Shaved Ice – October 4

Hope everybody likes Part I of our face-lift…welcome aboard, Graf!

MiHockey’s Darren Eliot noticed some age-related issues while he was watching a local tournament last week. Now he’s posing the question, should we reassess the age levels for midget hockey?

The University of Michigan checked in at No. 1 in the CCHA preseason media poll, while they were No. 2 in the coaches’ poll. To see where all the teams landed, click right here.

The Red Wings are in a situation that normally only affects youth hockey teams – who is paying for the ice time?

Did you see the CCHA preseason all-conference teams? Check them out – there’s a bunch of Michigan names on ’em.

It didn’t happen in the Mitten, but this is certainly a goal worthy of making our ‘Highlight reel’ section of the blog. Look at this shot. Wow.

DetNews reports that the NHL has lost $100 million in preseason game cancellations. The fact that they make so much during the preseason says something, as well.

The league and the players chatted for two hours on Tuesday, and now they’re not sure when they’re going to meet again.

The Avs’ young captain, Gabriel Landeskog, is off to Sweden – a place that allegedly still has pro hockey.

Red Wings TVstopped by the Griffins’ training camp, see the footage right here.

See everyone tomorrow.