Michael Whitaker
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Michael Whitaker

Experience

Michael Whitaker is a contributor for Heavy.com. Before Heavy, he wrote forDetroit Sports Nation and Sportskeeda, and also worked several years for FanDuel Sports Detroit. 

He also currently writes for The Hockey News and ClutchPoints.

Education

Michael Whitaker holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from Eastern Michigan University. 

Latest Articles From Michael Whitaker

Connor McDavid Didn’t Hold Back When Asked About Maple Leafs’ Gavin McKenna

Connor McDavid Didn’t Hold Back When Asked About Maple Leafs’ Gavin McKenna

Tigers Announce Critical Kerry Carpenter Update Before Orioles Series

Tigers Announce Critical Kerry Carpenter Update Before Orioles Series

Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown Proves He’s More Than Just An NFL Star

Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown Proves He’s More Than Just An NFL Star

Maple Leafs Linked To Former Captain Of A Bitter Divisional Rival

Maple Leafs Linked To Former Captain Of A Bitter Divisional Rival

Cryptic Hint By Jets May Have Sealed Connor Hellebuyck’s Fate

Cryptic Hint By Jets May Have Sealed Connor Hellebuyck’s Fate

Lions’ Kerby Joseph Breaks Silence On His Latest Health Setback

Lions’ Kerby Joseph Breaks Silence On His Latest Health Setback

Top Lions Insider Presents Major Concern For 2026

Top Lions Insider Presents Major Concern For 2026

Lions Announce Troubling Update After Kerby Joseph’s Confident Message

Lions Announce Troubling Update After Kerby Joseph’s Confident Message

Toronto Media Personality Brutally Rips Mitch Marner And His Agent

Toronto Media Personality Brutally Rips Mitch Marner And His Agent

Ex-Canucks Captain Quinn Hughes Parties With Country Star Morgan Wallen In Michigan

Ex-Canucks Captain Quinn Hughes Parties With Country Star Morgan Wallen In Michigan

Panthers Star Named Public Enemy No. 1 For Maple Leafs

Panthers Star Named Public Enemy No. 1 For Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs’ Gavin McKenna Gets Elite Offseason Boost From Macklin Celebrini

Maple Leafs’ Gavin McKenna Gets Elite Offseason Boost From Macklin Celebrini

Tigers Ace Tarik Skubal Gets Honest About Future With Deadline Approaching

Tigers Ace Tarik Skubal Gets Honest About Future With Deadline Approaching

Canadiens Suddenly Run Into New Goaltending Problem

Canadiens Suddenly Run Into New Goaltending Problem

Lions’ Aidan Hutchinson Thrills Michigan Stadium Crowd With Morgan Wallen

Lions’ Aidan Hutchinson Thrills Michigan Stadium Crowd With Morgan Wallen

Blackhawks Could Bring Back Another Franchise Legend

Blackhawks Could Bring Back Another Franchise Legend

Rangers Reportedly Interested In Trading $52.15 Million Star

Rangers Reportedly Interested In Trading $52.15 Million Star

Former Lions OC Ben Johnson’s New Weapon Draws Jahmyr Gibbs Comparisons

Former Lions OC Ben Johnson’s New Weapon Draws Jahmyr Gibbs Comparisons

Lions TE Sam LaPorta Issues Critical Request To Lions Ownership

Lions TE Sam LaPorta Issues Critical Request To Lions Ownership

Maple Leafs Could Make Pair Of Additional Trades

Maple Leafs Could Make Pair Of Additional Trades

Two Oilers Land on Worrying NHL List Ahead of 2026-27 Season

Two Oilers Land on Worrying NHL List Ahead of 2026-27 Season

New Penguins Defenseman Named Key Breakout Candidate

New Penguins Defenseman Named Key Breakout Candidate

Morgan Rielly’s Fate With Maple Leafs Appears Sealed

Morgan Rielly’s Fate With Maple Leafs Appears Sealed

Former Lions RB David Montgomery’s Blunt NSFW Take On Texans’ New Plan

Former Lions RB David Montgomery’s Blunt NSFW Take On Texans’ New Plan

Report Reveals Surprising Twist In Evgeni Malkin, Erik Karlsson’s Penguins’ Futures

Report Reveals Surprising Twist In Evgeni Malkin, Erik Karlsson’s Penguins’ Futures

Jared Goff Has Telling Comments About New Lions OC Drew Petzing

Jared Goff Has Telling Comments About New Lions OC Drew Petzing

Flames Changed Forever On This Date In 2022

Flames Changed Forever On This Date In 2022

Rangers Could Pivot Back To $9.5 Million Former Star

Rangers Could Pivot Back To $9.5 Million Former Star

Next NHL Destination For Canadiens’ Patrik Laine Leaked

Next NHL Destination For Canadiens’ Patrik Laine Leaked

Former Lions DC Aaron Glenn Gets Bad News

Former Lions DC Aaron Glenn Gets Bad News