Category: For Fans
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MiHockey’s 2012 NHL Draft Watch
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By Stefan Kubus and Ryan Zuke – MiHockey will be in Pittsburgh this weekend to cover the 2012 NHL Draft. Below are the Michigan connections to watch for on Friday and Saturday. Listed are the overall rankings of each player out of 210 total North American skaters (by NHL Central Scouting). Follow links in…
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Shaved Ice – June 21
Quick hits Evgeni Malkin started his off-season workout early this year, walking up to the stage three times at the NHL Awards last night to pick up some hardware. Malkin took home the Hart Memorial Trophy (MVP), the Ted Lindsay Award (most outstanding player) and the Art Ross Trophy (scoring leader). Former Michigan Wolverine Max…
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Shaved Ice – June 20
Quick hits With the red carpet rolled out and ready to go for tonight, there’s three Michigan connections to keep an eye on at the NHL Awards Show (7 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network): Paul MacLean – former Detroit Red Wings assistant coach and now with Ottawa – is up for the Jack Adams Award…
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Darren Helm signs four-year deal with the Red Wings
By Ryan Zuke – The Detroit Red Wings made their first signing of the off-season today, locking down one of their top penalty-killers and defensive forwards in Darren Helm. The club announced a new four-year deal for Helm, which TSN’s Darren Dreger has reported to be for $8.5 million. Helm was a restricted free agent…
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Shaved Ice – June 19
MiHockey’s Ben Fleck with you on this Tuesday morning. Quick hits TSN’s Darren Dreger has reported that Darren Helm has signed a four-year contract extension with the Red Wings. More coming on that real soon. The Grand Rapids Griffins have signed East Grand Rapids native and former University of Michigan Wolverine Luke Glendening to a one-year…
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Griffins announce signing of Grand Rapids native Luke Glendening
The Grand Rapids Griffins just announced that they have signed their first hometown player. Luke Glendening, an East Grand Rapids native, signed a one-year deal with the Red Wings’ American Hockey League affiliate this morning. Glendening, former captain of the Michigan Wolverines, will be the first Grand Rapids native to ever sign with the Griffins.…
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Shaved Ice – June 18
MiHockey’s Stefan Kubus here with you on a Monday that is shaping up to be rather busy for the hockey world. Quick hits The Great Lakes Invitational will continue through 2014, as Michigan Technological University and Olympia Entertainment have extended the college hockey tournament at Joe Louis Arena. In case you missed our Father’s Day…
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Happy Father’s Day: Ryan Kesler’s hockey journey, as told by his dad
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In May, Mike Kesler stopped by the MiHockey offices to pick up copies of the magazine his son Ryan was featured in. MiHockey’s Stefan Kubus sat down with the former player, coach, and proud father to discuss watching Ryan’s journey to the NHL. It seemed only fitting that we share Mike’s story about he and…
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Ryan Miller: Michi-gamer of the Year
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On Dec. 1, we started tracking the top performance by Michigan-born or Michigan-adopted (college or juniors) players at hockey’s highest stage. Now that the hockey season has concluded, it was time to see who came out on top. The player with the most Michi-gamer nominations this year? Ryan Miller of the Buffalo Sabres. The…
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Shaved Ice – June 15
MiHockey’s Stefan Kubus here with you on a Friday morning. Quick hits Yesterday, former Detroit Red Wings player Gerard Gallant was tabbed by the Montreal Canadiens to be a new assistant coach. Gallant had been the coach of the QMJHL’s Saint John Sea Dogs. In three seasons there, Gallant made three QMJHL final appearances, won…