Shaved Ice – August 10

MiHockey’s Stefan Kubus here with you to wrap up the work week.

Quick hits

Check out our article on Ken Holland’s summer, and how he’s battling through an interesting off-season.

Hockey families are asked to participate in a Light The Night Walk event in Troy to help battle Leukemia.

Both the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs bolstered their rosters yesterday for the 2012 SiriusXM Hockeytown Winter Festival’s Alumni Showdown, having each added a trio of notable players.

See what Phoenix Coyotes GM Don Maloney had to say about his new off-season acquisition: Livonia’s David Moss, our latest MiHockeyMag Hometown Hero.

Highlight reel

Enjoy some footage from the ’96-97 “glory days” between the Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche, including scraps involving newly-named Winter Classic Alumni Showdown player Martin Lapointe.

Outside the Mitten

Conn Smythe winner Jonathan Quick is set to have minor surgery that is projected to require a six-week recovery window.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed 19-year-old prospect and 2011 first-round draft pick Tyler Biggs to a three-year entry-level contract.

Check it out

The three returning U.S. players with eyes on the 2013 World Junior Championship – Jacob Trouba being one of them – are determined to erase last year’s seventh-place finish.

Next up

Hope everyone has a great weekend!