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2 months

Denise Ilitch and Brendan Morrison had different entry points to @umichwhockey 's push for varsity status, but they share the belief that DI WoHo in MI is not just a good idea but a natural progression from work already done New for Gulo Gulo Hockey 🔗:

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3 months

Pavel Datsyuk on players at development camp citing his highlight reel as inspiration: “I hope YouTube’s still working, so nobody forgets me”

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Denise Ilitch at this morning's UM regents meeting: "It's time for the University of Michigan to have a varsity team for its women's hockey program." Credits Jenna Trubiano for the program she's built and then says its time to push beyond club level and on to varsity status

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7 months

One more note on Pacioretty tying Red Berenson’s record for NHL points by a UM alum: Though the game was in Detroit, Berenson was not in the building because he had his own men’s league game to play in. Berenson is 84 years old

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1 year

Adam and Luca

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Datsyuk getting animated as he talks with a group of prospects about puck protection along the wall. Not a bad instructor to learn that skill from

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6 months

Dylan Larkin and Simon Edvinsson both on the ice at this morning’s skate

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3 years

Matty Beniers exchanges a stick for a bag of gummy bears with a young ⁦ @SeattleKraken ⁩ fan before our top ten matchup between ⁦ @umichhockey ⁩ and UMass CC: ⁦ @Marisa_Ingemi ⁩

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3 months

Rebecca Babb leads Shai Buium, Jakub Rychlovsky, Ondrej Becher, Axel Sandin-Pellikka, and Max Plante through a skating progression

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2 years

Fun drill I don’t recall seeing at practice before: two simultaneous 3-on-0 cycles become two simultaneous games of 3-on-3. Noah West with a snipe from downtown as a bonus

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2 years

7-3 final. Michigan beats OSU by a football score, which is appropriate since ya know OSU can’t beat Michigan in football either

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

5 months

Can report that Jenna Trubiano met with Warde Manuel yesterday and that Michigan is exploring options to initiate a feasibility study for varsity women's hockey in the coming weeks. UM alum Brendan Morrison was also present and has been an advocate for a varsity program

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

6 months

From Frank Nazar’s first ever NCAA game last February. Leading MSU 3-2 in the third, goes between the legs on a two-on-one. Didn’t work that night but turned out to be good practice

Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

2 years

Mostly quiet debut for Frank Nazar so far, but he did dip into his bag on this feed for Jackson Hallum

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1 year

The 2023 Hobey Baker winner. Unsurprisingly, the biggest reactions came from Brandon Naurato and Luca Fantilli. Adam notes all the adversity Michigan fought through from Ian Hume’s passing to Steven Holtz’ stint in the ICU to Seamus Casey’s numerous moped incidents in his speech

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Sam Stockton

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6 months

There's nothing new about the idea of @umichhockey as an NHL factory, but you might not realize it applies to social media too, not just the players On SID Kristy McNeil and the making of a social media powerhouse within a hockey one for @TheHockeyNews :

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Sam Stockton

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7 months

Friday, Jake Walman and @KiwiClo_ will release one-off merch to support Vladimir Konstantinov and the Boys and Girls Club of Detroit. For Walman, the release is one step in a larger plan to support and connect with his community 🔗 for @TheHockeyNews :

Collaboration with Konstantinov Part of Jake Walman's Bigger Plan to Support Boys & Girls Clubs of...

Friday at noon, the Detroit-based clothing brand KiwiClo will be dropping a collection in collaboration with two beloved Red Wing defensemen, one past and one

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

3 months

Yzerman says there was “one player we thought might have been a real good fit” on July 1, but ultimately decided it would require too much “major surgery” to the rest of the roster to make it work

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2 years

Hobey moment?

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7 months

Frustration evident as a battle around the net turns into a shoving/wrestling match between Raymond and Chiarot before teammates intervene. All overwith quickly

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Sam Stockton

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6 months

Dylan Larkin on the ice as Red Wings practice gets underway this morning

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11 months

Small area game at today’s practice: two-v-two with two passing outlets for either side. Alex DeBrincat scores a goal and nearly bags another

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1 year

Finland’s session is under way with some NZ passing rotations into a shot in transition

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2 years

Seamus Casey gets more fun to watch every weekend, which is quite a high bar by now

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Sam Stockton

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2 years

Didn’t see this rondo-style drill in warm ups last year from @umichhockey . I think @CoachRevak would endorse the new plan from night one of the Naurato era

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

1 year

With Thomas Bordeleau making his season debut in the NHL tonight, it seems like a good time to remember this pass from the last time @umichhockey played Quinnipiac

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

2 years

14U Chicago Young Americans legend JJ McCarthy rekindles his passion for puck

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

1 year

Rutger McGroarty mentioned “unfinished business” with @umichhockey and at the WJC after today’s practice. Adds that he’s planning to grow his hair out this year to have an elite mullet by playoff time. Yet another reminder that you don’t have to get ready if you stay ready.

