Category: Griffins
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Red Wings re-sign Mitch Callahan
By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings have announced a new contract for one of the fan favorites in Grand Rapids. Detroit has signed Mitch Callahan to a one-year contract, the Original Six franchise stated today. Callahan, a 24-year-old native of Whittier, Calif., has spent the majority of his pro career with the Griffins…
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Larkin Hockey School begins at Lakeland Arena
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Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey By @MichaelCaples – WATERFORD – They arrived at Lakeland Arena bright and early Tuesday morning, ready for the first day at a new hockey school. The difference for these lucky youth hockey players, however, was that their instructors would be a little bit closer in age than usual. The inaugural Larkin…
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Red Wings sign 2016 draftee Filip Hronek to entry-level contract
By @MichaelCaples – The Red Wings announced today that they have signed one of their 2016 draftees. Filip Hronek, drafted in the second round (53rd overall), has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Detroit. The 18-year-old blueliner, a native of Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, was the draft pick the Red Wings acquired in the…
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Red Wings sign Luke Glendening to a four-year contract extension
By @MichaelCaples – The Red Wings locked up one of their native sons Thursday morning. The Original Six franchise announced that they have signed Grand Rapids native Luke Glendening to a four-year contract extension. Glendening, 27, just concluded his third season with his hometown NHL club, scoring eight goals and adding 13 assists in…
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Red Wings, Teemu Pulkkinen agree on new one-year contract
By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings have locked up one of their top scoring prospects. Announced today, the Original Six franchise and Teemu Pulkkinen have agreed on a new one-year contract, keeping the restricted free agent within the Wings’ organization. Pulkkinen, 24, played in 36 games with the Red Wings this past season,…
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Waterford native Alex Globke talks cooking, Red Wings development camp
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By @StefanKubus – TRAVERSE CITY – Alex Globke is something of a chef. He enjoys cooking, watches the Food Network a lot with his brothers and even used to grill for teammates during his time at Lake Superior State. So naturally, he felt right at home when the Red Wings’ prospects participated in cooking and…
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Arbitration hearings scheduled for Mrazek, DeKeyser
By @MichaelCaples – The NHL Player’s Association has announced the schedule for player arbitration hearings, and Red Wings fans have two dates to circle on the calendar. Goaltender Petr Mrazek will have his salary arbitration hearing with Detroit on July 27. That was a team-elected arbitration filing. Defenseman Danny DeKeyser (Clay Township) and the…
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VIDEO: Red Wings’ Filip Hronek gets help from fellow Czech Matej Machovsky for interview
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Most Detroit draft picks arrive for their first Red Wings development camp with a firm enough grasp of the English language to do interviews with reporters while in Traverse City. Even most of the Scandinavian draftees have a basic understanding of the language, thanks to schools in Finland and Sweden teaching the language frequently.…
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Red Wings and Maple Leafs alumni to get rematch at Centennial Classic in Toronto
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By @MichaelCaples – The Red Wings and Maple Leafs old-timers will get a rematch. Per an announcement by Toronto today regarding the club’s 100th anniversary, the Leafs have announced that there will be an alumni game included in the NHL Centennial Classic outdoor hockey event with the Wings. Detroit’s current Red Wings squad will…
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AHL concludes board of governors meeting; list of changes announced
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By @MichaelCaples – With the conclusion of the American Hockey League’s Board of Governors annual meeting, there will be some changes coming to the AHL next season. Here are the division alignments: All AHL temas will play 76 game next season, with the exception of Bakersfield, Ontario, San Diego, San Jose, Stockton and Tucson, which…