Category: The Latest
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Recruiting: Roman Kinal commits to UConn
By @MichaelCaples – When he’s done in Iowa, Roman Kinal will be on his way to Connecticut. The Waterford native has announced his commitment to the UConn, becoming the first member of the Dubuque Fighting Saints to commit to that particular school. “I’m extremely excited, and I’ve been looking forward to this for a long…
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Imagining an XHL hockey league
By @MichaelCaples and @StefanKubus – Today, Vince McMahon asked us what we would like to see if we were to re-imagine professional football, because he’s bringing back his…historic…XFL football league. Here you go, Mr. McMahon – here are our suggestions. It starts with switching sports though. Let’s create a XHL hockey league instead! Oh, the…
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Red Wings recall Dominic Turgeon, assign David Booth to Grand Rapids
By @StefanKubus – It seems David Booth’s time with the Red Wings has been put on hold for the time being. The Red Wings announced Wednesday that they’ve assigned the Detroit native and Michigan State alum to Grand Rapids after he cleared waivers, while recalling forward Dominic Turgeon. Booth, 33, posted four goals and one…
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Blue Jackets sign Oxford native Nathan Gerbe to a one-year deal
By @StefanKubus – Nathan Gerbe has found a path back to the NHL. The Columbus Blue Jackets announced Wednesday they signed the veteran forward and Oxford native to a one-year, two-way deal for the remainder of the 2017-18 season. Gerbe, a 30-year-old former fifth-round pick of the Buffalo Sabres (2005), had been playing in Switzerland…
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PHOTOS: Red Wings fall to Flyers in OT (with Blashill comments)
On Tuesday night, the Red Wings rallied to force overtime against the Philadelphia Flyers, only to fall in overtime 3-2. Travis Konecny’s game-winning goal came on a play that was reviewed to see if the Flyers forward was offsides; refs ruled that he made the play clean. Here’s Jeff Blashill talking about that call, followed…
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Michigan names claim all three spots for Big Ten weekly awards
By @MichaelCaples – It’s an all-Michigan Big Ten weekly awards list this go-round. The college hockey conference announced its ‘three stars of the week’ today, and all three go to either Michigan natives or Michigan residents. Taking the top spot is Michigan goaltender Hayden Lavigne, and rightfully so – the Wolverines netminder led his club…
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Turgeon, Hicketts sent back to Grand Rapids
By @MichaelCaples – The call-up has concluded for two of the Red Wings’ top young prospects. Detroit has announced that both forward Dominic Turgeon and defenseman Joe Hicketts back to the Grand Rapids Griffins. Turgeon played in four games in his first NHL call-up, recording a -1 rating with no points. Hicketts was a +1…
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Report: A ‘Mighty Ducks’ TV show is in the works
By @MichaelCaples – So as you probably know, there are a lot of things in Hollywood that never really pan out. Depending on how you feel about a reboot of a classic hockey movie, you might be jumping for joy right now or you might be worried sick. The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that a…
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Ferris State brings Backstreet back in ’90s Night promo
If you ever wondered what it would like if some college hockey players tried to re-enact a Backstreet Boys music video, well, today’s your lucky day. Check out this video from the Ferris State hockey program, which features good ol’ Michigan boys Coale Norris (Oxford) and Tyler Dorantes (Waterford) dancing alongside Liam MacDougall (Canada) and…
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NTDP Spotlight: Little Caesars vs. HoneyBaked (10U AAA)
MiHockey and USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program have joined forces to provide some fun surprises for youth hockey teams this season. With our new ‘NTDP Youth Hockey Spotlight’ feature, MiHockey cameras show up for a youth hockey game to create a fun beginning-to-end photo gallery for each team. Then, each team is invited to…