Category: Blogs
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Shaved Ice – May 10
Win or golf. The Red Wings welcome the Anaheim Ducks to Joe Louis Arena today, and Detroit’s season will come to a close if they can’t pull out a win somehow. Justin Abdelkader returns to the line-up, and the Wings are swapping out Brian Lashoff for Carlo Colaiacovo on the back-end. The Free Press also…
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Special DElivery: “He had his head down” no longer applies
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By Darren Eliot – The changing culture of hitting in the NHL continues to evolve before our very eyes. From “picking the head”, to “the head as the principal point of contact”, to “significant head contact” to what we’re witnessing in these NHL playoffs. If you take the interference hit by Eric Gryba of the…
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Shaved Ice – May 9
Well, the lack of sleep’s a little more frustrating when the Wings don’t get the OT win… The Wings had everybody in Hockeytown stay up late and be exhausted for work or school only to lose in overtime in Game 5. Here’s our quick recap from the contest. The loss puts the Wings on the…
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Shaved Ice – May 7
Late night, eh? What a win for the Detroit Red Wings. Damien Brunner saved the day, scoring in overtime to help the Wings even their opening-round series with the Ducks before boarding a plane for California. Check out our recap of the game by clicking here, or clicking the image above. The Fox Sports Detroit…
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Shaved Ice – May 6
Game 4 tonight. Tonight, the Red Wings look for revenge. After a Game 3 shutout, Detroit will be looking to take advantage of playing at Joe Louis Arena and even the series before heading back to California for Game 5. The Wings will have to compete without hometown hero Justin Abdelkader, however; the Muskegon native was given…
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Shaved Ice – May 3
Gustav. Nyquist. The Red Wings tied their series with the Ducks up late last night out in Anaheim, with Gustav Nyquist being the hero. The former college standout scored his first postseason goal in OT to make sure the Wings didn’t lose after they blew a 4-1 lead in the third period. The bad news…
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Shaved Ice – May 2
Wings. Ducks. Game 2 tonight. The Red Wings look to even their series with the Anaheim Ducks tonight in Game 2 of their Western Conference Quarterfinals match-up. MLive’s Ansar Khan tweeted that Todd Bertuzzi will be in the line-up tonight, and due to an undisclosed injury situation, Mikael Samuelsson may be returning, as well. And here’s…
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Shaved Ice – April 30
It all starts tonight. After their big win Saturday night against Dallas, the Red Wings secured their spot in the 2013 NHL Playoffs. Those playoffs begin tonight, with the Red Wings taking on a familiar foe in the Anaheim Ducks. Here’s a look at the schedule (the Hockeytown faithful are going to be a tired…
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Shaved Ice – April 29
Playoff hockey in the D. They did it. The Red Wings managed to increase their consecutive playoff appearance streak to 22 seasons after beating the Stars Saturday night in Dallas. Detroit’s four-for-four performance in the final week also moved them out of the No. 8 spot and into the seventh, which means they will take…
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Shaved Ice – April 26
Win or golf (maybe). The Red Wings picked up another crucial win last night, beating the Nashville Predators 5-2 at Joe Louis Arena. Here’s our recap from the game. The only problem, though, is that the Blue Jackets won last night, too. That means that the final two playoff spots (yes, Minnesota’s in jeopardy of missing, too)…