Category: Pro
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PHOTOS: Flint Firebirds host first playoff game in team history
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On Monday, the Flint Firebirds hosted the team’s first playoff game since the franchise was sold and moved from Plymouth. Check out MiHockey’s photos from the game, No. 3 in a best-of-seven series with the Soo Greyhounds. The visitors ended up prevailing 3-1. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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Griffins sign Cornell defenseman Patrick McCarron
By @MichaelCaples – The Grand Rapids Griffins have signed a defenseman out of Cornell. The AHL club inked Patrick McCarron to an amateur tryout agreement, it was announced today. McCarron, a 6-foot-3, 201-pound blueliner, was named All-Ivy Second Team, finishing second on the Big Red in scoring with 25 points this past season. The Toronto…
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Griffins secure playoff spot for fifth consecutive season
By @MichaelCaples – With a 3-2 victory over Milwaukee today, the Grand Rapids Griffins have secured a spot in the AHL playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. It marks the second time in franchise history that the Griffins have reached the postseason on five straight occasions; Grand Rapids accomplished the feat from 1999-2004, as…
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PHOTOS: Red Wings beat Wild in overtime Sunday afternoon
Thanks to Andreas Athanasiou’s goal in overtime, the Red Wings recorded a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild at Joe Louis Arena Sunday afternoon. (Photos by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey)
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PHOTOS: Red Wings fall to Lightning 2-1 in overtime Friday night at The Joe
The Red Wings welcomed the Tampa Bay Lightning to Joe Louis Arena for one final time with the team ran by franchise icon Steve Yzerman, and the Bolts made sure to leave their mark, winning 2-1 in overtime. (Photos by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey)
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Red Wings’ prospects Givani Smith, Filip Hronek to join Griffins
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By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings have assigned prospects Givani Smith and Filip Hronek to their AHL affiliate in Grand Rapids. The two OHL players will get valuable time with the Griffins for the remainder of the 2016-17 season now that their seasons with their junior clubs have come to an end. Smith,…
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PHOTOS: Red Wings beat Avs at The Joe
The Colorado Avalanche made one final appearance at Joe Louis Arena Saturday afternoon, and the Red Wings made sure to defend their home ice. Thanks to two goals from Tomas Tatar, as well as tallies from Justin Abdelkader, Dylan Larkin and Gustav Nyquist, the Red Wings won the final showdown between the two rivals at…
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Red Wings recall Brian Lashoff from Grand Rapids
By @StefanKubus – The Detroit Red Wings announced Thursday that they’ve recalled defenseman Brian Lashoff from Grand Rapids. Lashoff, 26, has skated in five games this season for Detroit, collecting no points and a minus-3 rating. In 47 games with the Griffins, the New York native has totaled ten points and 26 penalty minutes. Lashoff…
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Red Wings to hold hockey equipment drive for Jack Adams Arena before Saturday’s game vs. Avs
By @MichaelCaples – On Saturday, the Red Wings will be helping celebrate NHL Green Week by holding a collection drive outside The Joe for new or gently-used hockey equipment. The Wings will be donating the gear to youth hockey programs at Jack Adams Memorial Arena in Detroit. A regulation-sized hockey net featuring green goal posts…
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Actress and Michigan native Kristen Bell says the Red Wings were ‘gods’ to her growing up
By @MichaelCaples – Fun pop culture moment for the Hockeytown faithful today, as actress and Michigan native Kristen Bell reflected on her days as a die-hard Red Wings fan. Who hasn’t worn a pin that says ‘Mrs. Osgood’ on it? During an interview on “The Rich Eisen Show” yesterday, Bell – a Huntington Woods native…