Category: The Latest
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Bode Wilde no longer joining the Wolverines
By @MichaelCaples – The Wolverines will not have the top 2000 birth-year defenseman from Michigan on their roster next season. Bode Wilde will not be playing for the University of Michigan in the upcoming season. As first reported by TSN’s Bob McKenzie and confirmed by MiHockey, Wilde, a Birmingham native and product of USA Hockey’s…
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Griffins re-sign forwards Dominik Shine, Turner Elson
By @StefanKubus – The Grand Rapids Griffins are keeping a Michigan native at home for a while longer. The team announced Monday that it has re-signed Pinckney native and Northern Michigan alum Dominik Shine, as well as fellow forward Turner Elson. Shine, 25, posted 16 points in 58 games last season for the Griffins in…
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Seventh annual USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game slated for Minnesota
By @MichaelCaples – The seventh annual USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game will be taking place in Wild country. In a release from USAH today, it was announced that the AAPG will be hosted by the Minnesota Wild on Sept. 19, 2018 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. The AAPG annually serves as…
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Red Wings announce 2018 preseason schedule
By @MichaelCaples – It’s official – the Red Wings will begin their second season at Little Caesars Arena on Sept. 19. Today, Detroit announced its 2018-19 preseason schedule, and they will kick off the series of tune-up contests against the Pittsburgh Penguins at home on the date mentioned above. Here’s a look at the team’s…
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USA Hockey announces World Junior Summer Showcase invite list
By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey announced today the 42 players invited to this year’s World Junior Summer Showcase. This year’s camp, which serves as the starting point for selecting Team USA for the World Juniors, will take place from July 28 through Aug. 4 in Kamloops, British Columbia. Michigan leads the way with 10 natives…
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NCAA Hockey Rules Committee proposes mandate of five-on-five overtime, no shootouts
By @MichaelCaples – The NCAA announced today that its Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey Rules Committee has approved a standardized overtime format for all regular-season games and in-season tournaments starting next season. Per the release: “When a game remains tied after regulation time, teams will play five-on-five for five minutes to determine a winner. If…
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Red Wings to hold 2018 development camp at BELFOR Training Center inside Little Caesars Arena
By @MichaelCaples – For the first time, the Red Wings will be holding their annual prospect development camp at their new home. From June 26-30, Detroit will host its development camp at the BELFOR Training Center inside Little Caesars Arena. The camp, which features on and off-ice training led by the Grand Rapids Griffins’ coaching…
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Jim Smith re-elected as president of USA Hockey; other notes from Annual Congress
By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey’s Annual Congress took place in Colorado Springs last weekend, and there were a few news items of note. Jim Smith was unamiously re-elected as president of USA Hockey during the Board of Directors meeting on June 9. At that meeting, it was also announced that USA Hockey had a record…
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OHL announces 2018-19 home openers
By @MichaelCaples – Firebirds and Spirit fans can start making September plans. Today, the Ontario Hockey League announced the home openers for each of its 20 teams. The Spirit will host the first game of the 2018-19 OHL season when they welcome the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds to the Dow Event Center on Wednesday, Sept.…
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Washington Capitals win Stanley Cup
By @MichaelCaples – Last night, Ovi got his Cup. With a 4-3 win over the Las Vegas Golden Knights, Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals secured the first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history – ending the “one of the best to win a title” storyline surrounding the greatest goal scorer of his generation.…