Category: For Players
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USA Hockey announces roster for 2018 U.S. Women’s National Team Evaluation Camp
By @StefanKubus – USA Hockey has announced the players that will be attending the 2018 U.S. Women’s National Team Evaluation Camp in Maine from Sept. 13-17. The 37-player roster includes 18 members of the 2018 U.S. Olympic team that captured gold in Pyeongchang, South Korea. “We are excited to welcome 37 highly skilled players from…
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Michigan names to watch in the 2018 NHL Prospect Tournament
By @StefanKubus – The 2018 NHL Prospect Tournament begins Friday afternoon at Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City, kicking off with a tilt between the St. Louis Blues and Carolina Hurricanes. The Detroit Red Wings’ roster can be found here. Filip Zadina, Michael Rasmussen, Joe Veleno and Dennis Cholowski are four of Detroit’s most recent…
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Team Langenbrunner, Team Leopold roster splits announced for 2018 All-American Prospects Game
By @StefanKubus – The All-American Prospects Game has seen names like Dylan Larkin, Zach Werenski and Seth Jones come through en route to the NHL. And on Wednesday, USA Hockey announced the roster splits for the 2018 edition of the event, taking place Sept. 19 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. and…
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Red Wings sign Dylan Larkin to five-year contract
By @StefanKubus – Dylan Larkin is staying right at home in Hockeytown for the foreseeable future. The Detroit Red Wings announced a five-year contract extension for the Waterford native and University of Michigan alum. The 22-year-old Larkin skated in all 82 games this past season and posted career highs in assists (47) and points (63),…
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GoFundMe page established in John Vigilante’s honor to help support youth hockey players
By @StefanKubus – John Vigilante’s impact on youth hockey will live on. Shortly after the hockey community lost the beloved coach and former Plymouth Whalers star, a GoFundMe page was established to create a new fundraising initiative designed to help families afford the cost of hockey. The GoFundMe page – which can be seen here…
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Chris Chelios leaving Red Wings organization to return home to Chicago
By @StefanKubus – The Detroit Red Wings will be without Hall of Famer and former Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios on their staff. Chelios, 56, announced Thursday morning that he is leaving the organization to return to his hometown of Chicago in order to be closer to family. Chelios issued the following statement via the…
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2018 Eastside Elite All-Star Game set for July 26
By @StefanKubus – Mark your calendars; the annual Eastside Elite All-Star Game is almost here. League founder and Chesterfield native Steve Oleksy has announced that four teams of the Eastside Elite League’s very best will square off on Thursday, July 26 at the Mount Clemens Ice Arena. This year, each of the four teams will…
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Red Wings add depth with signing of Jake Chelios, three others
By @StefanKubus – In addition to the signings of Thomas Vanek, Mike Green and Jonathan Bernier, the Detroit Red Wings have also added a quartet of depth players. Detroit announced Sunday afternoon that the team has signed defenseman Jake Chelios, son of former Red Wings defenseman and Hockey Hall of Famer Chris Chelios. Chelios, 27,…
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Around the NHL: Rust re-signs; Kero traded; Boucher re-ups
By @StefanKubus – It’s been a notable week around the NHL for activity amongst Michigan natives. The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Tuesday that they had re-signed forward and Pontiac native Bryan Rust to a four-year deal worth an annual average value of $3.5 million. Rust, 26, posted career-highs in assists (25) and points (38) in 69…
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VIDEO: Red Wings development camp Day 1 interviews
Hear from Joe Veleno, Dennis Cholowski, Joe Veleno, David Pope and Bloomfield Hills native Alec Regula on their first day at this year’s Detroit Red Wings development camp.