Category: For Players
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Report: Red Wings sign Harvard’s Criscuolo to minor-league deal
By @MichaelCaples – John Buccigross is reporting that the Red Wings have signed Harvard’s Kyle Criscuolo to a minor-league deal that will start in the 2016-17. Per the ESPN anchor and hockey broadcaster, Criscuolo is on his way to Grand Rapids to join the Griffins for the remainder of the season. Criscuolo, 23, just concluded…
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Werenski leaving Michigan to join Blue Jackets’ organization
By @MichaelCaples – The Columbus Blue Jackets announced this morning that Wolverines defenseman Zach Werenski, their first-round pick from last summer’s NHL Draft, has signed an amateur tryout contract with their AHL club. Werenski, 18, has signed an amateur tryout contract with the Lake Erie Monsters, which means he will forego the final two…
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Ferris State’s NCAA Tournament run comes to an end with Easter loss to Denver
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By @MichaelCaples – After three straight upset wins, Ferris State finally ran into a foe they couldn’t solve. The Bulldogs lost to the University of Denver in an Easter Sunday showdown at the West Regional Final in St. Paul, Minn., by a final score of 6-3. With the loss, Ferris State’s tournament run comes…
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Cam Johnson beats childhood best friend, hometown Wolverines en route to Frozen Four
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By @MichaelCaples – CINCINNATI – Fourteen Michigan natives skated in the Michigan vs. North Dakota NCAA Tournament game Saturday night in Cincinnati. Only one left the rink with a smile on his face, however. Troy native Cam Johnson, the starting goaltender for the North Dakota Fighting Hawks, led his team to a 5-2 victory…
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Tony and Don Granato to leave Wings, NTDP for Wisconsin
By @MichaelCaples – UPDATE (March 30, 10:30 a.m.): The University of Wisconsin has officially announced the hirings of Red Wings assistant coach Tony Granato and NTDP coach Don Granato, along with Mark Osiecki. Tony Granato will be the new head coach of the Badgers, while his brother and Osiecki – currently an assistant coach with…
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Wolverines fall to North Dakota in the NCAA Tournament
By @MichaelCaples – CINCINNATI – Less than 24 hours after their thrilling overtime victory against Notre Dame, the Wolverines couldn’t find a second comeback in Cincinnati. Goals 1:14 apart in the final eight minutes of play in regulation lifted North Dakota a 5-2 victory over Michigan Saturday night at U.S. Bank Arena. With the…
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Ferris State stuns top-seeded St. Cloud in overtime of NCAA tourney
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By Michael Caples – It only took 18 seconds for Jared VanWormer to find the back of the net. Eighteen seconds into overtime, that is. The Traverse City native buried a rebound off an initial shot by Gerald Mayhew to give the Bulldogs a 5-4 overtime victory over top-seeded St. Cloud State Saturday afternoon…
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Motte’s goal gives Michigan an overtime win over Notre Dame in NCAA tourney
By @MichaelCaples – CINCINNATI, Ohio – It took the ‘CCM Line’ 68:19 worth of hockey to find the scoresheet. They scored when it mattered most. Tyler Motte finished off a rush towards the Notre Dame goal by scoring the overtime winner to give Michigan a 3-2 victory over the Fighting Irish in the first…
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Referee passes away from head injury during warmups of WCHA Final Five
By @MichaelCaples – According to posts on the Facebook group created to support him, Oliver “Butch” Mousseaux has passed away. The Grosse Pointe native had been in a medically-induced coma at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Rapids ever since he suffered a head injury during warm-ups at the WCHA Final Five semifinals at Van Andel…
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Red Wings assign Vili Saarijarvi to Grand Rapids
By @MichaelCaples – It was a rough year for Red Wings prospect Vili Saarijarvi, but apparently it hasn’t stunted his hockey development. The Griffins posted on Twitter today that the Red Wings have assigned Saarijarvi, the Wings’ third-round pick, to Grand Rapids from his OHL club in Flint. Saarijarvi, 18, recorded 12 goals and…