Category: Slideshow
-
USA Hockey announces record numbers, new ‘Flex Hockey’ program and new quick-change youth goalie gear
—
by
By @MichaelCaples – With the conclusion of its Annual Congress, USA Hockey has announced some major news items. Hockey leaders from across the country gathered in Colorado Springs, Colo., last weekend to discuss the present and future of the game in the U.S. There, it was announced that USA Hockey had 542,583 total players…
-
Murray Howe’s eulogy for his father sums up Mr. Hockey’s greatness
—
by
By @MichaelCaples and @StefanKubus – After a public visitation at Joe Louis Arena that lasted longer than 12 hours yesterday, the hockey world said one last goodbye to Gordie Howe today. At The Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in downtown Detroit, members of hockey royalty attended the funeral of Mr. Hockey, and Howe’s…
-
Public funeral service for Ron Mason to take place at Munn Ice Arena on Thursday
By @MichaelCaples – On Thursday, hockey fans will be able to pay their respects to Ron Mason and his family at Munn Ice Arena. There will be a funeral service at 2 p.m. at the ice arena Mason ran as head coach of the Michigan State Spartans for more than two decades. Prior to that,…
-
Yzerman on Howe: “Wherever I go in the world…they talk about Gordie Howe”
—
by
By @MichaelCaples – DETROIT – Steve Yzerman was already in Detroit when he found out that Gordie Howe had passed away. The Wings’ No. 19 had just finished a workout with Kris Draper. Seems fitting that two of the players responsible for Detroit’s continued hockey success would be together around the time one of…
-
Gretzky on Howe: “He was like a second father”
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – Before Wayne Gretzky became The Great One, he grew up idolizing Mr. Hockey. And on Tuesday, Gretzky served as a pall bearer at Gordie Howe’s visitation at Joe Louis Arena ahead of the funeral on Wednesday morning. “My wife and I got to meet Pope John Paul II, I got to…
-
REPORT: NHL will be expanding to Las Vegas
—
by
By @MichaelCaples – One Red Wings road trip may be more appealing than the rest for the Red Wings starting during the 2017-18 season. In the same year that fans get a new arena in Detroit, they will also have the opportunity to attend an NHL game in Las Vegas, according to a report from…
-
Legends pay homage to Gordie Howe at Joe Louis Arena visitation (with photos)
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – Detroit Red Wings and NHL legend Gordie Howe will be laid to rest Wednesday morning. But on Tuesday, fans had the opportunity to say their farewells to Mr. Hockey inside Joe Louis Arena from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (the time is no coincidence either given Gordie’s famous jersey number).…
-
Ron Mason: “There wasn’t a game he wasn’t going to win”
By @MichaelCaples – To most, he was the architect of some of the best teams college hockey has ever seen. To some, he was much, much more. Ron Mason passed away early Monday morning in Haslett, Mich. The acclaimed hockey coach – architect of Lake Superior State’s hockey program and leader of Michigan State’s…
-
Hockey world reacts to Ron Mason’s passing
Legendary collegiate hockey coach and pioneer Ron Mason passed away at age 76. The tightly-knit hockey community has come together to share their memories of Mason and honor the second-winningest coach in college hockey history with these social media posts: It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we learn of Coach Mason’s passing…
-
Legendary college hockey coach Ron Mason passes away
By @MichaelCaples – The college hockey world lost one of its best coaches during the night. Ron Mason, once the record-holder for most NCAA hockey wins as a head coach, has passed away at age 76. He won 924 men’s college hockey games over 36 seasons at Lake Superior State (1966-73), Bowling Green State…