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Sam Stockton

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11 months

Seamus Casey, my goodness. Grabs the extra point for @umichhockey in the shootout

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

2 years

“Michigan’s structure under interim head coach Brandon Naurato may be the best outside the NHL. There’s non-stop activation, high middle-lane use, an emphasis on controlled plays, and intelligent puck movement. This is what Edwards was built for.”

EP Rinkside

@EPRinkside

2 years

In the latest scout's notebook @MitchLBrown takes a look around the NCAA •Ethan Edwards ( #NJDevils ) •Devin Kaplan ( #LetsGoFlyers ) •Jackson Blake ( #LetsGoCanes ) •Plus more, much more 🔗:

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

6 months

Dylan Larkin joked that he had a bit too much pre-workout before the game and came out wired because "it just means a lot to me," but tonight's game made clear that it means even more to Detroit On Larkin's return, a 6-3 win, and playoff hopes renewed:

Defense Turns to Offense as Red Wings Beat Islanders in Larkin's Return

With the captain back in the lineup, Detroit steadily commanded control over the visiting Islanders for a 6-3 win that casts New York to the fringes of the wild card race

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

1 year

Luke Hughes in the last minute of OT? Never would’ve seen it coming

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Sam Stockton

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2 years

Back to back

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2 years

Game

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

1 year

First of two USA practices today gets started with some 3-on-3 keep-away with gates designated by tires to pass through

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

2 years

Attack, retrieve, release. Symphony & heavy metal. Cruyff & Guardiola. On the core idea, language, and people behind Brandon Naurato’s adaptation of Pep Guardiola’s domination through possession to the ice for @umichhockey :

Guardiola on Ice: a Symphony Blends with Heavy Metal for Brandon Naurato’s Michigan

On the core idea, language, and people behind Naurato’s quest to bring Cruyff and Guardiola’s Total Football to Yost Ice Arena

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

5 months

A bit surprised by a couple of these decisions but none more than this. Hard to overstate how big this is to competing for a title in ‘25. Rutger’ll enter the year as a leading Hobey candidate, but he has exactly one thing left to prove as an NCAA player and it’s not individual

Michigan Hockey

@umichhockey

5 months

Rutger McGroarty announces he will return to the University of Michigan for the 2024-25 season! #GoBlue 〽️

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Sam Stockton

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2 years

On to Tampa

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1 year

Neutral zone reset—>weak-side activation from Jeff Petry

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

2 years

Think a lot of @umichhockey people could use a boost at the moment, so here’s Luke Hughes putting Rhett Pitlick (who was otherwise quite good) in the spin cycle at the end of the first

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

5 months

At his exit interview, Mo Seider says he’d love to play with Simon Edvinsson at some point in the future—“that could be a pretty cool D pair for the Red Wings.” Adds he was impressed but not surprised by Edvinsson’s performance to close out the year

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

1 year

Proud to announce that today I’m starting a new job as @TheHockeyNews ’ Red Wings beat writer and Detroit publisher. I’m thrilled for this new chapter, but I also owe a massive thanks to anyone who has read, shared, or otherwise engaged with my work so far!

Welcome to THN Detroit

A new era of Red Wings coverage w The Hockey News

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

2 years

From the Mackie Samoskevich zone entry at ~9:58, MSU would touch the puck once (a Nash Nienhuis full-length clear) until it was time to fish it out of the net after Gavin Brindley’s goal at 11:32. Hard to stack two better 5-on-5 OZ shifts on top of one another than those

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

2 years

It’s the season of giving, and @umichhockey could get itself a present that will pay off for years by making Brandon Naurato its full-time head coach. As a recruiter, program builder, and teacher, Nar has made his acumen clear, so why wait any longer?

