Category: Pro
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PHOTOS/VIDEO: Abdelkader, Larkin take flight with Breitling Jet Team
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On Thursday, Red Wings forwards and Michigan natives Justin Abdelkader (Muskegon) and Dylan Larkin (Waterford) went for rides with the Breitlling Jet Team at Willow Run Airport in Belleville. Check out MiHockey’s photo gallery and video interviews with the hometown boys; it was Larkin’s first fighter jet experience, while Abdelkader has previously flown with the…
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Jersey sponsorship coming to World Cup of Hockey
By @MichaelCaples – The end is near. Just kidding, but… The National Hockey League just announced that SAP will “be the official sponsor for all game-worn home and away jerseys for duration of the [World Cup of Hockey].” The photo attached with the tweet shows a SAP logo on the right shoulder of all…
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Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill named grand marshal for the Pure Michigan 400
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By @MichaelCaples – The Red Wings announced today that head coach Jeff Blashill will be serving as the grand marshal for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 on Aug. 28. Blashill will be responsible for notifying the drivers to “Start your engines!” when the Pure Michigan 400 begins at 2 p.m. at…
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Darren McCarty joins Red Wings Street Hockey Summer Tour in Fraser (with photos)
By @StefanKubus – FRASER – The Detroit Red Wings’ Street Hockey Summer Tour made its latest stop at Meijer in Fraser, and a special guest made an appearance. Four-time Stanley Cup champion Darren McCarty took time to serve as a guest coach at a fully-booked free clinic of 120 kids ages 7-12. “It’s great,…
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Final piece of structural steel placed on roof of Little Caesars Arena
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By @MichaelCaples – The new arena is that much closer. Today, the final piece of structural steel was placed on the roof of Little Caesars Arena in The District Detroit. A traditional topping out ceremony featured ironworkers signing their names and attaching banners, flags and an evergreen tree to the final remaining piece of…
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Glendening happy to get extension done, looking ahead to 2016-17
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – Grand Rapids native Luke Glendening is certainly happy to be staying in Detroit for an additional four seasons. But even after signing a four-year extension earlier this summer, he also knows – perhaps better than anyone else being a former walk-on at the University of Michigan – that there are no…
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ESPN announces broadcast schedule for World Cup of Hockey
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By @MichaelCaples – ESPN announced the broadcast schedule today for the upcoming World Cup of Hockey, giving fans an idea of how they will be able to watch their favorite NHL players in action this September. The puck officially drops between Team USA and Team Europe on ESPN2 at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept.…
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VIDEO: Larkin Hockey School Q&A
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Once per each of the three weeks of the Larkin Hockey School, the Larkin boys – Colin, Adam, Ryan and Dylan – hold a question-and-answer session with their campers. Check out some of the boys’ answers in the video below. And by the way, we put subtitles on Dylan’s answers because he ended up…
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Red Wings announce partnership with Detroit Parks & Rec to transform Jack Adams Arena
By @MichaelCaples – Announced late last week, the Red Wings are helping the City of Detroit Parks & Recreation Department transform Jack Adams Memorial Arena and Adams Butzel Recreation Complex in downtown Detroit. The Wings, the City of Detroit Parks & Rec and the organization ‘Summer in the City’ will be painting large-scale, hockey-themed…
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Andreas Athanasiou talks upcoming NHL campaign, giving back at Red Wings Youth Camp
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – When Andreas Athanasiou was just a kid, he had the opportunity to take part in a hockey camp with then Toronto Maple Leafs forwards Darcy Tucker and Shayne Corson. And on Monday, it was the Red Wings’ speedy forward doing the teaching this time as a guest instructor at the Detroit…