Shaved Ice – June 26
MiHockey’s Ryan Zuke and Ben Fleck here with you on this busy Tuesday afternoon.
Quick hits
The 2012 Hockey Hall of Fame Inductee Announcement will be aired today at 3:00 p.m. ET. on the NHL Network. Some of the first-year eligible players include Joe Sakic, Brendan Shanahan, Mats Sundin, Jeremy Roenick, Curtis Joseph, Gary Roberts and Claude Lemieux.
Check out our draft articles on Matt DeBlouw and Patrick Sieloff, two Michigan natives now property of the Calgary Flames.
Also check out the rest of our player profiles of all the Michigan connections selected in the draft.
The Red Wings announced yesterday Jeff Blashill will be the Grand Rapids Griffins head coach next season. Blashill, an assistant coach for the Red Wings last season, replaces Curt Fraser, who accepted an assistant coach position with the Dallas Stars earlier this week.
Highlight reel
Speaking of Hall of Fame announcements, we take a look back at Steve Yzerman’s 2009 induction speech. Make sure to watch this afternoon as another former Red Wing, Brendan Shanahan, has a chance to be inducted.
Outside the Mitten
The National Hockey League Players’ Association began its annual executive board meetings Monday to discuss labor negotiations. The current CBA agreement between the League and the NHLPA expires Sept. 15.
Former Red Wing Adam Oates is now the coach of the Washington Capitals.
The Winnipeg Jets and goaltender Ondrej Pavelec reached a new five-year deal worth an average of $3.9 million annually, according to an NHL source.
Roberto Luongo trade rumors continue to swirl with the Chicago Blackhawks and Florida Panthers rumored to be possible destinations for the Canucks goaltender.
Check it out
Think Penguins fans are over their disappointment of being eliminated by the Flyers in the first round of the playoffs? Apparently not as they booed the Flyers’ first-round pick in the draft.
Next up
Continue to check back with us as we will have even more NHL Draft coverage posted.