Category: Pro
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NHL approves rule change regarding goaltender interference
By @StefanKubus – The National Hockey League announced today that its Board of Governors approved changes to rules surrounding the Coach’s Challenge on goaltender interference. After being recommended at the March GM meetings, the NHL/NHLPA Competition Committee then approved changes to Rule 78.7 (ii) Coach’s Challenge – Goaltender Interference. Just in time for the Stanley…
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Kyle Connor surging up rookie scoring race, earns league recognition
By @MichaelCaples – Today, Kyle Connor was named the NHL’s third star of the week. At the rate he’s scoring, it might not be the last time this season he lands on the weekly stars list. After scoring in five of his last six games, the Shelby Township native is now tied for the NHL…
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Cam Johnson signs contract with New Jersey Devils
By @MichaelCaples – Cam Johnson played only one year of AAA hockey growing up. After already adding ‘college hockey national champion’ to his resume, he can now add ‘member of an NHL organization’ too. The Troy native has signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the New Jersey Devils, the NHL franchise announced today. That comes…
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Red Wings see plenty to play for in final stretch
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – Having been eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs Thursday night, it may seem like Detroit has nothing to play for at this point. While the final eight games might not matter in the standings, you certainly won’t find the Red Wings saying they’re meaningless. “We’re playing hard, we’re not giving…
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Red Wings officially eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs with loss to Capitals
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – March 28, 2017 marked the first time since 1990 that the Detroit Red Wings failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. On Thursday night, it was made official that the Red Wings will officially miss the postseason for the second season in a row, as Detroit dropped a 1-0…
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Mike Green to undergo neck surgery; done for the remainder of the season
By @StefanKubus – The Detroit Red Wings will be without veteran defenseman Mike Green the rest of the way out. The Wings announced that Green will undergo neck surgery on his cervical spine and will miss the remainder of the 2017-18 season. Green missed seven games spanning Feb. 17-28 with the injury before returning to…
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Rochester native Christian Wolanin signs with Ottawa Senators
By @StefanKubus – With his junior year at North Dakota now over, Christian Wolanin is moving up the ranks. The Ottawa Senators announced Wednesday morning that they have signed the Rochester native and 23-year-old defenseman to a two-year, entry-level contract. Wolanin, a fourth-round pick of the Sens in 2015, has spent the past three seasons…
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Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic scores goal in AHL game
By @MichaelCaples – Alex Nedeljkovic just accomplished a feat most goalies can only dream of doing. Goalie. Goal. Nedeljkovic, the former Plymouth Whalers netminder and longtime Michigan resident (his younger brother is listed as a Canton native), just scored an empty-netter for his AHL’s Charlotte Checkers to cap off a win in dramatic fashion. Here’s…
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PHOTOS: Tomas Tatar, Las Vegas Golden Knights roll through Detroit
Tomas Tatar must have enjoyed his trip back to his former home. Thursday night, his Las Vegas Golden Knights made the new NHL franchise’s first-ever trip to Detroit, allowing Tatar to play against his former Red Wings teammates less than two weeks after his trade. The Knights won big, posting a 4-0 win. Thursday night…
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Red Wings recall Evgeny Svechnikov
By @MichaelCaples – One of the Red Wings’ top prospects is on his way to Detroit from Grand Rapids. The Red Wings have recalled Evgeny Svechnikov from the Griffins under emergency conditions, due to an injured Frans Nielsen. Detroit’s first-round pick in 2015, Svechnikov has 22 points in 52 games for Grand Rapids this season.…