Category: The Latest
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One Year Later: Hockeyville’s lasting impact on Marquette and Lakeview Arena
By @MichaelCaples – The Kraft Hockeyville USA dasher board graphics still line the ice at Lakeview Arena. They are some of many, many reminders of the monumental hockey event that took place on year ago today in Marquette. “Every day I sit down at my desk and I look up and I’ve got this…
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Muskegon Lumberjacks announce 23-man roster, affiliate list for 2017-18 season
By @MichaelCaples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks have announced the program’s official 23-man roster and affiliate list for the 2017-18 USHL season. 23-MAN ROSTER Bongiovanni, Wyatt (F) Brizgala, Adam (G) Bukes, Colby (D) Crowder, Bray (D) Del Gaizo, Anthony (F) Del Gaizo, Marc (D) Graham, Michael (F) Graham, Monte (F) Hakkarainen, Mikael (F)…
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NHL Central Scouting releases preliminary ‘players to watch’ list for 2018 Draft
By @MichaelCaples – NHL Central Scouting has released its preliminary ‘players to watch’ list for the 2018 NHL Draft. Check out the Michigan names who appear on the list, which was broken down alphabetically in three different grades – A, B, or C. A Skaters Joel Farabee – NTDP Quinn Hughes – Michigan,…
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Recruiting: Budapest native Kristof Papp commits to Michigan State
By @MichaelCaples – Budapest, Metro Detroit, East Lansing. It’s been quite a journey for Kristof Papp, and it’s really just beginning. The Honeybaked 16U forward – a native of Budapest, Hungary – announced on Saturday that he has verbally committed to Michigan State. I picked MSU because I absolutely love their campus and their…
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Red Wings trim roster to 24 with five AHL, three IR designations
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By @StefanKubus – The Red Wings moved one step closer to their opening-night roster. Dylan McIlrath, Brian Lashoff, Ben Street, Jared Coreau and Matt Lorito were all assigned to Grand Rapids. Meanwhile, forwards Tyler Bertuzzi, Evgeny Svechnikov and Eric Tangradi have been placed on injured reserve. With the moves, the Wings are down to…
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Red Wings sign Michigan native David Booth to one-year contract
By @MichaelCaples – Looks like he earned his spot. The Detroit Red Wings announced today that they have signed homegrown product David Booth to a one-year contract, after the former Michigan State star took part in training camp and the preseason under a professional tryout. Last week, he told MiHockey his time with his…
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Red Wings reduce roster to 33; Rasmussen back to juniors
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By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings announced roster cuts today, bringing the team’s current line-up down to 33. Among the cuts are 2017 first-round pick Michael Rasmussen, who will head back to his junior team. Players assigned to Grand Rapids: Axel Holmstrom, Dylan Sadowy and Dominic Turgeon; defensemen Joe Hicketts, Dan Renouf…
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PHOTOS: Wolverines post 10-1 win in exhibition opener
In the program’s first game under new coach Mel Pearson, the Michigan Wolverines ran the score up on Western Ontario. Check out MiHockey’s photos from a 10-1 victory at Yost Ice Arena for UM in the school’s exhibition opener. (Photos by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey)
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MiStory: Dream BIG (by Cooper Marody)
In MiHockey’s MiStory feature, we let hockey people tell their own stories with their own words. Brighton native Cooper Marody always dreamed of playing for the Michigan Wolverines. These days, he dreams of performing on a different kind of big stage, too. Marody, about to begin his junior season, writes about living out his dream…
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David Booth hoping third time’s a charm with Red Wings PTO
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By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – David Booth has earned NHL professional tryouts each of the past two seasons. He was also like every other kid who grew up playing hockey in the Metro Detroit area: he dreamed of wearing the winged wheel one day. Now, at age 32, he has a chance to both…