Remove the Interim Tag

Through his acumen as a recruiter, program builder, and teacher, Brandon Naurato has made it clear that he will be a star. Now it’s up to Warde Manuel to keep that star in Ann Arbor

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

11 months

Per Brandon Naurato, Jackson Hallum is out for the season after this (unpenalized) knee-on-knee hit against Wisconsin

DVD

@DrewVanDrese

11 months

Pi, wya? 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Sam Stockton

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1 year

Forechecking in packs this morning for Team Delvecchio. Larkin and DeBrincat playing alongside David Perron instead of Lucas Raymond today

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

6 months

Exactly one (1) outlet has covered this U-M season every weekend all year long. The idea that the entire beat putting in that work would not be welcome at the Frozen Four is laughable, a thoughtless and pointless power trip. Nothing new from the NCAA but there is an easy fix...

Lys Goldman

@lysgoldman

6 months

I am one of four student journalists on @theblockm ’s hockey beat. We have covered and traveled to every single @umichhockey game this season. But when we tried to get credentials for the Frozen Four, we were told by @NCAAIceHockey that there were only two available seats. 🧵

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Sam Stockton

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10 months

#LGRW lines at morning skate: Fabbri-Larkin-Raymond DeBrincat-Veleno-Kane Rasmussen-Copp-Perron Kostin-Fischer-Sprong Walman-Seider Chiarot-Walman Gostisbehere-Holl (Maatta)

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

2 years

Though it would become a trend, Luca and Adam Fantilli played their 1st season together at @KimballUnion , a prep school in NH’s Upper Valley. On the year that brought the brothers closer than ever and crystallized their respective paths to @umichhockey :

Poor Cell Service, Full Hockey Immersion, and a Bubble in the Woods: When The Fantillis Went to New...

How a school year at Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, NH set Luca and Adam Fantilli on a path toward collegiate success at the University of Michigan

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@_samstockton

6 months

Ilitch says "Right now, the people of Michigan aren't being served," pointing out that there is a clear demand for women's varsity hockey in the state

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

10 months

Looks like Daniel Sprong will be switching to 17, per the Red Wings website

Brad Galli

@BradGalli

10 months

Patrick Kane is wearing his Red Wings sweater for the first time, skating with the team in New York. 📱: @DetroitRedWings

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Sam Stockton

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10 months

Per Brandon Naurato, Rutger McGroarty will be out for the remainder of the first half for Michigan, but beyond that, the timeline isn’t yet clear. Hopeful but uncertain about his chances of being back for Team USA at the WJC

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

6 months

She cites Kirsten Simms and Cassie Hall as examples of "broken cycle" of elite talent being forced out-of-state for college opportunities. President Santa Ono says he's recommended a feasibility study to Warde Manuel, who is not present but Ono says will report back

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

1 year

Can’t say I saw this one coming, but it’s another great add from the portal. Strongsville Mustangs legends reuniting for @umichhockey ? You love to see it

Michigan Hockey's Future 〽️

@FutureBlueIce

1 year

BOOOOOOOOOOOOM! 〽️ #GoBlue @umichhockey is not messing around. Welcome to the family, TYLER Duke! 🚨 #FutureBlue #PlayerDevelopment

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1 year

Rutger McGroarty feeds Ryan Leonard at the back door, and USA White has an early 1-0 lead. 11:22 to play in the 1st

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@_samstockton

1 year

At the end of camp, Derek Lalonde implored his team to "knock the noise away" when it comes to negative prognostications of Detroit's playoff chances. Why are projections down on the Red Wings, and how might Detroit outperform them? For @TheHockeyNews :

Why are Preseason Projections Down on the Red Wings, and Are They Correct?

Derek Lalonde noted the pervading negativity in the press concerning Detroit's playoff chances. Where does that negativity come from, and how might the Red Wings prove those projections wrong?

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

1 year

The full Finnish delegation is now on the ice. Tons of skating and pace, and you can see the groundwork of the fast/direct game that gave USA White trouble in the first set of games #WJSS2023

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@_samstockton

2 years

Holtz calls game

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

2 years

Mishandles, recovers, snipes, then pops the glove off for the “call me” celly. It appears last night’s between-the-legs pass was not an isolated incident, but I guess you have to come out firing after you miss 28 games. We aren’t far from a discourse on whether 91 is Him

Max Bultman

@m_bultman

2 years

After missing the whole season until making his season debut yesterday, Blackhawks prospect Frank Nazar gets his first college hockey goal and is fired up

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Sam Stockton

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2 years

Luke on being named captain: “Any time you get that credit and to be able to wear the ‘C’ for your country it’s a huge honor. I said to the guys, ‘If we’re gonna win this tournament, we’re going to need everyone to jump on board and be leaders at different times.’”

