Category: Red Wings
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A look at the Red Wings’ selections at the 2017 NHL Draft
By @MichaelCaples – There was plenty of talk leading up to the 2017 NHL Draft regarding the Red Wings’ amount of selection opportunities and whether they would end up using any as trades. Now with the draft officially complete, we know the answer. The Wings have added a total of 11 new prospects to…
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Red Wings select Saginaw’s Brady Gilmour in seventh round of 2017 NHL Draft
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By @MichaelCaples – With their last pick in the 2017 NHL Draft, the Red Wings went with a player placing close to Hockeytown. The Wings selected Brady Gilmour, a forward with the Saginaw Spirit, with the 193rd pick in the draft Saturday in Chicago. A 5-foot-10, 170-pound forward, Gilmour has spent the last two…
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Red Wings take Muskegon Lumberjacks goaltender Keith Petruzzelli in NHL Draft
By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings stayed close to home for their next goaltender. The Wings have claimed Muskegon Lumberjacks goaltender Keith Petruzzelli in the 2017 NHL Draft. Petruzzelli was named USA Hockey’s Goalie of the Year after an outstanding season with the Michigan-based USHL franchise. He was ranked the No. 2 goaltender…
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Red Wings third-round picks: Finnish defenseman, two Canadian forwards, U.S. goalie
By @MichaelCaples – A Scandinavian defenseman in Round 2, and another Scandinavian defenseman to start Round 3 for the Wings. Detroit selected Kasper Kotkansalo, a native of Espoo, Finland, with the No. 71 overall pick in the draft. He was ranked the No. 92 skater by NHL Central Scouting afterp laying the 2016-17 season with…
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Red Wings take Gustav Lindstrom at No. 38 overall in the NHL Draft
By @MichaelCaples – The Red Wings are heading back to Sweden for their second pick of the 2017 NHL Draft. Detroit claimed defenseman Gustav Lindstrom at No. 38 overall, after taking center Michael Rasmussen in the first round Friday night. Lindstrom was ranked the No. 25 European skater heading into the draft after being ranked…
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New Wing Michael Rasmussen: “It’s a dream come true”
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By @MichaelCaples – Michael Rasmussen donned a Red Wings jersey Friday night as the Original Six franchise’s first-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft, and the moment wasn’t lost on the big-bodied center. “It was my mind that coming here was something that could happen and now, it’s a dream come true,” Rasmussen said…
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Red Wings select Michael Rasmussen with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft
By @MichaelCaples – It was the highest pick the Red Wings held since 1990. What did they do with it? Welcome to Hockeytown, The Wings used the No. 9 overall pick to claim Michael Rasmussen among a sea of boos from the Chicago Blackhawks fans. Rasmussen is a 6-foot-6 center from Tri-City in…
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Red Wings’ 2017-18 season schedule unveiled
By @MichaelCaples and @StefanKubus – Fans can now plan out their first (and 41st) visit to Little Caesars Arena. The National Hockey League released the full 2017-18 season schedule today, which means the Red Wings now know when teams will roll through their new building in Detroit. It was announced Wednesday that the Wings’…
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Check out this video of hockey played inside a semi truck
We’re not exactly sure where this is coming from, since it’s posted from a Facebook page that says it’s a part of the German pro league but it looks like they’re Russian, but nonetheless, check out this video of hockey played inside a semi truck.
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So after all that…it’s Tomas Nosek
By @MichaelCaples – Father’s Day came with a stressful Sunday morning for Red Wings fans, as many of the Hockeytown faithful cried foul. Petr Mrazek exposed instead of Jimmy Howard for the NHL Expansion Draft? How could you possibly expose a 25-year-old netminder instead of the 33-year-old making far more money? Soon, however, the…