Category: Slideshow
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Miller’s goal leads Wings
By Michael Caples – DETROIT – In Friday night’s battle of the Spartans, Drew Miller was victorious. The Red Wings forward – one of five former MSU hockey players on the ice – scored what turned out to be the game-winning goal during the first period. Miller helped the Red Wings extend their winning streak…
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’97 Michigan Ice Hawks Win Bauer Invitational
The Grosse Pointe-based 1997 Michigan Ice Hawks won the Major Bantam AAA division of the Bauer Invitational Hockey Tournament held in Chicago, Nov. 4-6. The Ice Hawks won all seven games they played, outscoring their opponents 30-6. The Bauer Invitational is one of the nation’s premier AAA and Elite AAA tournament of the year. Forty…
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Franzen’s hat trick carries Wings
By Michael Caples – DETROIT – Johan Franzen said that he apologized to Valtteri Filppula for stealing his goal in the second period of Tuesday night’s game. This reporter is willing to bet that Filppula isn’t too upset about it. Franzen’s stick just barely tipped Filppula’s shot, which turned out to be the first of…
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Broncos top Wolverines at Yost
By Michael Caples – ANN ARBOR – For the first time in 20 games, somebody other than a Wolverine scored a game-winning goal inside Yost Ice Arena. Junior forward Dane Walters managed to get his stick on the puck during a scramble in front of Michigan’s goal with 57 seconds remaining in regulation to give…
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Honeybaked ’98s welcome the Red Army
The 1998 Red Army team from Russia arrived in Michigan a week before competing in the Bauer Invitational tournament in Chicago Nov. 4-6. Here they have a slate of games that included a tilt with the Honeybaked ’98s on Saturday, Oct. 29. The game was fast-paced from the outset and the boys on both sides…
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NAHL’s Three Stars of the Week – Oct. 31
First Star of the Week: Greg Lewis – Wenatchee Wild Perhaps no player in the NAHL had experienced a more peculiar start to the season than Greg Lewis. Lewis, 20, amazingly had yet to win a game heading into this past weekend despite being ranked 2nd in NAHL goaltending. That…
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CCHA’s Players of the Week – Oct. 31
Both the Spartans and Wolverines are well represented in the latest CCHA Players of the Week. Offensive Player of the Week Lee Reimer, MSU So., F (Landmark, MB) Reimer had two assists on Friday in a 5-2 win over Robert Morris. He added a hat trick and two assists in a 6-2 win over the…
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Wings make Halloween moves
The Wings don’t play until tomorrow night, but there’s plenty of news coming out of Hockeytown today. The club announced both the signing of Niklas Kronwall to a seven-year deal, and the call-up of Gustav Nyquist after sending Fabian Brunnstrom to Grand Rapids. Kronwall locked down Long-term contracts have become the best way for NHL…