USA Hockey

@usahockey

2 years

Introducing Team USA's captains for the 2023 IIHF #WorldJunior Championship! 🇺🇸 Swipe → to step on the turf with head coach @RandPecknold to deliver the news.

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2 years

Mostly quiet debut for Frank Nazar so far, but he did dip into his bag on this feed for Jackson Hallum

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

2 years

Good morning! Adam Fantilli is - #1 in the nation in points (49) and points/game (1.81) -Tied for #1 in the nation in assists (30) -Tied for 5th in goals (19) -Shooting 19.2% (!!!) on 99 shots

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2 years

The beautiful game

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11 months

Tyler Duke’s junior team…

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

2 years

“Playing big is the ability to prioritize body positioning and control space. Rather than fishing using their stick, players that play big take the extra step or shuffle push to establish or keep body positioning.” - @CoachRevak Might as well have been describing Gavin Brindley

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

6 months

Jake Walman on the ice for today’s #LGRW practice

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

1 year

First practice this morning is Griffins-centric with an NHL practice to follow. Perhaps worth noting that Simon Edvinsson isn’t on the ice now and will skate with the NHL group later, at least for one more day

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

9 months

Some special guests in USA jerseys with gold medals around their necks have showed up on the UM bench

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@_samstockton

9 months

Soon!

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

2 years

People did not give it credence that a talented but young @umichhockey team could win the B1G with an interim head coach, but it didn’t seem so strange Saturday night. On the Wolveirnes’ togetherness, shared vision, and 2nd straight B1G Tournament crown:

B1G Champs, Again: “You gotta have really good players, and then you gotta be tight”

Michigan prevails in a back-and-forth B1G title game, topping Minnesota with a performance that shows its togetherness as much as its skill

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

10 months

Patrick Kane (bottom of the screen) on the ice for his first full practice in Detroit

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

1 year

If the only outcome you’ll be satisfied with is a national title, you’re gonna have to be patient. Team 101 was special, and I feel lucky to have seen them play and to have covered them. Also, that tag came off so more banners would come. Lots to look forward from @umichhockey

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@DrewVanDrese

1 year

“We walk away disappointed, but damn proud. We’re going to win it. Our day will come.” 💛

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1 year

After some passing and shooting progressions, Sweden slows things down to work on defensive transitions/rotations. #LGRW first rounder Axel Sandin-Pellikka at RD in this rep

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

2 years

ICYMI Jim Mandich, Desmond Howard, Charles Woodson, Dylan Duke. Four Ohioans who went on to stardom in Ann Arbor. The only difference between Duke and the first three? They didn’t have brothers playing for Ohio State On Dylan Duke:

On Dylan Duke: an Artisan at the Net Front, “the Ultimate Teammate,” and an Ohioan Starring in...

“It was always Michigan for me”: Dylan Duke’s journey from the Cleveland suburbs to the University of Michigan and his family’s unique relationship to the Michigan-Ohio St Rivalry

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

11 months

7-1 final. Michigan gets its first win of the Fall against OSU in Ann Arbor. Hard to ask for a better conference opener

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@_samstockton

2 years

If you aren’t going to consider an official assessing a major over a slur “indisputable evidence” that a slur was used, then you aren’t interested in enforcing consequences for on-ice racism

Todd Milewski

@ToddMilewski

2 years

The Big Ten now has a statement out on why there was no further punishment for Ohio State's Kamil Sadlocha beyond a game misconduct for alleged racial targeting of Michigan State's Jagger Joshua.

