Shaved Ice – August 2

Ryan Zuke and Ben Fleck here with you on this Thursday morning.

Quick hits

The NCAA announced yesterday that hand passes will not be allowed anywhere on the ice, among other rule changes for all of college hockey.

Six Michigan natives have been selected for the CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game, set to take place Sept. 29 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, N.Y.  The selected players include Dawson Cook (Cadillac), Mike McCarron (Macomb), Evan Allen (Sterling Heights), Tyler Motte (St. Clair), Mike Downing (Canton) and Trevor Hamilton (Grosse Pte. Farms).

The Red Wings have released their promotional schedule for the 2012-13 season.

Matt Gajtka, voice of the Muskegon Lumberjacks, gives a farewell blog entry.

Highlight reel

It is amazing how far video games have come in 13 years; check out this commercial for the EA Sports NHL ’99 video game.

Outside the Mitten

The Philadelphia Flyers and head coach Peter Laviolette have agreed to a two-year contract extension.

The International Ice Hockey Federation has announced that Oct. 13-14 will be the World Girls’ Ice Hockey Weekend. Find out more about it right here.

Check it out

Did you know ice hockey was not always a winter sport in the Olympics?

Next up

Make sure you check back with us tomorrow to get all your hockey news before the weekend.