Tag: Nick Betz

The Flint Firebirds dropped a second straight game in Ontario Hockey League season as Nick Betz, 20, from Mt. Clemens, MI   nailed the lone goal in shootout lifting the host Erie Otters to a  3-2 edge against the Firebirds at the Erie Insurance Arena Saturday (Oct. 3). The shootout loss dropped the Firebirds’ overall record to 2-1-0-1 .

After the Traverse City portion of its 2015-16 Training Camp, the Detroit Red Wings cut loose 15 players — sending four youngsters to their respective junior camps and releasing 11 others. Vili Saarijarvi has impressed at the Prospects Tournament, collecting some points, but the Wings allowed the Russian defender, selected by them just his past