Category: For Players
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Four Lumberjacks sign LOIs for college hockey programs
By @MichaelCaples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks announced today that four of their players have officially signed their Letters of Intent for NCAA hockey programs. Grosse Pointe native Mitch Eliot signed his LOI to Michigan State, while Brighton native Collin Adams signed with North Dakota. Fellow Lumberjacks Nate Kallen (San Diego) signed with Ferris State and…
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More than 14,000 U.S. kids try sport for the first time during USAH’s “Try Hockey For Free Day”
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By @MichaelCaples – The numbers are in, and they are fantastic. USA Hockey has announced that more than 14,000 children tried hockey for the first time during the nation-wide “Try Hockey For Free Day” event on Nov. 7. Nearly 500 sites across 48 states held ‘Try Hockey’ events on Saturday. “This event is all…
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Red Wings announce that they have signed Justin Abdelkader to a seven-year deal
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By @MichaelCaples – Confirmed. Justin Abdelkader’s all locked up. The Muskegon native has officially committed to a seven-year deal with the Detroit Red Wings, the club announced today. UPDATE: Ken Holland announced today that the team has signed LW Justin Abdelkader to a seven-year contract extension pic.twitter.com/SMgR02djzK — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) November…
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Report: Red Wings, Justin Abdelkader close to agreeing on a seven-year extension
By @MichaelCaples – If a report from TSN’s Bob McKenzie is true (and it almost always is), Justin Abdelkader’s going to be staying in his home state for quite a while. McKenzie is reporting that the Red Wings and the Muskegon native are close to agreeing on a seven-year extension for No. 8, at…
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Firebirds’ captain, coach and GM talk about the state of their OHL program
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By @MichaelCaples – It was business as usual in Flint today, as the Firebirds returned to practice after an eventful last few days. Team general manager Terry Christensen, coach John Gruden and captain Alex Peters all spoke to members of the media to bring to a close two days of news and rumors swirling…
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PHOTOS: Red Wings win in Sergei Fedorov’s Hall of Fame celebration night
Detroit celebrated Sergei Fedorov’s induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame Tuesday night, and the Red Wings honored No. 91 with a 1-0 victory. Andreas Athanasiou scored his first NHL goal – the lone tally in the contest – and Petr Mrazek recorded a shutout between the pipes. For a game recap and postgame video,…
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Mrazek’s shutout, Athanasiou’s first goal lift Wings to win over Caps
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – Alex Ovechkin’s hunt to break Sergei Fedorov’s record for most goals by a Russian-born player will have to wait. Despite putting 15 shots on goal, himself, Ovechkin was thwarted by Red Wings goaltender Petr Mrazek, as Mrazek stopped all of them and 38 in total to lead Detroit to…
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Firebirds’ president, head coach talk about team’s status
By @MichaelCaples – On the team’s radio show – The Flint Firebirds Hockey Coaches Show with Dominic Hennig and John Gruden – Tuesday evening, both Flint Firebirds president Costa Papista and head coach John Gruden talked about Sunday’s events and how the team is moving forward. Following the Firebirds’ overtime win Sunday evening, Flint owner…
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Sergei Fedorov returns to Joe Louis Arena for Hockey Hall of Fame honoring
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – Walking the Joe Louis Arena undercroft en route to the Detroit Red Wings locker room is a path Sergei Fedorov is all too familiar with. But Tuesday night prior to puck drop between the Detroit Red Wings and Washington Capitals – two of his former teams – he returned…
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Karmanos: “I’m truly honored and humbled to be included in this great institution”
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By @MichaelCaples – During his Hockey Hall of Fame induction speech, Peter Karmanos, Jr., reflected on his first hockey memory. The Detroit native confessed that when he was 8 years old, he was a budding baseball and football fan. When his mother offered to let him stay up past his bedtime to watch something…