Category: For Players
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Michigan ’96 title winners take part in a Score-O for the ages
By @MichaelCaples – The University of Michigan hockey program has its 1996 NCAA championship team on campus this weekend to honor the 20th anniversary of their title. Don’t worry, we’ve got photos, but for the time being…we’ve got something else to report on. During intermission, three of the most famous players from the Wolverines’…
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WATCH: Tyler Motte scores his first NHL goal
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By @MichaelCaples – With his former Wolverines teammate Zach Werenski on the opposing roster, Tyler Motte found the back of an NHL net for the first time. Motte, a St. Clair native and product of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program and the University of Michigan, scored the first goal of the game between…
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Michigan natives Hogan, Looney named U.S. head coaches for World University Games
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By @MichaelCaples – When Team USA begins play in the 2017 Winter World University Games in Kazakhstan, both the men’s and the women’s teams will be led by Michigan natives. White Lake native Sean Hogan will be the head coach of the U.S. Men’s National University Team, while Brownstown native Shelley Looney will be…
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Miller’s goal gives Red Wings 2-1 win over Rangers Wednesday night
By @MichaelCaples – Thanks to a third-period strike from Drew Miller, the Red Wings picked up their second win of the 2016-17 season Wednesday night. Detroit topped the New York Rangers 2-1 at Madison Square Garden, which improved their record to 2-2-0 on the year. Miller and Thomas Vanek scored for the Wings, while…
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Livonia native David Moss announces retirement from pro hockey
By @StefanKubus – After a solid 501-game career in the NHL, David Moss is hanging up the skates. The 34-year-old Livonia native announced the news on Twitter Wednesday morning, taking time to thank family, friends and past coaches – including University of Michigan legend Red Berenson. Moss spent eight seasons with the Calgary Flames from 2005-11…
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Josh Norris’ unique path to the NTDP
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This article originally appeared in the Oct. 17, 2016 issue of MiHockeyMag. By @MichaelCaples – Josh Norris is a native of Oxford, Mich. His hockey biography points to him being an alumnus of the Oakland Jr. Grizzlies, and he represents his state and his country as a member of USA Hockey’s National Team Development…
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Mission Impossible-like break-in leads to $150,000 in hockey stick theft in Montreal
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Employees at a Monkey Sports store in Montreal are asking for hockey people to be on the look-out for stick sale offers too good to be true right now, because a Mission Impossible-like break-in and robbery has led to $150,000 in hockey sticks being stolen. Check out the video below, from Canada’s CTV:
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Woolley named NAHL East Division Star of the Week
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By @StefanKubus – The Aston Rebels are leading the North American Hockey League’s East Division, and a big reason is the play of Carter Woolley. The Bloomfield Hills native and Oakland Jr. Grizzlies alum helped the Rebels sweep the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights over the weekend to extend his team’s win streak to five games, as he potted a…
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Sturos named WCHA offensive player of week; Headrick shares defensive honor
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By @MichaelCaples – Reid Sturos is now a trivia answer for college hockey die-hards. The Michigan Tech forward scored the first regular-season, double-overtime game-winner in WCHA history. Sturos scored in the WCHA’s first-ever three-on-three overtime Saturday night, breaking a 1-1 tie with Alabama Huntsville in the new tiebreaker format for the WCHA. A native…
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Michigan’s Slaker named Big Ten’s first star of the week
By @MichaelCaples – Freshman forward Jake Slaker isn’t having much trouble fitting in with the Wolverines. The San Diego native is the Big Ten’s first star of the week, the conference announced today, after he played a big role in Michigan’s 2-1 win at Ferris State on Saturday. Slaker, a USHL alum from the…