Category: Slideshow
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MiHockey’s ‘Games to Watch’ for the 2015-16 season
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By @MichaelCaples – We’re more than halfway through August, which means we are incredibly close to the start of hockey season. The MiHockey staff has been working on our coverage plans for the upcoming campaign, and we figured why not share some of the highlighted games and events we are putting on our calendars? Here…
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Novi native Nolan Valleau signs with Chicago Blackhawks
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By @MichaelCaples – UPDATE (August 18): The Chicago Blackhawks announced a two-year contract for Novi native Nolan Valleau today. Per a report from Bowling Green’s Sentinel-Tribune, Novi native Nolan Valleau has signed with the defending Stanley Cup champions. Valleau, who just wrapped up his first season with the Bowling Green State University Falcons as…
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Keller, Shaw selected for U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select Team
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By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey announced today the 22 players selected for the 2015 U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select Team, and two Michigan natives made the list. Megan Keller (Farmington) and Lexie Shaw (Troy) will represent Michigan on the squad for the three-game series against Canada later this month. Keller, a defenseman with Boston College, has…
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Griffins to travel to Bowling Green, Windsor for preseason games
By @MichaelCaples – The Grand Rapids Griffins have announced a pair of preseason games for their 2015-16 season, but neither are at Van Andel Arena. The Red Wings’ AHL affiliate will play the Lake Erie Monsters in Bowling Green, Ohio, on Friday, Oct. 2. That game will take place at the Bowling Green State University…
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Red Wings sign NTDP, Notre Dame alum Robbie Russo
By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings announced a signing via their Twitter account this morning, as the club has inked Robbie Russo to a two-year, entry-level contract. Russo, who played for USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program from 2009-11, is a Notre Dame product. A right-handed defenseman, Russo played four seasons with the Fighting…
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Little Caesars Hockey announces new collaboration with Farmington Hills Hockey Association to expand into AA, A and house
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By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings and Little Caesars Hockey announced today a new collaboration with the Farmington Hills Hockey Association, creating a new Little Caesars Farmington Hills Hockey Association (LCFHHA). The new partnership – which more than doubles the number of Little Caesars affiliated hockey teams in the Metro Detroit area –…
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Biking For Water: Why a goalie and his friend are riding across Michigan for a great cause
By @MichaelCaples – MILFORD – When most hockey players get done with a grueling week of summer hockey camp, they take some time to relax. Alex Hufford hopped on his bike, instead. The Portage Central senior goaltender wrapped up a week of training with Bandits Goalie School in time to start his state-wide ‘4…
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Perani’s Capital Cup offers chance for house teams to experience an elite tournament
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By @MichaelCaples – It seems like almost every week during the hockey season, elite travel hockey teams are playing in prestigious tournaments in memorable locations. Thanks to Perani’s Hockey World, some house hockey players are getting that same opportunity. The Capital Cup tournament – open to squirt, pee wee and bantam ‘B’ teams –…
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Danny DeKeyser talks Red Wings Youth Camp, 2015-16 season
By @StefanKubus – “It’s a good change, and it feels good.” For the first time since joining the Red Wings, Danny DeKeyser was on the ice Wednesday at Joe Louis Arena for the Red Wings Youth Camp without his signature slicked-back mane of hair, and that’s how he described his new, shortly-trimmed look. It’s…