Category: Red Wings
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Red Wings announce details for ninth annual Breast Cancer Awareness Night on Friday
By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings will be hosting their ninth annual Breast Cancer Awareness Night on Friday when the team hosts the Carolina Hurricanes. The Red Wings will have a silent auction, a mystery puck draw and a special sale of Red Wings baseball hats with all the proceeds benefiting the Barbara…
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Petr Mrazek is asking fans to help design his new goalie pads
By @MichaelCaples – Petr Mrazek has quickly become one of the most popular goalies in the NHL in terms of pad/mask designs. From putting Family Guy’s Peter Griffin on his helmet to those epic snowman pads, whenever Mrazek has a new style, people notice. Now, he’s asking for fan input on his design. …
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Justin Abdelkader named NHL first star of the week
By @StefanKubus – As Detroit head coach Jeff Blashill said after Friday night’s season-opening victory over Toronto, Muskegon native Justin Abdelkader got “off on the right foot” to start the season. For his efforts in the Red Wings’ first two contests, Abdelkader was named the NHL’s first star of the week. The former Spartan…
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PHOTOS: Red Wings win big in season debut
The Detroit Red Wings kicked off their 2015-16 NHL season with a 4-0 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs Friday night at Joe Louis Arena. Justin Abdelkader recorded a hat trick, while Dylan Larkin scored in his first NHL contest. Jimmy Howard, meanwhile, stopped all 22 shots he faced to pick up the win between…
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Justin Abdelkader ‘off on the right foot in Red Wings season-opening victory
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – Muskegon native Justin Abdelkader helped fuel the Michigan offense in Detroit’s 4-0 victory Friday night in the team’s season opener. Abdelkader kicked off his 2015-16 campaign fashionably, recording just the second hat trick of his career – the last came on March 22, 2013 against Anaheim. It was the first hat trick…
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Dylan Larkin: “I couldn’t have it any better”
By Nick Barnowski – DETROIT – The first chapter of Dylan Larkin’s NHL journey has begun, and surreal wasn’t even enough to describe how he felt writing it. Playing in his first career NHL game, Larkin picked up a goal and an assist, helping the Red Wings to a 4-0 win over the Toronto…
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Red Wings’ Michigan natives combine for season-opening victory over Toronto
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – “Five guys and a coach.” It’s not the latest burger joint, but it works for Justin Abdelkader and the Michigan natives on the Detroit Red Wings. Led by Abdelkader’s (Muskegon) hat trick and Dylan Larkin’s (Waterford) first NHL goal, head coach Jeff Blashill (Sault Ste. Marie) and the Red…
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Red Wings announce ‘What’s new at The Joe’ list
As the Red Wings begin their 2015-16 NHL season tonight, the Original Six club has released a ‘What’s new at The Joe’ list of items, so fans can be ready for new policy changes and new things to check out at home games. The club wants to remind fans of their new clear bag…
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Cleary, Ouellet assigned to Grand Rapids, Kindl and Marchenko activated from IR
By @MichaelCaples – The Red Wings officially announced today that Dan Cleary has been assigned to Grand Rapids. Cleary, 35, was placed on waivers yesterday, and since he cleared, he has been assigned to the Wings’ AHL affiliate. The longtime Red Wings forward, signed to a $950,000 contract this offseason, will not affect the Red…
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Six Michigan natives on inaugural NWHL rosters
By @StefanKubus – The inaugural 2015-16 National Women’s Hockey League season is nearly upon us, giving women a chance to play professional hockey and earn a paycheck for their efforts. The season opener is slated for Sunday, Oct. 11 at 1:30 p.m., as the Connecticut Whale host the New York Riveters in front of a…