Category: The Latest
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U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team Roster for World Championship announced
By @MichaelCaples – Each and every April, USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-18 Team travels to the IIHF U18 World Championship to take on some of the best players in the world in their age group. That means that, every April, the roster announcement for the U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team is not too…
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Top 2002 birth-year players to know before this week’s OHL Draft
By @MichaelCaples – With the 2018 OHL Priority Selection set to take place this Saturday, MiHockey connected with OHL Midwest U.S. scout Kevin Hess to compile a list of some of the top players to know in the 2002 birth-year class. Here are the players Hess shared – in alphabetical order – along with comments…
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Hronek, Appleton named to 2018 AHL All-Rookie Team
By @StefanKubus – The American Hockey League announced its All-Rookie Team on Wednesday, and a pair of Michigan names made the list. Grand Rapids Griffins defenseman and Saginaw Spirit alum Filip Hronek was one of two defenseman named to the list. And up front, Michigan State alum Mason Appleton cracked the list after impressing in…
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Red Wings assign Svechnikov, Hicketts to Grand Rapids
By @MichaelCaples – The Red Wings announced some roster reshuffling today, hours after completing the team’s third-to-last game of the 2017-18 season. Detroit has assigned forward Evgeny Svechnikov and defenseman Joe Hicketts to Grand Rapids. The club has also returned goaltender Tom McCollum, who was called up on an emergency basis last night to back…
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Griffins sign Spirit defenseman Marcus Crawford
By @MichaelCaples – The Grand Rapids Griffins are mining some talent cultivated in their home state. Today, the Griffins announced that they have signed Saginaw Spirit defenseman Marcus Crawford to a two-year contract beginning in the 2018-19 season. Crawford also signed an amateur tryout agreement so he can spend the rest of the 2017-18 season…
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PHOTOS: Megan Keller’s NTDP visit, U18 Team’s last home game
Friday was an eventful night for USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, as the NTDP welcomed Olympic gold-medalist and hometown hero Megan Keller to Plymouth while they also said goodbye (sort of) to the Under-18 Team. Keller, a Farmington native, signed autographs for fans and took part in a ceremonial puck drop. In between, the…
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Recruiting: Andrei Bakanov commits to Michigan
By @MichaelCaples – Andrei Bakanov has only spent one year in the state of Michigan, but he caught the eyes of college hockey programs in a hurry (if they weren’t already aware of him). Now, he’s locked in to be a Wolverine. The 2002 birth-year forward – a native of Moskva, Russia – has announced…
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Metro Jets win NA3HL league title
By @MichaelCaples – Congrats to the Metro Jets, the 2018 NA3HL league champs. The Jets – coached and managed by Justin Quenneville – won the Fraser Cup Saturday evening in an overtime thriller against the St. Louis Jr. Blues. Southgate native Jhuwon Davis broke a 2-2 tie to give his Jets the title – the…
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PHOTOS: Red Wings beat Senators in afternoon affair
On a rainy Saturday afternoon, the Red Wings welcomed Rochester native Christian Wolanin and the Ottawa Senators to Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The home team ended up prevailing 2-0, thanks to goals from Dylan Larkin and Andreas Athanasiou…and a 31-save shutout performance from Jimmy Howard. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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2018 Team Michigan boys’ senior roster announced
By @MichaelCaples – Congrats to the boys’ high school hockey players selected for Team Michigan’s senior 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. Stay tuned for the junior…