Category: Saginaw Spirit
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Game 4 win gives Spirit 3-1 series lead heading back to Saginaw
By @StefanKubus – The Saginaw Spirit are one game away from reaching another franchise milestone: the OHL Finals. The Spirit bounced back from a Game 3 loss and took a 4-1 decision in Game 4 led by a two-goal performance from Cole Perfetti and a 36-save outing from Tristan Lennox. Saginaw also had goals…
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Spirit take 2-0 conference final series lead thanks to McLeod’s OT goal
UPDATE (2:00 p.m. ET, Monday): The Ontario Hockey League has announced two suspensions for the Spirit moving forward in the Western Conference Finals and possibly beyond. Goaltender Ivan Prosvetov has been suspended five games, effective immediately, for “batting a puck into the spectator area at a stoppage of play.” Forward Justin Murray has been suspended…
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PHOTOS: Spirit win big in historic Game 1 of 2019 OHL Western Conference finals
By @MichaelCaples – SAGINAW – It was the first time ever that the Saginaw Spirit hosted a OHL Western Conference Championship game at the Dow Event Center. They didn’t disappoint. The Spirit ran up the score in Game 1 of the battle for the Wayne Gretzky Trophy against the Guelph Storm, as Saginaw posted…
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Spirit set for first-ever OHL Western Conference Championship Series
By @StefanKubus – For the first time ever, the Saginaw Spirit will play for the Wayne Gretzky Trophy. Saginaw will play host to the Guelph Storm Thursday night in the opening game of the 2019 OHL Western Conference Championship Series after knocking out the Sarnia Sting and defending Western Conference champion Soo Greyhounds. While the…
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Saginaw Spirit reach third round of OHL postseason for first time in franchise history
By @MichaelCaples – A historic season for the Saginaw Spirit continues on. With a 5-0 victory over the Soo Greyhounds Sunday evening, the Spirit have advanced to the OHL’s Western Conference Championship series for the first time in franchise history. The win was the final one needed to eliminate the Greyhounds and advance to…
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MiHockey’s 2019 OHL Draft Watch
By @MichaelCaples – The 2019 OHL Priority Selection (league draft) is underway, and MiHockey is tracking all of the Michigan names selected, as well as the picks made by our Michigan-based OHL clubs in Flint and Saginaw. Check below for constant updates from the OHL draft (Flint Firebirds and Saginaw Spirit selections in italics). Round…
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Blade Jenkins’ OT winner gives Spirit first-round sweep
By @MichaelCaples – The Saginaw Spirit are soaring into the second round of the OHL Playoffs, with one of their Michigan boys providing the final blow. Blade Jenkins scored the game-winner for the Spirit Thursday night, wrapping up the team’s four-game sweep of the Sarnia Sting in their first-round series with a 5-4 win.…
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Saginaw Spirit kick off OHL Playoffs tonight after finishing best regular season in franchise history
By @StefanKubus – The Saginaw Spirit begin their hunt for the J. Ross Robertson Cup tonight on home ice against the Sarnia Sting. And after the team’s best regular season in franchise history, the Spirit will aim to make it past the second round of the OHL Playoffs for the first time ever. This year…
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Bode Wilde signs entry-level contract with Islanders
By @MichaelCaples – Bode Wilde is officially a member of the New York Islanders. The NHL franchise announced today that they have signed the 18-year-old defenseman to a three-year, entry-level contract. Wilde, a Birmingham native, is in the midst of his first season with the OHL’s Saginaw Spirit. He has 22 points in 21…
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MiHockey’s ‘Games to Watch’ list for the 2018-19 season
It’s October, which officially means that it’s hockey season. In MiHockey’s annual ‘Games to Watch’ list, we offer up a highlighted list of some of the in-state battles we are certainly excited to see this upcoming season. If you’re looking for great hockey to watch within the friendly confines of the Great Lakes State, here…