Author: MiHockey Staff
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Red Wings hire Alex Tanguay as assistant coach
DETROIT – Detroit Red Wings executive vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced today that the team has hired Alex Tanguay as an assistant coach. Tanguay, 41, has spent the last two years as an assistant coach with the American Hockey League’s Iowa Wild. Over those two seasons, the Wild combined for a…
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Macomb’s Taylor Girard picked first overall in 2021 NWHL Draft
Macomb native Taylor Girard didn’t have to wait long for her name to be picked in the 2021 NWHL Draft. In fact, she didn’t have to wait at all. The Macomb native and HoneyBaked alum was chosen first overall by the Connecticut Whale, their first such pick in franchise history after choosing second overall…
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Red Wings sign top prospect Jonatan Berggren to entry-level deal
DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today agreed to terms with right wing Jonatan Berggren on a three-year entry-level contract. Berggren, 20, finished the 2020-21 season tied for sixth in scoring among Swedish Hockey League skaters with 45 points (12-33-45) in 49 games and his 45 points were tied atop the leaderboard for his…
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Little Caesars 16U’s Biederman scores goal of the year candidate
It very well could go down as the goal of the year in Michigan youth hockey. Little Caesars Tier 1 16U Girls player Elyssa Biederman scored a highlight-reel goal, beating a defender with a heel drag between the legs before deking out the goalie with a nifty backhand-forehand move in tight. Biederman is a…
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Smith’s ‘Gordie Howe Hat Trick’ helps Red Wings snap seven-game skid
By @StefanKubus – The Red Wings broke a seven-game losing streak on Sunday and handed the Florida Panthers’ their first regulation loss of the year. Givani Smith scored his first of the season, added an assist and dropped the gloves – achieving the famed Gordie Howe Hat Trick en route to a 4-1 Red Wings…
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Ice hockey to resume in Michigan on Feb. 8
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By @StefanKubus – Per Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, ice hockey will officially be allowed to resume on Monday, Feb. 8. Whitmer announced Thursday that winter sports may resume earlier than the original restart date of Feb. 21. Masks and social distancing protocols are still expected to be…
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Red Wings rebound to split opening series with Canes
By @StefanKubus – Perhaps one of the most unique aspects of the 2021 NHL season is the the schedule often pitting teams against each other in consecutive games. Following the Red Wings’ season-opening loss to Carolina on Thursday, arguably one of the division’s top teams, Detroit had a chance at redemption Saturday night instead…
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Dylan Larkin named 37th captain in Detroit Red Wings franchise history
By @StefanKubus – He has spent his entire career in the state of Michigan. Now, he’ll be wearing the ‘C’ for his hometown team. The Detroit Red Wings named Dylan Larkin the 37th captain in franchise history on Wednesday, just prior to Thursday’s home opener against Carolina. Larkin grew up skating for Belle Tire…
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Huskies’ Pietila named HCA Goaltender of the Month
By @StefanKubus – Michigan Tech’s Blake Pietila has been named the national Goaltender of the Month by the Hockey Commissioner’s Association for December. Pietila, a sophomore Howell native, led the WCHA in save percentage and tied for the league lead in wins (four). He also finished second in the WCHA in goals-against average with a…
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Team USA blanks Canada, captures gold at 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship
By @StefanKubus – They were going up against a team with 20 first-round NHL picks. A team coming off a dominant 5-0 win over Russia in the semifinals and one that hadn’t trailed in a game for the entire tournament. But HoneyBaked alum Alex Turcotte, Spencer Knight, Trevor Zegras and Team USA had other…