Category: Pro
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Red Wings announce return of ‘Paint the Ice’ event on April 26
By @StefanKubus – Last year, fans had the opportunity to paint the ice of Joe Louis Arena with a personal message or design in its final season. Now, fans can do the same in the first year of Little Caesars Arena. The Red Wings announced on Thursday that the second Paint the Ice event will…
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Hronek, Appleton named to 2018 AHL All-Rookie Team
By @StefanKubus – The American Hockey League announced its All-Rookie Team on Wednesday, and a pair of Michigan names made the list. Grand Rapids Griffins defenseman and Saginaw Spirit alum Filip Hronek was one of two defenseman named to the list. And up front, Michigan State alum Mason Appleton cracked the list after impressing in…
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Red Wings assign Svechnikov, Hicketts to Grand Rapids
By @MichaelCaples – The Red Wings announced some roster reshuffling today, hours after completing the team’s third-to-last game of the 2017-18 season. Detroit has assigned forward Evgeny Svechnikov and defenseman Joe Hicketts to Grand Rapids. The club has also returned goaltender Tom McCollum, who was called up on an emergency basis last night to back…
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Griffins sign Spirit defenseman Marcus Crawford
By @MichaelCaples – The Grand Rapids Griffins are mining some talent cultivated in their home state. Today, the Griffins announced that they have signed Saginaw Spirit defenseman Marcus Crawford to a two-year contract beginning in the 2018-19 season. Crawford also signed an amateur tryout agreement so he can spend the rest of the 2017-18 season…
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PHOTOS: Red Wings beat Senators in afternoon affair
On a rainy Saturday afternoon, the Red Wings welcomed Rochester native Christian Wolanin and the Ottawa Senators to Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The home team ended up prevailing 2-0, thanks to goals from Dylan Larkin and Andreas Athanasiou…and a 31-save shutout performance from Jimmy Howard. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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WMU alum Scott Foster, accountant and beer league goalie, plays for Blackhawks in emergency backup role
By @StefanKubus – From beer leagues to the big leagues. It was like something out of a Hollywood movie for 36-year-old Scott Foster, who earlier in the day was working his day job as an accountant. In Thursday night’s game against Winnipeg, Chicago Blackhawks netminder Anton Forsberg was injured during warmups, which forced 23-year-old Collin…
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Trevor Hamilton signs with Griffins
By @MichaelCaples – Trevor Hamilton is coming home. The Grosse Pointe native has signed a one-year deal with the Grand Rapids Griffins after concluding his senior season with Penn State. Hamilton, 23, is a USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program and Muskegon Lumberjacks alum. He was named the Big Ten’s defensive player of the year…
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PHOTOS: Red Wings beat Penguins
The Detroit Red Wings welcomed the Pittsburgh Penguins to Little Caesars Arena Tuesday night, and the home team treated the crowd to a 5-2 victory. Check out MiHockey’s photos from the game – which featured Niklas Kronwall tying the franchise mark for fourth all-time in Wings franchise history for goals by a defenseman, as well…
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NHL Draft Lottery odds officially announced; where will Red Wings pick?
By @MichaelCaples – The Red Wings picked up a win against the Pittsburgh Penguins last night, but, their record over the last 10 games is still 2-8-0. The good news, though? Their odds of getting a high first-round draft pick are going up. The NHL has officially announced the odds for the 2018 Draft Lottery,…
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Zach Werenski nominated for Masterton Trophy for perseverance, dedication to hockey
By @MichaelCaples – The Columbus chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association hasn’t forgotten about the scary incident Zach Werenski faced last spring. Today, the Blue Jackets announced that the Grosse Pointe native is the team’s nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. The Masterton is presented annually to the player who best exemplifies the…