Category: The Latest
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Lumberjacks acquire Connor Wood from Spartans
By Michael Caples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks announced today that they have acquired forward Connor Wood from the Michigan State Spartans. Wood, a redshirt freshman with the Spartans, will make his Lumberjacks debut this weekend when the club takes on the Indiana Ice and Chicago Steel. The Bloomfield Hills native was a fourth-round pick of…
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Photos: NHL officially takes over Big House as “ice truck” arrives
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The NHL’s “ice truck” arrived at Michigan Stadium on Dec. 12, which means that the creation of the ice rink within the confines of the Big House can officially begin for the 2014 NHL Winter Classic. Pictured within the gallery are Don Renzulli, NHL executive vice president of events, Dan Craig, NHL senior director for…
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No. 3 Wolverines and No. 4 Bulldogs play to a 2-2 tie at Yost
By Michael Caples – ANN ARBOR – In their first showdown since changing conferences, the No. 3 Wolverines and No. 4 Bulldogs weren’t able to establish a winner and a loser. Michigan welcomed Ferris State to Yost Ice Arena for a Wednesday night battle between two top-five teams, and the two schools played to…
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Three Michigan natives invited to U.S. Women’s Under-18 Winter Festival
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By Michael Caples – USA Hockey announced today the 28 players invited to the the U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Winter Festival, Dec. 27-31, at Schwan’s Super Rink in Blaine, Minn., and three of them call Michigan home. Megan Keller, Tori Sullivan and Abby Roque will be Michigan’s representatives at the Winter Festival, which serves as a…
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2015-2018 Frozen Four locations announced
The NCAA announced today the next four locations for the Frozen Four, college hockey’s ultimate stage. Here are the locations for the Div. 1 college hockey Frozen Four events for 2015 through 2018, along with regional locations for 2015 and 2016: 2015 Regionals Dunkin’ Donuts Center Brown University Providence, RI Compton Family Arena…
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Red Wings fall to Panthers on the road
By Nick Barnowski – Just three days after suffering a loss to the Florida Panthers at home, the Detroit Red Wings were unable to exact revenge on the road, losing 3-2 in a shootout Tuesday night. It marked the 10th consecutive shootout loss for the Wings (15-9-7) dating back to last season. Brad Boyes scored the…
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Steve Yzerman commits to Alumni Showdown
By Michael Caples – The Detroit Red Wings announced today that longtime captain Steve Yzerman has committed to attend the Hockeytown Winter Festival on Dec. 31. Yzerman, currently the general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning, was a longtime question mark for the alumni games at Comerica Park between the Red Wings and Maple Leafs.…
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FSU’s Robertson named WCHA offensive POW; Clinton Township’s Misuraca also honored
By Michael Caples – It was another weekend full of wins for the Ferris State hockey team, and one of their forwards is getting recognized for his contributions during said time frame. Sophomore forward Matt Robertson extended his goal-scoring streak to seven games during the Bulldogs’ weekend road sweep against Lake Superior State last weekend,…
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Ron Mason reflects on his coaching career
By Stefan Kubus – As a head coach, Ron Mason grew accustomed to seeing his players receive all the accolades. But on Dec. 2 at Motor City Casino in Detroit, it was Mason taking his turn to receive the honors, as he was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. “It’s something…
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MSU’s Hildebrand named Big Ten’s second star
By Michael Caples – Michigan State goaltender Jake Hildebrand helped his Spartans hang with the No. 1-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers, and the Big Ten took notice. The sophomore goaltender helped the Spartans record a tie and a shootout win on Friday night and kept his team within a goal in a 3-2 loss on…