Category: For Players
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Caleb Everett set to sign with Saginaw Spirit
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By @MichaelCaples – The Saginaw Spirit just announced that they will be adding another Michigan native to their roster. Caleb Everett, fresh off winning a national title with Compuware, will be signing with the club on Tuesday. The Pleasant Lake native was a sixth-round pick in 2016 by the OHL franchise. “I’m really looking forward…
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Recruiting: Adam Conquest commits to Bowling Green
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By @MichaelCaples – Adam Conquest has had a busy last few months. He won a state title in March. He was drafted by the Des Moines Buccaneers in the USHL Draft in April. Now, in June, he’s committed to a NCAA Division 1 college hockey program. Conquest tweeted on Father’s Day that he has…
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Recruiting: Philippe Lapointe commits to Michigan
By @MichaelCaples – The University of Michigan hockey program has picked up one of its first high-profile recruits since Mel Pearson replaced Red Berenson. The most-recent commit has a last name very familiar to the Michigan hockey audience, too. Philippe Lapointe, son of former Red Wing Martin Lapointe, announced on Father’s Day that he has…
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A look at the Red Wings’ expansion draft ‘available players’ list
By @MichaelCaples – Petr Mrazek is available to be claimed by the Las Vegas Golden Knights. Red Wings general manager Ken Holland was forced to decide between which of the Red Wings’ two goaltenders to expose in the NHL Expansion Draft process – Mrazek or Jimmy Howard – and he opted for the 25-year-old Czech…
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Michigan names on the ‘available list’ for the NHL Expansion Draft
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By @MichaelCaples – The NHL released its expansion draft protected lists today, as well as all the players on the ‘available list’ for the Las Vegas Golden Knights as they construct their first roster in franchise history. Here are the Michigan names (and a few former Red Wings) appearing in the ‘available’ column that…
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Red Wings’ protected list for expansion draft announced
By @MichaelCaples – With the addition of the Las Vegas Golden Knights franchise, the 2017 offseason is a unique one for the NHL member clubs. Today, all of the NHL clubs’ protected lists were announced for the upcoming NHL Expansion Draft, as the Golden Knights prepare to fill an empty locker room by selecting players…
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USA Hockey’s “Friends of Women’s Hockey Fund” off to successful start
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By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey announced today that the governing body is off to a strong start with their new fundraising initiative for girls’ and women’s hockey. The “Friends of Women’s Hockey Fund” was recently launched by the USA Hockey Foundation in an effort to raise $500,000 annually from corporate and individual donors to support…
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OneHockey partners with MAHA in effort create world’s largest youth hockey tournament
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By @MichaelCaples – During the 2018 holiday season, there will be (hopefully) an incredible amount of hockey being played within the Great Lakes State. Tournament provider OneHockey has partnered with the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association in a mission to break the Guinness Book of World Records mark for tournament participation numbers with their the Holiday…
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Red Wings’ new jerseys start coming into focus with teases from Adidas
By @MichaelCaples – The Adidas logo has arrived for the hockey world. Over the last few days, the new jersey provider for the NHL has been releasing sneak peeks through social media – both through the Adidas’ account and through NHL team accounts. Here’s the latest from the Red Wings’ Twitter account, which shows how…
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Jared Coreau personifies determination in Calder Cup championship win
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By @StefanKubus – GRAND RAPIDS – On Tuesday morning, three days removed from being pulled in a 5-1 loss, Jared Coreau set out to prove he could get the job done. By the end of the night, it was mission accomplished for the Northern Michigan alum. Coreau successfully backstopped Grand Rapids to a Calder…