Category: Red Wings
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PHOTOS: Abdelkader and Glendening take children holiday shopping at Meijer
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On Dec. 17, Red Wings forwards Justin Abdelkader and Luke Glendening hosted a shopping spree and a pizza party for 20 children at the new Meijer location in Detroit. In a partnership with the Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan, the two Michigan-born Red Wings players helped each child spend $150 for their holiday…
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Griffins set new franchise record with 12th straight win
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By @MichaelCaples – With a 3-2 victory over the Lake Erie Monsters on Wednesday night, the Grand Rapids Griffins established a new franchise record. After a rough start to the 2015-16 season – the Griffins had only two wins in their first 11 contests – Grand Rapids picked up a win on Nov. 18…
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Abdelkader family cherishes celebratory night in No. 8’s honor
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By @MichaelCaples – Justin Abdelkader has only played for one hockey team outside the State of Michigan. He was a fan favorite there too, of course. For the 2004-05 season, Abdelkader made the jump from high school hockey at Mona Shares to the United States Hockey League, where he suited up for the Cedar…
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Red Wings allow two late goals, fall 2-1 to Sabres (with photos)
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – The Red Wings had a chance to extend their point streak to 14 games Monday night at Joe Louis Arena, but encountered an all-too-familiar problem: closing out a third-period lead. Heading into the final frame up 1-0, the Red Wings allowed two quick goals in the final five minutes,…
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Wings extend team point streak to 12 games with 3-2 win over Montreal
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – Despite what happened in the previous two months, December has told a new tale for both the Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens, a trend that continued Thursday night at Joe Louis Arena. With a 3-2 victory over the Habs, Detroit improved to 4-0-1 in December, while the Canadiens…
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VIDEO: Check out Athanasiou’s behind-the-back dish
Andreas Athanasiou’s certainly making his case to get called back up to the Red Wings. He picked up two assists in last night’s 4-1 Griffins win over Milwaukee, and one of the set-ups was just ridiculous. Check it out:
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UPDATE: Pat Nagle released from professional tryout with Griffins
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UPDATE (Dec. 10, 2015): The Griffins released Nagle from his professional tryout less than 24 hours after announcing the roster transaction, as the Red Wings have reassigned Jake Paterson to Grand Rapids. Nagle served as back-up to Jared Coreau last night in the Griffins’ 4-1 win over Milwaukee. By @MichaelCaples – Pat Nagle…
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Caps force overtime late; Wings fall 3-2 in shootout
By Tyler Barnes – The Red Wings fell to the Washington Capitals Tuesday night in a hard-fought contest that needed a shootout to decide a winner. Detroit had a chance to end the game in overtime when Dylan Larkin drew a hooking penalty on Alex Ovechkin. The only man-advantage of the night for Detroit failed…
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Check out the latest digital edition of MiHockeyMag
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In the latest edition of MiHockeyMag, we take a look back at some of the biggest hockey moments of the 2015 calendar year. It’s been another wild 365 days in our hockey-crazed state, with new names impressing in Hockeytown, a new crop of state champions, and major moments across all of our teams and leagues.…
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten State (Week of Dec. 7, 2015)
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Welcome to another season of MiHockey’s Michi-gamer! We take great pride in our homegrown talent. Whether they grew up in the Mitten or we welcomed them here for college or juniors, they are our own. They represent the best place in the world for hockey. Every morning, we pick one Michi-gamer from the previous night’s…