Category: For Fans
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OHL’s Rangers, Michigan Daily settle over Trouba case
By Matt Mackinder – The Jacob Trouba war appears over. For now, at least. After the Michigan Daily reported earlier this summer that the Rochester native had been offered a large sum of money by the Ontario Hockey League’s Kitchener Rangers to forgo his commitment to the University of Michigan this fall, the Rangers took…
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ICE Arena in Mount Pleasant closed until Oct. 1
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By Ryan Zuke – When cooling in a house fails, it’s not normally an urgent matter. But when cooling in an ice rink fails, it creates an immediate problem. When the Isabella Community Events Arena in Mount Pleasant was ready to start making ice for the season, its water-cooled chiller was leaking and there was…
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Red Wings cancel annual prospects tournament in Traverse City
By Michael Caples – In what potentially could be the first product of an NHL lockout, the Red Wings have cancelled their annual prospects tournament in Traverse City. Via an official press release, Detroit GM Ken Holland and the Red Wings, stated that they will not host the NHL Prospects Tournament at the Center ICE…
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Shaved Ice – August 16
Ryan Zuke here with you on this Thursday morning to give you your daily hockey fix. Quick hits On Dec. 15, three organizations from Kalamazoo will join forces and gear up to play hockey to increase autism awareness in the community, and raise money for a brand new Great Lakes Center for Autism Treatment and…
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NTDP announces U.S. National Under-18 Team Roster
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By Michael Caples – The National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor announced their Under-18 team roster today, and five of the players call Michigan home. Defenseman Trevor Hamilton (Grosse Pointe Farms) and forwards Evan Allen (Sterling Heights), Dawson Cook (Cadillac), Michael McCarron (Macomb), and Tyler Motte (St. Clair) will all move from the Under-17…
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Hockey leaders in Kalamazoo team up to fight autism
By Ben Fleck – Hockey is a game we all love to watch and play, but in some cases we can use it for more than personal enjoyment. On Dec. 15, three organizations from Kalamazoo will join forces and put on an event centered around hockey to benefit children that suffer from autism. In collaboration…
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Shaved Ice – August 15
MiHockey’s Stefan Kubus here with you on a Wednesday afternoon. Quick hits Want to win a free, brand-new Warrior Covert DT1 stick? Enter here, and check out our article on the new twig and rest of the Covert line. NHL.com has featured the Detroit Red Wings for today’s “30 in 30” feature, as Detroit prepares…
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Checking out Warrior’s new Covert DT1 stick
By Stefan Kubus – With Warrior releasing its newest line of sticks, the Covert line, its true one-piece construction aims to make your shot scream anything but covert. The Warrior Covert Dagger Taper, or DT, brings something to the table that Warrior has never done before, as Warrior senior product manager of sticks Keith Perera…
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Checking out CCM’s new RBZ stick
By Ben Fleck – CCM is hoping their new RBZ stick – powered by TaylorMade – will take the next step in hockey stick technology. “We are calling it a new revolution in hockey,” said Jordan Boman, sales rep for CCM. The golf company, a worldwide leader in composite products, teamed up with CCM to…
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Shaved Ice – August 14
MiHockey’s Ben Fleck here with on this overcast Tuesday morning. Quick hits Puck Daddy released the first player ratings for EA Sports’ NHL ’13. Detroit Red Wings Pavel Datsyuk is the top rated forward for this year’s installment of the hit game, and Ryan Miller is the top goaltender. NHL ’13 hits shelves Sept. 11.…