Category: Pro
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Red Wings to host 2013 NHL Prospects Tournament in Traverse City
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The Red Wings announced today that they will host the 2013 NHL Prospects Tournament at Traverse City’s Centre Ice Arena, beginning on Sept. 5. The tournament will consist of these eight NHL clubs and their prospects: Detroit Red Wings Dallas Stars Minnesota Wild St. Louis Blues Buffalo Sabres Carolina Hurricanes Columbus Blue Jackets New York…
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Mike Babcock Jr. is carving his own hockey path
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By Nick Barnowski – TRAVERSE CITY – Michael Babcock Jr. did not have to be a hockey player. Even with all of the attention his last name gets, he said that his dad, Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock, had never pressured him into the game. Instead, he’s making the most out of his own…
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Dane Walters trying to make the most of Red Wings’ development camp opportunity
By Nick Barnowski – TRAVERSE CITY – Dane Walters is trying to take the next step in his hockey career, and in Traverse City this week, he’s getting the chance to show Jeff Blashill what he’s made of. Again. Walters skated for the Grand Rapids Griffins head coach at Western Michigan University in 2010-11,…
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Red Wings’ prospects compete in scrimmage at Centre Ice Arena
By Nick Barnowski – TRAVERSE CITY – The halfway point of this year’s Detroit Red Wings development camp has been reached, and was marked Friday by an intra-squad scrimmage at Centre Ice Arena. Following two days of on- and off-ice drills, the players were finally able to skate in a game environment, which consisted…
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Wright named Red Wings’ new director of amateur scouting
By Nick Barnowski – TRAVERSE CITY – The Detroit Red Wings and general manager Ken Holland announced today that Tyler Wright was named the team’s new director of amateur scouting. Wright had formerly served in the same position with the Columbus Blue Jackets. He played in 613 NHL games with the Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins,…
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Luke Glendening talks about his whirlwind 2012-13 season
By Nick Barnowski – TRAVERSE CITY – Luke Glendening has had quite the year. After signing with the Grand Rapids Griffins in June of 2012, Glendening started this past season in Toledo, where he put up 21 points in 27 games with the Walleye, earning a call up to the AHL. In Grand Rapids,…
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Checking in with Jared Coreau at the Red Wings’ development camp
By Nick Barnowski – TRAVERSE CITY – Goaltender Jared Coreau has spent the past three seasons playing in Michigan, and it looks like it will stay that way for at least another three years. The former Northern Michigan Wildcat signed a three-year entry level contract with the Detroit Red Wings back in April and is…
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Red Wings’ brass pleased with defense prospects
By Nick Barnowski – TRAVERSE CITY – Aside from the news about forward Darren Helm’s recovery, the defensemen within the Detroit Red Wings’ system shared some of the spotlight on the first day of the organization’s annual summer development camp. Ryan Sproul, Xavier Ouellet, Nick Jensen, and Alexei Marchenko, among others, impressed after taking…
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Darren Helm talks injuries, Wings’ first day of development camp in Traverse City
By Nick Barnowski – TRAVERSE CITY – The Detroit Red Wings’ annual development camp began today in Traverse City, but for perhaps the first time, the focus wasn’t entirely on the prospects. Red Wings forward Darren Helm, who missed all but one game this past season due to a back injury, is taking part in…
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Brendan Shanahan elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame
By Michael Caples – It took a year longer than it maybe should have, but Brendan Shanahan is finally getting the recognition he deserves. The Hockey Hall of Fame selection committee announced today that the former Red Wings star – currently NHL’s vice president of hockey and business development and director of player safety –…