Category: Pro
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Reports: Detroit City Council approves land transfer for Red Wings’ arena
By Michael Caples – The Detroit Free Press has reported that Detroit City Council has approved a $1 land transfer of city-owned property to Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch – a necessary step forward for a new ice arena to be constructed in the city. According to the report, the main road block in the…
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Ryan Kesler talks about representing Detroit at Olympic Winter Games
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By Stefan Kubus – DETROIT – Livonia native Ryan Kesler will be representing the entire United States in Sochi, Russia for the 2014 Winter Olympics, sure, but he’ll also be representing his metro-Detroit hometown and the state of Michigan. Kesler was among the Sochi-bound Olympians from both Vancouver and Detroit that were honored prior to…
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Photos: Red Wings vs. Canucks
The Red Wings welcomed the Vancouver Canucks to Joe Louis Arena for Detroit’s final home game before the Olympic break. Click here for MiHockey’s recap of the 2-0 Detroit win. (Photos by Jen Hefner/MiHockey)
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Howard, Gustavsson record first combined shutout for Wings since 2001
By Stefan Kubus – DETROIT – Jimmy Howard and Jonas Gustavsson combined for a feat Monday night that hasn’t been seen since Dominik Hasek and Manny Legace defended the Red Wings’ crease. A 2-0 shutout win over Vancouver at Joe Louis Arena gave the Red Wings goaltenders the team’s first combined shutout effort since Hasek…
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten (Week of Feb. 3, 2014)
Welcome to another season of MiHockey’s Michi-gamer! We take great pride in our homegrown talent. Whether they grew up in the Mitten or we welcomed them here for college or juniors, they are our own. They represent the best place in the world for hockey. Every morning, we pick one Michi-gamer from the previous night’s…
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Red Wings beat the Capitals in a shootout Friday night
By Stefan Kubus – DETROIT – After a strong, thorough game, it looked like another one that wasn’t going to go Detroit’s way when the league’s leading scorer struck with just seven seconds left to tie the game up for visiting Washington. Alex Ovechkin’s 39th goal of the season forced overtime and eventually a shootout,…
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Zach Parise named captain of U.S. Men’s Olympic Team; Suter, Brown alternates
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By Stefan Kubus – USA Hockey announced Friday that Zach Parise will captain Team USA in Sochi, Russia for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Parise’s alternates will be Los Angeles captain Dustin Brown and his teammate in Minnesota, defenseman Ryan Suter – a 2001-03 NTDP alum. “I was pretty thrilled the other day to get that…
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Red Wings shut out by the Flyers Tuesday night
By Nick Barnowski – The Detroit Red Wings were shut out for the third consecutive time on the road Tuesday night against the Philadelphia Flyers. Scott Hartnell had two goals and an assist and Claude Giroux had one goal and two assists to lead the Flyers (26-22-6) to a 5-0 victory over the Wings at…
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Reports: Brian Rafalski will retire once again
By Michael Caples – Sounds like Brian Rafalski’s comeback has come to an early end. Multiple news outlets are reporting that the former Red Wings defenseman and Dearborn native has been cut by the ECHL’s Florida Everblades, after the former Stanley Cup champion signed with them just earlier this month. “I’m done,” Rafalski told…
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Ryan Miller’s Team USA mask revealed
Bishop Designs, A Grand Blanc-based company that specializes in goalie mask paint designs, has released images of the mask they have created for Ryan Miller to wear in the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympic Games. Check out what Miller, an East Lansing native, will wear when he tends to the Americans’ net in Sochi, Russia. The…