Category: For Players
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Muskegon’s Andrei Svechnikov selected No. 1 overall in CHL Import Draft
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By @MichaelCaples – There’s a lot of talk that Andrei Svechnikov could be the first overall pick in next summer’s NHL Draft. Today, he’s the first overall pick in the CHL Import Draft. The Muskegon Lumberjacks forward and younger brother of Red Wings prospect Evgeny Svechnikov was claimed by the Barrie Colts in the…
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Firebirds, Spirit to play home-and-home series in OHL preseason
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By @MichaelCaples – The Flint Firebirds and Saginaw Spirit are keeping things close to home for the preseason. On Friday, Sept. 15, the two in-state rivals will play at the Dow Event Center in Saginaw at 7 p.m. The next day, the two teams will play at Flint Iceland Arenas, the practice facility of…
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Red Wings re-sign Ben Street
By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings have secured one of the key players involved in the Griffins’ AHL title. Today, the Wings announced that they have signed forward Ben Street to a one-year extension. Street, 30, signed with the Wings last off-season, and he spent the majority of the season with the Griffins.…
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Griffins to raise AHL championship banner during Oct. 6 home opener
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By @MichaelCaples – When the Grand Rapids Griffins begin the 2017-18 AHL season, they’ll have a championship banner to put in the rafters of Van Andel Arena. The Griffins will get to do that on Oct. 6. Today, the AHL released a few notable dates for the Red Wings’ AHL affiliate, including their Oct. 6…
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Michigan names slated to participate in NHL development camps
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By @MichaelCaples – The MiHockey team is keeping track of the Michigan names earning invitations to NHL team development camps – follow along as we keep adding to the list. A complete list from all 31 NHL teams is not yet available – including who will be invited to the Red Wings’ edition in…
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A look at the Red Wings’ selections at the 2017 NHL Draft
By @MichaelCaples – There was plenty of talk leading up to the 2017 NHL Draft regarding the Red Wings’ amount of selection opportunities and whether they would end up using any as trades. Now with the draft officially complete, we know the answer. The Wings have added a total of 11 new prospects to…
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Logan Cockerill selected by the New York Islanders in the 2017 NHL Draft
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By @MichaelCaples – Brighton native Logan Cockerill has a new team to get to know. The NTDP Under-18 Team forward was selected by the New York Islanders in the seventh round of the 2017 NHL Draft Saturday in Chicago. Cockerill, heading to Boston University in the fall, played for the Oakland Jr. Grizzlies and Belle…
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Red Wings select Saginaw’s Brady Gilmour in seventh round of 2017 NHL Draft
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By @MichaelCaples – With their last pick in the 2017 NHL Draft, the Red Wings went with a player placing close to Hockeytown. The Wings selected Brady Gilmour, a forward with the Saginaw Spirit, with the 193rd pick in the draft Saturday in Chicago. A 5-foot-10, 170-pound forward, Gilmour has spent the last two…
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Sasha Chmelevski selected by the Sharks in the 2017 NHL Draft
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By @MichaelCaples – They took Josh Norris on Friday, and now, they’ve taken another Michigan boy on Saturday. The Sharks selected Sasha Chmelevski in the sixth round of the 2017 NHL Draft. Chmelevski, a forward with the Ottawa 67s of the OHL, recorded 43 points in 58 games. He played for Team USA at the…
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Drake Rymsha picked by Los Angeles in the 2017 NHL Draft
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By @MichaelCaples – From Huntington Woods to Los Angeles. It’ll be a long flight for Drake Rymsha, but it will certainly be worth it. The Los Angeles Kings selected the Michigan native at No. 138 overall in the 2017 NHL Draft Saturday morning in Chicago. Rymsha split the 2016-17 season between the Ottawa 67s and…