Category: Pro
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Kris Draper talks about the Red Wings’ new practice facility and youth hockey rink
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By @MichaelCaples – Kris Draper says that the Red Wings’ new training facility will be something unmatched across the country. The Wings’ special assistant to the general manager and Little Caesars AAA hockey coach spoke to MiHockey about the second sheet of ice to be built in Detroit and said it’s exciting not only…
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Red Wings announce that they have signed Justin Abdelkader to a seven-year deal
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By @MichaelCaples – Confirmed. Justin Abdelkader’s all locked up. The Muskegon native has officially committed to a seven-year deal with the Detroit Red Wings, the club announced today. UPDATE: Ken Holland announced today that the team has signed LW Justin Abdelkader to a seven-year contract extension pic.twitter.com/SMgR02djzK — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) November…
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Report: Red Wings, Justin Abdelkader close to agreeing on a seven-year extension
By @MichaelCaples – If a report from TSN’s Bob McKenzie is true (and it almost always is), Justin Abdelkader’s going to be staying in his home state for quite a while. McKenzie is reporting that the Red Wings and the Muskegon native are close to agreeing on a seven-year extension for No. 8, at…
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PHOTOS: Red Wings win in Sergei Fedorov’s Hall of Fame celebration night
Detroit celebrated Sergei Fedorov’s induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame Tuesday night, and the Red Wings honored No. 91 with a 1-0 victory. Andreas Athanasiou scored his first NHL goal – the lone tally in the contest – and Petr Mrazek recorded a shutout between the pipes. For a game recap and postgame video,…
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Mrazek’s shutout, Athanasiou’s first goal lift Wings to win over Caps
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – Alex Ovechkin’s hunt to break Sergei Fedorov’s record for most goals by a Russian-born player will have to wait. Despite putting 15 shots on goal, himself, Ovechkin was thwarted by Red Wings goaltender Petr Mrazek, as Mrazek stopped all of them and 38 in total to lead Detroit to…
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Sergei Fedorov returns to Joe Louis Arena for Hockey Hall of Fame honoring
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – Walking the Joe Louis Arena undercroft en route to the Detroit Red Wings locker room is a path Sergei Fedorov is all too familiar with. But Tuesday night prior to puck drop between the Detroit Red Wings and Washington Capitals – two of his former teams – he returned…
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Lidstrom: “I never imagined a night like this”
By @MichaelCaples – Monday night, Nicklas Lidstrom was supposed to celebrate his own hockey accomplishments. In fitting ‘Perfect Human’ fashion, however, he started his Hockey Hall of Fame induction speech by talking about Steve Yzerman, his former teammate who welcomed Lidstrom on stage and presented him with his plaque. “Oh boy, that was a…
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Fedorov says “I’m a Red Wing at heart” during HHOF induction speech
By @StefanKubus – Perhaps the most electrifying and flashy Detroit Red Wings forward in franchise history, Sergei Fedorov was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Monday night in Toronto. Former Russian Five linemate and fellow Hockey Hall of Fame member Igor Larionov presented Fedorov with his honorary plaque. “I would never expect something…
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Lidstrom, Ruggiero, Karmanos and Fedorov officially enter Hockey Hall of Fame
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The Hockey Hall of Fame welcomed seven new members into its prestigious fraternity Monday evening, and four of them are names very familiar to Michigan. Michigan natives Peter Karmanos, Jr., and Angela Ruggiero and former Detroit Red Wings Nicklas Lidstrom and Sergei Fedorov were officially enshrined during the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2015…
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Athanasiou impresses Red Wings in NHL debut
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – “Just try to bear down and do the best I could to win the draw.” That’s how Andreas Athanasiou described his first face-off in the National Hockey League. Certainly face-offs are a routine part of the game – Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg has taken 238 just 14 games in…