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Larkin to make appearance at Plymouth arena Friday

Glendale, Ariz. — Now, Dylan Larkin' fans are still wondering how he got this far, this fast.

Even as sage a hockey man as Red Berenson, his former coach at Michigan, is surprised.

In truth, Larkin is a bit, too. But he knows at least one thing, for sure.

The National Training and Development Program (NTDP) of USA Hockey, established in 1996 and moved from Ann Arbor to Plymouth, just off M-14 in Peter Karmanos’ former Compuware Arena, provided a huge boost for his development.

The Wings' first rookie All-Star since Steve Yzerman was to appear there, Friday, as the U.