Category: Pro
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Red Wings cancel Traverse City events for 2020, move training camp to Detroit
By @MichaelCaples – As the hockey world continues to see changes due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, the Red Wings have announced some scheduling changes that mean no visits to the team’s summer home. The Wings will not be traveling to Traverse City this summer, as the franchise has moved its training camp to…
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Red Wings fall to No. 4 in 2020 NHL Draft Lottery
By @MichaelCaples – In Hockeytown, April used to mean that the start of a long playoff run was just beginning. These days, it means watching the Red Wings drop in the draft order. For the fourth straight season, Detroit was unlucky in the NHL Draft Lottery. Detroit will be selecting at No. 4 overall…
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Red Wings bringing free virtual street hockey program to Detroit kids
By @StefanKubus – The COVID-19 pandemic has put a halt to much of the Detroit Red Wings’ Learn, Play, Score initiative in the city of Detroit. But that hasn’t stopped the team from finding a way around it. The Red Wings have announced a new “Street Hockey in the D at Home” program in…
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Gerry Mayhew named AHL’s MVP
By @MichaelCaples – The league’s top player. Has a nice ring to it. Wyandotte native and Iowa Wild forward Gerry Mayhew has been named the AHL’s most valuable player. The 2019-2020 recipient of the Les Cunningham Award as MVP posted a league-best 39 goals on the season, and he recorded a total of 61…
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Josh Norris named AHL’s rookie of the year
By @MichaelCaples – The accolades keep rolling in for Oxford native Josh Norris. A week after he was named to the AHL’s all-league and all-rookie teams, the USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program and University of Michigan product has now been named the Dudley (Red) Garrett Memorial Award winner, presented annually to the AHL’s…
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Steve Yzerman talks Jeff Blashill’s status, Red Wings’ captaincy, first-year observations as general manager
By @MichaelCaples – With the National Hockey League announcing the conclusion of the regular season on Tuesday, the Detroit Red Wings’ season officially ended at the same time. What follows, instead of the traditional “locker clean-out day” media scrums and press conferences, is a series of Zoom calls between Red Wings’ personnel and members…
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NHL announces ‘return to play’ plan for 2019-2020 season
By @MichaelCaples – On Tuesday afternoon, Gary Bettman gave a speech that was music to hockey fans’ ears. The NHL has officially announced its plan for returning to play to conclude the 2019-2020 season. The regular season is over – bringing an end to the season for the Detroit Red Wings – but a…
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Boucher, Norris, Mayhew named to AHL All-Star Teams
By @MichaelCaples – The American Hockey League has announced its All-Star Teams for the 2019-2020 season, and a trio of Michigan natives appear on the list. Grand Ledge native Reid Boucher and Oxford native Josh Norris have been named AHL First All-Star Team, while Wyandotte native Gerry Mayhew landed on the AHL Second All-Star…
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AHL cancels remainder of 2019-2020 season
By @MichaelCaples – The Grand Rapids Griffins’ season has come to an early close. The American Hockey League, following a vote from its Board of Governors, will be cancelling the remainder of the 2019-2020 regular season and the 2020 Calder Cup Playoffs due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. A statement from AHL president and…
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Red Wings announce pair of signings; Griffins bring back Nagle
By @MichaelCaples – The Red Wings and the Griffins have been busy over the last day or so. Detroit has announced two signings – one a free agent and one a draft pick – while the Griffins are bringing back Michigan native Pat Nagle for another season. This morning, the Wings announced the signing…