Category: For Fans
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten (Week of Dec. 3)
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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Carrick’s grace period over, wants to be impact player for Whalers
By Matt Mackinder – After Connor Carrick gave up a full ride to the University of Michigan to instead play in the Ontario Hockey League with the Plymouth Whalers, some wondered if his previous two years with the U.S. National Team Development Program would prepare him for the OHL grind. In the simplest of answers…
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Shaved Ice – December 6
Last night, a NHL podium appeared at the hotel where the CBA negotiations have been taking place. Media & fans jumped on the ‘news’, getting everyone excited that a potential announcement (read: lockout is over) could be coming. Instead, it turned into a big joke, including a new Twitter account.
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Special DElivery: 98 Degrees of lockout separation
By Darren Eliot – Maybe I just want to believe because, like hockey fans everywhere, I’ve grown weary of the lockout blah, blah, blah. I just want our Red Wings back. In this state of looking for any kind of sign that the two sides will actually sign, I turn to Nick Lachey and Mario…
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Shaved Ice – December 5
Press day for the magazine, but we’re here with you as always. Is optimism growing for NHL hockey to still be played this season? It seems as though the player/owner meetings may have finally broken down some of the walls constructed by the league and the union during the CBA talks. As discussed yesterday, there’s…
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Movember ‘staches lead GRAHA Pee Wees to tourney win
Note: The following article and photos are reader submissions from a parent, coach, or player. Have your team highlighted on our website and in MiHockeyMag by e-mailing editor Michael Caples at mcaples@mihockeynow.com. The Grand Rapids Amateur Hockey Association’s Pee Wee 1 – Lobdell squad rocked their Movember moustaches at the GTHA Tournament at Centre Ice…
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Riley Barber nabs CCHA Rookie of the Month honors…again
By Michael Caples – Livonia native Riley Barber has been racking up the awards during the start of his collegiate career, and it doesn’t seem like he will be stopping any time soon. This time, it’s the CCHA’s Gongshow Rookie of the Month award for November – Barber’s second time winning the award in as…
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Shaved Ice – December 4
Another day, another day for hockey. UPDATED AT 3:12 p.m. – The Detroit Free Press is reporting that Mike Ilitch’s Olympia Development Company presented to state lawmakers today their plans for a $650 milllion-dollar development in downtown Detroit, which would feature a “new, state of the art, multi-purpose events center.” You can read the full article…
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Zatkoff, Kennedy take home AHL awards
By Michael Caples – The American Hockey League announced both monthly and weekly awards yesterday, and some Michigan connections were included in the recipients. Jeff Zatkoff, a Detroit native and goaltender for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, was named the league’s CCM/AHL Goaltender of the Month for November. Meanwhile, former Spartans standout Tim Kennedy was named the…