Category: Pro
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Brad Richards talks about his introduction to the Detroit Red Wings
By Jesse O’Brien – TRAVERSE CITY — Sixteen NHL seasons, five teams and two Stanley Cups, but Brad Richards still gets butterflies on the first day of camp. The veteran center, in his first season with the Red Wings after signing a one-year deal this offseason, took to the ice for the first real…
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Check out the latest digital edition of MiHockeyMag
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In the latest issue of MiHockeyMag, we continue to prepare you for the upcoming 2015-16 season. We take a look at the top questions looming over the Red Wings’ 2015-16 campaign, why it’s Henrik Zetterberg’s time to lead and what lies ahead for Todd Nelson in Grand Rapids. Plus, we provide a report from the Top 80 Showcase, tips to…
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Avalanche hold press conference to formally announce 2016 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series game with Red Wings
By @StefanKubus – The Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche made it official with a press conference Monday afternoon. The two storied rivals will battle outdoors at Coors Field – home of the MLB’s Colorado Rockies – in the Mile High City on Saturday, Feb. 27. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced that the Wings/Avs tilt…
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Red Wings announce first 15 roster cuts
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By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings have announced the first 15 roster cuts from training camp, as the team works to trim their roster before the start of the 2015-16 season. Here are the players released or assigned to their respective clubs today, as the Wings went from 72 to 57 players:
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Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg talks about the start of training camp
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By Jesse O’Brien – TRAVERSE CITY — With a new face roaming the bench this season, the Red Wings likely will lean harder on one of their more familiar, and certainly most bearded, ones. Entering his third year as captain, Henrik Zetterberg will play a crucial role in helping Detroit maintain a sense of…
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Jeff Blashill talks about his first day at training camp; Franzen talks about his new coach
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By Pat Evans – TRAVERSE CITY — Jeff Blashill is used to training camps. He’s run American Hockey League camps the previous three seasons at the helm of the Grand Rapids Griffins. The new Red Wings bench boss, who spent one season in Detroit under former head coach Mike Babcock, said the main difference this…
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Red Wings’ training camp starts with scary collision between Jerome Verrier and Darren Helm
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By Jesse O’Brien – TRAVERSE CITY — Less than 20 minutes into the Detroit Red Wings’ 2015 training camp, first-year head coach Jeff Blashill already had a scary situation on his hands. Camp invitee Jerome Verrier was carried off the ice on a stretcher following a vicious collision with veteran Darren Helm during drills…
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Dylan Larkin is ready for his first Red Wings training camp
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By @MichaelCaples – Dylan Larkin said that when he saw his friends returning to school, he was disappointed he wasn’t joining them. When they actually started classes, however, Larkin wasn’t so upset. “It’s been fun,” the Waterford native said of his first summer as a professional hockey player. “It’s kind of sad seeing all…
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PHOTOS: Red Wings kick off 2015 Community Tour at Coast Guard Sector in Detroit
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The Detroit Red Wings kicked off their annual Community Tour – a series of stops on their way to training camp in Traverse City – with a stop at the U.S. Coast Guard Sector in Detroit. Justin Abdelkader, Petr Mrazek, Tomas Tatar and Jakub Kindl represented the Winged Wheel in the first of four stops…
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EA SPORTS bounces back with NHL 16
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By @StefanKubus – Before you can begin watching NHL hockey on your television, you can get a head start on the action on the virtual ice, thanks to the latest installment in the long-running EA SPORTS NHL video game franchise. NHL 16 hit stores Tuesday and brings a wealth of new features that were disappointingly…