Category: For Fans
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Special DElivery: If it were up to the kids, what would they say?
MiHockey’s Darren Eliot discusses the hot topics of cross-ice play in 8U hockey, and the American Development Model in general, in his latest Special DElivery. By Darren Eliot – Even Michael Phelps must have started in a wading pool. That’s all I could think of as I watched the Olympics these past couple of weeks.…
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Anastos, Padalis, Shaw to play on U.S. Women’s U18 team this weekend
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By Stefan Kubus – A trio of under-18 women are heading to Minnesota to compete for Team USA against our rivals north of the border. USA Hockey named its 22-player U.S. National Women’s Under-18 Team roster that will compete against Canada in a three-game series on Aug. 16-19 at the National Sports Center’s Schwan Super…
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Pick your favorite MiHockey custom EA Sports NHL ’13 cover
What if we here at the MiHockey offices got to decide on who was on the cover of EA Sports’ NHL ’13? Here are eight custom covers featuring some of the top Michigan natives from the 2011-12 season, from high school all the way up through the NHL. Photo credits: Shawn Hunwick – courtesy of…
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Griffins roster takes shape after free agency
By Kyle Kujawa – Although they weren’t players in the Zach Parise and Ryan Suter sweepstakes, the Grand Rapids Griffins went a long way to filling out their 2012-13 roster with several key free agent acquisitions. To be more accurate, it’s the Detroit Red Wings who made the splash on the Griffins’ behalf. With full…
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Shaved Ice – August 13
MiHockey’s Stefan Kubus here with you on a Monday morning. Quick hits Not to kick things off on a scary note, but it’s actually better news than it sounds. Should there be a lockout in the NHL this season, the league can elect to cancel the 2013 Winter Classic all the way up until Jan.…
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Shaved Ice – August 10
MiHockey’s Stefan Kubus here with you to wrap up the work week. Quick hits Check out our article on Ken Holland’s summer, and how he’s battling through an interesting off-season. Hockey families are asked to participate in a Light The Night Walk event in Troy to help battle Leukemia. Both the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto…
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Hockey families asked to participate in “Light The Night Walk” to fight Leukemia
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By Ryan Zuke – A year ago, the Mannino family lost 18-year-old David, a talented hockey player for Little Caesars AAA and Detroit Jesuit High School, to Leukemia. Now, they are aiming to help others battling the same disease. On Saturday, Sept. 22, Team Bring It – named after David’s favorite wrestler, The Rock,…
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Plymouth Whalers’ Mistele looking to make an impact in Year 2
By Matt Mackinder – It’s rare when a 16-year-old rookie makes an immediate impact in the Ontario Hockey League and Plymouth Whalers’ rookie Matt Mistele wasn’t one to buck that trend last season. Mistele was in and out of the line-up, but the complaints never came. Not once. Instead, he showed a mature sense of…
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Shaved Ice – August 9
MiHockey’s Ryan Zuke here with you on a rainy Thursday morning. Quick hits Twenty-four years ago today, Wayne Gretzky was dealt from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in arguably the most memorable – and important – trade in NHL history. Despite missing out on all of the big-name free agents, Red Wings general…
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Ken Holland tries to navigate an off-season of unease in Hockeytown
By Dave Waddell – It’s hard to know if Detroit Red Wings’ general manager Ken Holland is familiar with Rudyard Kipling’s classic poem “If”, which starts with the virtues of keeping one’s head while all around are losing theirs. With Wings’ fans clearly feeling unease about their team having seen Nick Lidstrom, Brad Stuart and…