Category: For Fans
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Draft Rewind: Saginaw Spirit’s 2012 picks
By Carl Chimenti – Jim Paliatifo said he kept things pretty simple during his first Ontario Hockey League draft as GM of the Saginaw Spirit – he picked whatever talent he could find. It still worked out to be a pretty balanced draft for the Spirit, who selected nine forwards, six defensemen, and one goaltender…
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Pure As Pond Ice aims to educate Detroit youth about hockey
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By Matt Mackinder – There are instructional hockey clinics and then there is Pure As Pond Ice. An organization that started in 2009 in the lakes area of Oakland County with a group of passionate hockey players from the surrounding communities, the group saw an opportunity to make a change and spread the joy…
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Bearded Ice – April 26
Mike Knuble vs. Tim Thomas last night. Caledonia beat Davison. Quick hits The Caps and the Bruins battled in a Game 7 showdown last night, and the final play of the series came down to two Michigan natives. Washington forward Mike Knuble (Caledonia) raced down the ice on a two-on-one towards Boston goaltender Tim Thomas…
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Bearded Ice – April 25
Should I keep the beard going throughout the whole playoffs, or shave it now that the Wings are out? Decisions, decisions. Quick hits I’m not going to retype everything I posted in here yesterday about the Red Wings’ locker clean-out. If you haven’t already, I recommend checking out our coverage from the last time some…
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Red Wings clean out lockers, admit that changes are needed
By Dave Waddell – DETROIT – After being dumped out of the NHL playoffs early for the third straight season, there’s a sense this off-season is going to be very different than previous summers for the Detroit Red Wings. There’s going to be change. More significantly, the prevailing opinion among players as they cleaned…
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Bearded Ice – April 24
Looks like the second round of the playoffs is about to take shape… Quick hits With the Red Wings out of the playoffs, it does mean an opportunity for some of their players to represent their country at the IIF World Championship. USA Hockey announced today that Jimmy Howard and Muskegon native Justin Abdelkader will…
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Michigan natives help lead Team USA to Gold at World U18s
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By Michael Caples – With the help of four Michigan natives, Team USA is once again victorious in a prestigious amateur tournament. The American squad beat Sweden 7-0 in the gold medal game of the 2012 International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Under-18 Championship on Sunday, marking the fourth straight tournament win for the U.S.…
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Sheriff Shanny’s quest for a new normal
By Darren Eliot – On the day that the Phoenix Coyotes’ Raffi Torres received the longest suspension in playoff history for his open-ice KO of Chicago Blackhawks’ Marian Hossa, Ottawa Senators’ winger Chris Neil crushes N.Y. Rangers’ center Brian Boyle. Post-game, Rangers’ Coach John Tortorella said the blueprint was in place – that the Neil…
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Special DElivery: What happens next for the Red Wings
By Darren Eliot – In a regular season that was arguably better than anticipated, the Red Wings’ playoffs ended more abruptly than anyone around here is accustomed, or expects. In a five-game series in which the scores were close, the series was not. As coach Mike Babcock pointed out after the Nashville Predators advanced, his…
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Red Wings’ season comes to a close on Legwand’s goal
By Michael Caples – David Legwand will always be a local hockey hero, after growing up in Detroit and starring for the Plymouth Whalers. But right now, he’s probably not welcome in Hockeytown. The first-ever draft pick of the Predators scored 13 seconds into the third period to give Nashville a 2-1 lead they would…