Category: Flint Firebirds
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MiHockey’s 2017 OHL Draft Watch
By @MichaelCaples – The 2017 OHL Priority Selection (league draft) is underway, and MiHockey is tracking all of the Michigan names selected, as well as the picks made by our Michigan-based OHL clubs in Flint and Saginaw. Check below for constant updates from the OHL draft (Flint Firebirds and Saginaw Spirit selections in italics). Round…
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Top 2001 birth-year players to know for draft season
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By Matt Mackinder – State playoffs wrapping up in the state of Michigan means only one thing – junior draft season is on the way. The OHL draft for 2001 birth year players is slated for April 8 while the two-part USHL draft takes place May 1-2 and the NAHL draft runs June 6. As…
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PHOTOS: Flint Firebirds host first playoff game in team history
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On Monday, the Flint Firebirds hosted the team’s first playoff game since the franchise was sold and moved from Plymouth. Check out MiHockey’s photos from the game, No. 3 in a best-of-seven series with the Soo Greyhounds. The visitors ended up prevailing 3-1. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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Alex DeBrincat shares OHL player of the month honors for November with teammate
By @MichaelCaples – The OHL picked two Erie Otters forwards to be the league’s co-players of the month, and one of them is a familiar name for Michigan’s hockey audience. Farmington Hills native Alex DeBrincat will be sharing the montly award with teammate Taylor Raddysh, the OHL announced today. DeBrincat, a Chicago Blackhawks draftee,…
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Tyler Parsons named OHL goaltender of the month
By @MichaelCaples – Despite missing a chunk of time due to a lower-body injury, Tyler Parsons impressed so much between the pipes for the London Knights that he was named the OHL’s goaltender of the month of November, the league announced today. Parsons, a Chesterfield native, posted a 6-0-0-1 record in November after missing…
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PHOTOS: 2016-17 OHL season begins for Firebirds, Spirit in Flint
The 2016-17 OHL season officially began for the Firebirds and Spirit Thursday night, as the two in-state rivals squared off for a opening-night battle at the Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center in Flint. The home team ended up prevailing 4-0 in the contest – check out MiHockey’s photos from the game below. (Photos by…
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Firebirds acquire rights to Garrett Forrest in goaltending swap with North Bay
By @StefanKubus – The Flint Firebirds swapped goaltender rights with the North Bay Battalion and, in the process, brought Garrett Forrest back home in a sense. Flint shipped the rights to netminder Brent Moran to North Bay in exchange for the rights to Forrest and the Windsor Spitfires’ fourth-round pick in the 2017 OHL Priority Selection. Though he’s…
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OHL announces new “blindside hit rule” and more fighting limitations
By @MichaelCaples – The Ontario Hockey League announced some rule changes today that should make the game safer for the Major Junior league when the puck drops on the 2016-17 season. The OHL’s Board of Directors adopted a new “Blindside Hit Rule” today, along with new rules to discourage fighting. With the new ‘blindside’…
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Michigan names impress in first game of Ivan Hlinka Tournament
By @MichaelCaples – Team USA started the Ivan Hlinka Tournament with a 4-3 overtime victory over Finland today in Breclav, Czech Republic, and the Michigan representatives had a substantial impact on the game. Michigan natives Vanya Lodnia (Novi, Erie Otters) and Sasha Chmelevski (Northville, Ottawa 67s) teamed up for a goal and an assist…
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Firebirds acquire Michigan native Jalen Smereck
By @MichaelCaples – The Flint Firebirds announced this morning that they have added another Michigan native to the roster. The OHL franchise has acquired Detroit native Jalen Smereck in a trade with the Oshawa Generals. “Jalen is a Michigan native and excited to be a Flint Firebird,” said Firebirds general manager George Burnett in…