Category: For Fans
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Shaved Ice – October 10
I don’t know what this lockout talk is; I’m covering hockey games six out of seven days this week. The University of Michigan kicked their season off yesterday with a 7-3 win over Windsor. The win came with a price, however; defenseman Jon Merrill and forward Justin Selman were both injured in the game. Jacob…
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Wolverines win big in exhibition opener; Merrill, Selman injured
By Michael Caples – ANN ARBOR – In some aspects, it was exactly the start the Wolverines were looking for. In others, it was exactly the opposite. The University of Michigan started their 2012-13 campaign with a 7-3 exhibition win over Windsor Tuesday night – a convincing victory that saw plenty of ice time for…
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Carrick experiences Plymouth Whalers’ annual hair-dying tradition for first time
By Michael Caples- CANTON – As a rookie in the Ontario Hockey League, Connor Carrick is adjusting to a new team, a new home building, and a new pace of play. Now he will also have to adjust to having pink hair. The 18-year-old defenseman and National Team Development Program alum experienced one of the…
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Shaved Ice – October 9
MiHockey’s Michael Caples here with you on a Tuesday to talk some hockey. Terrible news for Hockeytown today, as WXYZ Detroit reported that the longtime voice of the Red Wings, hall-of-famer Budd Lynch, passed away at age 95. Lynch was a tremendous, tremendous person who couldn’t help but light up the Joe Louis Arena press…
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Spartans top Windsor 6-1 in exhibition opener
By Michael Caples – EAST LANSING – Coach Tom Anastos started off his post-game press conference sharing a text message from Torey Krug. “Coach, good job on audition,” Anastos read. “I watched online. Boys looked good. Your mustache looked good, uniforms looked good.” Then Anastos commented, “He would have looked good on the blue line.”…
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Lumberjacks’ Lindskoug named USHL goalie of the week
By Michael Caples – It didn’t take long for one of the Muskegon Lumberjacks to nab some league honors. The Lumberjacks announced today that goaltender Kevin Lindskoug was named the United States Hockey League’s goaltender of the week. Lindskoug, a native of Trelleborg, Sweden, made his USHL debut last weekend, and in the process recorded…
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Shaved Ice – October 8
Judging by the schedule we’re looking at this week, hockey has officially started. I spent the majority of my Sunday (after the Tigers game, of course) at Yost Ice Arena. Gotta say, the renovations make the historic building look that much better; I was very impressed with the lighting inside the arena. It was worth…
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Grand Rapids Griffins come to Yost, win 4-2
By Michael Caples – ANN ARBOR – It was a bit unusual to look up from the Yost Ice Arena press box and see a team dressed in red and white on the home bench. The unfamiliarity didn’t seem to bother the players on the ice, however. The Grand Rapids Griffins concluded their preseason with…
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Wolverines kick season off with Blue/White game, fan skate
By Michael Caples – ANN ARBOR – In a final tune-up before their 2012-13 season, the Wolverines took on some of their own – both past and present. The Wolverines hosted their Blue/White Alumni Game Sunday afternoon, a game in which the current roster battled against each other, along with some help from Michigan alums…