Shaved Ice – November 13

Congrats to former Red Wing Adam Oates, who is now officially a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Not bad.

Adam Oates joined Mats Sundin, Pavel Bure, and Joe Sakic in the 2012 Hockey Hall of Fame induction class last night. The four legendary players were formally welcomed into hockey’s elite last night. Here is Oates’ speech at the induction ceremony:

Speaking of hall-of-fame honors, did you hear that Mark Howe is one of eight former athletes to be entering the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame? Check out that link in the previous sentence to read about how he was a part of the first Junior A team to compete in the United States. Pretty cool stuff from my friend Bill Roose at the Red Wings’ official site.

The Grand Rapids Amateur Hockey Association is hosting a ‘Try Special Hockey for Free’ event on Sunday. Click here for more info…hopefully they get plenty of participants, because after all, hockey should be experienced by everyone.

The Whalers’ Tom Wilson is our Michi-gamer of the day after a huge hit on Nail Yakupov last night. I mean, you have to be pretty skilled to line up that guy.

Did you see the CCHA players of the week we posted yesterday? If not, view ’em right here.

 

Here’s a Red Wings TV video from the team’s Veterans Day skate at the Joe. Pretty cool event, eh?

Gary Bettman delivered a speech at the Hockey Hall of Fame ceremonies. Puck Daddy’s got commentary, and video, for you to check on it right here. My opinion? This would have been the perfect year to find somebody else to give a speech. Just saying.

Sidney Crosby spoke out about the lockout today, voicing frustration towards the owners. Know he’s not very well-liked in these parts, but he does hold some clout in the NHL. Probably wouldn’t hurt for him to be more involved in the process.

Blake Geoffrion had surgery yesterday, as doctors work to help him through a depressed skull fracture from a hit he suffered on Friday.

Pierre LeBrun helps you get caught up on what’s going on with the lockout, listing the three main issues both sides are trying to compromise on.

 

Look, we’re still giddy about how awesome the weekend match-up between the Spartans and Wolverines was. Check out our photo gallery from both nights right here, or click on the image below.

See you all tomorrow.