Category: The Latest
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Red Wings make six more roster moves, down to 25 on NHL roster
By @MichaelCaples – The roster moves continue as the Red Wings prepare for Thursday’s season opener against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Today, the Wings announced that they have assigned three players and placed three on injured reserve. Left wing Matt Puempel and defenseman Dylan McIlrath have been assigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins, while…
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VIDEO: Hughes, Norris, Lockwood, Gingell talk upcoming Wolverines season (plus practice photos)
Check out MiHockey’s photos from a practice at Yost Ice Arena with the 2018-19 Michigan Wolverines: After the Wolverines took to the ice for a recent practice, MiHockey caught up with Quinn Hughes, Will Lockwood, Josh Norris and Jake Gingell. Hughes, a sophomore defenseman, was picked seventh overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the…
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Blake Pietila named first USHL goaltender of the week for 2018-19 season
By @MichaelCaples – The USHL announced its first ‘players of the week’ list for the 2018-19 campaign, and a Michigan native claimed the spot between the pipes. Blake Pietila was named the junior league’s goaltender of the week, after the Howell native impressed at the USHL Fall Classic in Pittsburgh. The Michigan Tech commit…
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Why the Red Wings sending Filip Zadina to Grand Rapids was a great thing
By @StefanKubus – The Detroit Red Wings announced their latest round of roster cuts on Sunday ahead of their Oct. 4 season opener against Columbus. Among them was Filip Zadina, the Wings’ 2018 first-round pick at sixth overall and the highest pick the franchise has made since Keith Primeau in 1990. And after just one…
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Red Wings send Zadina, others to Griffins; cut Jokinen
By @MichaelCaples – The Red Wings announced roster moves today, and the most significant was the one involving their new first-round pick. Detroit has assigned Filip Zadina to Grand Rapids, along with a few other roster moves. Jussi Jokinen has been released from his professional tryout, as well. Players assigned to Grand Rapids today:…
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Red Wings wrap up preseason with a home win over Maple Leafs
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – In their final game of the preseason, the Red Wings put their collective best foot forward to finish off their exhibition slate ahead of the Oct. 4 season opener at Little Caesars Arena. Vili Saarijarvi, Dominic Turgeon, Martin Frk, Libor Sulak and Matt Puempel scored for the Wings, while Jonathan Bernier…
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Red Wings announce roster moves; 12 players assigned or released
By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings announced a series of roster moves today, as they trim the roster to 41 with two preseason games remaining. Players on the move: Axel Holmstrom (Assigned to AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins) Chris Terry (Assigned to AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins) Kaden Fulcher (Assigned to ECHL’s Toledo Walleye) Colin…
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Pearson, Wolverines poised to build on last year’s Frozen Four finish
By @StefanKubus – The Michigan Wolverines came within a game of playing for the national championship last season. This season, the Wolverines have been picked to finish second in the Big Ten – only to Ohio State – in the league’s preseason poll. Which isn’t a bad spot to be, but head coach Mel Pearson…
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Red Wings announce third annual ‘Hockeytown Red Carpet Walk’ for home opener
By @MichaelCaples – For the third straight season, the Red Wings will be hosting a red carpet celebration to kick off Opening Night. Detroit has announced plans for the ‘Hockeytown Red Carpet Walk’ in the Chevrolet Plaza; it will begin at 4:15 p.m. and give fans the opportunity to see both current Red Wings…
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Big Ten announces overtime changes for 2018-19 season
By @StefanKubus – On Thursday, the Big Ten announced changes to its overtime procedure. This includes the addition of a 3-on-3 overtime period and also an adjustment to how the point system works in the conference standings. The changes state: Any regular season conference game that remains tied after regulation will play the NCAA-mandated five-minute,…