Category: The Latest
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Report: Mike Babcock in contract talks with Sabres?
By @MichaelCaples – Is ‘Babcock Watch’ on the verge of coming to an end? The Associated Press (via this ESPN.com article) is reporting that Red Wings coach Mike Babcock is having contract negotiations with Buffalo Sabres today. According to the AP report, Babcock began discussions with Buffalo GM Tim Murray – a former co-worker…
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EA Sports releases NHL 16 info, including new online features, playoff beards and more
By @MichaelCaples – The 2014-15 NHL season may not even be over yet, but EA Sports has some fans looking to the future today. The iconic sports video game franchise has released plenty of information on their upcoming ‘NHL 16’ game, which will land on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in September. The NHL…
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MAG: Mitch Jones talks about his team’s move to Flint
In the latest issue of MiHockeyMag, Plymouth Whalers defenseman Mitch Jones talks about his team’s move to Flint. Check out our Flint Firebirds mag feature by clicking here, or clicking on the image below.
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Muskegon Lumberjacks’ season comes to a close in Clark Cup Final
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By @MichaelCaples – It may not have ended the way they wanted it to, but the Lumberjacks still had one historic season in Muskegon. The USHL club had their season come to an end on Friday, when the Sioux Falls Stampede finished off the Clark Cup Final with a 4-2 victory in South Dakota.…
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Griffins advance to Western Conference Finals with win over Rockford
By @MichaelCaples – With a 5-3 win tonight, the Griffins get to return home…to rest. Grand Rapids picked up a road victory in Rockford, Ill., today to secure a 4-1 series victory over the Rockford IceHogs. The victory sends the Griffins to the AHL’s Western Conference Finals. Goals from Teemu Pulkkinen, Andy Miele, Marek Tvrdon,…
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Red Wings announce NHL Prospect Tournament trophy name change to honor CapGeek founder Matthew Wuest
By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings announced today that they are renaming the trophy presented to the NHL Prospects Tournament winning team in honor of someone the hockey community recently lost. The participating teams at the prospects tourney in Traverse City will now be playing for the Matthew Wuest Memorial Cup. Wuest, best…
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MAHA announces selections for ’98, ’99 national camps
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By @MichaelCaples – The Michigan Amateur Hockey Association has released the ’98 and ’99 birth-year players selected to represent our state at the USA Hockey National Development Camps. The ’98 birth-year players will skate in Amherst, N.Y., from June 26-July 2, while the ’99 birth-year players will visit the same location from July 7-13.…
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MiHockey’s ‘The Shift’ with Dan Milan
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Welcome to MiHockey’s ‘The Shift’ feature – hockey questions for hockey players. In each ‘The Shift’ feature, we take you through the mindset of today’s hockey player through a question-and-answer session, profiling players from the NHL all the way down to youth travel hockey. MORE: See more ‘The Shift’ features here Our next featured player is Wichita…
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New Detroit-Windsor bridge to be named ‘Gordie Howe International Bridge’
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By @StefanKubus – One of the game’s most prolific legends is set to be honored in a monumental way, pun intended. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Michigan Governor Rick Snyder announced Thursday that the new Detroit-Windsor bridge will be named the ‘Gordie Howe International Bridge’ after Mr. Hockey. “Many people are legends, many people are heroes in…
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Andy Miele is thriving in Grand Rapids as he continues to prove doubters wrong
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By Pat Evans – Andy Miele is accustomed to being overlooked. Coming out of the midget ranks in Michigan, colleges from his home state of Michigan largely ignored him. And despite eventually winning the Hobey Baker Award as the top player in college hockey as a senior at Miami University, he had been passed…