Category: The Latest
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PHOTOS: Red Wings hold ‘Hockey is for Everyone’ game vs. Flyers
On Sunday, the Detroit Red Wings hosted their ‘Hockey is for Everyone’ game, celebrating and welcoming all hockey players and fans to Little Caesars Arena on Hockey Day in America, the first day of Hockey Week Across America. Prior to the contest, the Grosse Ile Islanders and Plymouth Stingrays played in a game to celebrate…
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Humitz’s back-to-back game-winners give LSSU first two-game sweep of Tech since ’83-84
By @MichaelCaples – Max Humitz had quite a weekend. The Livonia native scored the game-winning goal on both Friday and Saturday to give his Lake Superior State squad a pair of wins over in-state WCHA foe Michigan Tech. They were huge wins for LSSU, as the two victories resulted in the program’s first two-game…
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Michigan names sweep USHL weekly awards
By @MichaelCaples – Ronnie Attard has some company on the latest USHL players of the week list. Attard, who set a modern-day USHL record for goals by a defenseman in a single season with his 20th tally yesterday, is the defenseman of the week…obviously. The White Lake native and Western Michigan commit had two…
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Ronnie Attard breaks modern-day USHL record for most goals by a defenseman
By @MichaelCaples – Last week, MiHockey was posting about how Ronnie Attard scored four goals in a game. This week, we’re writing about how he broke a modern day USHL record for most goals in a season by a defenseman. Yesterday, Attard scored his 20th goal of the season, breaking the USHL Tier 1…
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Ryan Miller breaks record for most NHL wins by an American goaltender
By @MichaelCaples – There is a new Michigan native atop an all-time NHL wins list. Sunday night, Ryan Miller became the new recordholder for most victories by an American-born goaltender. The East Lansing native passed Detroit John Vanbiesbrouck after tying him on Dec. 9; Miller had been dealing with a knee injury ever since. “Very…
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PHOTOS: Women’s hockey on display at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit
The Sunday finale of the 2019 Rivalry Series brought some of the best women’s hockey players in the world to Little Caesars Arena to kick off Hockey Week Across America in style. The USA vs. Canada game – which also served as the final contest of the IIHF Global Girls Game – may not…
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Team Canada wins 2019 Rivalry Series finale in Detroit
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – Of course the United States and Canada split the first two games of the 2019 Rivalry Series. Of course. It would only be fitting for such bitter rivals to head into Sunday at Little Caesars Arena with the decisive third game left to settle things. But it was Team Canada…
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U.S. Women’s National Team players lend helping hands during girls open skate in Detroit
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – Ahead of their Rivalry Series game against Canada on Sunday at Little Caesars Arena as part of Hockey Day in America, members of the U.S. Women’s National Team took time after Saturday’s practice to help the next generation. Gigi Marvin, Kacey Bellamy, Brianna Decker and Lee Stecklein were among the…
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Katie Million named new director of U.S. Women’s National Team Programs
By @MichaelCaples – On the eve of the Rivalry Series game at Little Caesars Arena, the U.S. Women’s National Team has a new leader. USA Hockey announced Saturday morning that Katie Million has been named the new director of women’s national team programs for USA Hockey. Million brings 20-plus years of sport management experience…
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Recruiting: Benji Eckerle commits to Arizona State
By @MichaelCaples – Benji Eckerle will have an easy time working on his tan in the coming seasons. The Northville native has committed to Arizona State University. Eckerle, 19, is in the midst of his first USHL season with the Tri-City Storm; he has 15 points in 40 games. “I felt like it was…