Category: The Latest
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Petr Mrazek recalled from Grand Rapids; Coreau, Ouellet assigned
By Michael Caples – The shuffling continues for the Red Wings as they prepare for their home opener with Buffalo tomorrow night. Detroit announced Tuesday evening that they have recalled goaltender Petr Mrazek from Grand Rapids, just a day after sending him to their AHL affiliate. The Wings also announced that they have assigned goaltender…
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Our list of Michigan names on NHL opening night rosters
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The NHL has released all the opening night rosters for their 30 clubs; here’s a breakdown of who we will be keeping an eye on when the season officially starts tonight. Below is a list of Michigan natives and Michigan connections who are on NHL rosters for the start of the new season: Anaheim: Andrew…
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Know Your Foe: The NHL’s new Atlantic Division
By Nick Barnowski and Michael Caples – The 2013-14 season marks a new era for many of our state’s most popular teams. The Red Wings return to the Eastern Conference, while six of the seven Division 1 college hockey programs in Michigan begin play in new conferences. With all those changes occurring, we thought you…
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Wolverines look to build on last season’s late success as B1G arrives
By Michael Caples – ANN ARBOR – As if the start of the Big Ten conference wasn’t enough, Red Berenson said he’s always excited when he has a big freshman class coming in to his program. Berenson has 10 fresh faces in his line-up this fall. “The energy that a big, young class coming…
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Wolverines commit Dylan Larkin impresses at All-American Prospects Game in Pittsburgh
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By Michael Caples – The 2013 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game looked like it was going to be a low-scoring affair. That is, until Dylan Larkin got involved. The Waterford native used his quick hands and puck skills to slide the puck through teammate-turned-opponent Ed Minney’s legs early in the second period to break…
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Jeff Lerg: Stick involvement a skill that has been neglected for goaltenders
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By Jeff Lerg – If you ever watch highlight videos of a game from the past generations, you will quickly notice the different style of play of the goaltenders from then until now. Almost everyone will agree that the modern butterfly style gets the job done better than the stand-up style from the 1980s. The…
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Spartans prepare for start of Big Ten hockey
By Alyssa Girardi – EAST LANSING – Tom Anastos and the MSU hockey team are entering the 2013-14 season with a level of confidence that was foreign to them last year. Sitting at the brink of the Big Ten hockey inaugural season, the Spartans look to put the roadblock of last season — inexperienced,…
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Wolverines start season ranked No. 11 on USCHO poll; Western Michigan No. 18
U.S. College Hockey Online’s preseason poll was released today, and the University of Michigan is our state’s highest-ranked team. The Wolverines check in at No. 11, while Western Michigan was voted to No. 18. USCHO Preseason Poll Massachusetts-Lowell Miami Wisconsin Boston College Minnesota Yale North Dakota Notre Dame St. Cloud State Quinnipiac Michigan Minnesota State…
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NHL teams approve hybrid icing, will be incorporated into 2013-14 rulebook
By Stefan Kubus – After players from all 30 NHL clubs took a survey on hybrid icing in hopes of either accepting or rejecting it for the 2013-14 season, the verdict is in. NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly announced Monday afternoon on the NHL Network that hybrid icing will indeed make its NHL debut…
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Nyquist, Mrazek to Grand Rapids; Red Wings down to 23 players
By Michael Caples – The Red Wings have sent forward Gustav Nyquist and goaltender Petr Mrazek to Grand Rapids today, along with other roster moves to comply with NHL rules before the start of the season. Detroit recalled goaltender Jared Coreau and defenseman Xavier Ouellet from their AHL affiliate, and placed both Darren Helm…