Category: For Fans
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GRAHA celebrates 40 years of youth hockey
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By Michael Caples – On Sept. 8, the Grand Rapids Amateur Hockey Association threw quite the party at Patterson Ice Center. And really, who could blame them? One of the largest associations in west Michigan, GRAHA is celebrating their 40th anniversary this season. To start it off on the right note, the association acknowledged their…
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Shaved Ice – September 11
MiHockey editor Michael Caples here for a Tuesday afternoon edition of Shaved Ice. We’re grinding out the latest issue of MiHockeyMag right now, but I’m taking a break to fill you in on whatever I think you should know about…hockey-wise, at least. #NeverForget Quick hits The latest installment of the EA Sports NHL franchise was…
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Shaved Ice – September 10
MiHockey editor Michael Caples here with you on a Monday afternoon. Seems like fall is finally here, doesn’t it? Quick hits As of 1 p.m., Michigan Tech is in the lead for our cover voting contest. The Huskies have 20 percent of the total votes. Still time to try to have your favorite college/junior team…
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Ted Lindsay Foundation donates $36,000 to Beaumont Center
By Michael Caples – Despite hanging up his skates decades ago, Detroit hockey legend Ted Lindsay continues to help Hockeytown. Today, the Hall-of-Famer and his wife Joanne donated $36,000 through the Ted Lindsay Foundation to the Beaumont Children’s Hospital’s HOPE Center to help children with autism. The foundation, created 11 years ago to support autism…
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Griffins are coming to Yost this October
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By Michael Caples – Fans on the east side of Michigan that have wanted to see the Grand Rapids Griffins play are in luck. The Red Wings’ American Hockey League affiliate announced two neutral-site pre-season games with the Lake Erie Monsters today – one of which will be played at Yost Ice Arena. The Griffins…
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Shaved Ice – September 7
Welcome back to Shaved Ice, where we round up everything you might want to know about…hockey-wise, at least. MiHockey editor Michael Caples here with you on a Friday morning. Quick hits Did you see our article about Jonas Gustavsson yesterday? New Red Wings netminder seems to be adjusting well to life in Hockeytown. Members of…
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The Monster breaks in new pads, talks Hockeytown
By Michael Caples – TROY – While many of his new teammates were skating just a few feet away, new Red Wings goaltender Jonas Gustavsson was modeling his new pads for Warrior Hockey. The netminder, brought in to serve as the new back-up to Jimmy Howard, was assisting the Warren-based hockey company with a photo…
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Shaved Ice – September 6
MiHockey editor Michael Caples here with you on a Thursday morning. Quick hits In case you missed the news yesterday, we’re letting you pick the next cover of the magazine. It’s our college and juniors preview, so make sure you vote for your favorite team. Obviously you don’t want them getting topped by one of…
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Pick the next MiHockeyMag cover
The next issue of MiHockeyMag is our college and juniors preview. Instead of picking which team we would feature on the cover, we have decided to let you, the fans, pick instead. Below is a gallery of nine custom covers the MiHockey design team has created for our seven Division I schools and our two…
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Red Wings release 2013 NHL Winter Classic logo
By Michael Caples – At 4:50 p.m. on August 31, just when everybody was clearing out for a holiday weekend, the Red Wings released the logo for the 2013 NHL Winter Classic, which will be played at The Big House in Ann Arbor. If a new collective bargaining agreement is agreed upon and the NHL avoids another…