Category: For Fans
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Red Wings to let fans “Paint The Ice” on May 10
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By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings are giving fans the chance to say goodbye to The Joe in a unique fashion. The Wings are holding a “Paint The Ice” event on May 10, where the Hockeytown faithful will be allowed on the ice to paint personal messages onto the ice surface of Joe Louis…
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Red Wings have highest draft pick since 1990; here’s who they might choose
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By @MichaelCaples – Now that the Red Wings’ (lofty) dreams of snagging the first overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft are over, here’s a look at which player the Original Six franchise may claim this June. The Wings ended up landing at No. 9 overall in the NHL Draft Lottery, the team’s highest selection…
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Red Wings receive No. 9 pick in 2017 NHL Draft Lottery
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By @MichaelCaples – For the first time since its inception in 1995, the Detroit Red Wings were participants in the NHL Draft Lottery, and they ended up moving down instead of up. The league conducted its selection process to decide the 2017 NHL Draft order for the first 15 picks tonight, and the Red Wings…
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Griffins complete sweep of Milwaukee, advance to Round 2 of AHL playoffs against Chicago
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By @MichaelCaples – Thanks to an overtime game-winner from Kyle Criscuolo in Milwaukee tonight, the Griffins are moving on in the AHL playoffs. Criscuolo’s goal at the 10:03 mark of the extra period secured a three-game sweep of the Milwaukee Admirals for Grand Rapids, as the Griffins punch their ticket to the conference semifinals in…
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NTDP Under-18 Team welcomed home after gold-medal victory at U18 Worlds in Slovakia
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By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – When the bus pulled up, USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-17 Team was there to great their elder counterparts. The NTDP U18 Team brought home gold, but, really, that just meant that the cheering was a little louder when they got off the bus after the lengthy trip…
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Mel Pearson returns to Ann Arbor as Wolverines’ new head coach
By @MichaelCaples – ANN ARBOR – Mel Pearson spent 23 seasons with the Michigan Wolverines under Red Berenson. You build quite a connection with a place and a hockey program when you spend that long there. That’s why, when the Wolverines came calling in need of Red Berenson’s successor, Pearson accepted the challenge, despite…
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Ryder Rolston, Alex Turcotte named to NTDP Under-17 Team for 2017-18 season
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By @MichaelCaples – Two players hailing from The Great Lakes State will be on next year’s USA Hockey National Team Development Program Under-17 Team roster. Birmingham native Ryder Rolston and Walled Lake native Alex Turcotte have been selected for the prestigious two-year training program in Plymouth. Both come from hockey families; Rolston is the son…
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Michigan officially names Mel Pearson as successor to Red Berenson
By @MichaelCaples – The University of Michigan has made it official – Mel Pearson is the school’s next hockey coach. Pearson, an assistant coach for Red Berenson for 23 years, will now be the man tasked with following in the iconic head coach’s footsteps after Berenson retired earlier this month. “I am very honored and…
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Report: Mel Pearson to become next head coach of Michigan Wolverines
UPDATE: Michigan has formally announced Pearson as the hockey program’s new head coach. Click here for MiHockey’s developing story. By @MichaelCaples – Sounds like Mel Pearson is coming back to Ann Arbor. According to John Buccigross of ESPN, the longtime Michigan assistant coach and current head coach of Michigan Tech will be returning to…
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Team USA wins gold at 2017 IIHF Under-18 World Championship
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By @MichaelCaples – For each class of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, the IIHF Under-18 World Championship is the end goal. It’s the final test for the group of teenagers working together for two years in Plymouth. For this year’s NTDP Under-18 Team – along with the help of a few new friends –…