Category: Slideshow
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What NHL expansion means for the Red Wings
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By @StefanKubus – It’s official: the NHL will have 31 teams beginning in 2017-18 with the addition of a Las Vegas franchise. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman made the announcement Wednesday in Las Vegas following the league’s Board of Governor’s meeting. In the expansion draft, Las Vegas will select one player from each of the…
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NHL officially announces Las Vegas expansion for 2017-18
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By @StefanKubus – It had been long discussed in the hockey world, and today the NHL made it official. Following the league’s Board of Governor’s meeting Wednesday, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced that a Las Vegas franchise will mark the 31st NHL team, joining the league in 2017-18 via expansion. It was a unanimous vote by the…
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USA Hockey removes usage of traditional age classification names (pee wee, bantam, etc.)
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By @MichaelCaples – There is a big change coming to youth hockey, and it’s all about names. Based on a rule change by USA Hockey, age classifications will no longer have name labels like ‘midget’ or ‘bantam’ in the USAH rulebook. Instead, all age categories for youth hockey are to be referred to only…
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Red Wings announce Traverse City event dates
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By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings have officially announced the schedule for the events the Original Six franchise annually hosts at Traverse City’s Centre Ice Arena. The Red Wings’ development camp – which features Red Wings prospects and free-agent invitees – will take place on July 6-10. The NHL Prospect Tournament – which…
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PHOTOS: Opening night for the 2016 Eastside Elite League
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Monday marked the beginning of the Eastside Elite Hockey League’s 2016 summer hockey season. The league, which offers professional, college and junior players the opportunity to compete in a friendly atmosphere during their offseasons, is operated by NHLer Steven Oleksy, and ran out of Mount Clemens Ice Arena. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey) For more about…
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Red Wings’ 2016-17 “Farewell Season at The Joe” schedule announced
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By @MichaelCaples – Yesterday, Red Wings fans learned that their team would start the season on Thursday, Oct. 13, in Tampa Bay and at home against Ottawa on Monday, Oct. 17. Now, they can dive into the rest of the Wings’ schedule. The NHL released full schedules for all of its member clubs today,…
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USA Hockey announces World Junior evaluation camp roster
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By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey has announced the players receiving invites to this year’s World Junior camp, with six Michigan natives being selected. The 2016 National Junior Evaluation Camp will be held at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, with Team USA competing against Sweden, Finland and Canada. For more information on the event, click…
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Flint Firebirds announce 2016-17 home opener, preseason dates
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By @MichaelCaples – The Flint Firebirds have released the dates for the club’s 2016-17 home opener, as well as some details about preseason games. On Sept. 21, the Firebirds will welcome in-state rival Saginaw to the Dort Federal Event Center in Flint for a 7 p.m. puck drop that will kick off the 2016-17…
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Andie Anastos selected seventh overall in 2016 NWHL Draft
By @StefanKubus – The National Women’s Hockey League held its second annual draft over the weekend. Farmington Hills native Andie Anastos was taken seventh overall by the Connecticut Whale. She was a captain at Boston College this past season as a junior forward. It was announced in April she would become just the sixth player in…
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Mitchell: My family’s 10,000-puck challenge this summer
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Welcome to MiHockey’s new blog, written by Suburban Hockey Schools managing director Jeff Mitchell. A Wayne, Mich., native, Mitchell was a third-round draft pick of the Los Angeles Kings in the 1993 NHL Draft. A Detroit Junior Red Wings and Michigan K-Wings alum, Mitchell played professional hockey for nine seasons before returning to his home…