Category: Pro
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten (Week of Jan. 20, 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 day, we’ll keep an eye on those players, and…
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Photos: Red Wings vs. Blues
The Detroit Red Wings welcomed the St. Louis Blues to Joe Louis Arena on Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. Click here for MiHockey’s recap from the game, or click here to see a special feature on Tomas Tatar. (Photos by Jen Hefner/MiHockey)
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“Red Wings family” helps Tomas Tatar deal with losing his dad
By Stefan Kubus – “#redwingsfamily” and “#thisoneforyoudad.” Two hashtag phrases that cannot even begin to define what Tomas Tatar’s last couple of weeks have been like, but create a vision of how he’s been coping with a monumental tragedy in his life. In a tweet that came the day following his Red Wings’ 3-1…
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Red Wings struggle against Blues Monday night
By Stefan Kubus – DETROIT – The Red Wings’ game against St. Louis Monday night was one that they want to erase from the memory banks as soon as possible. Led by Alexander Steen’s two assists and Barret Jackman’s game-winner, the 33-10-15 Blues dominated Detroit at Joe Louis Arena, 4-1, outshooting them 39-23 in…
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Pletsch: Rule changes necessary for the NHL moving forward
By Fred Pletsch – The NHL needs a safety net of common sense to ensure the integrity of the on-ice administration of the game. As an exercise in predictability before their post-game comments, I pre-selected one word for each coach to use (‘breaks’ for Mike Babcock and ‘embarrassing’ for Darryl Sutter) following Detroit’s shootout…
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Photos: Griffins vs. Abbotsford Heat
The Grand Rapids Griffins welcomed Chad Billins and the Abbotsford Heat to Van Andel Arena for a two-game set. Here are MiHockey’s photos from Saturday night’s contest. (Photos by Amanda O’Toole/MiHockey)
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Kronwall’s strange goal, Tatar’s shootout winner lift Red Wings
By Stefan Kubus – DETROIT – For a team that’s been on the unlucky end of numerous breaks throughout the 2013 portion of the season, the Red Wings got one to go their way Saturday night against Los Angeles in their first 2014 game at Joe Louis Arena. A late, controversial goal that shouldn’t have…
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Howard’s 47 saves not enough as Red Wings fall to Rangers 1-0
By Nick Barnowski – Both Jimmy Howard and Henrik Lundqvist stole the spotlight at Madison Square Garden, but it was the Swedish goalie’s team that came out on top on Thursday night. Mats Zuccarello scored the only goal of the game with 5:58 left in the third period to propel the New York Rangers (25-21-3)…
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Check out the latest digital edition of MiHockeyMag
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In the latest edition of MiHockeyMag, we take a look back at a historic month of outdoor hockey in our state – from the first high school games at Comerica Park to the Winter Classic’s final buzzer, we were there.
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten (Week of Jan. 13, 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 day, we’ll keep an eye on those players, and…