Category: Griffins
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ESPN announces broadcast schedule for World Cup of Hockey
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By @MichaelCaples – ESPN announced the broadcast schedule today for the upcoming World Cup of Hockey, giving fans an idea of how they will be able to watch their favorite NHL players in action this September. The puck officially drops between Team USA and Team Europe on ESPN2 at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept.…
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VIDEO: Larkin Hockey School Q&A
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Once per each of the three weeks of the Larkin Hockey School, the Larkin boys – Colin, Adam, Ryan and Dylan – hold a question-and-answer session with their campers. Check out some of the boys’ answers in the video below. And by the way, we put subtitles on Dylan’s answers because he ended up…
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Red Wings sign goaltender Petr Mrazek to new two-year contract
By @MichaelCaples – The Red Wings have locked up the goaltender of their future – at least for the time being. Per Elliotte Friedman of Hockey Night in Canada, Detroit and Petr Mrazek have settled on a new two-year contract. Mrazek has signed a two year deal. $3.85 and $4.15 — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC)…
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Red Wings games to be live streamed on Fox Sports GO
By @MichaelCaples – If you have a TV service that provides you with Fox Sports Detroit, you may just be able to watch Red Wings games on your phone or tablet this season. Announced today, Fox Sports Regional Networks – aka FSD in Hockeytown – will begin live streaming local NHL telecasts beginning with…
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DeKeyser: “Today just kind of makes me realize how lucky I am”
By @MichaelCaples – Danny DeKeyser said that today is one of those days where he’s reminded of how lucky he is. The 26-year-old native of Clay Township, Mich., just signed a new six-year contract with his hometown Red Wings – keeping DeKeyser with his childhood favorite team for a very long time. With DeKeyser’s…
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Griffins sign former Buckeyes goaltender Calvin Heeter
By @MichaelCaples – The Griffins have added a former Buckeye to their roster. Grand Rapids announced today the signing of goaltender Calvin Heeter to a standard player’s contract for the 2016-17 season. Heeter, a native of St. Louis, Mo., played for Ohio State from 2008-2012, earning three Academic All-Big Ten selections and numerous team accolades…
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Sold-out Eastside Elite All-Star Game a huge success in Mount Clemens
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By @MichaelCaples – MOUNT CLEMENS – Steven Oleksy wasn’t quite sure of how the hockey community would respond to the Eastside Elite Hockey League’s inaugural all-star game. After a sold-out event on Saturday night, it seems safe to say that Oleksy’s league held the first of many Eastside Elite All-Star Games at Mount Clemens…
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Vili Saarijarvi taking development with Red Wings in stride
By @StefanKubus – Vili Saarijarvi’s face has been flying all over the world thanks to a commemorative Finnish stamp celebrating his country’s early-2016 World Junior Championship gold medal. The Red Wings, in turn, hope to see his face flying all over the ice in Detroit wearing the Winged Wheel soon. The 19-year-old defenseman enters…
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Twitter to stream weekly out-of-market NHL games this season
By @MichaelCaples – Hockey fans will have a new way to watch National Hockey League games this fall. Twitter announced today that the social media site will be live-streaming weekly out-of-market games for both the NHL and Major League Baseball. 120 Sports, the OTT network, will also be creating an exclusive nightly multi-sport highlight…
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Check out this video update on the Little Caesars Arena practice ice
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Channel 7 reporter Kacie Hollins joined Darren Eliot on a tour of the practice facility being installed underground at Little Caesars Arena. Check out the video below, which shows some great new looks at what the future home of Little Caesars AAA hockey will look like.