Category: Slideshow
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Red Wings select Saginaw’s Brady Gilmour in seventh round of 2017 NHL Draft
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By @MichaelCaples – With their last pick in the 2017 NHL Draft, the Red Wings went with a player placing close to Hockeytown. The Wings selected Brady Gilmour, a forward with the Saginaw Spirit, with the 193rd pick in the draft Saturday in Chicago. A 5-foot-10, 170-pound forward, Gilmour has spent the last two…
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Sasha Chmelevski selected by the Sharks in the 2017 NHL Draft
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By @MichaelCaples – They took Josh Norris on Friday, and now, they’ve taken another Michigan boy on Saturday. The Sharks selected Sasha Chmelevski in the sixth round of the 2017 NHL Draft. Chmelevski, a forward with the Ottawa 67s of the OHL, recorded 43 points in 58 games. He played for Team USA at the…
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Drake Rymsha picked by Los Angeles in the 2017 NHL Draft
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By @MichaelCaples – From Huntington Woods to Los Angeles. It’ll be a long flight for Drake Rymsha, but it will certainly be worth it. The Los Angeles Kings selected the Michigan native at No. 138 overall in the 2017 NHL Draft Saturday morning in Chicago. Rymsha split the 2016-17 season between the Ottawa 67s and…
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Red Wings take Muskegon Lumberjacks goaltender Keith Petruzzelli in NHL Draft
By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings stayed close to home for their next goaltender. The Wings have claimed Muskegon Lumberjacks goaltender Keith Petruzzelli in the 2017 NHL Draft. Petruzzelli was named USA Hockey’s Goalie of the Year after an outstanding season with the Michigan-based USHL franchise. He was ranked the No. 2 goaltender…
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Novi native Vanya Lodnia selected by Minnesota in the 2017 NHL Draft
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By @MichaelCaples – Vanya Lodnia will be heading to Minnesota when he’s done in juniors. The Novi native was selected by the Minnesota Wild in the third round of the 2017 NHL Draft. A product of Belle Tire and Honeybaked, Lodnia just wrapped up his second season with the Erie Otters of the OHL.…
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Red Wings third-round picks: Finnish defenseman, two Canadian forwards, U.S. goalie
By @MichaelCaples – A Scandinavian defenseman in Round 2, and another Scandinavian defenseman to start Round 3 for the Wings. Detroit selected Kasper Kotkansalo, a native of Espoo, Finland, with the No. 71 overall pick in the draft. He was ranked the No. 92 skater by NHL Central Scouting afterp laying the 2016-17 season with…
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Northville native Jack Studnicka claimed by Boston in the 2017 NHL Draft
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By @MichaelCaples – Northville native Jack Studnicka is shipping out to Boston. The Bruins used the 53rd pick in the NHL Draft – a pick acquired by trade with the Edmonton Oilers – to claim Studnicka, a standout forward with the Oshawa Generals of the OHL. Ranked the No. 120 skater by NHL Central…
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Wolverines’ Luke Martin selected by Carolina in the 2017 NHL Draft
By @MichaelCaples – Luke Martin will be heading to Carolina when he’s done in Ann Arbor. The NTDP alum and Wolverines defenseman was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes at No. 52 overall in the 2017 NHL Draft. As a rookie blueliner for the B1G program, Martin recorded one goal and six assists in 35…
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Northville native Jason Robertson selected by Dallas in the 2017 NHL Draft
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By @MichaelCaples – Jason Robertson’s used to moving around. He’ll be packing his bags again soon to join his new NHL organization. The Dallas Stars selected Robertson, a Northville native, in the second round of the 2017 NHL Draft Saturday morning in Chicago. Robertson, who moved to Michigan when he was 10 years…
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Josh Norris selected by San Jose at No. 19 overall in the 2017 Draft
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By @MichaelCaples – Josh Norris will be skating in Ann Arbor next fall, but soon after, he may skating in San Jose. The Sharks selected Norris, a University of Michigan commit, in the first round of the 2017 NHL Draft Friday night in Chicago. “It’s a dream come true,” Norris said on the NBC Sports…