michigan goaltender Jared Coreau has tentatively agreed to a deal with the Detroit Red Wings. The Wildcats’ goaltender – one of the top goaltenders in the CCHA this season – would forego his senior season if he signed with the Wings.…
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Whalers to battle Sarnia to open OHL playoffs
Former Spirit captain Vince Trocheck leads the Whalers into this year’s OHL playoffs. (Photos by Rena Laverty/Plymouth Whalers) By Matt Mackinder – In perhaps the understatement of the year, the Plymouth Whalers are on a roll. Finishing the regular season on an eight-game winning streak and winning 16 of their last 17 games has the…
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Shaved Ice – March 18
What a weekend. The Michigan Wolverines are the only Michigan D-1 school left standing (hockey-wise, of course). UM will head to Joe Louis Arena to take part in the final CCHA Championship weekend, and they will take on top-seeded Miami in the semifinals. Here are the game times: Saturday’s semifinals 1:05 p.m. – No. 3…