Category: Flint Firebirds
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MAG: Mitch Jones talks about his team’s move to Flint
In the latest issue of MiHockeyMag, Plymouth Whalers defenseman Mitch Jones talks about his team’s move to Flint. Check out our Flint Firebirds mag feature by clicking here, or clicking on the image below.
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Alex Nedeljkovic signs with the Carolina Hurricanes
By @MichaelCaples – The Plymouth Whalers’ season may be over, but their goaltender’s isn’t. The Carolina Hurricanes announced on Friday that they have signed goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to a three-year, two-way entry-level contract. Nedeljkovic, the team’s second-round draft pick in 2014, will now report to the Charlotte Checkers, the Hurricanes’ American Hockey League affiliate.…
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John Gruden named head coach of the Flint Firebirds
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By @MichaelCaples – The Flint Firebirds have a head coach. The OHL franchise announced today that John Gruden will be serving as the team’s head coach when they begin play as the Firebirds next fall. Gruden, 44, has been an assistant coach for the U.S. National Team Development Program the last four years. A…
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PHOTOS: The Whalers play their last game in Plymouth
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The Plymouth Whalers’ Saturday night showdown with the Erie Otters was the team’s final regular-season game of the 2014-15 season, and their final game before the team is officially moved to Flint. Here are MiHockey’s photos from the final Plymouth Whalers hockey game. (Photos by Jen Hefner/MiHockey)
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The new Flint OHL team will be called the “Firebirds”
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The new OHL team in Flint will be called the Firebirds when they take the Perani Arena ice next fall. The newly-named Firedbirds held a press conference in Flint today to formally announce their naming decision. https://t.co/oyJmMs2cZB — Flint Firebirds (@FlintFirebirds) March 16, 2015 Costa Papista, president of President of IMS Hockey Corp., said…
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MAG: “You Should Know” Alex DeBrincat
In the latest issue of MiHockeyMag, we introduce you to Erie Otters forward Alex DeBrincat. The Farmington Hills native is the latest Perani’s Hockey World ‘You Should Know’ featured player – click here or on the image below to check it out in the digital edition of the magazine.
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Brandon Halverson named OHL goaltender of the month for February
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By @MichaelCaples – Traverse City native Brandon Halverson added another milestone to an already impressive OHL career today. The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds netminder was named the ‘Vaughn OHL Goaltender of the Month’ for February today, after he played to an 8-1 record with two shutouts, a 2.000 goals-against average and .933 save percentage…
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Ryan Moore talks about joining the Plymouth Whalers
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By Matt Mackinder – Up until the Ontario Hockey League trade deadline on Jan. 9, the Plymouth Whalers had just two Michigan natives on the roster in defensemen Mitch Jones (Rochester) and Tyler Sensky (Canton). After the deadline passed, forward Ryan Moore made it three as the Troy native came over from the Windsor…
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“Flint Tropics” among potential names for OHL franchise
By @SKubus – Flint’s new Ontario Hockey League franchise may be closer to its official name. The Plymouth Whalers are relocating to Flint for the 2015-16 OHL season after the franchise’s sale to IMS Hockey Corp was officially announced Jan. 14, and they’re asking fans to submit name ideas – but they have already locked…