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PHOTOS: Team USA beats Canada to win 2017 IIHF Women’s World Championship
Hilary Knight’s overtime goal gave Team USA a victory over rival Canada in the 2017 IIHF Women’s World Championship title game. It’s the fourth straight time the U.S. has won gold in the yearly battle for women’s hockey supremacy among top the hockey countries across the globe. For more on the championship game, click here.…
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Hilary Knight’s overtime goal lifts Team USA to Women’s Worlds title over Canada
By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – When they needed it most, their star delivered. Hilary Knight. Overtime game-winner. Gold. The U.S. Women’s National Team’s No. 21 blocked a shot, then headed up the ice with her teammates. She got the puck back and she sent a shot past goaltender Shannon Szabados to break the tie between…
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Red Wings recall Matt Lorito from Grand Rapids
By @StefanKubus – Another member of the Grand Rapids Griffins squad may get a look in the Red Wings lineup. The Wings announced Friday that they’ve recalled forward Matt Lorito from Grand Rapids. Lorito, 26, has had an impressive offensive season with the Griffins, having posted 21 goals and 54 points in 59 games. That’s…
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Report: Little Caesars Arena expected to host 2019 Frozen Four
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UPDATE: The NCAA officially announced that Detroit will host the 2020 Frozen Four, not the 2019. Click here for more information. By @MichaelCaples – Today, fans are filling up the streets of Detroit for the Detroit Tigers’ home opener. Two years from now, it could be for college hockey’s ultimate prize. The Boston…
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Team USA storms into Women’s Worlds final with rout of Germany
By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – It was over quickly. Sure, they played a full 60 minutes. But the U.S. Women’s National Team has been on a mission for a while now, and they weren’t going to let Germany get in the way. Team USA scored early and often as they demolished Germany in the semifinals…
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Red Wings sign 2016 first-round pick Dennis Cholowski
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By @MichaelCaples – The Wings have decided that Dennis Cholowski is ready to leave school early. Detroit announced this evening that they have signed their first-round pick from last year’s NHL Draft to a three-year entry-level contract. The defenseman – a native of Langley, B.C. – just wrapped up his freshman season with St. Cloud…
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Recruiting: Ryder Rolston commits to Notre Dame
By @MichaelCaples – Ryder Rolston said he picked his college hockey program for what they do off the ice as much as on it. The Birmingham native and Little Caesars 16U forward is heading to Notre Dame for his NCAA career. “It’s an honor to be committed to such a prestigious institution like the University…
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Evgeny Svechnikov creates late memory at Joe Louis Arena in NHL debut
By @StefanKubus – Evgeny Svechnikov had no idea whether or not he would get a chance to play a regular-season game at Joe Louis Arena. Yet on Monday night, the 20-year-old Russian winger not only made his NHL debut at The Joe in the first of three remaining home games, but scored the lone goal in a…
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Farabee, Wahlstrom earn rare call-ups to National Under-18 Team for IIHF U18 Worlds
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By @MichaelCaples – For most players with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, the two-year stay with the NTDP culminates with a trip to the IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championship. Sometimes, however, a player performs so well in his first season that he gets an early trip to the big show. This year, two players…
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Svechnikov’s shootout winner lifts Red Wings to thrilling win over Senators
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT — In a game that took extra time, the Red Wings put a minor dent in Ottawa’s playoff push by taking a much-needed second point from the Sens in a 5-4 shootout thriller. Frans Nielsen, Dylan Larkin, Tomas Tatar and Gustav Nyquist all scored for Detroit in regulation, while 20-year-old Evgeny…