Category: Slideshow
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Buttendz hockey stick grips provide an alternative to tape
By @SKubus – As is the case with most hockey players, former professional hockey player Rob LaLonde was very nitpicky about his equipment. And after toying around with the idea of improving the stick grip for hockey players with longtime friend Kevin Lonergan, Buttendz was ultimately born in late 2013. The New York-based company aims to do away with…
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Grand Rapids Griffins to meet Toronto Marlies in first round; Pulkkinen finishes with most AHL goals
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By @MichaelCaples – The Grand Rapids Griffins’ regular season came to a close Saturday night, and while the Red Wings’ AHL club didn’t finish with a victory, they finished with something better – a division title. The Griffins are once again Midwest Division champions. This year marks the second time in three seasons under coach…
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten (Week of April 20, 2015)
Welcome to another season of MiHockey’s Michi-gamer! We take great pride in our homegrown talent. Whether they grew up in the Mitten or we welcomed them here for college or juniors, they are our own. They represent the best place in the world for hockey. Every morning, we pick one Michi-gamer from the previous night’s…
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UPDATE: Pullar Stadium in Sault Ste. Marie advances to Final Four in Kraft Hockeyville contest
UPDATE (Saturday, April 18): During the first intermission of Game 2 between the Red Wings and Lightning, NBC announced the four finalists for the first-ever Kraft Hockeyville USA contest, with Pullar Stadium making the list. We will have more information as it is presented, but we do know that Round 2 voting will go…
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Datsyuk, Mrazek lead Red Wings to Game 1 win
By Nick Barnowski – The Magic Man brought his whole set of tricks to Tampa Thursday night, but he wasn’t the only one who impressed for Detroit. Pavel Datysuk found the back of the net twice and Petr Mrazek stopped 44 shots to help lead the Red Wings to a 3-2 win in Game…
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47 Michigan names on NHL postseason rosters
When the puck drops on the 2015 NHL Playoffs tonight, there will be plenty of Michigan names competing for Lord Stanley’s Cup. Here’s a team-by-team look at the players whose hockey journeys had an important stop in Michigan. Detroit Red Wings Justin Abdelkader – Muskegon native, Michigan State Spartans Danny DeKeyser – Clay Township native,…
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Nyquist’s OT goal against Ottawa named NHL’s top goal of 2014-15
That goal Gustav Nyquist scored against the Ottawa Senators is the goal of the year. You remember the goal – the one on Dec. 27 where he skated laps around the offensive zone before firing a shot through traffic and into the back of the net. The NHL just posted its top ten goals of…
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VIDEO: Lightning coach Jon Cooper talks about getting his coaching start in Michigan
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When the Red Wings face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the NHL playoffs, they will be competing against a coach very familiar with the state of Michigan. Tampa Bay head coach Jon Cooper wasn’t born in Michigan, but it is the place where his coaching career began. The Prince…
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Playoff Preview: Mrazek, Red Wings face potent Lightning offense in Round I
By @SKubus – The familiarity between the Detroit Red Wings and Tampa Bay Lightning runs deeper then simply being divisional rivals. Fifteen players in the teams’ final meeting of the season on March 28 had participated in the 2013 AHL Calder Cup Finals, eight for the Grand Rapids Griffins and seven for Tampa Bay affiliate Syracuse Crunch. Valterri Filppula wore the winged wheel for the…
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten (Week of April 13, 2015)
Welcome to another season of MiHockey’s Michi-gamer! We take great pride in our homegrown talent. Whether they grew up in the Mitten or we welcomed them here for college or juniors, they are our own. They represent the best place in the world for hockey. Every morning, we pick one Michi-gamer from the previous night’s…