Category: Saginaw Spirit
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Saginaw Spirit unveil 15th anniversary logo
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By @MichaelCaples – As the Saginaw Spirit prepare to celebrate the OHL franchise’s 15th anniversary season, they have debuted a new logo. Announced at noon today, the Spirit have a new logo that commemorates the franchise’s 15 years of operation in Saginaw. The new look incorporates the 2002-2017 span of the program, along with the…
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Saginaw Spirit name Spencer Carbery new head coach
By @MichaelCaples – Starting today, the Saginaw Spirit have a new head coach. The OHL club announced today that Spencer Carbery has been named the new head coach of the Spirit, as the Saginaw franchise prepares for its 15th season. Carbery, 34, spent the last five seasons as head coach and director of hockey…
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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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Parsons, Jones and Miletic win Memorial Cup with London
By @MichaelCaples – With a 3-2 win in overtime, three Michigan natives and the London Knights have won the 2016 Memorial Cup. Congrats to Tyler Parsons (Chesterfield), Max Jones (Orion) and Sam Miletic (Bloomfield Hills) – Michigan’s representatives on the team that just won Canada’s ultimate prize in major juniors. The Knights posted a…
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UPDATE: Red Wings sign Dylan Sadowy after acquiring him from San Jose
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UPDATE (May 31): The Red Wings have announced that they have signed Sadowy to a three-year, entry-level contract. By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings made a trade today to acquire a local prospect. In exchange for a third-round pick, the Wings have claimed Dylan Sadowy, a longtime Saginaw Spirit forward and former third-round…
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Spirit’s Will Petschenig named OHL Humanitarian of the Year
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By @MichaelCaples – It didn’t take long for Will Petschenig to make an impact on the Saginaw community. An off-season acquisition for the Spirit, Petschenig created the program “A Heart Like Mine” to reach out to children and families grieving the loss of a loved one. That, along with other activities, has led to…
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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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Coach Greg Gilbert fired by Saginaw Spirit; Mantha hired as interim replacement
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By @MichaelCaples – UPDATE: The Spirit announced 15 minutes after an initial press release announcing the firing of Greg Gilbert that scout Moe Mantha has been named interim head coach. “Moe Mantha has been our Northern Ontario scout and is coming in to coach the rest of the year,” said Spirit GM Dave Drinkill…
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Six Michigan names invited to CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
By @MichaelCaples – The Canadian Hockey League has announced the players invited to participate in their annual CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, and six Michigan names have made the list. Michigan natives Alex DeBrincat (Farmington Hills), Max Jones (Rochester), Jack Kopacka (Lapeer) and Sean Day (Rochester) have been invited to skate in the game designed to…
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Saginaw native Devin Williams named OHL player of the week
By @MichaelCaples – Another week, another Michigan native named OHL player of the week. This time, it’s Devin Williams. The Saginaw native and netminder for the Erie Otters is this week’s ‘Pioneer Energy OHL Player of the Week’ for the stretch of games ending on Nov. 15, after he posted a 4-0-0-0 record, a…