Category: Saginaw Spirit
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Muskegon’s Andrei Svechnikov selected No. 1 overall in CHL Import Draft
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By @MichaelCaples – There’s a lot of talk that Andrei Svechnikov could be the first overall pick in next summer’s NHL Draft. Today, he’s the first overall pick in the CHL Import Draft. The Muskegon Lumberjacks forward and younger brother of Red Wings prospect Evgeny Svechnikov was claimed by the Barrie Colts in the…
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Firebirds, Spirit to play home-and-home series in OHL preseason
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By @MichaelCaples – The Flint Firebirds and Saginaw Spirit are keeping things close to home for the preseason. On Friday, Sept. 15, the two in-state rivals will play at the Dow Event Center in Saginaw at 7 p.m. The next day, the two teams will play at Flint Iceland Arenas, the practice facility of…
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Red Wings select Saginaw’s Brady Gilmour in seventh round of 2017 NHL Draft
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By @MichaelCaples – With their last pick in the 2017 NHL Draft, the Red Wings went with a player placing close to Hockeytown. The Wings selected Brady Gilmour, a forward with the Saginaw Spirit, with the 193rd pick in the draft Saturday in Chicago. A 5-foot-10, 170-pound forward, Gilmour has spent the last two…
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Firebirds, Spirit 2017-18 schedule announced
By @MichaelCaples – The 2017-18 OHL schedule has arrived. The Flint Firebirds and the Saginaw Spirit will do battle eight times during the upcoming season. Here is a look at the schedule for the in-state battles: Nov. 1 – Flint at Saginaw – 7:05 p.m. Nov. 22 – Saginaw at Flint – 7:00 p.m. Nov.…
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OHL announces 2017-18 season openers
By @MichaelCaples – The full Ontario Hockey League schedule will arrive on June 6, but for now, everybody can mark the home openers on their schedule. The league announced the home openers for all 20 member teams today, with the 2017-18 OHL season officially starting on Thursday, Sept. 21 with three games. Saginaw will be…
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Three Michigan natives win Memorial Cup with Windsor Spitfires
By @MichaelCaples – Home ice has its benefits. On Sunday night, host team Windsor won the 2017 Memorial Cup, beating the Erie Otters 4-3 in an all-OHL final game at the WFCU Centre. “My guys are amazing,” Windsor head coach Rocky Thompson said after the game. “We saw what they’ve gone through here. We witnessed…
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Alex DeBrincat named Canadian Hockey League player of the year; Chmelevski Scholar Student
By @MichaelCaples – Turns out Alex DeBrincat wasn’t just the best player in the Ontario Hockey League, but the best one in all of the Canadian Hockey League this year. The CHL – a collection of the OHL, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League – has named the Farmington Hills…
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Four Michigan names crack OHL All-Star Teams list
By @MichaelCaples – The Ontario Hockey League has released its 2017 All-Star Teams, and four Michigan names appear on the list. Congrats to the following players – three Michigan natives and one Red Wings prospect. First Team Right Wing – Alex DeBrincat (Erie Otters) – Farmington Hills native 65 goals, 62 assists, 127 points,…
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Tag Bertuzzi signs with Guelph Storm
By @MichaelCaples – Michigan’s highest OHL pick has signed with the franchise that selected him No. 2 overall in this year’s Priority Selection. Tag Bertuzzi is officially on his way to Guelph, Ontario – the Oakland Jr. Grizzlies forward signed with the Storm today. “We are thrilled to add Tag to our program,” said Storm…