Category: Red Wings
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Adam Nightingale promoted to assistant coach with Red Wings
By @MichaelCaples – Adam Nightingale has gotten a promotion with the Detroit Red Wings, and it’s a big one. The Cheboygan native is now an assistant coach for the Original Six franchise according to the Red Wings’ official site, moving up from the team’s video coach. Nightingale, 39, has spent the last two seasons…
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Phil Osaer hired by Red Wings in goaltender scouting and development role
By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings have added another Michigan name to the team’s management staff. Livonia native Phil Osaer is joining Steve Yzerman’s growing team in Detroit, per an update on the Red Wings’ staff webpage. Osaer will be the team’s head of goaltending scouting and development, having a hand both in…
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Kris Draper named new Red Wings director of amateur scouting
By @MichaelCaples – There has been no press release just yet, but the Red Wings’ staff webpage has been updated, and it’s now official. Steve Yzerman has picked his new director of amateur scouting, and he’s rather familiar to the Michigan hockey audience – for multiple reasons. Kris Draper is moving from his previous…
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Red Wings acquire forward Adam Erne from Tampa Bay
By @StefanKubus – Steve Yzerman has brought one of his former draft picks to Detroit. The Red Wings announced Wednesday that the team has acquired forward Adam Erne in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft. Erne, 24, was a second-round pick of the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2013. He has…
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NHL, NHLPA release new video to help players, parents, coaches ID signs/symptoms of concussions
The NHL and NHLPA have joined forces to help hockey players, parents, coaches and medical staff at all levels of the sport heading into the upcoming season. In the video below, learn about how to recognize signs and symptoms of a possible concussion, and how to proceed if a concussion is suspected.
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PHOTOS: The 2019 Eastside Elite championship game
On Thursday, Aug. 8, a new group of champions were crowned in the Eastside Elite Hockey League. Team Baffin Brewery, led by ESE founder/CEO Steven Oleksy, prevailed 5-3 over Team LactiGo in the finale of the summer league at Mt. Clemens Ice Arena. Vlad Namestnikov was named MVP of the title game after scoring…
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Red Wings, Labatt Blue team up to renovate Clark Park
By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings just announced an initiative with Labatt Blue to help a nearby outdoor rink. The two entities will team up to invest $15,000 and 300 volunteer hours to renovate Clark Park’s ice rink on Friday. Volunteers from both organizations will spend the day painting, landscaping and rebuilding the…
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PHOTOS: The 2019 Eastside Elite All-Star Challenge in Mt. Clemens
Check out MiHockey’s photos from the 2019 Eastside Elite All-Star Challenge, an annual charity event hosted at the Mt. Clemens Ice Arena. This year, some of the biggest names in Michigan’s hockey community helped raise money for the Cassie Hines Shoes Cancer Foundation – they generated more than $5,000 for the cause. Four teams…
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Third annual Play With Purpose Charity Hockey Game set for Aug. 16 in Plymouth
By @MichaelCaples – For the third straight offseason, the Play With Purpose Charity Game will be taking place in Metro Detroit for a good cause. On Aug. 16, some big hockey names will gather at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth for the annual event, put on by Gallagher-Kaiser and presented by Hockey Has Heart.…
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VIDEO: Highlights from the 2019 Eastside Elite All-Star Challenge
On Tuesday, MiHockey helped the Eastside Elite Hockey League capture its annual all-star charity event. With the 2019 Eastside Elite All-Star Challenge, Steven Oleksy and his hockey family helped generate more than $5,000 for the Cassie Hines Shoes Cancer Foundation, which helps young adults in the physical and mental battle that comes with fighting…