Category: For Parents
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UPDATE: Pullar Stadium in Sault Ste. Marie advances to Final Four in Kraft Hockeyville contest
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UPDATE (Saturday, April 18): During the first intermission of Game 2 between the Red Wings and Lightning, NBC announced the four finalists for the first-ever Kraft Hockeyville USA contest, with Pullar Stadium making the list. We will have more information as it is presented, but we do know that Round 2 voting will go…
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Benefit roller hockey game to be played for Spencer Hale tomorrow at Canfield
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By Matt Mackinder (originally on TheNRHL.com) – The hockey community can be large and yet, seem small at times. The roller hockey community? Decidedly smaller. So when the news broke that White Lake 16-year-old Spencer Hale, a longtime roller hockey goaltender, had been diagnosed with cancer and had to have his left leg amputated at…
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MSU’s Brock Krygier among five Michigan natives making up Arizona State’s inaugural hockey roster
By @MichaelCaples – When the Arizona State Sun Devils begin their inaugural season as a Division I college hockey program next season, they will have five Michigan natives on their roster – and one already has NCAA experience. Novi native Brock Krygier, who has spent the last three seasons with the Michigan State Spartans, was…
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47 Michigan names on NHL postseason rosters
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When the puck drops on the 2015 NHL Playoffs tonight, there will be plenty of Michigan names competing for Lord Stanley’s Cup. Here’s a team-by-team look at the players whose hockey journeys had an important stop in Michigan. Detroit Red Wings Justin Abdelkader – Muskegon native, Michigan State Spartans Danny DeKeyser – Clay Township native,…
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Sled Dogs, Jr. Sled Wings capture national sled championships at USA Hockey Disabled Festival
By @SKubus – Buffalo, N.Y. played host to the 11th annual USA Hockey Disabled Festival from April 9-12, and a pair of Michigan teams captured national championships. The Grand Rapids Junior Sled Wings took home their first Junior Sled A National Championship and the Michigan Sled Dogs captured the Adult Sled B National Championship.…
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VIDEO: Lightning coach Jon Cooper talks about getting his coaching start in Michigan
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When the Red Wings face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the NHL playoffs, they will be competing against a coach very familiar with the state of Michigan. Tampa Bay head coach Jon Cooper wasn’t born in Michigan, but it is the place where his coaching career began. The Prince…
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Griffins captain Jeff Hoggan wins AHL’s Fred T. Hunt Memorial Trophy
By @MichaelCaples – The Griffins’ captain just got recognized for all those qualities you look for in a leader. Jeff Hoggan was named the American Hockey League’s 2014-15 recipient of the Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award, presented to the player who “best exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship, determination and dedication to hockey.” The award…
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A leg up for Spencer Hale
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By @MichaelCaples – Today, a Michigan hockey youth player is having surgery to amputate his leg. His family, however, wants to make sure the White Lake native can keep playing the sports he loves despite his life-changing event. Spencer Hale, a goaltender who led the USA Eagles to a 14U Tier II national championship last…
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MiHockey’s 2015 OHL draft tracker
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By @MichaelCaples – The 2015 OHL Priority Selection is underway, and MiHockey is tracking all of the Michigan names selected and the picks made by our Michigan-based OHL clubs. Check below for constant updates from the OHL draft (Flint Firebirds and Saginaw Spirit selections in italics). First Round No. 3 – Ryan McLeod (Toronto Marlboros)…
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The last time the Detroit Red Wings missed the playoffs…
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The Detroit Red Wings clinched their 24th straight trip to the NHL postseason last night. To put into perspective how impressive that playoff appearance streak is, we decided to take a closer look at the year 1990, the last time Detroit wasn’t a part of the postseason. Here are some of the things that…