Category: Saginaw Spirit
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Blade Jenkins to sign with Saginaw Spirit
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By @MichaelCaples – Blade Jenkins is heading north. The Jackson native will be signing with the Saginaw Spirit, the OHL franchise that drafted him No. 4 overall in the 2016 OHL Draft. Jenkins, a product of the Compuware hockey program, spent the 2016-17 season with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-17 Team. He was…
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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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Red Wings’ prospects Givani Smith, Filip Hronek to join Griffins
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By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings have assigned prospects Givani Smith and Filip Hronek to their AHL affiliate in Grand Rapids. The two OHL players will get valuable time with the Griffins for the remainder of the 2016-17 season now that their seasons with their junior clubs have come to an end. Smith,…
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Vincent Trocheck to be honored with first-ever Saginaw Spirit jersey retirement
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By @StefanKubus – The Saginaw Spirit announced that they will be retiring their first number in organization history as part of their 15-year anniversary celebration. On Feb. 1, prior to the Spirit’s game against the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, Vincent Trocheck’s No. 89 will be sent to the rafters in a pre-game ceremony. Trocheck, a…
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Bollers brings Spirit to OHL by way of Traverse City
By Matt Mackinder – Not too many players make the jump from Tier III hockey to the Ontario Hockey League, but Kyle Bollers is a unique talent. Spending last season with the Traverse City Hounds (now North Stars) of the United States Premier Hockey League, Bollers was one of the youngest players in the…
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Check out the latest digital-only edition of MiHockeyMag
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In the latest edition of MiHockeyMag, we took a look back at the year that was, compiling both the top stories and most-read stories from 2016. We also look at Anthony Mantha’s arrival in Detroit, introduce you to Evan Dougherty and much more in the latest issue of MiHockeyMag. Check out the digital issue, which…
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Sean Day shines in Spitfires-Spirit Sunday afternoon ‘Farewell to The Joe’ game
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By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – It couldn’t have been a better outcome for Rochester native Sean Day. In one of the arenas he grew up playing in, not far from home, he took center stage and single-handedly delivered a 3-2 victory for his Windsor Spitfires over the Saginaw Spirit Sunday evening. Day scored two…
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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…