Category: Pro

By @StefanKubus – The Detroit Red Wings will be without forward Gustav Nyquist for the rest of the month. Following a 2 p.m. over-the-phone hearing Wednesday afternoon, the NHL Department of Player Safety delivered its ruling on Nyquist’s high-stick to the face of Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon. Nyquist received a six-game suspension for his…

The February edition of MiHockeyMag is here! In this issue, we shine the spotlight on the upcoming 2017 NAHL Top Prospects Tournament, which is coming to Plymouth on Feb. 27-28 at USA Hockey Arena. Also in this issue, we share the story of the Lansing hockey community rallying around a family in need, Doug Weight’s…

By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings posted on Twitter today the jersey altercation made for their late owner. The team will be wearing ‘Mr. I’ patches on the sleeves of their jersey in honor of owner Mike Ilitch, per the photo. Update: The Red Wings also have painted a ‘Mr. I’ onto the ice…

On Monday night, the ’05 Oakland Jr. Grizzlies and the ’04 Midland Northstars had the experience of a lifetime at Joe Louis Arena. They were the winning teams for the CCM Pro Experience at Joe Louis Arena, thanks to equipment retailers B&R Sports and Perani’s Hockey World (OJG won the B&R contest and Midland won…

By @MichaelCaples – The Ilitch family announced tonight the details in which people can pay their respects to the late Mike Ilitch. There will be a public memorial display at Comerica Park starting tomorrow at 1 p.m., and there will be a public visitation at the Fox Theatre Grand Lobby on Wednesday. “To everyone who…

By @StefanKubus – The world lost a legendary figure Friday evening, as it was announced that Mike Ilitch had passed away. The longtime dedicated owner of the Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Tigers and a youth hockey advocate in Michigan was 87 years old. Whether it was current Red Wings players, those who played for him in the past, Michigan youth…

  By @MichaelCaples & @StefanKubus – DETROIT – Mike Ilitch, the owner of the Detroit Red Wings and a youth hockey advocate in the state of Michigan for decades, has passed away. He was 87. Ilitch, who bought the Red Wings for $8 million in 1982, also founded the Little Caesars pizza chain in Garden City,…