Shaved Ice – Feb. 27

Happy Snow Day (if you had one).

The Red Wings take on the defending Stanley Cup champion L.A. Kings tonight out in Cali. The game will feature the return of Johan Franzen to the Wings’ line-up, yet they will be losing Valtteri Filppula at the same time.

The NHL officially website has shared the realignment reports, which means it’s full steam ahead at this point, right? In case you’ve missed it, the Wings and the Blue Jackets would move to the East, creating a conference of 16 teams and a conference of 14 teams. While it would create uneven conferences, it’s something certainly worthwhile, in my opinion. You can click here to see the proposed realignment breakdown by conference/division.

Our latest from East Lansing takes a look at how Will Yanakeff did this weekend out in Alaska, and how MSU is preparing for Western Michigan.

Speaking of Broncos, did you see their latest recruiting news? Turns out Andy Murray’s ability to speak German has paid off.

And while we’re over on the west side of the state, here’s our latest feature on the Griffins – we take a look at how Mitch Callahan is changing his role.

Drew (and Ryan) Miller’s dad takes us inside the Red Wings’ annual father/son trip with some GoPro videos. Check ’em out.

Part 1

Part 2

Alex Ovechkin has switched positions, and it looks like the move might just be waking up the sleeping giant.

The Stars’ Michael Ryder has been traded to Montreal in exchange for Erik Cole, while Simon Gagne has returned to Philly.

Jay Bouwmeester is now the record-holder for NHL games played without ever skating in a playoff contest. Ouch, bro.

Fascinating read about why a youth team ran up the score on a United Arab Emirates team from Puck Daddy right here. Politics, hockey, more.

Did you see our article on Plymouth Whalers forward Michael Whaley? Worth the read – click on the picture below.

 

See you all tomorrow.