Category: The Latest
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‘Red Wings Play Zone’ unveiled at Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit
By @StefanKubus and @MichaelCaples – DETROIT – Though the Detroit Red Wings’ season ended earlier than it had hoped, it’s not stopping the team from making an impact off the ice. The Red Wings teamed up with the Children’s Hospital of Michigan and Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation to unveil a 1,700-square foot Red Wings…
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Team USA finishes third in group in U18 Worlds prelims, now set for quarterfinals
UPDATE: Team USA will be play Russia in the 2018 IIHF UNder-18 World Championship quarterfinals Thursday at 10:30 a.m. ET. By @MichaelCaples – Just gotta win when it counts, right? At the moment, Team USA is waiting for the Russia vs. Slovakia game winner to find out who they will play next. Said opponent…
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Griffins split weekend, series shifts to Grand Rapids on Wednesday
By @MichaelCaples – The Grand Rapids Griffins didn’t have the start to the AHL playoffs that they wanted, but they quickly righted the ship. After falling to the Manitoba Moose 3-2 in Game 1 of the Central Division Semifinals Saturday, the Griffins responded with a convincing 5-1 victory in Game 2 Sunday afternoon. Here are…
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Muskegon Lumberjacks will not renew coach John LaFontaine’s contract
By @MichaelCaples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks will be looking for a new head coach this off-season, as the USHL franchise announced this morning that they will be parting ways with John LaFontaine. The Jacks will not be renewing the Pontiac native’s contract; LaFontaine was the bench boss in Muskegon for the past two seasons. “John…
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PHOTOS: NTDP wins first-ever USHL playoff game
USA Hockey Arena hosted its first-ever USHL playoff game Saturday night, as USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program played its first postseason game since moving to Plymouth. The ‘first-ever’ moments continued, too, as the NTDP recorded the first USHL playoff win in program history. Cameron Rowe made 29 saves to record the shutout between the…
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Michigan names receive OHL rookie recognition
By @MichaelCaples – The Ontario Hockey League announced its rookie of the year and all-rookie teams for the 2017-18 season today, and there are Michigan names throughout. Andrei Svechnikov, a Muskegon Lumberjacks alum and brother of Red Wings prospect Evgeny, was named the league’s rookie of the year. Regarded the No. 2 prospect in the…
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Lumberjacks’ season comes to close in heartbreaking fashion
By @MichaelCaples – It certainly wasn’t the result they were looking for. After taking an early series lead in a best-of-three first-round playoff match-up against Chicago, the Muskegon Lumberjacks found themselves in a winner-take-all showdown at home yesterday. The Jacks held a 3-2 lead in the third period against the Steel before Chicago’s Blake McLaughlin…
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Fourteen ’04 Michigan girls invited to USA Hockey Multi-District Development Camp
By @MichaelCaples – Congrats to the 14 Michigan 2004 birth-year girls who have been invited to participate in the USA Hockey Multi-District Development Camp in Kent, Ohio. The players were selected at the conclusion of the MAHA District Tryouts last weekend, which took place in Grand Rapids. The ‘Mid Am’ camp will take place from…
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Andrei Bakanov signs USHL tender with Cedar Rapids
By @MichaelCaples – The RoughRiders have secured a Grizzly. Today, the USHL announced that Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U forward Andrei Bakanov has signed a league tender with Cedar Rapids. The tender secures Bakanov’s spot on the RoughRiders’ roster for the 2018-19 season; the club forfeits its first-round pick in the Phase 1 (Futures) Draft in…
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2018 Team Michigan boys’ junior roster announced
By @MichaelCaples – Congrats to the boys’ high school hockey players selected for Team Michigan’s junior roster for the upcoming CCM High School National Invitational Tournament (NIT). The tournament features teams of top high school players from across the country, including teams hailing from Minnesota, Massachusetts, North Dakota and Wisconsin. Click here for the Senior…