Category: Slideshow
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WCHA Championship weekend coming to Grand Rapids’ Van Andel Arena
By Michael Caples – The revamped Western Collegiate hockey Association will be spending some time in Grand Rapids over the next few years. The league, which will add Ferris State, Northern Michigan and Lake Superior State to a league that already features Michigan Tech, will host their men’s playoff championship at Grand Rapids’ Van Andel…
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State of Michigan shut out of NCAA Tournament for first time since 1979
By Michael Caples – The Michigan Wolverines were fighting for their place in the history books Sunday afternoon at Joe Louis Arena. However, they were also fighting for the entire state of Michigan. The Wolverines’ loss meant the end of their consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances – a streak that ends at 22. It also ends…
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Wolverines’ NCAA Tournament streak comes to a close
By Alyssa Girardi – DETROIT — Everyone knew Sunday afternoon was marking the end of one era — not as many expected it to mark the end of two. A 3-1 win by Notre Dame over Michigan crowned the Fighting Irish the last-ever Mason Cup winners in the final CCHA matchup. The end of…
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Notre Dame ends Michigan’s NCAA Tournament streak, captures last-ever CCHA Championship
By Stefan Kubus – DETROIT – Although the Michigan Wolverines had been rolling since February, Notre Dame has had Michigan’s number lately, and it was no different in the last-ever CCHA Championship game Sunday afternoon at Joe Louis Arena. The Fighting Irish record a 3-1 win over Michigan to capture their third Mason Cup and…
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Wolverines rout RedHawks to advance to Sunday’s CCHA Championship
By Alyssa Girardi – DETROIT — After an up-and-down start to the season, the Michigan hockey team jumped on a hot streak in early February, and now that streak is carrying the Wolverines right to the CCHA Championship game. Saturday night, Michigan defeated Miami — the CCHA regular season champions — 6-2, marking only the…
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Notre Dame tops Ohio State at JLA to advance to CCHA Championship
By Stefan Kubus – DETROIT – Stingy defense on one end of the ice and a red-hot netminder at the other ultimately told the tale of the first of two last-ever CCHA championship semifinal games. Notre Dame forced Ohio State senior goaltender Brady Hjelle – named CCHA Goaltender of the Year Friday evening at the…
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CCHA Awards announced; seven Michigan connections honored
The Central Collegiate Hockey Association hosted their final league awards show at the Fox Theatre Friday evening, to honor the best players from their “Celebrate The Legacy” season. Here are the award recipients, with additional information on the Michigan connections who were honored in downtown Detroit. Scholar Athlete of the Year – Adam Henderson, Alaska…
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Aubry Looks to Join Next Wave
By Kyle Kujawa – Detroit Red Wings fans have gotten a long look at several of their top prospects this season, as the likes of Gustav Nyquist, Tomas Tatar, Brendan Smith, Joakim Andersson, Petr Mrazek and Brian Lashoff have turned heads during NHL call-ups this season, delivering on scouting reports that promised bright futures.…
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Shaved Ice – March 22
Biggest CCHA weekend of the year coming up. Tonight’s the CCHA Awards show, tomorrow’s the semifinals, and Sunday the CCHA crowns their final playoff champion. Needless to say, we’re going to be spending a lot of time in Detroit this weekend. Here’s a list of the nominees up for awards tonight. Lots of Michigan connections…
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Sean Day: “I’m prepared to go anywhere and I’ll play anywhere that takes me”
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By Matt Mackinder – He was born in Belgium, has a Canadian passport, but lives in Rochester and has grown up playing his youth hockey in the Detroit area. And Sean Day is fast-tracking his way to the Ontario Hockey League. Day, a 6-foot-2, 197-pound defenseman who played this season for the Compuware…