Category: Flint Firebirds
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Firebirds finalize coaching roster with retention of Matwijiw, return of MacDonald
By @MichaelCaples – The Flint Firebirds’ coaching staff for the 2016-17 season has been finalized. The OHL franchise has retained goaltending coach Stan Matwijiw and brought back Scott MacDonald, a longtime assistant coach with the Plymouth Whalers. They join new head coach Ryan Oulahen and new assistant coach Eric Wellwood, along with new general manager…
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NHL Combine fitness test results
By @MichaelCaples – Saturday marked the final day of the 2016 NHL Combine, as selected players eligible for this summer’s draft were put through a series of physical tests and measurements for NHL clubs in attendance. Here are a look at how Michigan’s names – both OHL/USHL/NTDP products who skated here and our Michigan natives…
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Windsor Spitfires to host 2017 Memorial Cup
By @MichaelCaples – The drive to the Memorial Cup just got a lot shorter for Michigan’s hockey audience. The Ontario Hockey League announced today that the Windsor Spitfires will host the 2017 MasterCard Memorial Cup from May 1828 at the WFCU Centre. The Spitfires, as tournament host, will have a spot in the tournament,…
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Firebirds win inaugural I-75 Divide Cup series with OT victory over Saginaw
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By @MichaelCaples – The new I-75 Divide Cup will be staying in Flint this summer. With a 6-5 overtime victory over in-state rival Saginaw, the Flint Firebirds won the inaugural I-75 Divide Cup series. Mathieu Henderson scored the game-winning goal 37 seconds into overtime to give the Firebirds their 19th win of the season…