Category: Pro
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Today marks 20th anniversary of Steve Yzerman’s double-overtime Game 7 playoff goal
By @StefanKubus – It might go down as one of the all-time greatest moments from the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and it happened exactly 20 years ago from today. On May 16, 1996, the seventh and deciding game between Steve Yzerman’s Detroit Red Wings and Wayne Gretzky’s St. Louis Blues was deadlocked at zero after 80 minutes of hockey. That is, until Gretzky turned the…
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Red Wings announce ‘Street Hockey Summer Tour’
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By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings have announced that they will be holding an inaugural ‘Street Hockey Summer Tour’ this July and August at locations across Michigan. The Street Hockey Summer Tour, presented by Meijer, will take over the parking lots of 10 different Meijer locations to host free street hockey clinics for…
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Red Wings ask fans to donate/loan historical Red Wings memorabilia for new arena
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By @MichaelCaples – The Red Wings will be honoring Detroit’s hockey history inside their new home, and they’re asking for help in collecting items of relevance. Olympia Entertainment and the Detroit Red Wings are formally inviting fans to donate or loan items that are part of Detroit hockey, music and entertainment heritage to be…
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PHOTOS: Griffins rally to beat Lake Erie 5-4, force a Game 5
With the season on the line, the Grand Rapids Griffins fought back from a 4-1 deficit to post a 5-4 win in Game 4 of their AHL playoff series with the Lake Erie Monsters Tuesday night at Van Andel Arena. With the victory, the Griffins force a Game 5 back in Cleveland on Saturday. (Photos…
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Red Wings hire Doug Houda as assistant coach, still looking to fill two other coaching positions
By @MichaelCaples – The Red Wings announced today that they have found one of their new assistant coaches. Doug Houda, a former Red Wings draft pick as a player, is coming to Detroit after working as an assistant coach in Boston for the last 10 seasons. Detroit is still looking for another assistant coach, as…
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PHOTOS: Monsters vs. Griffins (Game 3)
For the third straight game, Lake Erie and Grand Rapids played to a one-goal game, and for the third straight game, the Monsters prevailed. Thanks to a 42-save performance from goaltender Joonas Korpisalo and a game-winning goal from Grosse Pointe native Zach Werenski, Lake Erie took a 3-0 series lead with a 2-1 victory Sunday…
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Luke Glendening sent home from Finland, will miss World Championship
By @MichaelCaples – Luke Glendening’s first experience with the national program has been cut short. The Detroit Red Wings’ forward has been sent home prior to Team USA’s exhibition contest with Finland at the 2016 IIHF Men’s World Championship in Helsinki, due to a lingering injury. U.S. Men’s Nat’l Team to face FIN tomorrow…
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Muskegon Lumberjacks sign Evgeny Svechnikov’s younger brother to USHL tender
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in Editor’s picks, For Fans, For Players, Griffins, Juniors, Pro, Red Wings, Slideshow, The Latest, USHLBy @MichaelCaples – The Lumberjacks are traveling far, far away for their most-recent tender, but they’re claiming a player with a last name that’s close to home. Muskegon has signed Andrei Svechnikov to a USHL tender, which means they are foregoing their first pick in Monday’s draft to lock up a talented Russian prospect…
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Why the Red Wings won’t be playing in the Hockeyville USA preseason game
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By @MichaelCaples – This October, two NHL teams will come to Lakeview Arena to play a preseason game in celebration of Marquette’s victory in Kraft Hockeyville USA 2016. Neither of those two teams are the Detroit Red Wings, however. When the puck drops on Oct. 4, it will be the Carolina Hurricanes and the…