Category: For Fans
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Broncos stop Wolverines for second straight year
By Stefan Kubus – DETROIT – For the second year in a row, the Western Michigan Broncos thwarted the Michigan Wolverines’ chance at winning the Mason Cup. Last season, the Wolverines fell to the Broncos in the CCHA semifinals, 5-2. This year, the Wolverines suffered an incredibly close 3-2 defeat in the CCHA title game.…
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Czarnik’s three assists lead RedHawks to win
By Brian Kalisher – DETROIT – Pride and a chance for third place in the CCHA tournament were on the line for two Ohio squads that made their presence known throughout the postseason. Yet it was a Michigan native who made the difference in the contest. The Miami RedHawks topped the Bowling Green Falcons 4-1…
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Moffatt’s OT goal sends Wolverines to CCHA final
By Michael Caples – DETROIT – With one quick swing of his stick, Luke Moffatt sent his team to the championship game. A minute into a second overtime period, Bloomfield Hills native A.J. Treais fought through the Bowling Green defense before eventually throwing the puck to the front of the goal. As both squads scrambled…
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Michigan ends BG’s Cinderella story at the Joe
By Stefan Kubus – DETROIT – It took a mind-boggling myriad of shots, but the Michigan Wolverines got the job done. The Wolverines finally solved Andrew Hammond and the “Cinderella story” Bowling Green State Falcons, peppering the junior netminder with 58 shots, 55 of which Hammond turned away (a career-high), en route to a 3-2…
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Daavettila’s late goal gives Brighton D1 state championship
By Matt Mackinder – PLYMOUTH – Chet Daavettila said he doesn’t remember much about scoring with 1:32 left to put Brighton ahead 4-3 over Grosse Pointe North. Who could blame him? His goal wound up being the game-winner as the Bulldogs won the MHSAA Division 1 state championship last Saturday night in front of a…
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CCHA award winners announced; Krug named POY
This year’s CCHA award-winners were crowned at the Fox Theatre in Detroit tonight. Here’s a look at the winners and some of their accomplishments from the 2011-12 campaign. RBC Player of the Year – Torey Krug, Michigan State There’s not much praise that Torey Krug hasn’t already received this year, which is why the captain…
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Detroit GM Ken Holland: The best in the business
By Dave Waddell – Few businesses in this country get scrutinized daily like a National Hockey League franchise and there are even fewer managers who run their operations as successfully as Detroit Red Wings’ general manager Ken Holland. With his team having won more Stanley Cups (three) and more games than anyone else in the…
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Injuries continue as Wings lose to Blackhawks
By Michael Caples – DETROIT – Already playing without Nicklas Lidstrom and Pavel Datsyuk, the Red Wings watched two more players suffer injuries in their 2-1 Sunday afternoon loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. Jakub Kindl missed the majority of the game after what team officials called an upper-body injury in the first period, and then…
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Smith scores first NHL goal as Wings win big
By Matt Mackinder – DETROIT – This one was over before it started. Or at least, it was over 35 seconds into the first period. Valtteri Filppula scored the game’s first goal and added another in the second period as the Red Wings defeated the Minnesota Wild 6-0 Friday night in front of another…
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Rochester native Jones finding role with stacked Whalers
By Matt Mackinder – When Mitch Jones signed with the Plymouth Whalers just before Christmas, he knew he would be going to an organization where he could develop and learn the pro-style game – even if it meant not being able to go fishing anymore at his favorite spots near his home in Rochester. Such…