Category: Pro
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Tatar’s hat trick helps Red Wings snap four-game skid (with photos)
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – There couldn’t have been a better time for Tomas Tatar’s first career hat trick. A team desperately seeking offense, Tatar led Detroit out of a four-game slump with a 6-4 win over the Anaheim Ducks Saturday night. Dylan Larkin, Xavier Ouellet and Frans Nielsen also scored for the Wings, while…
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Longtime teammates and Michigan natives Zatkoff, Martinez cherish final game at The Joe
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By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – “I’m seven or eight here in the suite watching Karen Newman sing the anthem and now today, I’m standing two feet away from her.” That’s the then-and-now transition for Los Angeles Kings netminder Jeff Zatkoff. Zatkoff, a 29-year-old Metro Detroit native, grew up not only playing at Joe Louis…
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Zatkoff, Kings hand Red Wings fourth straight loss (with photos)
Photos by Andie Wojciak/MiHockey By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – Metro Detroit native Jeff Zatkoff entered Thursday with a 2-0 career record at Joe Louis Arena. By Thursday’s end, though he wasn’t tested much in his third visit, the self-described “spectator” improved to 3-0, as his Los Angeles Kings topped the Detroit Red Wings, 4-1.…
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Red Wings’ early effort ‘unacceptable’ in 4-1 loss to Coyotes
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – They looked sharp this morning, and they looked ready to go before the game. But for reasons unbeknownst to Jeff Blashill and the Detroit Red Wings, they were anything but in the first half of Tuesday night’s 4-1 loss to the league-worst Arizona Coyotes. One night after they were…
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Sportsnet video has Larkin, McDavid as NHL’s fastest skaters according to other players
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In this Sportsnet video, various NHL players answer the question of, “who is the fastest skater in the league?” Judging by the results, it’s either Dylan Larkin or Connor McDavid. We’re going to take this one step further, however, and say that until McDavid breaks his speed record in the All-Star Skills Competition, the Waterford…
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Red Wings set for annual Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign bell-ringing this Friday
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By @StefanKubus – Normally, the Detroit Red Wings are ‘ringing bells’ on the ice. On Friday, they’ll be ringing them off the ice. For a good cause, too. Dylan Larkin, Luke Glendening, Justin Abdelkader, Darren Helm will join GM Ken Holland, head coach Jeff Blashill and alumni Chris Chelios, Kris Draper and Chris Osgood for the annual Salvation…
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PHOTOS: Red Wings lose to Flyers in OT Sunday night
On a snowy Sunday evening, overtime was needed to decide a scoreless contest between the Detroit Red Wings and the Philadelphia Flyers before the visitors prevailed. Brayden Schenn broke the scoring drought at the 2:44 mark of the extra period after Jimmy Howard had made 35 saves. (Photos by Andie Wojciak/MiHockey)
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Despite strong ‘process,’ Wings fall 4-1 to Blue Jackets
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – Red Wings head coach Jeff Blashill always harps on improving his team’s “process,” day-by-day. The Red Wings dropped a 4-1 decision to the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Blue Jackets extended their current win streak to five games and are 10-1-2 in their last 13 games. Cam Atkinson, Brandon Dubinsky,…
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Zach Werenski talks about playing a NHL game at The Joe
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By @MichaelCaples – DETROIT – It’s going to be an emotional night for Zach Werenski. It’s a time of sadness and a time of celebration for the 19-year-old defenseman, who lost his grandfather this week as he prepares to play his first game at his hometown Joe Louis Arena as a professional hockey player.…
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Young hockey players give back while receiving surprise visit, equipment from Red Wings players
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By @StefanKubus – A group of young hockey players from Detroit began Thursday night giving back to fellow children in need alongside Detroit Red Wings players and their significant others. What they weren’t aware of is the joyous surprise that followed. Twenty kids from the Introduction to Hockey program at Jack Adams Memorial Arena…