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Abdelkader, DeKeyser join Team USA for World Championship
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By Michael Caples (@michaelcaples) – USA Hockey announced today that Detroit Red Wings teammates Justin Abdelkader and Danny DeKeyser will be joining them for the World Championship in May. Abdelkader (Muskegon) and DeKeyser (Clay Township) will join Michigan natives Andy Miele (Grosse Pointe Woods), Connor Hellebuyck (Commerce), Jeff Petry (Ann Arbor) and Jacob Trouba (Rochester)…
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Derek Daschke signs USHL tender with Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
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By Michael Caples – Another Michigan native has signed a USHL tender for the upcoming season. Oakland Jr. Grizzlies defenseman Derek Daschke has signed a tender with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the Junior A league. Daschke, a Troy native, recorded eight goals and 22 assists in 35 games with coach Mike Peruzzi and the Grizzlies’…
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Mike Vellucci leaving Plymouth Whalers for management position with Carolina Hurricanes
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By Michael Caples – Carolina Hurricanes owner Peter Karmanos announced today that Plymouth Whalers coach/GM/president Mike Vellucci will be joining his NHL club as an assistant GM and director of hockey operations. Both TSN’s Bob McKenzie and Hockey Night in Canada’s Elliotte Friedman originally reported that Vellucci would be leaving for the Hurricanes over…
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Team USA captures gold at Under-18 World Championshp
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By Michael Caples – They’ve done it again. Team USA captured the gold medal at the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s Under-18 World Championship yesterday in Finland, besting the Czech Republic 5-2 in the title game. The win gives the U.S. their 11th consecutive medal, which is a U18 World Championship tournament record. It…
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Larkin leads Team USA to U18 World Championship title game
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By Michael Caples – Waterford native Dylan Larkin scored a goal and an assist and Plymouth Whalers goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 19 of 20 shots, as Team USA picked up a 4-1 win over Sweden in the IIHF Men’s Under-18 World Championship. With the victory, the U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team will move on to…
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Michigan-based Original Stix bringing hockey stick iPhone cases to reality
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By Michael Caples – Hey hockey players (and fans), meet your new phone case. Hockey stick phone cases are about to hit the market, and they’re being made right here in Michigan. A new company called Original Stix, created by 24-year-old St. Clair Shores native Terry Johnson, is taking broken hockey sticks and turning them…
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Video: Get to know Wolverines captain Andrew Copp
In MiHockey’s latest ‘Michigan’s Players’ feature, we introduce you to University of Michigan forward Andrew Copp. The soon-to-be Wolverines junior, a native of Ann Arbor, is a Compuware and NTDP alum, along with being a Winnipeg Jets draft pick. He was recently selected to be Michigan’s captain for the 2014-15 season.
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Team USA dominates Slovakia in U18 World quarterfinals
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By Michael Caples – The goals just keep coming for Team USA in Finland. In their final three games of pool play, the American squad at the IIHF Men’s Under-18 World Championship had outscored their opponents 14-3. In their quarterfinal matchup with Slovakia today, Team USA won 6-2. Top prospect Jake Eichel recorded a goal…
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Caples: Baffled by the Howard bashing
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By Michael Caples – It’s a cruel, cruel world, being an NHL goaltender. Let me rephrase that, actually. It’s a cruel, cruel world being a goaltender in general. When things aren’t going well, it’s the easiest position to point a finger at. In the high-speed, action-packed game we all love, it’s much easier to say,…
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Team USA takes top spot in Group B in pool play at U18 Worlds
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By Michael Caples – With three straight wins, the Americans have rebounded and taken the top spot in the group at the U18 Worlds. Team USA topped host country Finland by a score of 4-3 today, finishing pool play with a 3-0-0-1 record and taking the top spot in Group B at the . The…