Category: Red Wings
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Red Wings re-sign Dominic Turgeon
By @MichaelCaples – Dominic Turgeon is back for another season. The Red Wings announced today that the team has re-signed Turgeon to a one-year contract. Turgeon, son of former NHL star Pierre, has appeared in nine games with the Wings over the last two seasons. In 72 AHL games with the Griffins, he recorded…
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About that Antonio Stranges highlight-reel goal…
By @MichaelCaples – Didn’t take long for the video to blow up, that’s for sure. MiHockey had a GoPro on the helmet of Dan Oleksy, one of the referees filming the Eastside Elite All-Star Challenge last night at the Mt. Clemens Ice Arena. That’s where Oleksy, brother of Eastside Elite Hockey League founder and…
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Hockey AND Music: Cooper Marody talks about his debut single
By @MichaelCaples – Like most other professional hockey players, Cooper Marody is spending his summer weekdays working out and training for the upcoming season. His weekends are anything but stereotypical, however, and now he’s got results to show for it. On July 19, Marody released his first single. “Behind Me” – the debut song from…
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2019 Eastside Elite All-Star Challenge rosters, details announced
By @MichaelCaples – It’s always a star-studded affair, and the 2019 edition won’t be any different. The 2019 Eastside Elite All-Star Challenge rosters have been announced, as well as all the details you need to know for the annual event at Mt. Clemens Ice Arena. Here is a look at the rosters for the…
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Red Wings re-sign Joe Hicketts
By @MichaelCaples – The Red Wings have re-signed one of their blueline prospects. Joe Hicketts has signed a new two-year deal with Detroit, the team announced today. The 23-year-old defenseman was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Red Wings before the 2014-15 season. He has cracked the NHL line-up for 16…
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Moritz Seider officially signs with Red Wings
By @MichaelCaples – Moritz Seider is officially a member of the Detroit Red Wings. The sixth overall pick of the 2019 NHL Draft has signed his entry-level contract with the Original Six franchise, the Wings announced today. Seider is the first German-born defenseman to be selected in the first round of the NHL Draft.…
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Griffins announce 2019-2020 schedule
By @MichaelCaples – The Grand Rapids Griffins have announced the team’s 2019-2020 AHL schedule, with plenty of highlights for home games at Van Andel Arena. As previously announced, the Griffins’ home schedule kicks off on Friday, Oct. 11, when they host the Milwaukee Admirals. The 76-game campaign starts on Saturday, Oct. 5 at the…
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NHL Prospect Tournament, Red Wings training camp details, dates announced
By @StefanKubus – For the 21st season, the NHL Prospect Tournament will once again return to Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City. The eight-team tourney will run from Friday, Sept. 6 through Tuesday, Sept. 10. Joining Detroit will be the Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple…
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Red Wings begin 2019 Street Hockey Tour at Chevy Plaza outside Little Caesars Arena
The Detroit Red Wings kicked off the team’s annual Street Hockey Summer Tour Tuesday morning right outside Little Caesars Arena. Set up within the confines of the Chevy Plaza, the kick-off event of the fourth annual street hockey series of events welcomed youth players of all skill sets to downtown Detroit. Participants took part…
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Former Red Wing, longtime NHL veteran Greg Johnson passes away
By @StefanKubus – Former Red Wings forward Greg Johnson passed away Monday in Detroit. The news was first reported by The Chronicle-Journal, a daily newspaper that serves Johnson’s hometown of Thunder Bay and northwestern Ontario. Johnson, 48, broke into the NHL with Detroit in 1993 after leaving the University of North Dakota as the…