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8 months

Depending on your chosen metric, it's not hard to paint the Red Wings as a poor defensive team, so how are they winning games with defense? The answer lies in the discrepancy between their xG against and high-danger shots against More for @TheHockeyNews :

Stat of the Day: Red Wings Denying High-Danger Chances

How can Detroit win games with defense while giving up a high volume of chances? By not giving up high quality looks

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@_samstockton

2 years

The all-future #NJDevils duo of Ethan Edwards and Seamus Casey is the most D pair in the country to watch, and my mind’s made up about that

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@_samstockton

2 years

So a lot of crocodile tears about this. One of these ended in Mich not being able to clear while short handed, another ended in a Portillo save. The obvious answer is to, ya know, fix the pegs

Jess Myers

@JessRMyers

2 years

In the "not news" department, a #gophers scoring opportunity comes to an abrupt halt as the net behind Erik Portillo is dislodged. Michigan leads 4-3 with 2:25 left.

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@_samstockton

2 years

In answering the 1st question at his 1st collegiate presser, Nazar described his celly and rapped: “Was just thinking of an Eminem song, where it’s like ‘that’s why they call me Slim Shady, I’m back,’ so it’s like call your friends tell them I’m back, something like that”

Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

2 years

Mishandles, recovers, snipes, then pops the glove off for the “call me” celly. It appears last night’s between-the-legs pass was not an isolated incident, but I guess you have to come out firing after you miss 28 games. We aren’t far from a discourse on whether 91 is Him

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1 year

Small area games o’clock for USA Blue

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2 years

Nolan Moyle and Mark Estapa: Agents of chaos in the offensive zone. No coincidence that McGroarty’s equalizer happened on the ensuing shift

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2 years

Harder work than it has to be at times, but a sweep is a sweep. On to the B1G Semis. 7-4 final

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@_samstockton

2 years

A year ago, Mackie Samoskevich was a talented freshman with a small role on a loaded team. Today, he is putting up a 1.5 points-per-game on @umichhockey ’s top line. From a CT backyard to egg sandwiches and Fortnite with roommates, here’s how he got there

“He wanted more out of himself, and he’s looking in the mirror, and he just took steps”: Mackie...

From playing day after day with his sisters on a backyard rink built by their father in Connecticut to Fortnite, egg sandwiches, and starring on Michigan’s top line, this is Mackie Samoskevich.

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

1 year

CBJ keeps a very good thing going by pairing Brindley and Fantilli. Plus, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that Columbus has steered further into U of M as its meal ticket after last November

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@_samstockton

2 years

Killing OT penalties, a how-to guide

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@_samstockton

2 years

Looks like another recruiting coup for Brandon Naurato. If you somehow thought recruiting might not keep up under a thirty-seven-year-old rising star in the sport, you would appear to be mistaken. Love to see another top Ontario prospect choosing NCAA hockey over the OHL

Michigan Hockey's Future 〽️

@FutureBlueIce

2 years

Unreal‼️ Going to wait for his post, but @umichhockey gains a STAR in Michael Hage! 🔥〽️ #GoBlue #FutureBlue #BlueSteel #CollegeHockey @ChicagoSteel @JrCanadiensAAA

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

2 years

Bumping this piece from December apropos of nothing in particular…

Remove the Interim Tag

Through his acumen as a recruiter, program builder, and teacher, Brandon Naurato has made it clear that he will be a star. Now it’s up to Warde Manuel to keep that star in Ann Arbor

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

2 years

No, he’s not related to Luke Hughes, but TJ Hughes has shown a virtuosic Hockey IQ and a unique maturity on his path from the @BrooksBandits to Ann Arbor. He may have arrived unheralded, but he’s always been a scorer. On @umichhockey ’s “Mobility Man”:

T.J. “No Relation” Hughes: Michigan’s Mobility Man, a Unique Testament to the Maturity of Freshmen,...

On the subtleties, habits, and Hockey IQ that steered T.J. Hughes from breakout stardom with the AJHL’s Brooks Bandits to a featured role as a freshman at Michigan

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1 year

Pavel Datsyuk turns 45 today. As alien and mesmerizing as he was to fans, he was even more confounding awe-inspiring to his peers. Why not take a moment to remember some of his brilliance this afternoon? #LGRW for @TheHockeyNews :

Pavel Datsyuk Celebrates His 45th Birthday

Pavel Datsyuk turned 35 today. Why not take a moment to remember some of his brilliance?

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Sam Stockton

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To me, Michael Rasmussen's extension is about 2 things: (1) the importance of the internal development of quality, cost-controlled depth (2) Finding talent isn't as hard as molding it into a functional role More on his role & extension for @TheHockeyNews :

Rasmussen Extension Reflects the Importance of Quality Depth and Long Road of Molding Talent into...

