Category: Pro
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Red Wings take series lead over Lightning with 3-0 win Tuesday night (with photos)
By @SKubus – DETROIT – Entering Game 3, the last five meetings between the two teams, dating back to the regular season, were won by the team who struck first. Detroit kept that streak going Tuesday night, when Pavel Datsyuk deflected home a Tomas Tatar slap shot from just inside the Tampa Bay zone…
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Check out the Red Wings’ playoff pregame show
It might be the middle of the second period of Game 3 at Joe Louis Arena right now, but the Red Wings have already shared a video of their pregame show, which can be seen below. Check it out!
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Pavel Datsyuk named finalist for Lady Byng
By @MichaelCaples – DETROIT – Just prior to puck drop for the Red Wings game at Joe Louis Arena tonight, the NHL announced that Pavel Datsyuk is a finalist for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. Datsyuk, Los Angeles Kings forward Anze Kopitar and Calgary Flames forward Jiri Hudler are the three nominees for this…
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Rezoning approval moves Red Wings one step closer to new arena
By @SKubus – On the day of their first home game of the series against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Detroit Red Wings are one step closer to receiving the green light to begin construction on their future arena. It took several attempts, but the Detroit Free Press reported that the Detroit City Council unanimously approved a rezoning Tuesday afternoon that required…
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Grand Rapids Griffins to meet Toronto Marlies in first round; Pulkkinen finishes with most AHL goals
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By @MichaelCaples – The Grand Rapids Griffins’ regular season came to a close Saturday night, and while the Red Wings’ AHL club didn’t finish with a victory, they finished with something better – a division title. The Griffins are once again Midwest Division champions. This year marks the second time in three seasons under coach…
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten (Week of April 20, 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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Datsyuk, Mrazek lead Red Wings to Game 1 win
By Nick Barnowski – The Magic Man brought his whole set of tricks to Tampa Thursday night, but he wasn’t the only one who impressed for Detroit. Pavel Datysuk found the back of the net twice and Petr Mrazek stopped 44 shots to help lead the Red Wings to a 3-2 win in Game…
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47 Michigan names on NHL postseason rosters
When the puck drops on the 2015 NHL Playoffs tonight, there will be plenty of Michigan names competing for Lord Stanley’s Cup. Here’s a team-by-team look at the players whose hockey journeys had an important stop in Michigan. Detroit Red Wings Justin Abdelkader – Muskegon native, Michigan State Spartans Danny DeKeyser – Clay Township native,…
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Bonis captures ECHL monthly award
By @SKubus – Former Ferris State Bulldogs captain Kyle Bonis was named an AMI Graphics ECHL Plus Performer of the Month for April after leading the league with a plus-nine rating. The Toledo Walleye forward was even or better in five of six April contests, and was plus-four in the 8-2 season-finale victory over Kalamazoo. The 26-year-old…
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Nyquist’s OT goal against Ottawa named NHL’s top goal of 2014-15
That goal Gustav Nyquist scored against the Ottawa Senators is the goal of the year. You remember the goal – the one on Dec. 27 where he skated laps around the offensive zone before firing a shot through traffic and into the back of the net. The NHL just posted its top ten goals of…