Category: The Latest
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Red Wings announce 2018 NHL Prospect Tournament roster
By @StefanKubus – The Detroit Red Wings have established the group they’ll be sending to Traverse City for this year’s NHL Prospect Tournament. First-round selections Filip Zadina, Michael Rasmussen, Joe Veleno and Dennis Cholowski headline the crop of young Red Wings talent. Names like Vili Saarijarvi and Givani Smith will return for the 2018 edition,…
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Wrapping up the 2018 World Junior Summer Showcase
By @MichaelCaples – While the Hlinka Gretzky Cup is officially starting today, the other major international summer showcase has come to a close. The 2018 World Junior Summer Showcase – held in Kamloops, B.C. this year after we were so spoiled with it being in Plymouth the last few off-seasons – wrapped up on Saturday.…
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Six Michigan names receive invites to 2018 USA Hockey Women’s National Festival
By @MichaelCaples – Today, USA Hockey announced its 75-player roster for the upcoming 2018 Women’s National Festival. Six Michigan names have been invited to the event, which will take place Aug. 6-13 in Lake Placid, N.Y. The camp will be used to select two 22-player select team rosters for a pair of games against Canada…
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Josh Norris scores game-tying goal, then scores winner in last seconds of OT at World Junior Summer Showcase
By @MichaelCaples – Josh Norris will be expected to be a leader off the ice for Team USA at the upcoming World Junior Championship. Today, he did some leading on it. The Oxford native – one of the players returning from last year’s U.S. WJC squad – scored the game-tying goal halfway through the third…
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VIDEO: Dylan Larkin talks contract extension negotiations, upcoming Stars and Stripes Showdown charity game
Following the morning session of the Detroit Red Wings Youth Hockey Camp, guest instructor Dylan Larkin discussed his contract negotiations with his hometown NHL franchise, as well as the Stars and Stripes Showdown charity game he’s helping organize in honor of the late Jim Johannson (that portion of the interview starts at the 1:30 mark).…
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Star-studded charity game in honor of Jim Johannson coming to USA Hockey Arena
By @MichaelCaples – Some of USA Hockey’s biggest stars will be in Plymouth on Aug. 26 to pay tribute to Jim Johannson. There will be a charity game at USA Hockey Arena that day, as the likes of Auston Matthews and Dylan Larkin suit up for a game in honor of the man known in…
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VIDEO: The Larkin boys talk about the Larkin Hockey School
The four Larkin boys – Colin, Adam, Dylan and Ryan – talk about running the Larkin Hockey School at their hometown rink of Lakeland Arena for the third straight summer.
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Check out the rosters for the second ‘Play With Purpose’ charity game (now with free admission)
By @MichaelCaples – Hey hockey fans, check out this roster for a unique summer hockey charity game in Plymouth. On Aug. 11, the following players will be taking part in the second annual ‘Play With Purpose’ charity hockey game in honor of the late Mitchel Kiefer and organizations fighting distracted driving. An added bonus? The…
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USA Hockey announces final roster for World Junior Summer Showcase
By @MichaelCaples – Today’s an off day for Team USA at the World Junior Summer Showcase in Kamloops, B.C., and the management staff has used the down time to trim the roster. Starting tomorrow, Team USA will no longer have a split-squad. Here are the Michigan names remaining on the U.S. roster: Goaltenders Kyle…
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Team USA beats Canada in split-squad series at World Junior Summer Showcase
By @MichaelCaples – Two games against Canada in a split-squad setting, and two wins for the Americans. In Tuesday’s action at the World Junior Summer Showcase in Kamloops, B.C., USA Blue beat Canada White and USA White beat Canada Red, with plenty of Michigan names playing roles in the victories. In a 3-2 victory for…