Category: Pro
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PHOTOS: Michigan’s own Luke Witkowski meets Red Wings fans at Meijer
Luke Witkowski, the Red Wings’ newest homegrown player, held an autograph session at Meijer as part of the team’s “Red Wings Day at Meijer” series of events. Check out some of MiHockey’s photos from the Holland native and Western Michigan alum’s fan visit. (Photos by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey)
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Red Wings post season-high 44 shots in shootout win over San Jose
Fresh off the NHL All-Star break, the Red Wings posted a 2-1 shootout victory over the San Jose Sharks at Little Caesars Arena. Trevor Daley scored his fourth of the season in regulation, while Petr Mrazek turned away 30 of 31 shots he faced to pick up the win in net. Tomas Tatar, Justin Abdelkader…
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Zach Werenski named to NHL All-Star roster
By @MichaelCaples – Zach Werenski can now add ‘NHL All-Star’ to his resume. The Grosse Pointe native has been summoned to the 2018 NHL All-Star Game in Tampa this weekend. He’s replacing teammate Seth Jones, who will be missing due to illness. Werenski’s more than worthy to be on the roster; he leads his Columbus…
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PHOTOS: DeBrincat posts a hat trick in Blackhawks’ visit to Detroit
It was his lone visit to his hometown during the regular season of his rookie year, and Alex DeBrincat made sure to make it count. The Farmington Hills native recorded a hat trick in a 5-1 Blackhawks victory over the Red Wings Thursday night at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. “It feels really good, DeBrincat…
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Imagining an XHL hockey league
By @MichaelCaples and @StefanKubus – Today, Vince McMahon asked us what we would like to see if we were to re-imagine professional football, because he’s bringing back his…historic…XFL football league. Here you go, Mr. McMahon – here are our suggestions. It starts with switching sports though. Let’s create a XHL hockey league instead! Oh, the…
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Red Wings recall Dominic Turgeon, assign David Booth to Grand Rapids
By @StefanKubus – It seems David Booth’s time with the Red Wings has been put on hold for the time being. The Red Wings announced Wednesday that they’ve assigned the Detroit native and Michigan State alum to Grand Rapids after he cleared waivers, while recalling forward Dominic Turgeon. Booth, 33, posted four goals and one…
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Blue Jackets sign Oxford native Nathan Gerbe to a one-year deal
By @StefanKubus – Nathan Gerbe has found a path back to the NHL. The Columbus Blue Jackets announced Wednesday they signed the veteran forward and Oxford native to a one-year, two-way deal for the remainder of the 2017-18 season. Gerbe, a 30-year-old former fifth-round pick of the Buffalo Sabres (2005), had been playing in Switzerland…
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PHOTOS: Red Wings fall to Flyers in OT (with Blashill comments)
On Tuesday night, the Red Wings rallied to force overtime against the Philadelphia Flyers, only to fall in overtime 3-2. Travis Konecny’s game-winning goal came on a play that was reviewed to see if the Flyers forward was offsides; refs ruled that he made the play clean. Here’s Jeff Blashill talking about that call, followed…
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Turgeon, Hicketts sent back to Grand Rapids
By @MichaelCaples – The call-up has concluded for two of the Red Wings’ top young prospects. Detroit has announced that both forward Dominic Turgeon and defenseman Joe Hicketts back to the Grand Rapids Griffins. Turgeon played in four games in his first NHL call-up, recording a -1 rating with no points. Hicketts was a +1…
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Connor Hellebuyck named NHL’s second star of the week
By @StefanKubus – He’s been having a breakout season, and this past week provided a glimpse of what Connor Hellebuyck has done between the pipes for the Winnipeg Jets. Hellebuyck, a Commerce native and Walled Lake Northern High School alum, was named the NHL’s second star after stopping all but one shot he faced in…