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2015 NHL Draft: Nick Boka selected by the Minnesota Wild
By @MichaelCaples – Plymouth native Nick Boka heard his name called by Minnesota today, and the Wild are getting one tough defenseman. Minnesota claimed the Michigan product in the sixth round (171st overall) in the 2015 NHL Draft. “It’s very nerve wracking, but I’m glad to be part of this organization,” Boka said via…
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2015 NHL Draft: Cooper Marody selected by the Philadelphia Flyers
By @MichaelCaples – The Philadelphia Flyers may have found a late gem in the 2015 NHL Draft. At No. 158 in the sixth round, the Flyers claimed Brighton native Cooper Marody, a University of Michigan commit. Marody is fresh off a USHL Clark Cup championship, helping the Sioux Falls Stampede defeat the Muskegon Lumberjacks…
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2015 NHL Draft: Christian Wolanin selected by the Ottawa Senators
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By @MichaelCaples – The Senators weren’t going to let Christian Wolanin slip through the draft again. Ottawa used their fourth-round pick (No. 107 overall) to pick Wolanin, a Rochester native and Muskegon Lumberjacks product. Wolanin, the Lumberjacks’ captain last season, is a North Dakota commit. Last year, he racked up 41 points and 107…
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2015 NHL Draft: Brendan Warren selected by the Arizona Coyotes
By @MichaelCaples – After his time with the University of Michigan, Brendan Warren will be joining the Arizona Coyotes organization. Warren, a Carleton native, was claimed by the Coyotes No. 81 overall in the third round of the 2015 NHL Draft this morning in Florida. A product of the Compuware youth hockey association, Warren…
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2015 NHL Draft: Brent Gates selected by the Anaheim Ducks
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By @MichaelCaples – The Ducks must have liked what they saw in Brent Gates. Anaheim used their No. 80 overall pick on the Grand Rapids native, bringing the Green Bay Gamblers forward into their organization during the 2015 NHL Draft. Gates, a University of Minnesota commit, was ranked No. 105 among North American skaters…
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2015 NHL Draft: Red Wings select Evgeny Svechnikov in first round
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By @MichaelCaples – Last year, the Red Wings picked a kid from Waterford with their first-round pick. This year, they took a kid from Russia. The Red Wings selected Evgeny Svechnikov with the No. 19 overall pick in the 2015 NHL Draft. Svechnikov, 18, played for the Cape breton Screaming Eagles of the Quebec…
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2015 NHL Draft: Kyle Connor selected by the Winnipeg Jets
By @MichaelCaples – Just a few picks after his former (and potentially future) teammate was picked, Kyle Connor heard his name called. Connor, a Shelby Township native, was selected by the Winnipeg Jets at No. 17 overall in the 2015 NHL Draft Friday night in Florida. “It’s unbelievable,” Connor said on the official NHL…
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MiHockey’s 2015 NHL Draft Watch
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By @MichaelCaples – The 2015 NHL Draft is officially here, and that means it’s time for a new group of players to hear their names called and move one step closer towards the ultimate hockey dream. MiHockey is keeping track of all the Michigan names selected by NHL member clubs, as well as the latest…
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2015 NHL Draft: Zach Werenski picked by Columbus Blue Jackets
By @MichaelCaples – It didn’t take long for an NHL club to call the name of a Michigan native at the draft. The Columbus Blue Jackets selected Grosse Pointe native Zach Werenski No. 8 overall on Friday night to make him the first Michigan product selected in the 2015 NHL Draft. “It’s pretty unbelievable,”…
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Shiann Darkangelo one of the first players to sign with NWHL team
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By @MichaelCaples – One of Michigan’s best has signed with a team in the new National Women’s Hockey League. Shiann Darkangelo, a native of Brighton, was one of three players to recently sign with the Connecticut Whale – one of the four founding teams in the new women’s league. Darkangelo just concluded her senior season…