Category: Slideshow
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MiHockey’s NCAA brackets
MiHockey’s Darren Eliot and Michael Caples have filled out their brackets for the 2013 NCAA Men’s Division 1 Hockey Tournament, just in time for the first game. Click on the images below to see who they think will be winning a national title in Pittsburgh next weekend.
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten (Week of March 25)
Welcome to another season of MiHockey’s Michi-gamer, now powered by Bauer Hockey. 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 night, we’ll keep an…
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Spartans take positives from playoff run, know they have to get better for start of B1G Hockey
By Stefan Kubus – EAST LANSING – For an extremely young Michigan State Spartans squad, it was hard to use inexperience as an excuse for disappointing results throughout the season, but looking at the returning crop, it doesn’t seem too unreasonable. But that’s not to say it was an acceptable finish for head coach Tom…
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Shaved Ice – March 28
Waiting is the hardest part. Arguably the two best defensemen in Michigan’s college hockey scene have big decisions to make right now. For Western Michigan’s Danny DeKeyser has decided that he’s going pro, but with almost every NHL team courting him, he has to decide which team he wants to play for. Meanwhile, Jacob Trouba…
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With Game 4 victory, Whalers sweep Sting and advance to second round
By Matt Mackinder – Winning on the road is crucial in the Ontario Hockey League playoffs and the Plymouth Whalers did just that, winning Monday night and Wednesday night in Sarnia to sweep the Sting in four straight games to move on to the Western Conference semifinals against an opponent to be determined. Plymouth topped…
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NCHC releases composite schedule; Western Michigan schedule – including GLI appearance – revealed
By Michael Caples – The National Collegiate Hockey Conference announced their inaugural season schedule today, including many of the Western Michigan Broncos’ games for next season. The Broncos, one of eight teams to join the new college hockey conference, will open the season on Saturday, Oct. 5, with the opponent visiting Kalamazoo to be named…
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NTDP announces first seven commits for 2013-14; three from Michigan
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The U.S. National Team Development Program announced the first seven commitments for their 2013-14 Under-17 team today, with three Michigan natives joining the Ann Arbor-based program. Forward Brendan Warren (Carelton) and defensemen Nicholas Boka (Plymouth) and Zach Werenski (Grosse Pointe) were formally announced as inagural members of the 2013-14 U17 team. They join forwards Christian…
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Special DElivery: A message for all the new hockey coaches
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By Darren Eliot – As we congratulate all of the coaches wrapping up the fall/winter hockey season, it is also the time of year to welcome the new coaches to the game. After all, the interest in coaching usually stems from a parent getting involved because their son or daughter has shown an interest in…
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Shaved Ice – March 27
Jon Merrill’s on the move – is Jacob Trouba next? With all of Michigan’s NCAA D1 college hockey teams closing up shop earlier than usual, the speculation and reporting on where some of the top players are heading has also started earlier than usual. We were at Red Berenson and Co.’s final press conference last…
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Report: Jon Merrill signs with the New Jersey Devils
By Michael Caples – TSN hockey insider Bob McKenzie tweeted this morning that Michigan defenseman Jon Merrill has decided to forego his senior season with the Wolverines, and sign with the New Jersey Devils. Merrill, currently a junior with the Wolverines, was a second-round pick (38th overall) of the Devils in 2010. Yesterday during his…