Category: The Latest
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Jimmy Howard signs six-year extension with Red Wings
By Michael Caples – The Red Wings officially announced today that they have signed goaltender Jimmy Howard to a six-year extension with the club. Detroit’s starting netminder will is now locked up through the 2018-19 season. “We’re extremely pleased to have Jimmy under contract for the next six seasons,” said Wings GM Ken Holland in…
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten (Week of April 15)
Welcome to another season of MiHockey’s Michi-gamer, now powered by Bauer Hockey. We take great pride in our homegrown talent. Whether they grew up in the Mitten or we welcomed them here for college or juniors, they are our own. They represent the best place in the world for hockey. Every night, we’ll keep an…
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Krug named CCM/AHL Player of the Week
By Michael Caples – The accolades keep on coming for Torey Krug. The American Hockey League announced today that the Livonia native has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending on April 14. During that time span, the former Michigan State captain recorded seven points and a +5 rating…
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Shaved Ice – April 15
Welcome back to the work/school week. Big win by the Red Wings last night, as they posted a 3-0 road victory over Nashville. Henrik Zetterberg, Johan Franzen and Justin Abdelkader scored for Detroit, while Jimmy Howard stopped all 22 shots he saw to earn the shutout. Dan DeKeyser also picked up his first career point,…
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Bloomfield Hills native Andrew Miller leads Yale to first national title
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By Michael Caples – Another big stage, another championship for Andrew Miller. The Bloomfield Hills native led Cranbrook to back-to-back high school state titles in 2006 and 2007. And last night, he led Yale University to their first-ever NCAA national title. After scoring the game-winning goal in overtime of the national semifinals, Yale’s senior…
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Trouba, Czarnik, DeKeyser named All-Americans
The American Hockey Coaches Association, in association with CCM Hockey, announced their All-American teams today, and three Michigan natives cracked the list. Rochester native Jacob Trouba (University of Michigan), Washington native Austin Czarnik (Miami University) and Clay Township native Dan DeKeyser (Western Michigan University) were all named to All-American squads. Trouba, now with the Winnipeg…
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Shaved Ice – April 12
Happy Friday. Rough go for the Red Wings last night – Detroit lost to the Sharks 3-2 in a shootout. Here’s our recap from the game. The Wings are right back at it tonight, though, in a road tilt with the Blackhawks. It was a far better day for Bloomfield Hills native Andrew Miller –…
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten (Week of April 8)
Welcome to another season of MiHockey’s Michi-gamer, now powered by Bauer Hockey. We take great pride in our homegrown talent. Whether they grew up in the Mitten or we welcomed them here for college or juniors, they are our own. They represent the best place in the world for hockey. Every night, we’ll keep an…
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Red Wings miss out on crucial point in shootout loss to San Jose
By Michael Caples – DETROIT – The Red Wings picked up a point Thursday evening at Joe Louis Arena. But they sure could have used two. Detroit and San Jose played to a 2-2 tie through 65 minutes of hockey, only for the Sharks to prevail in the shootout after goals from Logan Couture…