Category: The Latest
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PHOTOS: Red Wings beat Hurricanes on Hockey Is For Everyone Night
It was Hockey Is For Everyone Night at Little Caesars Arena, and the Red Wings made sure it was a fun experience for everyone involved. Following a ceremonial puck drop from Brett Karapuz, a player with the special-needs Motor City Stars team, the Wings beat the Hurricanes 3-1. It was a milestone game for captain…
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PHOTOS: Wolverines welcome Arizona State to Yost
The Michigan Wolverines are hosting the Arizona State Sun Devils at Yost Ice Arena this weekend for the final weekend of the college hockey regular season. Friday night, in the first of two games at the Red Berenson Rink, the No. 13 team in the country took care of business, as the Wolverines beat the…
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U.S. Women beat Canada in shootout to win gold at 2018 Olympics
By @MichaelCaples – In 2014, the U.S. Women’s Team watched Canada assemble a memorable comeback on the world stage. Oh, how sweet the revenge is. For the first time since 1998, Team USA has won gold in women’s ice hockey. In the early hours of Thursday morning back home, the Americans finally beat their neighbors…
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U.S. Men eliminated from 2018 Olympics after shootout loss in quarterfinals
By @MichaelCaples – The U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team’s journey in PyeongChang has come to a close – in heartbreaking fashion. With a shootout loss to the Czech Republic, Team USA has been eliminated from the 2018 Games in the quarterfinals. The Americans couldn’t find a way to beat Czech goaltender Pavel Francouz, who…
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PHOTOS: Red Wings’ late push not enough to beat Predators
They made it interesting, but at the end, it wasn’t enough. The Red Wings finished Tuesday night’s game on the power play with P.K. Subban in the penalty box, but they couldn’t find the tying goal, and they lost 3-2 to Nashville. Andreas Athanasiou and Tomas Tatar scored for Detroit, while Jimmy Howard made 26…
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Mike Green surprises Special Olympics athletes at Meijer in Detroit (with photos)
By @MichaelCaples – DETROIT – The Special Olympics athletes knew they were in for a fun time at Meijer in Detroit Monday evening. They didn’t know they would be meeting Mike Green, though. For one of their Hockey is For Everyone Month events, the Detroit Red Wings teamed up with Kraft Hockeyville and Meijer to…
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Wolverines’ Hayden Lavigne named Big Ten First Star of the Week
By @StefanKubus – After the Wolverines swept No. 1 Notre Dame in a home-and-home series this past weekend, the man who stopped a combined 69 shots to go 2-0 earned the Big Ten’s First Star of the Week honor. Sophomore Hayden Lavigne allowed two goals on 36 shots in Friday’s 4-2 win over the Irish…
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U.S. Men’s Olympic Team beats Slovakia to advance to quarterfinals
By @MichaelCaples – In the preliminary round, the U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team beat Slovakia 2-1. In the qualification round, they increased the spread. With a spot in the quarterfinals on the line, Team USA recorded a 5-1 win over Slovakia. The U.S. will now play the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals – that…
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Red Wings trade Petr Mrazek to Philadelphia
By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings just announced that they have traded Petr Mrazek to the Philadelphia Flyers. In exchange, the Wings receive a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2018 NHL Draft and a conditional third-round pick in the 2019 Draft. Mrazek, 26, was in the midst of his fourth full season with the…
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Recruiting: Matt Acciaioli commits to Northern Michigan
By @MichaelCaples – Matt Acciaioli is heading to Marquette. The Rochester Hills native and Corpus Christi IceRays defenseman (NAHL) announced today that he has committed to Northern Michigan University. “Being from Michigan, NMU is a great opportunity to continue my hockey career,” Acciaioli told MiHockey. “I think my game will fit in with style of…