Category: For Fans
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Lackluster defense dooms Wolverines in 6-4 loss to No. 12 Notre Dame
By Greg Garno – SOUTH BEND — Less than eight minutes into the Michigan hockey team’s contest against No. 12 Notre Dame, trailing 2-0, freshman forward Andrew Copp grabbed a turnover in the neutral zone for a breakaway opportunity. The Ann Arbor native went right, then left to shoot, but was stopped by goalie Steven…
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College weekend recaps: Broncos, Spartans split, Wolverines drop both, and more
By Michael Caples – It was another wild weekend of college hockey for Michigan’s NCAA D-1 schools. The Broncos and the Miami RedHawks took part in a No. 1 vs. No 2 CCHA series, while the Wolverines traveled to South Bend, the Spartans played a home-and-home with Bowling Green, the Bulldogs traveled Northern Michigan, and…
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Wolverines fall to Irish Friday night in South Bend
By Matt Slovin – SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The returns of junior defenseman Mac Bennett to the ice and junior defenseman Jon Merrill to the goal column weren’t enough to continue the Wolverines’ first two-game win streak since October. Michigan fell on the road Friday night to No. 11 Notre Dame, 7-4, in front of…
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Twenty-three rinks across Michigan to offer Try Hockey clinics during Hockey Day in Michigan weekend
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On Feb. 16, USA Hockey and over 20 local programs across the state will encourage kids to come to a local participating rink and try youth hockey as part of Hockey Day in Michigan, presented by Warrior Hockey. Throughout the state, Boys and girls, ages 4 to 9, are invited to visit a variety of…
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Shaved Ice – Feb. 8
Snow day edition, starring Petr Mrazek. What a night for 20-year-old Petr Mrazek. Talk quickly went from “check out how cool that mask is” to “check out all those saves” in a hurry. Now, he did get some help from his new teammates – the Wings finally picked up some secondary scoring, and they helped…
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten (Week of Feb. 4)
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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Petr Mrazek’s ‘You Should Know’ from MiHockeyMag
Sometimes, the timing works out perfectly. In the Jan. 28 edition of MiHockeyMag, we featured Red Wings goaltender Petr Mrazek as our ‘You Should Know’ athlete of the issue. Get to know the new Red Wings goaltender just a little bit better before he debuts for Detroit tonight by clicking on the image below and…
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Report: Tim Thomas traded to the Islanders
By Michael Caples – TSN.ca is reporting that Davison native Tim Thomas has been traded from the Boston Bruins to the New York Islanders, in exchange for a conditional draft pick in 2014 or 2015. Thomas hasn’t played for Boston this season; over the summer he declared that he would be taking a year off from…
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Behind Rutledge, Wolverines look to continue winning ways
By Greg Garno – ANN ARBOR – The Michigan hockey team’s push for positioning in the CCHA playoffs only gets tougher in the month of February. The Wolverines, coming off their first sweep of the season against Michigan State last weekend, will not play on home ice until March. With only two games remaining at…
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Shaved Ice – Feb. 7
Mrazek gets the start. Good thing he’s got a sweet mask to wear while playing goal. The Wings will finally give Jimmy Howard a break tonight, as they will start rookie goaltender Petr Mrazek in St. Louis. Check out the mask the AHL All-Star has been wearing this season – it was designed by David…