Category: The Latest
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Shaved Ice – March 22
Biggest CCHA weekend of the year coming up. Tonight’s the CCHA Awards show, tomorrow’s the semifinals, and Sunday the CCHA crowns their final playoff champion. Needless to say, we’re going to be spending a lot of time in Detroit this weekend. Here’s a list of the nominees up for awards tonight. Lots of Michigan connections…
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Sean Day: “I’m prepared to go anywhere and I’ll play anywhere that takes me”
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By Matt Mackinder – He was born in Belgium, has a Canadian passport, but lives in Rochester and has grown up playing his youth hockey in the Detroit area. And Sean Day is fast-tracking his way to the Ontario Hockey League. Day, a 6-foot-2, 197-pound defenseman who played this season for the Compuware…
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten (Week of March 18)
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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Shaved Ice – March 21
Rough go for the Wings… The Wings played a rare home game yesterday, only to lose to the Minnesota Wild by a score of 4-2. Here’s our recap from the game, along with a great photo gallery, in case you missed it. Hockey Canada approved Sean Day’s application for “exceptional player” status – the Compuware…
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Compuware defenseman Sean Day officially approved for “exceptional player” status to enter OHL Draft early
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By Michael Caples – The Ontario Hockey Federation officially announced today that Compuware defenseman Sean Day has been granted “exceptional player” status and will be allowed to enter the OHL Draft one birth-year early. An evaluation process by Hockey Canada, with a ‘special evaluation panel’ asseembled to evaluate Day both on hockey and academics…
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Wolverines preparing to take on the RedHawks in the final CCHA Championship weekend
By Stefan Kubus – In the last year of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, a Michigan Wolverines squad that played underwhelming hockey the first half of the season is finding its groove just at the right time. The Wolverines, manned by longtime head coach Red Berenson, are hunting for the chance to capture the…
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Red Wings fall to Wild in rare home game at Joe Louis Arena
By Michael Caples – DETROIT – This wasn’t the homecoming the Red Wings were hoping for. Detroit, playing in their first home game since March 10, welcomed the Minnesota Wild to Joe Louis Arena Wednesday evening, only to watch the visitors record a convincing 4-2 win. The Wings won’t get another shot at recording a…
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Honeybaked Midget Minors win state title
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Honeybaked captured the state title at the Midget Minor level on Sunday at the Taylor Sportsplex, after winning back-to-back games against Belle Tire. Can’t see the images below? Click here to view the gallery through our Flickr account. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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Shaved Ice – March 19
Happy Tuesday. Our friend Matt Wellens at the Mining Journal is reporting that Northern Michigan goaltender Jared Coreau has tentatively agreed to a deal with the Detroit Red Wings. The Wildcats’ goaltender – one of the top goaltenders in the CCHA this season – would forego his senior season if he signed with the Wings.…
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Photo gallery: Honeybaked wins Bantam Major state title
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Honeybaked ’98 captured the Bantam Major state title last Sunday, when they defeated High Performance Hockey League rival Compuware by a score of 2-0. Can’t see the images below? Click here to view the gallery through our Flickr account. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)