Category: For Players
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Lerg: A lateral cut drill to incorporate into your training (with video)
By Jeff Lerg – Below is a drill that I think can help many different aspects in a goaltender’s game. Have two shooters line up in the middle of the ice. One will be at the top of the circles and the other will be a few feet inside the blue line. One of the…
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Red Wings beat Flames to conclude western trip (highlights)
The Detroit Red Wings wrapped up a tour through the Western Conference Wednesday night with a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames. Riley Sheahan, Henrik Zetterberg and Justin Abdelkader scored for the Wings, while Petr Mrazek picked up the win. Detroit’s road trip isn’t done, however; the team now has away games at Washington, Buffalo…
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Gustav Nyquist gets a $2,000 fine for diving/embellishment
By @MichaelCaples – Red Wings forward Gustav Nyquist is one of the latest NHL players to get fined by the league for diving. The NHL announced today that Nyquist was fined $2,000 for diving/embellishment after his second violation. Nyquist was first issued a warning following an incident at New Jersey on Nov. 28. His…
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Aidan Muir named NCHC rookie of the month
By @MichaelCaples – Aidan Muir had a big month of December, and his conference took notice. The NCHC announced today that Muir, a Saline native, was named their rookie of the month, after Muir played at a point-per-game pace in the timeframe. Muir, a Victory Honda and Indiana Ice alum, scored three goals and recorded…
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Nine Michigan natives on Hobey Baker ballot
The Hobey Baker Memorial Award nominees have been announced, and fan balloting is underway. Nine Michigan natives, along with three current Michigan residents, are up for college hockey’s most prestigious individual award. Follow this link to vote for Michigan’s top college hockey players. Michigan natives Andrew Copp – Ann Arbor – Michigan Austin Czarnik –…
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Kids paint Kalamazoo Wings’ ice surface
When the puck drops on the Kalamazoo Wings vs. Cincinnati Cyclones game this Saturday, there’s going to be plenty of color. Local children used 15 gallons of paint to cover the ice surface at Wings Stadium in preparation for the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts “Kids Paint The Ice” game. Check out the photos below, which…
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Red Wings beat Oilers; Zetterberg wears dasher board ad like a cape
The Red Wings played in one of those absurdly-late hockey games last night, the ones Hockeytown was all too familiar with when the team was stuck in the Western Conference. In case you chose to go to sleep before the final buzzer, here are the highlights from the Wings’ 4-2 win; Pavel Datsyuk scored the…
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Ryan Miller and group of NHL superstars play sled hockey in Gatorade feature
Michigan’s own Ryan Miller and a host of other NHL superstars joined Gatorade for a unique and fun look at sled hockey. The NHLers suprised a group of sled hockey players in Canada, who were only told that they would be part of a documentary that day. Check out the videos below. From the players’…
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Three Michigan natives, two Griffins named to AHL All-Star rosters
The American Hockey League announced the rosters for the 2015 AHL All-Star Classic, and three Michigan natives will be taking on a pair of Grand Rapids Griffins on Jan. 25-26. The All-Star Classic, which features the All-Star Skills Competition at 8 p.m. on Jan. 25 and the All-Star Game at 7 p.m. on Jan. 26,…
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Muskegon Lumberjacks acquire Livonia native Max Humitz
By @MichaelCaples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks announced a trade today that will bring another Michigan native back home. The USHL club acquired Livonia native Max Humitz in a swap with the Lincoln Stars. Humitz, 19, was a sixth-round pick of the Stars in the 2011 USHL Futures Draft. He played in 103 games with Lincoln…