Category: The Latest
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Checking out the USA Hockey Boys Select Camp 16, 17 All-Star Game rosters
By @MichaelCaples – This morning, some of the top 2003 birth-year players in the country are competing in the USA Hockey Boys Select 16 Camp All-Star Game – the second straight weekend of ASGs for the national camps. Here is a look at the Michigan names who were selected for the Select 16 All-Star…
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PHOTOS: 2019 College Hockey Inc. event in Plymouth
Every spring, College Hockey Inc. brings some of the top youth hockey players in the state to USA Hockey Arena. There, the players and their families have the opportunity to hear from college coaches and guest speakers, while also going through an on-ice practice with the NCAA representatives. This year, attendees heard from USA…
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Griffins announce 2019-2020 schedule
By @MichaelCaples – The Grand Rapids Griffins have announced the team’s 2019-2020 AHL schedule, with plenty of highlights for home games at Van Andel Arena. As previously announced, the Griffins’ home schedule kicks off on Friday, Oct. 11, when they host the Milwaukee Admirals. The 76-game campaign starts on Saturday, Oct. 5 at the…
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NHL Prospect Tournament, Red Wings training camp details, dates announced
By @StefanKubus – For the 21st season, the NHL Prospect Tournament will once again return to Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City. The eight-team tourney will run from Friday, Sept. 6 through Tuesday, Sept. 10. Joining Detroit will be the Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple…
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Six Michigan natives to compete in IIHF Junior Club World Cup with NAHL squad
By @MichaelCaples – The NAHL has announced its roster for the upcoming 2019 Sirius Junior Club World Cup, and there’s a substantial Michigan flavor to it. Six Michigan natives have been selected to compete in the annual IIHF tournament, which features world-class junior hockey clubs all competing at the home of the XXII Olympic Winter…
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Red Wings begin 2019 Street Hockey Tour at Chevy Plaza outside Little Caesars Arena
The Detroit Red Wings kicked off the team’s annual Street Hockey Summer Tour Tuesday morning right outside Little Caesars Arena. Set up within the confines of the Chevy Plaza, the kick-off event of the fourth annual street hockey series of events welcomed youth players of all skill sets to downtown Detroit. Participants took part…
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Former Red Wing, longtime NHL veteran Greg Johnson passes away
By @StefanKubus – Former Red Wings forward Greg Johnson passed away Monday in Detroit. The news was first reported by The Chronicle-Journal, a daily newspaper that serves Johnson’s hometown of Thunder Bay and northwestern Ontario. Johnson, 48, broke into the NHL with Detroit in 1993 after leaving the University of North Dakota as the…
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Team USA World Junior Summer Showcase split-squad rosters set
By @StefanKubus – The 2019 World Junior Summer Showcase is set for USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth from July 26-Aug. 3. On Tuesday, USA Hockey unveiled the breakdown for its two squads participating in the event alongside Finland, Sweden and Canada. Michigan natives Johnny Gruden (Rochester Hills), Christian Krygier (Novi) and Alec Regula (West Bloomfield)…
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NHL Free Agency: Michigan names in new places
By @StefanKubus – While big names like Artemi Panarin, Sergei Bobrovsky and Joe Pavelski have all found new homes this summer, a number of names with Michigan ties will also have new jerseys heading into the 2019-20 campaign. Here’s a look at those players either from or played in the Mitten and where they’ll…
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Recruiting: Chase Pletzke commits to Miami
By @MichaelCaples – Chris Bergeron moved from Bowling Green to Miami this off-season. So too did Chase Pletzke. The Bay City native has announced his commitment to the RedHawks, joining Bergeron – the coach he committed to previously at Bowling Green – in Oxford, Ohio. “I picked Miami for a number of reasons,” Pletzke…