Category: Red Wings
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Howard, Gustavsson record first combined shutout for Wings since 2001
By Stefan Kubus – DETROIT – Jimmy Howard and Jonas Gustavsson combined for a feat Monday night that hasn’t been seen since Dominik Hasek and Manny Legace defended the Red Wings’ crease. A 2-0 shutout win over Vancouver at Joe Louis Arena gave the Red Wings goaltenders the team’s first combined shutout effort since Hasek…
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Red Wings beat the Capitals in a shootout Friday night
By Stefan Kubus – DETROIT – After a strong, thorough game, it looked like another one that wasn’t going to go Detroit’s way when the league’s leading scorer struck with just seven seconds left to tie the game up for visiting Washington. Alex Ovechkin’s 39th goal of the season forced overtime and eventually a shootout,…
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Zach Parise named captain of U.S. Men’s Olympic Team; Suter, Brown alternates
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By Stefan Kubus – USA Hockey announced Friday that Zach Parise will captain Team USA in Sochi, Russia for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Parise’s alternates will be Los Angeles captain Dustin Brown and his teammate in Minnesota, defenseman Ryan Suter – a 2001-03 NTDP alum. “I was pretty thrilled the other day to get that…
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Red Wings shut out by the Flyers Tuesday night
By Nick Barnowski – The Detroit Red Wings were shut out for the third consecutive time on the road Tuesday night against the Philadelphia Flyers. Scott Hartnell had two goals and an assist and Claude Giroux had one goal and two assists to lead the Flyers (26-22-6) to a 5-0 victory over the Wings at…
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Reports: Brian Rafalski will retire once again
By Michael Caples – Sounds like Brian Rafalski’s comeback has come to an early end. Multiple news outlets are reporting that the former Red Wings defenseman and Dearborn native has been cut by the ECHL’s Florida Everblades, after the former Stanley Cup champion signed with them just earlier this month. “I’m done,” Rafalski told…
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Ryan Miller’s Team USA mask revealed
Bishop Designs, A Grand Blanc-based company that specializes in goalie mask paint designs, has released images of the mask they have created for Ryan Miller to wear in the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympic Games. Check out what Miller, an East Lansing native, will wear when he tends to the Americans’ net in Sochi, Russia. The…
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Check out the latest digital edition of MiHockeyMag
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The Olympics are almost here – get ready with MiHockeyMag’s latest edition. Inside, we take a look at the three Michigan natives selected for Team USA, examine the American roster and share some predictions for who will return from Sochi with medals. Also inside this issue of MiHockeyMag, we remember Peter Halash, one of our…
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Nyquist named NHL’s second star
By Michael Caples – The Hockeytown faithful weren’t the only people taking notice of Gustav Nyquist’s impressive week. The Red Wings forward was named the NHL’s second star of the week today, after he recorded four goals and two assists last week. Nyquist scored in all four games the Wings played last week, helping…
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Eliot: Reflecting on my own Olympic experience, and how today’s Games have changed
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By Darren Eliot – After competing in the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, as a member of Team Canada, I made USA Today‘s quote of the day by commenting on the notion of pro hockey players participating in the Olympics. In 30 years, a lot has changed – not the least of…
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Despite “outstanding” performances from youngsters, Red Wings fall to Panthers
By Stefan Kubus – DETROIT – Despite scoring four goals for the third straight game, Detroit was denied of its longest home-winning streak of this season Sunday afternoon. Davison native Tim Thomas stopped Detroit’s Tomas Tatar, Daniel Alfredsson and Patrick Eaves in the shootout to seal a 5-4 victory for the Florida Panthers at Joe…