Category: Red Wings
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Detroit GM Ken Holland: The best in the business
By Dave Waddell – Few businesses in this country get scrutinized daily like a National Hockey League franchise and there are even fewer managers who run their operations as successfully as Detroit Red Wings’ general manager Ken Holland. With his team having won more Stanley Cups (three) and more games than anyone else in the…
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Chris Conner – Made in Michigan
Editor’s note: Chris Conner was recalled to Detroit this morning, along with defenseman Doug Janik and goaltender Jordan Pearce. By Kyle Kujawa – If there’s a sheet of ice in the state of Michigan, then there’s a good chance that Grand Rapids Griffins forward Chris Conner has skated on it. Conner has had the rare…
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Injuries continue as Wings lose to Blackhawks
By Michael Caples – DETROIT – Already playing without Nicklas Lidstrom and Pavel Datsyuk, the Red Wings watched two more players suffer injuries in their 2-1 Sunday afternoon loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. Jakub Kindl missed the majority of the game after what team officials called an upper-body injury in the first period, and then…
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Smith scores first NHL goal as Wings win big
By Matt Mackinder – DETROIT – This one was over before it started. Or at least, it was over 35 seconds into the first period. Valtteri Filppula scored the game’s first goal and added another in the second period as the Red Wings defeated the Minnesota Wild 6-0 Friday night in front of another…
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Patience is the path for Brendan Smith
Editor’s note: The Red Wings just announced that Smith has been recalled from Grand Rapids to join Detroit for their game in Columbus Tuesday night. By Kyle Kujawa – When Detroit Red Wings general manager Ken Holland acquired defenseman Kyle Quincey a week before the NHL’s trade deadline, he emphasized a well-known organizational philosophy when…
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Canucks end Red Wings’ historic win streak
By Matt Mackinder – DETROIT – The streak is over. The Red Wings’ home winning streak ended at an NHL-record 23 games Thursday night as the Vancouver Canucks got a late goal from Daniel Sedin to tie the game and then the game-winner from Alex Burrows in the shootout to beat Detroit, 4-3, at a…
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Booth’s big return to the Joe
By Michael Caples – DETROIT – It certainly wasn’t his first time at Joe Louis Arena. However, it had been a while since David Booth skated on Hockeytown’s ice. The 27-year-old native of Detroit had played in every NHL city but Detroit, before Thursday night. Each time his former team, the Florida Panthers, played at…
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Help Shawn Burr fight cancer
Former Red Wing Shawn Burr is taking on a fight away from the ice next month. Burr was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in 2011. Now, in the final stages of his recovery, he has been working hard to raise money and awareness for the cause. On March 17, The Shawn Burr Foundation will…
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Miller, third line help Red Wings post another home win
By Michael Caples – DETROIT – At this point, it seems to be a routine. The Red Wings posted a 3-2 win over San Jose Sunday afternoon at Joe Louis Arena, marking their 23rd consecutive win on home ice. Game after game, the Wings continue to build on their new NHL record. “It’s pretty amazing,”…
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Last-second play means 22 straight wins at the Joe
By Michael Caples – DETROIT – Pavel Datsyuk said he wasn’t surprised about the pass he received from Henrik Zetterberg with only seconds remaining in regulation. Pavel Datsyuk is, like almost everything else he does hockey-wise, in the minority. A game that seemed destined for overtime changed in a heartbeat, when Nicklas Lidstrom’s behind-the-back pass…