Category: Red Wings
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MiHockey’s ‘Games to Watch’ for the 2015-16 season
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By @MichaelCaples – We’re more than halfway through August, which means we are incredibly close to the start of hockey season. The MiHockey staff has been working on our coverage plans for the upcoming campaign, and we figured why not share some of the highlighted games and events we are putting on our calendars? Here…
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Report: Adidas wins NHL jersey deal
By @MichaelCaples – TSN is reporting that the NHL will have a new brand for their team uniforms starting for 2016-17. According to a report from TSN senior correspondent Rick Westhead, Adidas has emerged as the winner of a bidding process to produce NHL uniforms for all 30 teams. Adidas would be taking over for…
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Griffins to travel to Bowling Green, Windsor for preseason games
By @MichaelCaples – The Grand Rapids Griffins have announced a pair of preseason games for their 2015-16 season, but neither are at Van Andel Arena. The Red Wings’ AHL affiliate will play the Lake Erie Monsters in Bowling Green, Ohio, on Friday, Oct. 2. That game will take place at the Bowling Green State University…
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Red Wings sign NTDP, Notre Dame alum Robbie Russo
By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings announced a signing via their Twitter account this morning, as the club has inked Robbie Russo to a two-year, entry-level contract. Russo, who played for USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program from 2009-11, is a Notre Dame product. A right-handed defenseman, Russo played four seasons with the Fighting…
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The best tweets from the #NHLMovieNight screening of “D2: The Mighty Ducks”
By @StefanKubus – The National Hockey League hosted its first movie night on Twitter, asking its member clubs and fans to pop in their copy of “D2: The Mighty Ducks” and tweet along while watching. Some of the tweets that poured in were hilarious and certainly worth compiling for your viewing pleasure. Joshua Jackson – who…
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Danny DeKeyser talks Red Wings Youth Camp, 2015-16 season
By @StefanKubus – “It’s a good change, and it feels good.” For the first time since joining the Red Wings, Danny DeKeyser was on the ice Wednesday at Joe Louis Arena for the Red Wings Youth Camp without his signature slicked-back mane of hair, and that’s how he described his new, shortly-trimmed look. It’s…
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Red Wings draft pick Vili Saarijarvi officially signs with Flint Firebirds
By @MichaelCaples – The Flint Firebirds added a defenseman to their roster today, and he’s one that should be staying in Michigan for a long time to come. The OHL club officially announced the signing of Vili Saarijärvi, their No. 9 overall draft pick in this past summer’s CHL Import Draft. Saarijarvi, a defenseman…
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Luke Glendening takes to the ice at Red Wings Youth Camp, talks upcoming season
By @StefanKubus – Helping coach the next generation of hockey talent at Joe Louis Arena Tuesday morning reminded Luke Glendening what it was like to be young again. That’s not to say he’s an old man, either. At 26, the Grand Rapids native has been a veteran-like fixture on the Red Wings’ fourth line and top penalty-kill unit,…
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Luke Glendening talks about the importance of playing other sports (and dance recitals)
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By @MichaelCaples – DETROIT – Red Wings forward Luke Glendening was on the ice at Joe Louis Arena acting as a coach today, interacting with young players and helping run drills at the team’s annual youth hockey camp. Glendening, however, didn’t take part in any summer training sessions like the Red Wings’ three-day camp…