Category: For Parents
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PHOTOS: The Whalers play their last game in Plymouth
The Plymouth Whalers’ Saturday night showdown with the Erie Otters was the team’s final regular-season game of the 2014-15 season, and their final game before the team is officially moved to Flint. Here are MiHockey’s photos from the final Plymouth Whalers hockey game. (Photos by Jen Hefner/MiHockey)
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Minnesota beats Michigan in Big Ten title game at The Joe (with photos)
Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey By Nick Barnowski – DETROIT – In a game featuring two of the nation’s three best power plays, playing with the man advantage was bound to be a difference maker. With four of the five goals in Saturday’s Big Ten tournament championship game coming on the power play, it turned out…
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Wolverines earn revenge against MSU, claim spot in Big Ten title game
By Nick Barnowski – DETROIT – The sixth meeting of the season between Michigan and Michigan State came with one caveat: the chance to end the other’s season. Meeting in the postseason for the first time since the 2010 CCHA quarterfinals, the Wolverines advanced to the Big Ten tournament championship game, defeating the Spartans…
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Would you buy an in-home automatic skate sharpener for $600?
By @MichaelCaples – There’s a project on Kickstarter that will certainly grab the attention of any hockey player or parent. The people behind the ‘Sparx Skate Sharpener‘ are trying to bring skate sharpening into a hockey family’s living room (well, probably garage or basement). The new machine, which has nearly doubled its fundraising goal on…
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Wolverines continue dominance over Badgers in first-round B1G win
Photos by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey By @SKubus – DETROIT – The Michigan Wolverines outscored the Wisconsin Badgers 21-6 during the regular season, going 4-0, including a pair of shutout victories to boot. In Thursday night’s first-round Big Ten tournament tilt, it was more of the same. The Wolverines outgunned the Badgers, 5-1, thanks to huge multi-point…
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Dynamic duo of Hyman and Larkin strike again for Michigan
By @MichaelCaples – DETROIT – The top two scorers in the Big Ten made their presences felt in the nightcap of the Big Ten Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament opener. Zach Hyman and Dylan Larkin (Waterford) teamed up for four of the Wolverines’ five goals in a 5-1 win over the Wisconsin Badgers on Thursday,…
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Nick Schilkey’s goal leads Ohio State to B1G Tourney opening win
Marysville native Nick Schilkey scored at the 8:01 mark of the first period to give his Ohio State Buckeyes an early lead in their Big Ten Tournament-opening contest with Penn State. Schilkey’s early strike propelled the Buckeyes to a 3-1 win and a semifinal showdown with Minnesota Friday afternoon. What Schilkey had to say…
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Our annual high school hockey cover vote is underway
For the fourth straight season, we’re letting you pick which boys’ high school state championship team gets the front cover of our magazine. We will be posting a photo from each of the three boys’ high school teams who captured a title in their respective division on our Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts. For Facebook,…
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Hyman, Wydo, Kero named Hobey Baker finalists
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By @SKubus – The 2015 Hobey Baker Memorial Award finalists were named Thursday, and three Michigan connections were among them. Michigan’s Zach Hyman, Michigan Tech’s Tanner Kero (Hancock) and Robert Morris’s Cody Wydo (Southgate) were all included among the top-ten finalists for this year’s award, which goes to college hockey’s very best, both on and off…
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Kraft Hockeyville nomination process closes – which MI rinks did best?
Kraft is bringing ‘Hockeyville’ to the United States for the first time, and they’re offering huge prizes for a local hockey rink. Kraft Hockeyville organizers will be selecting one hockey community to be their first U.S. selection, and the community/arena that gets picked will get $150,000 towards facility upgrades and an NHL preseason game…