Category: For Players
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Free opening skating sessions at The Joe
Since there’s open ice at the Joe, why not go down there and skate? The Red Wings just announced a new open skate program at Joe Louis Arena, with the club offering 12 different skating sessions to fans and players alike as part of their “Hockeytown Thanks” initiative. Fans must pre-register for the open skating…
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Zetterberg talks photo shoots, what’s next, at Warrior event
By Michael Caples – MADISON HEIGHTS – Despite the NHL season being put on hold, there’s still work to be done for Henrik Zetterberg. The Red Wings’ star forward traveled to the 2SP training facility in Madison Heights on Sept. 18 to be a part of a photo and video shoot with Warrior Hockey. Zetterberg,…
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NHL Central Scouting releases ‘players to watch’ list, see the Michigan connections
NHL Central Scouting released their preliminary list of players to watch for the 2013 NHL Draft today. Here’s a compilation of the players with a connection to the state of Michigan that made the list; their current team is listed, with other notable information related to Michigan in parentheses at the end. Players were given a…
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GRAHA celebrates 40 years of youth hockey
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By Michael Caples – On Sept. 8, the Grand Rapids Amateur Hockey Association threw quite the party at Patterson Ice Center. And really, who could blame them? One of the largest associations in west Michigan, GRAHA is celebrating their 40th anniversary this season. To start it off on the right note, the association acknowledged their…
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Ted Lindsay Foundation donates $36,000 to Beaumont Center
By Michael Caples – Despite hanging up his skates decades ago, Detroit hockey legend Ted Lindsay continues to help Hockeytown. Today, the Hall-of-Famer and his wife Joanne donated $36,000 through the Ted Lindsay Foundation to the Beaumont Children’s Hospital’s HOPE Center to help children with autism. The foundation, created 11 years ago to support autism…
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MAHA responds to lawsuit allegations
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By Michael Caples – A former district director is taking the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association to court over alleged misuse of the funding the youth hockey governing body receives from its members. Rick Rogow, formerly the director of District 4 (primarily composed of teams in metro Detroit), is suing MAHA to request financial records which…
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USA Hockey announces jersey designs for CCM All-American Prospects Game
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USA Hockey announced today the uniforms that the top 40 American-born prospects will wear at the inaugural CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game. The uniforms, designed by Nike, feature jerseys, pants and socks for Team Blue and Team White for the game on Sept. 29 in Buffalo, N.Y., at the First Niagara Center. Here are the…
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Speaking of Hockey – What’s your favorite jersey?
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in Amateur Hockey, College, Featured, Ferris State Bulldogs, Flint Firebirds, For Coaches, For Fans, For Parents, For Players, Griffins, HPHL, Juniors, Lake Superior State Lakers, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Tech Huskies, NAHL, Northern Michigan Wildcats, Oakland Grizzlies, Pro, Red Wings, Saginaw Spirit, Slideshow, The Latest, Tier 1, University of Michigan Wolverines, USHL, Western Michigan Broncos, Youth HockeyESPN is counting down the best jerseys in pro sports right now, and it got us thinking – what’s your favorite hockey jersey ever worn by a team in Michigan? The iconic Winged Wheel, a throwback collegiate one, or your high school/youth team, you name it…tell us your favorite on our Facebook page, and you…
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A new labor war: Are CHL players forming their own union?
By Dave Waddell – Labor turbulence in hockey looks like it may spread beyond the current stare down between the NHL and its players union. A proposed union representing over 1,300 major junior hockey players in the Canadian Hockey League – which includes the Plymouth Whalers and Saginaw Spirit – will move this week to…
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U-M Flint starts women’s independent club hockey team
By Stefan Kubus – While the University of Michigan-Flint currently has a men’s club team, who says that women can’t also play? Beginning in the upcoming 2012-13 season, the Wolverines will sport an independent women’s club team for the first time ever. Nikki Baragwanath and Alisha Mulanix, founder and vice president of the team, respectively,…