Category: Red Wings
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The process of winning the Hockeytown fans back begins at Compuware
By Nick Barnowski – PLYMOUTH – After 113 days, the National Hockey League is back. The lockout between the NHL and the NHL Players Association ended this past week, and now the league begins the process of welcoming back their fans. For the Detroit Red Wings, that process shouldn’t take long at all. An estimated…
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Abdelkader talks training camp, urgency to prepare for shortened season
By Nick Barnowski – PLYMOUTH – Both Red Wings fans and players share something in common heading into the 2013 campaign: they each only have less than a week to prepare for the 48 game season. For forward Justin Abdelkader, that means getting back to business right away. Abdelkader and his teammates kicked off training…
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Photo gallery: Red Wings begin training camp at Compuware
The Red Wings kicked off their 2013 training camp at Plymouth’s Compuware Ice Arena today to get ready for a shortened NHL season. Below is MiHockey’s photo gallery for the event, which was open to the public. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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Players, owners sign memorandum of understanding; schedule released
By Michael Caples – The NHL officially released their 2013 regular-season schedule tonight, just shortly after both the league and the players association signed a memorandum of understanding to officially end the lockout and resume league activities. Below is the Red Wings’ schedule. Detroit will play 48 games, all against Western Conference opponents. Training camp…
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NHL Board of Governors approve CBA; Bettman apologizes
The NHL announced today that their Board of Governors have unanimously approved the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, confirming that the league will begin a season later this month. “On behalf of the National Hockey League’s Board of Governors, I am pleased to report that [Wednesday] we unanimously voted to ratify a new Collective Bargaining Agreement…
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The Red Wings are back – now what?
By Dave Waddell – With the NHL and NHLPA – the two most dysfunctional groups outside of Washington D.C. when it comes to compromising – finally stepping back from the precipice to reach an agreement on a new 10-year Collective Bargaining Agreement, it’s finally time to look forward to what a Detroit Red Wings’ season…
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NHL, NHLPA agree on the framework of a new CBA
By Michael Caples – At 5 a.m., the two sides finally agreed. NHL.com is confirming that the league and the players’ association have reached an agreement on the framework of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, ending a lockout lasted 113 days and cancelled a significant portion of the NHL season. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and…
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Red Wings alumni charity game nets over $100,000 for family of fallen police officer
By Stefan Kubus – PLYMOUTH – Former Detroit Red Wings took to the ice at Compuware Ice Arena in Plymouth Friday night to face off against police officers from various metro-Detroit cities in a charity event benefiting a fallen West Bloomfield officer. Patrick O’Rourke – a 12-year veteran of the West Bloomfield Police Department –…
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From The Stands: Rock out the Lockout a smashing success
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Timothy Hooker is a Michigan resident and founder of Pure As Pond Ice, a charity organization created to help underprivileged children experience the game of hockey. Hooker was one of the 4,500-plus hockey fans who attended ‘Rock out the Lockout’ in Windsor – here was his impression from the NHLPA-produced charity event. By Timothy Hooker…
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Adam Almquist earns his spot on Grand Rapids blue line
By Kyle Kujawa – Adam Almquist is used to surpassing expectations. Entering his first season in North America, Almquist was a bit of a wildcard. As a unit, the Grand Rapids Griffins defense had only two returning full-time members – Brendan Smith and Brian Lashoff. The team added veterans Nathan Paetsch and Brennan Evans to…