The Monday after their father, Alain, died in a swimming pool accident at a backyard barbecue over the Canada Day long weekend, Michael and Alexander Hage showed up to the gym to work out. That’s what he taught me.” Michael’s mom, Rania, calls Alain a “super involved hockey dad” who did the bulk of the driving, games, and practices. Others, …
Frank Nazar, a Blackhawks 2022 first-round draft pick and University of Michigan freshman center, will have surgery to address a lower-body injury and will be out for the foreseeable future, Michigan interim coach Brandon Naurato said on Tuesday. Naurato said Nazar will soon have the surgery and that his recovery timeline isn’t fully known yet. “I think from our standpoint, …
PLYMOUTH, Mich. — When you spend a week focusing mostly on one prospect during a flurry of hockey games, you are trying to learn about the strengths and weaknesses of the player’s game, but you also tend to pick up on smaller details as well. There was a different kind of observation watching Luke Hughes play four games this past …
