Category: The Latest
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Recruiting: Sasha Pastujov commits to Notre Dame
By @MichaelCaples – Sasha Pastujov’s spent a lot of time at Yost the last few seasons. Soon, he’s going to be visiting Ann Arbor for Big Ten away games. The Northville native and ’03 birth-year forward has announced his commitment to Notre Dame. “I felt that I had developed a good relationship with the coaching…
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Griffins announce 2018-19 schedule format; six guaranteed dates
By @MichaelCaples – Grand Rapids Griffins fans can start plugging some dates into their phone calendars. The Griffins announced today their schedule format for the 2018-19 season, along with six guaranteed dates. Here are the guaranteed home dates for Grand Rapids: Fri., Oct. 12 – 7 p.m. – Home Opener Mon., Dec. 31 – 6…
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WCHA announces 2018-19 schedule
By @MichaelCaples – It may be only the second week of May, but that doesn’t mean you can’t start looking ahead to next season. Yesterday, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association announced its schedule for the upcoming 2018-19 college hockey campaign. Here are some highlights from each of the Michigan-based WCHA schools: Ferris State The Bulldogs…
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Bloomfield Hills’ Krushelnyski ends longest game in AHL history with OT winner
By @StefanKubus – Wednesday night’s second-round Game 4 between the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and Charlotte Checkers saw the puck dropped at 7:03 p.m. Lehigh Valley struck first in the opening frame, while Charlotte’s Patrick Brown (Bloomfield Hills) tied it up early in the second period. And then it stayed that way until 1:09 a.m. It…
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MAHA, CCM announce new player development camp partnership
By @MichaelCaples – Welcome to the PDC, CCM. On Tuesday evening, the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association announced a new partnership with CCM Hockey for the governing body’s annual player development camps. The camps – which promote Michigan’s best players while they are evaluated for invitations to USA Hockey Player Develompent Camps at their respective age…
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MiHockey’s 2018 USHL Draft Watch (Day 2)
By @MichaelCaples – The selection process for the United States’ top junior hockey league continues Tuesday for the USHL Phase 2 Draft. After Monday’s Phase I Draft – where USHL clubs took turns claiming the top 2002 birth-year players available – the process shifts to Phase II, where teams select players not already claimed who…
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Michigan State alum Rod Brind’Amour named Carolina Hurricanes head coach
By @StefanKubus – A significant Michigan State alumnus is set to take over a NHL bench next season. The Carolina Hurricanes announced Tuesday that former captain Rod Brind’Amour has been named the franchise’s 14th head coach. Brind’Amour, 47, had been serving as an assistant coach with Carolina for the past seven seasons after officially retiring…
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‘Megan Keller Day’ celebrates U.S. Olympian at hometown rink
By @MichaelCaples – FARMINGTON HILLS – On Sunday afternoon at Suburban Ice Farmington Hills, a hometown hero was recognized for her rather substantial achievement. Megan Keller, the lone Michigan native on the U.S. Women’s Olympic Team that won gold in PyeongChang, was welcomed back to her home rink by the Honeybaked Hockey Club, her youth…
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MiHockey’s 2018 USHL Draft Watch (Day 1)
By @MichaelCaples – A new crop of skilled Michigan youngsters will be selected by United States Hockey League clubs Monday night during the league’s Phase 1 Draft. Join MiHockey as we provide live updates on the selections of 2002 birth-year players from our state, and picks made by the Muskegon Lumberjacks (those picks are listed…
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Red Wings sign David Pope to entry-level contract
By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings have locked up one of their recent draft picks and college hockey standouts. David Pope, fresh off a senior season at Nebraska-Omaha in which he recorded 41 points in 35 games, has signed an entry-level contract with Detroit, the team that drafted him in the fourth round of…