Category: Slideshow
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Dearborn Heights native Jordan Oesterle talks NHL experience, Connor McDavid and WMU
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By @StefanKubus – Jordan Oesterle had a brief taste of the NHL in early 2015, and now, he’s hungry for more. The 23-year-old defenseman from Dearborn Heights played his first professional season with the AHL’s Oklahoma City Barons in 2014-15 after a three-year stint at Western Michigan. Oesterle finished the year with 25 points…
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Red Wings, Teemu Pulkkinen agree on one-year deal
By @MichaelCaples – Eleven days ago, it was Gustav Nyquist. Today, it’s Teemu Pulkkinen. The Red Wings continued signing top prospects today when they agreed to terms on a one-year contract with Pulkkinen. The 23-year-old forward played in 31 games with Detroit this past season, recording eight points in the process. Despite playing in…
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MAHA to introduce academic, athletic scholarships for youth hockey players
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By @MichaelCaples – At the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association’s 2015 Summer Meeting in Mount Pleasant, organization president George Atkinson announced a new plan to assist players both on and off the ice. MAHA, starting over the next season, will begin offering both academic and athletic scholarships for their youth hockey members. “It’s a program that…
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Charity game at A2Ice3 offers players of any age a chance to skate with Jack Johnson
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By @MichaelCaples – Dating back to their middle school days, every year Justin Spiro would organize an exhibition hockey game for he and his friend Jack Johnson to skate in. Yes, that Jack Johnson. “I just go way back with Jack,” Spiro told MiHockey. “We’re friends from our middle-school days. We used to do…
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USA Hockey announces upcoming ‘Try Hockey For Free Day’ dates
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By @MichaelCaples – Today, USA Hockey announced the dates for their ‘Try Hockey For Free Day’ dates. The first nationwide ‘Try Hockey For Free Day’ date will be on Saturday, Nov. 7, as part of ‘Come Play Hockey Month.’ The second chance for new players to experience the game will be on Saturday, Feb.…
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Brighton native Cooper Marody talks NHL Draft, joining the Wolverines and more
By @StefanKubus – When he was in second grade, Cooper Marody wrote in his class yearbook that he wanted to play hockey at the University of Michigan. When he turned ten, his birthday party was held at Yost Ice Arena. Now, at 18, he will get his chance to fulfill that dream this fall.…
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PHOTOS: The 2015 Perani’s Hockey World clearance sale in Farmington
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The annual Perani’s Hockey World clearance sale kicked off today at Farmington Hills Ice Arena. Check out MiHockey’s photo gallery from the event, and stop by sometime over the next ten days to check out all the deals on equipment and apparel. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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USHL announces 2015-16 schedule; see the season outlooks for Muskegon, NTDP
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By @MichaelCaples – The United States Hockey League announced their 2015-16 schedule today, which means fans can start plotting out their visits to LC Walker Arena in Muskegon for the Lumberjacks, and the new USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth for USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program U18 and U17 teams. The Lumberjacks’ first USHL contest…
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Muskegon Lumberjacks to be sold to Dan Israel
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By @MichaelCaples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks will have a new owner when they start the 2015-16 season in a few months. The USHL franchise has been purchased by Michigan resident Dan Israel, a source has confirmed to MiHockey. Israel and his brother, Bruce, own Asphalt Specialists, Inc. in Pontiac, Mich. The Lumberjacks, who had their…