Category: The Latest
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Red Wings beat Blackhawks in preseason home opener
By Nick Barnowski – DETROIT – The Red Wings and their fans have waited all summer for hockey to return to Joe Louis Arena. A 48-minute delay wasn’t too much more to handle. Problems with the Chicago Blackhawks’ plane caused Detroit’s first home preseason game to start later than planned, but it didn’t affect the…
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Top draft-eligible players shine at All-American Prospects Game in Buffalo
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By Matt Mackinder – BUFFALO, N.Y. – The First Niagara Center hosted the inaugural USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game in 2012 that focused on Seth Jones as the highly-touted prospect. Thursday night, the 2014 edition of the game, back in Buffalo after being played in Pittsburgh last year, saw current NCAA freshmen Jack Eichel and Noah…
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Coaches: “Big Ten hockey is something to be excited about”
By Alyssa Girardi and Nick Barnowski – DETROIT — The six coaches of Big Ten hockey will soon be battling it out on the ice, but at the league’s annual media day on Wednesday at Joe Louis Arena, they all found something to agree on: Big Ten hockey is something to be excited about. “I…
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Video: Andrew Copp at Big Ten Media Day
Wolverines captain Andrew Copp talked to MiHockey about his experience at Big Ten Media Day and his new responsibilities as leader of the Wolverines.
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Video: Mike Ferrantino at Big Ten Media Day
Michigan State captain Mike Ferrantino talked with MiHockey about Big Ten Media Day and his new role as the leader of the Spartans hockey team.
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Go open skating where the new Red Wings arena will be
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By @MichaelCaples – They break ground on the new arena tomorrow, but you can get a headstart on breaking in the ice. The Red Wings ownership group officially breaks ground on the new arena and entertainment district tomorrow, and they’re hosting a block party and open skating to celebrate. From 6 p.m. to 9…
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Michigan Tech announces big contract extension for Mel Pearson
By @MichaelCaples – Mel Pearson’s going to be in Houghton for a while. Michigan Tech athletic director Suzanne Sanregret formally announced today that the school has extended their head coach’s contract five years. That means Pearson is signed through the 2020-21 season (which will also be MTU’s 100th season of intercollegiate hockey). “Our goal is…
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Big Ten Media Day: Is a young Wolverines squad ready to take Michigan back to the NCAA Tournament?
By @MichaelCaples – DETROIT – If you take a scroll through the Wolverines’ 2014-15 roster, you’re not going to find many upperclassmen. Seventeen players on Michigan’s list of players fall into the freshman or sophomore category – eight of those being true freshman just learning their way around Ann Arbor. In coach Red Berenson’s opening remarks at today’s…
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Big Ten Media Day: Spartans need to increase scoring totals in 2014-15
By Alyssa Girardi – DETROIT — With the 2014-15 season on the horizon, the focus for MSU hockey remains the same as it was a year ago: finding a way to put the puck in the net. Tom Anastos addressed the media Wednesday at Joe Louis Arena during the annual Big Ten Media Day,…
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Muskegon Lumberjacks goaltender Michael Latorella commits to Ohio State
By @MichaelCaples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks announced their 2014-15 roster today. They also announced that one of their new goalies has committed to Ohio State. Michael Latorella, a Macomb native and the USHL team’s new goaltender, has committed to the Buckeyes. The netminder previously played in the Honeybaked organization. “After taking my official visit…