Category: Red Wings
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Finland routs Team USA in bronze-medal game
By Michael Caples – Team USA was the highest scoring team during the preliminary round of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. In the two games that mattered most, however, they struggled to find the scoresheet. A day after being shut out by rival Canada in the semifinals, Team USA was held scoreless by Finland in…
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U.S. men fall to Canada in semifinals, will take on Finland for bronze tomorrow
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By Michael Caples – For the second time in as many days, Team USA fell to their main rival. After watching the U.S. women fall to Canada yesterday, the U.S. men suffered the same fate, as they were unable to find the scoresheet in a 1-0 loss. With the win, Canada moves on to the…
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Sweden advances to finals; six Michigan connections will play for gold
By Michael Caples – In the first of two international rivalry matchups, Sweden emerged victorious. Team Sweden – featuring more Michigan connections than any other country – scored twice in the second period to beat Finland 2-1 and advance to Sunday’s gold-medal game. The Swedes will take on the winner of the USA vs. Canada…
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Breakdown: USA bounces Czechs in quarterfinals
By Stefan Kubus – Team USA took advantage of an older, tired Czech Republic team in Wednesday’s Olympic quarterfinal matchup to advance to the semifinals. Phil Kessel scored his fifth goal and eighth point of the tournament, Livonia’s Ryan Kesler had two assists and Jonathan Quick made 21 saves in a 5-2 win. Zach Parise,…
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Kubus: What could a fully-healthy Red Wings lineup look like via internal fixes?
By Stefan Kubus – On the heels of Detroit placing veteran forward Mikael Samuelsson, 37, on waivers (3 points in 26 games this season) Jan. 25, I received a tweet asking how the lineup will shake out once Stephen Weiss returns from long-term IR (Dec. 23 sports hernia surgery), with regards to cap compliance. That’s…
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Chances to meet Justin Abdelkader, Danny DeKeyser at Meijer locations
Michigan natives Justin Abdelkader and Danny DeKeyser will be at various Meijer locations over the next few weeks, giving the Hockeytown faithful a chance to meet two Red Wings players and hometown heroes. Here are the times and locations where fans can meet the former Spartan and former Bronco: Friday, February 21 – 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. – 800…
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Red Wings prospect Andreas Athanasiou named OHL player of the week
By Michael Caples – While the majority of the Red Wings have the middle of February off, the prospects are still in the midst of their season. For Andreas Athanasiou, no break is necessary. The Red Wings’ draftee was named the Ontario Hockey League’s player of the week today after the Barrie Colts forward…
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Sochi Watch: Miller leads Team USA to win over Slovenia on Day 5
On the final day of the preliminary round for men’s national teams at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Ryan Miller got to showcase his skills on the world stage once more. Miller, the East Lansing native and former Michigan State Spartan, lost his shutout bid in the closing moments, stopping 17 of…
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Sochi Watch: Datsyuk stars despite loss to U.S. on Day 4
Team USA’s shootout win over the Russians wasn’t the only game played in Sochi on Saturday. Along with the 3-2 shootout victory for the U.S., Slovenia beat Slovakia 3-1, Switzerland beat the Czech Republic 1-0, and Sweden beat Latvia 5-3. MiHockey Player Watch: Cam Fowler – Farmington native, Anaheim Ducks – Team USA – 1…
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Breakdown: TJ Oshie leads Team USA to shootout win over Russia
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By Nick Barnowski – After steamrolling Slovakia in their opening game on Thursday morning, the U.S. faced a much tougher opponent in Russia Saturday morning, and the game lived up to the hype. TJ Oshie scored four goals in six shootout attempts to earn the U.S. a full two points in a 3-2 victory.…