Category: For Players
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Ruggiero: “I didn’t know I could play hockey for a living when I was a little girl”
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By Faith Krogulecki – When Angela Ruggiero was 7 years old, her older brother came home in his goalie gear desperate for players to add to his team. Before she knew it, Ruggiero was on the ice, and she never looked back. On Monday night, Ruggiero became the fourth women’s hockey player to be inducted…
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Spartans’ Ferrantino named Big Ten’s first star of the week
By @MichaelCaples – The Michigan State Spartans scored 12 goals over the weekend, and their captain factored into five of them. The Big Ten announced today that MSU’s Michael Ferrantino has been named the conference’s first star of the week, after the senior leader of the Spartans racked up five assists in the Spartans’…
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Lidstrom: “I never imagined a night like this”
By @MichaelCaples – Monday night, Nicklas Lidstrom was supposed to celebrate his own hockey accomplishments. In fitting ‘Perfect Human’ fashion, however, he started his Hockey Hall of Fame induction speech by talking about Steve Yzerman, his former teammate who welcomed Lidstrom on stage and presented him with his plaque. “Oh boy, that was a…
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Fedorov says “I’m a Red Wing at heart” during HHOF induction speech
By @StefanKubus – Perhaps the most electrifying and flashy Detroit Red Wings forward in franchise history, Sergei Fedorov was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Monday night in Toronto. Former Russian Five linemate and fellow Hockey Hall of Fame member Igor Larionov presented Fedorov with his honorary plaque. “I would never expect something…
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Lidstrom, Ruggiero, Karmanos and Fedorov officially enter Hockey Hall of Fame
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The Hockey Hall of Fame welcomed seven new members into its prestigious fraternity Monday evening, and four of them are names very familiar to Michigan. Michigan natives Peter Karmanos, Jr., and Angela Ruggiero and former Detroit Red Wings Nicklas Lidstrom and Sergei Fedorov were officially enshrined during the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2015…
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Firebirds release statement from owner Rolf Nilsen
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By @MichaelCaples – The Flint Firebirds have released a statement from their owner explaining that the team did indeed fire their coaches last night but hired them back this morning. Per a statement from Rolf Nilsen: “Last night, after our emotional shootout game against the Oshawa Generals, I made a decision with regards to our…
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Ferris State’s Mackin named WCHA rookie of the week
By @MichaelCaples – Ferris State freshman forward Corey Mackin had himself quite a weekend, and the WCHA took notice. The conference named Mackin, a Philadelphia native, their WCHA Rookie of the Week after leading all freshmen with three points over the weekend. Mackin played a big role in the Bulldogs splitting a weekend series with…
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Athanasiou impresses Red Wings in NHL debut
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – “Just try to bear down and do the best I could to win the draw.” That’s how Andreas Athanasiou described his first face-off in the National Hockey League. Certainly face-offs are a routine part of the game – Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg has taken 238 just 14 games in…
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PHOTOS: Kalamazoo hosts 28-team 8U jamboree, welcomes guests from USA Hockey and Finland
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On Nov. 7, the Kalamazoo Optimist Hockey Association held an all-day “Fire and Ice” event at Wings West Ice Arena to celebrate youth hockey. KOHA hosted a Try Hockey For Free event, a chili cook-off with nine area restaurants and a 28-team 8U cross-ice jamboree that featured teams from across Michigan and Illinois. “We are…
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Source: Flint Firebirds’ coaches have been rehired
By @MichaelCaples – A source close to the situation has informed MiHockey that the Firebirds’ coaching staff has been rehired after last night’s breaking news. The team had a 1:30 p.m. meeting to address Sunday’s events, which included multiple reports of Flint’s coaching staff being fired and then the entire roster protesting and leaving the…