Category: The Latest
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Red Wings fall to Capitals Friday night at JLA
By Stefan Kubus – DETROIT – The Red Wings played a solid 60 minutes Friday night in their 102nd all-time meeting against Washington and first of three this season, but couldn’t seem to avoid their seventh-straight loss at Joe Louis Arena. Despite a two-goal effort from Johan Franzen and two-point night from Danny DeKeyser, the Red…
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Jurco’s hat trick leads Griffins to win over Rockford
By Pat Evans – GRAND RAPIDS – Coming off their win-streak ending loss in Milwaukee on Wednesday, the Grand Rapids Griffins road a hat trick from Tomas Jurco to beat the Rockford IceHogs 5-3 Friday night at Van Andel Arena. The game saw goals from the Griffins’ Jurco, Teemu Pulkkinen and Jeff Hoggan and Rockford’s…
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Broncos travel west to take on Denver in a pair of NCHC conference games
By Sam O’Toole – After a couple of two-goal leads were erased this past weekend, the Western Michigan Broncons (3-3-2, 2-0-0 NCHC) look to recover as they travel west for two conference games against the Denver Pioneers (4-5-1, 1-2-1 NCHC). Last weekend, the Broncos lost and tied to the Northern Michigan Wildcats. The Broncos held…
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Lumberjacks acquire Rochester Hills native Blake Christensen
By Michael Caples – The Muskegon Lumberjacks made a trade today that brings another Michigan product back to the Mitten. The USHL club acquired forward Blake Christensen, a native of Rochester Hills, from the Youngstown Phantoms. Muskegon sent affiliate forward James Winkler, their third-round pick in the 2014 USHL Phase One Draft and their sixth-round…
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Jeff Lerg: How to be successful in shootouts
One of the most exciting plays in hockey is the breakaway. This one-on-one situation can even garner the attention of the most talkative hockey moms. The chaos of the game seems to disappear and all of the attention is now on just two players. A breakaway save can be a big momentum swing in the…
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NHL Central Scouting releases November watch list
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NHL Central Scouting has released their November list of players to watch for the 2014 NHL Draft; here is a look at the Michigan natives and connections mentioned: Evan Allen – University of Michigan – Center – C rating Alex Kile – University of Michigan – Left Wing – C rating Laythe Jadallah – Belle…
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Photos: Red Wings vs. Jets
The Red Wings hosted the Winnipeg Jets on Nov. 12 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. Click here to read MiHockey’s recap from the game. (Photos by Jen Hefner/MiHockey)
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Despite Pavel Datsyuk’s two goals, Red Wings fall to Jets Tuesday night
By Michael Caples – DETROIT – Pavel Datsyuk scored twice for the Red Wings Tuesday night at Joe Louis Arena. The problem was that he was the only one in a winged wheel sweater to find the back of the net. The Red Wings dropped their fourth straight game Tuesday night, falling to…
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Shanahan reflects on parents, brothers during HHOF speech
By Michael Caples – During the segment of the Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony dedicated to Brendan Shanahan, many of the attributes that made the former Red Wings great a fan favorite were brought to light. Ceremony host James Duthie made jokes about Shanahan kissing a teammate after his first NHL goal. Steve Yzerman…
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Chelios thanks family and abundance of friends in HHOF speech
By Michael Caples – During the part of his speech in which he thanked all the people surrounding his latest hockey accomplishment, Chris Chelios wouldn’t thank the Hockey Hall of Fame employees. “I’m not going to thank the Hockey Hall of Fame; I’m going to apologize for being the biggest pain in the rump they’ve…