Category: Pro
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Spirit select Red Wings draftee Filip Hronek in CHL Import Draft
By @MichaelCaples – Another CHL Import Draft, another Red Wings defensive prospect selected by a Michigan-based OHL franchise. A year after the Flint Firebirds selected Detroit prospect Vili Saarijarvi, the Saginaw Spirit have dipped into the Hockeytown talent pool, claiming recently-drafted defenseman Filip Hronek. Saginaw used the No. 14 selection in the 2016 CHL Import…
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Red Wings sign Drew Miller to a one-year extension
By @MichaelCaples – One of the Red Wings’ homegrown products will be staying in Hockeytown for another season. East Lansing native Drew Miller has signed a one-year extension with Detroit, the team announced today. Miller, 32, played in 28 games with the Wings this past season, recording one goal and one assist. He was…
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Red Wings make six picks in Day 2 of 2016 NHL Draft
By @MichaelCaples – After making a splash with the Pavel Datsyuk trade Friday night, the Red Wings used Day 2 of the 2016 NHL Draft to bolster their prospects list. Detroit made six selections during Rounds 2-7 of the draft in Buffalo, N.Y., picking three defensemen, two forwards and a goaltender. The Wings’ most notable…
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Red Wings select college-bound defenseman Dennis Cholowski in first round of 2016 draft
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By @MichaelCaples – After trading their No. 16 overall pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, the Red Wings used the No. 20 overall pick to select defenseman Dennis Cholowski. A native of Langley, B.C., Cholowski is heading to St. Cloud State for the upcoming season after two campaigns with the Chilliwack Chiefs of the BCHL.…
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Red Wings trade No. 16 overall pick to unload Datsyuk’s contract
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By @MichaelCaples – With the No. 16 overall pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, the Red Wings…got rid of Pavel Datsyuk’s contract. Detroit traded their first-round pick and the rights to Pavel Datsyuk to the Arizona Coyotes, in exchange for the No. 20 overall pick, the No. 53 overall pick and forward Joe Vitale.…
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MiHockey’s 2016 NHL Draft Watch
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By @MichaelCaples – The 2016 NHL Draft officially began Friday evening in Buffalo, N.Y., and it didn’t take long for players with Michigan ties to be claimed by NHL clubs. Arizona native Auston Matthews – a product of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor/Plymouth – was claimed No. 1 overall by the…
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Firebirds trade Red Wings prospect Vili Saarijarvi to Mississauga
By @MichaelCaples – It’s been a quiet day so far for NHL clubs as the lead-up to the 2016 draft continues. However, one Red Wings prospect is on the move – kind of. The Flint Firebirds announced today that they have traded Red Wings draftee Vili Saarijarvi to the Mississauga Steelheads. “It is unfortunate…
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What NHL expansion means for the Red Wings
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By @StefanKubus – It’s official: the NHL will have 31 teams beginning in 2017-18 with the addition of a Las Vegas franchise. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman made the announcement Wednesday in Las Vegas following the league’s Board of Governor’s meeting. In the expansion draft, Las Vegas will select one player from each of the…
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NHL officially announces Las Vegas expansion for 2017-18
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By @StefanKubus – It had been long discussed in the hockey world, and today the NHL made it official. Following the league’s Board of Governor’s meeting Wednesday, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced that a Las Vegas franchise will mark the 31st NHL team, joining the league in 2017-18 via expansion. It was a unanimous vote by the…
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Griffins sign Dartmouth product Jack Barre
By @MichaelCaples – The Grand Rapids Griffins added another player to the roster today, inking Jack Barre to an AHL standard player’s contract for the 2016-17 season. Barre, a four-year forward for the Dartmouth Big Green of the ECAC, recorded 49 points and eight penalty minutes in 108 NCAA games. A 6-foot-2, 215-pounder, Barre was…