Category: For Players
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Flint Firebirds’ Vili Saarijarvi named OHL defenseman of the month
By @MichaelCaples – The Ontario Hockey League announced their’ defenseman of the month’ today, and he’s a player with multiple Michigan connections. Vili Saarijarvi, a defenseman for the Flint Firebirds, received the monthly honor from the OHL today. The Red Wings’ third-round pick in last summer’s NHL Draft leads all OHL defensemen with 16…
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Northern Michigan’s Atte Tolvanen named WCHA rookie of the month
By @MichaelCaples – The WCHA has introduced new monthly awards, and their first ‘rookie of the month’ selection is going to a Wildcat. Atte Tolvanen, a freshman netminder from Vihti, Finland, has been standing on his head in Marquette for NMU, and the WCHA conference is recognizing his play by naming him the first-ever ‘WCHA…
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Olympia announces new details for new arena, including a second sheet of ice
By @MichaelCaples – Olympia Entertainment is celebrating last night’s Red Wings win by releasing some new details about the Winged Wheel’s future home. The 20,000-seat facility currently under construction in the new ‘District Detroit’ will officially have a second sheet of ice for Red Wings practices and for amateur hockey. Other amenities of note…
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Larkin, Howard lift Detroit to second straight victory (with photos, video)
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – For the first time since their 3-0-0 start, the Red Wings have won back-to-back games. And Waterford native Dylan Larkin potted the game-winner in both contests, as his go-ahead goal 5:54 into the third period proved to be the difference in Detroit’s 2-1 victory at Joe Louis Arena over…
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Naurato: Get a return on your (hockey) investment
By Brandon Naurato – The topic of specialization in youth sports is more popular than ever. With that said, the message I am trying to send today will not go over the positives and negatives of one thought process versus the other. The truth is that it is not black and white and every kid has…
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Tyler Parsons named OHL player of the week
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By @MichaelCaples – London Knights goaltender Tyler Parsons had a busy weekend. The Chesterfield native played three OHL games in three days from Friday to Sunday, and he finished with a 3-0-0-0 record and two shutouts. Parsons started the weekend with a 6-3 victory on Friday, stopping 27 shots against the Windsor Spitfires. He…
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Brighton’s Gosselin, NMU’s Tolvanen named WCHA players of the week
By @MichaelCaples – The WCHA announced their weekly stars today, and two of them have Michigan ties. The conference’s rookie of the week went to Kurt Gosselin, a Brighton, Mich., native. Gosselin, a rookie defenseman at Alabama Huntsville, tied for the WCHA lead with four points over the weekend, recording two goals and two assists…
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Petr Mrazek announces his pad design contest winner
By @MichaelCaples – The results are in. Petr Mrazek has announced the winning design for his “Design Petr Mrazek’s New Set of Pads” contest. The tweet from the Red Wings’ goaltender declaring the selection: Thanks to everyone that sent me designs for pads! After looking at all of your ideas @ACSuperLeague is the winner…
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Two Broncos claim NCHC weekly awards
By @MichaelCaples – A sweep of a top-ranked opponent will get the attention of your conference, that’s for sure. After Western Michigan beat No. 1 Nebraska-Omaha this past weekend, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference has given two Broncos weekly awards. Aaron Hadley was named the NCHC Offensive Player of the Week after recording four points…
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MAG: Dan Cleary talks about joining the Griffins
In the latest issue of the mag, we catch up with longtime Detroit Red Wings forward Dan Cleary, who talks about joining the Grand Rapids Griffins. Click here, or on the image below, to view the article within MiHockeyMag’s digital edition.