Category: Red Wings
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Griffins take early series lead in AHL Finals with Syracuse
By Alyssa Girardi – The Grand Rapids Griffins carried the emotions of a Game 7 win on Wednesday to Syracuse on Saturday night, where they defeated the Crunch 3-1 in Game 1 of the Calder Cup Finals. The Griffins handed Syracuse its only second loss of this season’s playoffs, in which Petr Mrazek dominated in…
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Griffins win Game 7 with OKC, secure first trip to AHL Finals in franchise history
By Pat Evans – GRAND RAPIDS – The Grand Rapids Griffins now have an opportunity to give the city’s signature Alexander Calder sculpture a nice friend: the Calder Cup trophy. Following an up-and-down series full of emotion against Oklahoma City, the Griffins are now moving on to the franchise’s first AHL Finals appearance. Playing on…
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Our top 10 moments from the Red Wings’ 2013 season
By Michael Caples – It was another wild season of Red Wings hockey in 2013. Even with a lockout taking away 34 regular-season contests, the Wings managed to produce another memorable season for the Hockeytown faithful. Here are our ten favorite Red Wings moments from the past five months. Think we missed one? Leave us…
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Danny DeKeyser still has to clean out his apartment at Western
By Stefan Kubus – DETROIT – It’s not often that you hear of a National Hockey League player planning to spend a portion of his summer at a college apartment. But before he tackles his off-season training, that’s just what Red Wings’ blue-liner Danny DeKeyser (Clay Township) said he has to head to, with a…
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Red Wings clean out lockers, prepare for summer and reflect on playoffs
By Michael Caples – DETROIT – It wasn’t the end they wanted. But two days after the Red Wings’ season concluded, there was a positive outlook around the Detroit locker room. A team that almost missed the playoffs took the best team in the NHL to overtime of a Game 7, and along the…
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Photo gallery: Blackhawks beat Red Wings in Game 7
A goal from Brent Seabrook at the 3:35 mark of overtime gave the Blackhawks a Game 7 victory, and ended the Red Wings’ season in the process. Here are some photos from the game at the United Center in Chicago. Click here to read MiHockey’s recap of the game. Can’t see the photos? Follow this…
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Red Wings eliminated from playoffs after OT loss in Game 7
By Michael Caples – The Red Wings were given new life in Game 7 after a strange penalty call overturned what appeared to be the game-winning goal in the third period. Unfortunately for Detroit, the Blackhawks were the ones to find the back of the net first in overtime. Brent Seabrook scored 3:35 into the…
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Photo gallery: Blackhawks beat Red Wings to force Game 7
The Blackhawks avoided elimination once again, topping the Red Wings 4-3 at Joe Louis Arena on Memorial Day. Click here to read MiHockey’s game recap. Can’t see the photos? View them through our Flickr account by following this link. (All photos by Jen Hefner/MiHockey)
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Blackhawks pick up series-tying Game 6 win over Red Wings
By Michael Caples – DETROIT – Just when it was looking like a party was starting in Hockeytown, everything changed. A goal from Michal Handzus 51 seconds into the third period tied it. Then a rebound goal from Bryan Bickell gave the Blackhawks a 3-2 lead. The momentum swing would be all the Blackhawks…
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Photo gallery: Blackhawks top Red Wings in Game 5
The Blackhawks posted a 4-1 win in Game 5 of their Western Conference Semifinals match-up with the Red Wings to avoid elimination and force a Game 6 at Joe Louis Arena. Can’t see the photos? Click here to view them through our Flickr account. (All photos by Ellina Stein/MiHockey)