Category: For Fans
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Growing Into the Spotlight: The inconceivable rise of Shawn Hunwick
The following story was originally published by The Michigan Daily on October 21, 2011. Visit http://tinyurl.com/umdaily-hunwick or go to michigandaily.com By Everett Cook, Daily Sports Writer STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. — Inside the home of Rich and Robin Hunwick, tickets from the Big Chill at the Big House and Michigan jerseys line the living room walls,…
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Palmisano leads Spartans to 3-0 win over Buckeyes
By Michael Caples – EAST LANSING – What a difference a week makes. Last weekend, the Spartans opened up CCHA play by giving up 8 goals in two games against Lake Superior. Thursday night, it was a little different. Michigan State welcomed Ohio State to East Lansing, and goaltender Drew Palmisano posted a 29-save shutout,…
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The Last of the Great Lines?
In this era of individual identity — even in our game of hockey, the best team sport of them all — the notion of lines with catchy nicknames seems rather quaint. It isn’t Alex Ovechkin’s line or Sidney Crosby’s trio that gets a memorable moniker; it is the player himself, as in Sid the Kid…
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Who’s the best Red Wing of all-time?: Gordie Howe
By Kevin Allen – Gordie Howe has to be the greatest Detroit Red Wings player of all-time because he is the greatest NHL player of all-time. There is ample testimony and evidence to support that verdict, starting with the fact that his nickname is Mr. Hockey. Going back to the 1940s, Howe’s name was synonymous…
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Who’s the best Red Wing of all-Time?: Steve Yzerman
By Darren Eliot – It is so difficult to compare players from different generations and definitely say “who was better.” Don’t get me wrong, I’m not shying away from my stance that Steve Yzerman is the greatest Red Wing ever. It’s just that there needs to be context to differentiate the buddy debates over beers…
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Who’s the best Red Wing of all-time?: Nicklas Lidstrom
By Michael Caples – You know how Detroit Red Wings employees refer to Nicklas Lidstrom? They call him the “perfect human being.” Niklas Kronwall mentioned the nickname to Pierre LeBrun of ESPN in December 2010, while LeBrun was working on a piece very similar to what I’m arguing against my friends Darren Eliot and Kevin…
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Shaved Ice – Oct. 12
By Michael Caples – Welcome to Shaved Ice, the new daily blog for MiHockeyNow.com. Every morning, we will share a comprehensive summary of what’s happening in hockey around the Mitten – in the hopes of starting your day off right. Because let’s face it, what’s better than a little hockey in the morning? Quick hits…
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That old “full 60 minutes” saying
By Michael Caples – DETROIT – The Wings posted five goals in the first 43:12 of the 2011-12 season. However, in the post-game locker room interviews, all the talk was about the classic sports phrase – “We gotta play a full 60 minutes”. Detroit picked up a 5-3 win over the Ottawa Senators in their…
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A changing of the guard for the Wings?
As NHL training camps officially open up, there is that anticipation that goes with it. There is the knowing that Red Wings hockey is not too far off. Around these parts, that has meant a team setting the standard for success at hockey’s highest level. Success begets expectations. So, what do we expect from the…
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Road trip to Grand Rapids
The Red Wings made a road trip to the west side of the Mitten to take part in a Red and White scrimmage at Van Andel Arena on September 27, 2011. Check out the slideshow below to see the warm welcome displayed by the folks at Hockeytown West.