Category: Slideshow
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Zetterberg’s Olympic experience ends early; Wings captain to return home
By Michael Caples – The Detroit Red Wings announced today that their captain would be making an early trip home from Sochi. Henrik Zetterberg, who has long battled back problems, went from being a question mark for Team Sweden to being officially removed from action today. The Team Sweden captain will be returning to…
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Sochi Watch: Kesler, Tatar score in Day 2 of Games
After two games kicked off Olympic action Wednesday, the rest of the national teams made their Sochi debuts today – including the U.S., Canada, Russia and Slovakia. In early morning (Eastern time) action, Finland topped Austria by a score of 8-4. In the 7 a.m. ET timeslot, Team USA beat Slovakia 7-1 and Russia…
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Breakdown: Team USA men post convincing 7-1 win over Slovakia
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By Michael Caples – Things couldn’t have gone much better for Grand Haven native Dan Bylsma today. The Americans’ head coach watched Team USA beat Slovakia 7-1 after a six-goal second period. John Carlson, Ryan Kesler (Livonia), Paul Stastny, David Backes, Phil Kessel and Dustin Brown all scored for Team USA in their first win…
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Sochi Watch: Zetterberg scores on Day 1 of the men’s tournament
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The men’s hockey tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia officially kicked off today. Latvia and Switzerland competed in the first game of group play, with Sweden and the Czech Republic following them on the first day of Olympic competition for NHL players. Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg scored for Team…
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Sochi Watch: U.S. women fall to Canada, still advance to semifinals
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By Michael Caples – After starting the 2014 Winter Games with wins over Finland and Switzerland, the U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team experienced their first loss in Sochi today, thanks to their main rival. Canada scored three goals in the third period to earn a 3-2 win over the United States in the latest…
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Pletsch: How about a little shoutout for the shootout?
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By Fred Pletsch – It’s fashionable among self-professed hockey ‘purists’ to decry the tie-breaking procedure used at every level of hockey (except for the holdouts at the NCAA Men’s Division I level) as a glorified skills competition akin to deciding a baseball game with a home-run derby or a golf tournament with a putting…
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Photos: Michigan HS Hockey Public Showcase (Friday)
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MiHockey’s photo gallery from the 2014 Michigan Public High School Hockey Showcase, held at the Arctic Coliseum in Chelsea. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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Photos: 2014 MIHL Showcase (Friday)
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Check out MiHockey’s photo gallery from the 2014 MIHL Showcase in Trenton. (Photos by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey)
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NTDP teams both win Five Nations titles
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By Michael Caples – The National Team Development Program Under-17 and Under-18 teams both competed in Five Nations tournaments this weekend on foreign soil, and both are returning to Ann Arbor with some new hardware. The two NTDP clubs both won their respective tournaments over the weekend, with the Under-17 Team claiming first place in…
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High School Hockey Rankings (Feb. 10, 2014)
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The Michigan High School Hockey Hub has created a new rankings system for high school hockey, separate from the coaches’ association rankings. Here are their Top 20 teams for Divisions 1-3, as it stands on Feb. 10, 2014. Hub Rankings – Feb. 10, 2014 – Division 3 1. Cranbrook 2. Houghton 3. Sault St. Marie…