Category: Slideshow
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With the OHL draft approaching, here’s a look at Michigan’s top ’98 birth-year players
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By Matt Mackinder – The annual Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection takes place this Saturday and as what has become the norm, the draft should feature a bevy of Michigan talent. That being said, the players drafted Saturday may or may not suit up in the OHL – many have NCAA options, but then…
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Photos: Red Wings vs. Lightning
The Detroit Red Wings welcomed the Tampa Bay Lightning to Joe Louis Arena on Sunday, March 30. Detroit picked up a 3-2 win in the Sunday evening affair – see our recap from the contest here. (Photos by Amanda O’Toole/MiHockey)
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Team USA takes home silver at IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship
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By Michael Caples – It might not be the medal they were aiming for, but Team USA will still be coming back with some hardware. The U.S. National Women’s Under-18 Team fell to Canada by a score of 5-1 in the gold-medal game of the 2014 International Under-18 Women’s World Championship yesterday in Budapest, Hungary.…
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Traverse City Hounds win second straight MWJHL Veteran’s Memorial Cup championship
By Matt Mackinder – TRAVERSE CITY – The Traverse City Hounds scored two short-handed goals and David Krejcik made 27 saves to give the Hounds a 5-1 win over the Soo Firehawks Sunday afternoon at Centre ICE in the deciding Game 3 to win their second straight Veteran’s Memorial Cup championship. After the Firehawks…
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Western Michigan’s Jordan Oesterle signs with Edmonton
By Michael Caples – The Western Michigan hockey program announced today that junior defenseman Jordan Oesterle has signed with the Edmonton Oilers. Oesterle, a native of Dearborn Heights, scored seven goals and recorded 24 assists in 37 games with the Broncos this season, which earned him a two-year, entry-level contract with the NHL club. He…
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten (Week of March 31, 2014)
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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Nyquist’s highlight-reel goal powers Red Wings to crucial win
By Stefan Kubus – DETROIT – He was wrapped up in a defender’s stick, but he kept moving, stride after stride, frantically busting his way toward the Lightning goal. He crossed the goal line, but the puck did not. It looked like the play was over and a penalty was to be called. That is, until…
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Red Wings record season’s first win over Lightning
By Stefan Kubus – DETROIT – Entering Sunday’s tilt against Tampa Bay, Detroit was 0-4 in the season series against a Lightning team who hadn’t lost in regulation in its past 11 contests. But there’s no better time to correct old mistakes than when it counts most: during the hunt for a playoff spot. Detroit defeated…
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Eliot: Bulldogs beat Colgate, will now take on North Dakota
By Darren Eliot – CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Ferris State Bulldogs take on North Dakota at 6:30 p.m. in the NCAA Midwest Regional Final in Cincinnati, Ohio (ESPNU for TV coverage). North Dakota upset regional No. 1 seed Wisconsin 5-2 on the strength of Rocco Grimaldi’s first hat trick of his collegiate career. The real…
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Renfrew announces a new kind of hockey tape
By Michael Caples – Renfrew, one of the leading hockey tape brands across the globe, has announced a new type of hockey tape that they say will make tape last longer on your stick blade. The company announced their new Pro-Blade 503XT hockey tape today that holds a distinct new look. The Pro-Blade tape…