Category: Flint Firebirds
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Your schedule for games worth watching this season
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in College, Editor’s picks, Ferris State Bulldogs, Flint Firebirds, For Coaches, For Fans, For Parents, For Players, Griffins, Juniors, Lake Superior State Lakers, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Tech Huskies, NAHL, Northern Michigan Wildcats, Pro, Saginaw Spirit, Slideshow, The Latest, University of Michigan Wolverines, USHL, Western Michigan BroncosNo Wings? No problem. Here’s a calendar of just some of the many games you can watch this year, to get your fill of great hockey in the state of Michigan. They are all games to be played within Michigan’s borders, and yes, we realize that these are only some of the games to watch…
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We asked the questions, you gave us the answers
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in Amateur Hockey, College, 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 HockeyFor our most recent issue of MiHockeyMag, we asked you – the hockey-crazed people of Michigan – to answer some of the biggest questions related to the sport in our state. The magazine hits stands this weekend, but for those of you who won’t be able to your local rink, we decided to share it…
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Colin MacDonald: Late-round draft pick to OHL captain
By Matt Mackinder – It’s rare that 14th-round draft picks amount to anything in the Ontario Hockey League, but for Plymouth Whalers’ defenseman Colin MacDonald, he is the exception to the rule. Drafted with the 270th overall selection in the 2008 OHL draft (and 13 rounds after the Whalers took a young prodigy named Tyler…
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Cast your vote! (And be entered to win sticks, bobbleheads)
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in College, Ferris State Bulldogs, Flint Firebirds, For Coaches, For Fans, For Parents, For Players, Griffins, Juniors, Lake Superior State Lakers, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Tech Huskies, NAHL, Northern Michigan Wildcats, Oakland Grizzlies, Pro, Red Wings, Saginaw Spirit, The Latest, University of Michigan Wolverines, USHL, Western Michigan BroncosIt’s voting season, in case you haven’t noticed. So we decided to have a little fun, and construct our own ballot, full of some of the biggest questions facing hockey in Michigan this season. Fill out a ballot (it’s a short one, we promise), and you could win either a Reebok Ai9 stick (for lefties),…
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Carrick experiences Plymouth Whalers’ annual hair-dying tradition for first time
By Michael Caples- CANTON – As a rookie in the Ontario Hockey League, Connor Carrick is adjusting to a new team, a new home building, and a new pace of play. Now he will also have to adjust to having pink hair. The 18-year-old defenseman and National Team Development Program alum experienced one of the…
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Team McClanahan wins inaugural All-American Prospects Game in Buffalo
By Matt Mackinder – BUFFALO, N.Y. – The inaugural CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game started out slow, but picked up the pace as the game wore on and Team McClanahan defeated Team Housley 5-2 Saturday night at First Niagara Center in front of scouts and general managers representing all 30 National Hockey League teams. The…
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UPDATE: Windsor Spitfires facing less sanctions from OHL
The Ontario Hockey League has announced that they have lessened the sanctions on the Windsor Spitfires due to their recruiting violations uncovered by the league. An official press release from the league said that the Spitfires have admitted to breaking OHL rules, and in doing so, commissioner David Branch has lessened the punishment for the…
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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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MiHockey previews: Plymouth Whalers return with a loaded roster
By Matt Mackinder – The Ontario Hockey League’s Plymouth Whalers are annual contenders in the Western Conference, and 2012-13 shouldn’t serve as any exception. A deep roster has coach Mike Vellucci and the Whalers expecting a deep run in the OHL playoffs. Rewind The Whalers were expected to go all the way to the OHL…
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Pick the next MiHockeyMag cover
The next issue of MiHockeyMag is our college and juniors preview. Instead of picking which team we would feature on the cover, we have decided to let you, the fans, pick instead. Below is a gallery of nine custom covers the MiHockey design team has created for our seven Division I schools and our two…