Category: Pro
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Red Wings assign Andreas Athanasiou to Grand Rapids; Franzen on long-term IR
By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings announced a pair of roster moves today, one that sends a player back to Grand Rapids and one that places a player on long-term injured reserve. Andreas Athanasiou has been returned to the Griffins, while Johan Franzen has returned to the long-term IR list. Athanasiou appeared in…
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Wings hurt by penalty trouble, fall 2-1 in OT to Caps
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – Red Wings head coach Jeff Blashill made one thing abundantly clear following his team’s 2-1 overtime loss to the Washington Capitals Wednesday night: the penalties need to stop. Evgeny Kuznetsov potted the OT winner, and Braden Holtby was sharp, stopping 25 of 26 for Washington. Dylan Larkin scored the lone…
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NHL officially announces a three-on-three tournament for All-Star Game
By @MichaelCaples – The 2016 NHL All-Star Game will be quite different than its predecessors. The league officially announced tonight that their All-Star Game will be a three-on-three tournament, featuring four 11-player rosters for each of the NHL’s divisions. Each team will have six forwards, three defensemen and two goaltenders, and they will compete in…
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Red Wings send Tomas Jurco to Grand Rapids on a conditioning assignment
By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings have just announced that they have sent forward Tomas Jurco back to Grand Rapids on a conditioning assignment. Jurco, 22, has only appeared in four games this season, and he has only notched a single assist in the timeframe. His lack of playing time has been seen…
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Tatar’s OT goal gives Red Wings 4-3 win in Ottawa
By Tyler Barnes – The Red Wings overcame a third-period push from the Ottawa Senators Monday night when Tomas Tatar scored a breakaway goal in overtime to give Detroit a much needed two points. Tatar’s strike at the 2:04 mark of the extra period broke a 3-3 tie, giving the Wings a road victory…
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Red Wings sign Xavier Ouellet to one-year extension
By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings have announced that the team has signed Xavier Ouellet to a one-year contract extension. The 22-year-old defenseman is in his third professional season. He has appeared in 11 games with the Grand Rapids Griffins, recording one goal, tw0 assists and six penalty minutes with the club. Ouellet…
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PHOTOS: ‘Military Appreciation Night’ at The Joe
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The Red Wings held their annual ‘Military Appreciation Night’ at Joe Louis Arena on Friday night. Detroit honored active military members and veterans through a variety of activities throughout the night, and volunteers from Blue Star Mothers of America Chapter 180 collected car packages and monetary donations as fans arrived. The Wings wore custom camouflage…
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Bruins hand Red Wings third loss in four games
By Tyler Barnes – The big guns for the Boston Bruins showed up on Saturday when they skated to a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings at TD Garden. After a first period where the Wings only had five shots on goal, the Bruins seemed to take the game over. Boston scored three goals…
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten State (Week of Nov. 16, 2015)
Welcome to another season of MiHockey’s Michi-gamer! We take great pride in our homegrown talent. Whether they grew up in the Mitten or we welcomed them here for college or juniors, they are our own. They represent the best place in the world for hockey. Every morning, we pick one Michi-gamer from the previous night’s…
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Red Wings out-battled by Sharks, fall 3-2 at Joe Louis Arena
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – Despite going up early and outshooting the San Jose Sharks, 28-14, the Red Wings failed to respond when their opponents climbed back into the game at Joe Louis Arena Friday night. Detroit fell to 8-7-1 with a 3-2 loss to the Sharks. Tomas Tatar netted his fourth goal of the season,…