On Michael Rasmussen's reliability, journey to an extension, and long-term value in Detroit

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

8 months

Ahead of this weekend's Duel in the D, #LGRW prospects Trey Augustine and Red Savage discuss life at @MSU_Hockey under Adam Nightingale, the U-M rivalry, and what it would mean to bring a proud program back to the NCAA Tournament For @TheHockeyNews :

Augustine, Savage Enjoying Life at Michigan State, Eager to Renew U-M Rivalry at Duel in the D

Speaking just before the Red Wings final game before the All-Star break, prospects Red Savage and Trey Augustine discuss life at MSU under Adam Nightingale, the rivalry with Michigan, and a potential...

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Sam Stockton

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2 years

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

1 year

Bob Probert is the NHL’s all-time heavyweight champ, garnering supreme respect from his peers. His addiction, death, and CTE diagnosis shine light on the ties between hockey culture, addiction, and head trauma. Enforcers Week x #LGRW for @TheHockeyNews :

Bob Probert: The NHL's Undisputed Heavyweight Champ and its Ultimate Tragic Hero

Bob Probert was the NHL's heavyweight champ for 16 seasons, the baddest enforcer in a golden age of tough guys. His premature death reveals that period's cost and the connection between fighting,...

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Sam Stockton

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1 year

Trey Augustine destroyed worlds in his two years with the USNTDP. What is reasonable to expect of the 18-year-old as a freshman at MSU this fall, and what might his eventual path to the NHL look like? #LGRW for @TheHockeyNews :

What Will Trey Augustine's Freshman Year at Michigan State Look Like?

After an exemplary season with the USNTDP, what should Red Wing fans expect from Trey Augustine's freshman season at Michigan State?

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

2 years

If Friday night was a feeding frenzy for @umichhockey , Sunday’s Regional Final against Penn State required more refinement. In the end, Michigan needed persistence, defense, and Mackie Samoskevich’s lightning bolt release to return to the Frozen Four

On To Tampa: “Just had two options…It’s an easy answer for me”

Michigan grinds past Penn State 2-1 on a Mackie Samoskevich OT winner to clinch a 2nd straight trip to the Frozen Four

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Sam Stockton

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2 years

With shootout then OT losses to Notre Dame, it was a frustrating end to @umichhockey ’s regular season. Still, with the B1G 2-seed secure, Brandon Naurato took confidence from the way his team came together on and off the ice Saturday night:

Week 17: “If We Play Like That the Rest of the Season, We’re Going to Be in a Really Good Spot”

Michigan stumbles in the final weekend of the regular season, falling in a shootout then OT to Notre Dame. Still, Brandon Naurato sees promise in the way his team came together—on the ice and off it

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

10 months

Daniel Sprong, Klim Kostin, Olli Maatta, Justin Holl, and Christian Fischer are the five Red Wing skaters on the ice for today’s optional skate. All three goalies are also taking part

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

2 years

This was called embellishment on Dylan Duke

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Sam Stockton

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8 months

#LGRW lines DeBrincat Larkin Raymond Perron Compher Fabbri Rasmussen Copp Fischer Kostin Veleno Sprong Walman Seider Maatta Petry Gostisbehere Holl Morning skate down below at BELFOR with the Pistons playing at noon

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

2 years

Minnesota: oh my god, Portillo won’t stop knocking the net off Also Minnesota:

The Future of Pride On Ice

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2 years

Over/Under on the # of times the net gets knocked off by Portillo set at 2.5 for Saturday. What are you taking??

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Sam Stockton

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1 year

Adam Fantilli careening through the neutral zone, puck on a string through the slot, devastating backhand finish, big chicken wing as he goes through the handshake line at the bench. It all looks familiar to @umichhockey fans

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Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

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"I'm glad they're getting what they deserve—to play in a league that can showcase them" Spoke to J.T. Compher about the PWHL coming to Detroit and the women's game (& his sister Jesse) at last enjoying a league befitting its quality for @TheHockeyNews :

For Compher, PWHL's Detroit Trip & Early Success an Overdue Reflection of the Growth of the Women's...

Because of his sister Jesse, J.T. Compher has tracked the growth of the women's game closely, and the early success of the PWHL and its visit to Detroit next month represent the rest of the hockey...

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