Category: For Fans
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Wolverines complete sweep of Buckeyes in Columbus
By Greg Garno – COLUMBUS — After the Michigan and Ohio state hockey teams combined for six goals in the third period of Friday night’s 5-3 Wolverine victory, both teams picked up from where they left off on Saturday. Like a fire when gasoline is added, Michigan and the Buckeyes’ offense erupted on Saturday, combining…
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Howard shuts out Predators as Red Wings end five-game skid
By Michael Caples – DETROIT – The Wings scored early and often Saturday night at Joe Louis Arena. In doing so, they were able to do something they hadn’t done in a few games – win. Goals from Drew Miller, Tomas Tatar, Niklas Kronwall and Dan Cleary powered the Red Wings to a 4-0 win…
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Wolverines post 5-3 win over rival Ohio State in Columbus
By Matt Slovin – COLUMBUS, Ohio — With a road series in the CCHA Tournament a near-certainty for the Michigan hockey team, it urgently needed to show it could win away from Yost, having won just one true away game this season entering the weekend. That’s exactly what the Wolverines did on Friday night at…
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“Try Hockey For Free” clinics grow the game during Hockey Day
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By Michael Caples – On Feb. 16, Ara Kabodian took his three children to a “Try Hockey For Free” skate at the Plymouth Cultural Center. After talking to his oldest son, 9-year-old Andrew, through the glass while he was slipping and sliding through his first skating experience, Ara said he was taking advantage of the…
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Special DElivery: Darren Eliot’s power rankings after one period of play
By Darren Eliot – With a third of the condensed regular season already behind us, here is where I have the Western Conference teams. Our Red Wings are in for a fight, unable to get a consistent roster together due to injuries – this after already knowing that this was going to be a season…
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Wisniewski, Jackets top Red Wings at JLA
By Michael Caples – DETROIT – It’s not like it was his first NHL game in his home state. After all, James Wisniewski has played in 390 games as a professional hockey player, and that has meant a few trips through Hockeytown. But trips home for the Canton native are made a little sweeter when…
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten (Week of Feb. 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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While the roster has changed, the Eurotwins remain the same
By Dave Waddell – Coach Mike Babcock mused recently that the Detroit Red Wings aren’t as pretty to watch as they used to be. There’s no arguing with that observation in general, but Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk certainly have been this season. In this season of transition, one shudders to think how ugly it…
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Shaved Ice – Feb. 21
Wings take on the Jackets tonight. The Columbus Blue Jackets come to town tonight to take on the Detroit Red Wings. We’ll be there to see how Jack Johnson and Co. fare against a depleted Red Wings line-up. The Star is reporting that the Wings/Leafs Winter Classic is still a go for next year, along with…