Category: Pro
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NHL Draft lottery takes place tonight
By @MichaelCaples – Tonight’s the night. Starting at 8 p.m., the NHL will conduct its annual draft lottery, as the teams that miss the playoffs wait in anticipation to see how high they can move up the draft board. The reveal will come during a one-hour show broadcasted on NBCSN, Sportsnet and TVA Sports.…
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VIDEOS: Red Wings locker room clean-out day
Check out video clips from today’s Red Wings locker room clean-out day, as members of the NHL franchise assess the 2018-19 season with the media before heading into the off-season. Dylan Larkin Niklas Kronwall Jeff Blashill Ken Holland
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Jeff Blashill named head coach of U.S. Men’s National Team for third time
By @MichaelCaples – For the third straight spring, Jeff Blashill will be behind the bench for Team USA at the IIHF Men’s World Championship. USA Hockey announced today that the Red Wings head coach will serve in the same capacity for the U.S. Men’s National Team at the international tournament, which begins in May…
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Red Wings send eight players back to Grand Rapids as Griffins prepare for postseason
By @MichaelCaples – With the Red Wings’ season concluded, Detroit has sent eight players to Grand Rapids. Forwards Christoffer Ehn, Matt Puempel and Dominic Turgeon have all been returned to the Griffins, as have defensemen Jake Chelios, Joe Hicketts, Filip Hronek and Dylan McIlrath. The Griffins are one point away from clinching their spot…
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PHOTOS: Red Wings fall to Sabres in season finale
The Detroit Red Wings took on the Buffalo Sabres in both teams’ season finale on Saturday at Little Caesars Arena. The Sabres handed the Wings a 7-1 loss. Anthony Mantha scored the lone marker for Detroit, his 25th of the season. Check out MiHockey’s photos from the game below (Photos by MiHockey’s Stefan Kubus):…
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PHOTOS: Red Wings top Penguins in second-to-last home game of 2018-19
In their second-to-last home game of the 2018-19 season, the Detroit Red Wings continued their new-found winning ways, beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 at Little Caesars Arena. Detroit is now 8-2 in their last 10 games. In the win, Tyler Bertuzzi set a new franchise record, as he recorded three points for the fourth…
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PHOTOS: Red Wings vs. Devils
Friday night marked the NHL debut for Jake Chelios and the home debut for Taro Hirose, Dylan McIlrath, Matt Puempel and Ryan Kuffner, and the Wings made sure it was a good experience for all. Detroit recorded a 4-0 win over New Jersey that night; check out MiHockey’s photos from the game. (Photos by…
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Red Wings announce two-year contract extension for head coach Jeff Blashill
By @MichaelCaples – The first Michigan native to serve as head coach of the Detroit Red Wings has just signed a contract extension. The Detroit Red Wings announced today that the team has agreed to a two-year extension with Jeff Blashill. Blashill, 45, is in the midst of his fourth season as bench boss…
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Bertuzzi named NHL Second Star of the Week
By @StefanKubus – He became the first Red Wings player to record three consecutive three-point games since Steve Yzerman in 1992-93. And for his efforts, Detroit forward Tyler Bertuzzi has been named the NHL’s Second Star of the Week. Bertuzzi shared the league lead with 10 points (three goals, seven assists) in four outings…
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Taro Hirose scores first NHL goal in Red Wings win over Bruins
By @StefanKubus – He’s been red-hot to start his NHL career, and now Taro Hirose has his first NHL goal. The Michigan State product and Hobey Baker finalist scored the game-winning marker in Detroit’s Sunday-night clash with their Original Six foe Boston Bruins, a 6-3 final. Hirose took a great feed from Andreas Athanasiou,…