Category: For Players
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Michigan trio sweeps NCAA weekly awards
By @MichaelCaples – It’s a clean sweep of the NCAA weekly awards by Michigan hockey products. North Dakota goaltender Cam Johnson (Troy), Western Michigan forward Griffen Molino (Trenton) and Michigan forward Kyle Connor (Shelby Township) have claimed the three national weekly awards, the NCAA announced today. Johnson racked up two shutouts in his team’s sweep…
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Wolverines’ Kyle Connor named B1G first star of the week
By @MichaelCaples – Not much of a surprise here. After a dominating weekend against Minnesota, Kyle Connor was named the Big Ten’s first star of the week today. The Wolverines’ freshman forward racked up five goals and an assist in his team’s weekend split against the Golden Gophers, while also playing to a +5…
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Red Wings allow two late goals, fall 2-1 to Sabres (with photos)
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – The Red Wings had a chance to extend their point streak to 14 games Monday night at Joe Louis Arena, but encountered an all-too-familiar problem: closing out a third-period lead. Heading into the final frame up 1-0, the Red Wings allowed two quick goals in the final five minutes,…
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VIDEO: Captains talk about their favorite aspects of high school hockey
In what’s becoming a tradition, the MiHockey video crew sat down this year’s high school hockey captains for quick Q&As during our annual photo shoot. One of the questions we asked again? What’s your favorite thing about high school hockey. Check out the responses from this year’s crop of team leaders.
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Report: Jack Johnson will not sue his parents over his bankruptcy
By @MichaelCaples – According to a TSN report, Ann Arbor native Jack Johnson will not sue his parents after their expenditures under their son’s name led to the NHL star having to declare bankruptcy. Last November, it was revealed that Johnson – a former star at USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program and the…
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PHOTOS: Western Michigan tops Colorado College on Military Appreciation Night
Western Michigan finalized a sweep of Colorado College Saturday night in Kalamazoo, picking up a 5-3 win on Military Appreciation Night at Lawson Ice Arena. The Broncos – which received goals from Griffen Molino (two), Nolan LaPorte, Michael Rebry and Colt Conrad – also held a teddy bear toss during the game while donning special…
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PHOTOS: Wolverines vs. Golden Gophers
The Michigan Wolverines hosted the Minnesota Golden Gophers for an important B1G conference showdown Friday and Saturday at Yost. Michigan prevailed in Game 1, recording a lopsided 8-3 victory. Minnesota responded, however, winning 3-2 in the rematch. Kyle Connor’s five goals on the weekend put him in the B1G scoring race lead by four points…
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PHOTOS/VIDEO: Spartans post comeback win over Wisconsin
Justin Hoomaian’s goal at the 16:47 mark of the third period finalized a comeback effort from Michigan State Friday night in East Lansing, as the Spartans rallied to beat Wisconsin 4-3. Brennan Sanford, Travis Walsh and Mike Ferrantino also scored for MSU, while Jake Hildebrand stopped 30 saves to record the win. (Photos by Michael…
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Watch Petry, Pateryn and Pacioretty (and the rest of the Habs) sing “Let It Go”
Look, we know it’s not a Michigan team, and that they just came here and played the Red Wings last night (though Detroit did win). We couldn’t pass up sharing this video, however, considering that it contains the vocal skills of Jeff Petry (Ann Arbor/Michigan State alum), Greg Pateryn (Sterling Heights/Michigan alum) and Max Pacioretty…
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Flashback: Michigan’s ‘Big Chill’ exceeds expectations, sets new attendance record
Five years ago today (Dec. 11), the University of Michigan hosted in-state rival Michigan State for the ‘Big Chill at the Big House’ – an event which helped the State of Michigan reclaim the world record for biggest attendance at a single hockey game. The record of 113,411 fans – despite competition from the…