Category: Red Wings
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Expansion Draft results released
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By @MichaelCaples – The Golden Knights will officially have a hockey team by the end of Wednesday night. During the NHL Awards Show, the selections made by the Las Vegas expansion franchise in the Expansion Draft were officially announced. MiHockey is following along tonight to chart out which players are selected, most notably who goes…
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MiHockey’s real expansion mock draft, and one ridiculously biased Michigan verison
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By @MichaelCaples and @StefanKubus – So we’re sitting here waiting for the actual Expansion Draft to start tonight, and we decided we should do our own instead. We’re doing two versions – a legitimate one and a ‘dude, let’s just pick all our Michigan boys’ one. The fun one to examine, obviously, is our Michigan-centric…
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Red Wings’ home opener slated for Oct. 5
By @MichaelCaples – Fans can now plan accordingly for the first-ever official regular-season game at Little Caesars Arena. The Red Wings will play the Minnesota Wild on Oct. 5 at their new building in Detroit. The full schedule for the Wings’ 2017-18 season will be announced tomorrow. It also appears that Detroit has revealed…
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NHL’s new Adidas jerseys released
By @MichaelCaples – Well, other than a different brand name on the back, Red Wings fans won’t notice much of a difference in the team’s look when they begin the 2017-18 season – at least as far as jerseys are concerned. The NHL’s new Adidas-created jerseys were released tonight, and while there were so…
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Cholowski, Smith invited to Hockey Canada’s World Junior camp
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By @MichaelCaples – Two Red Wings prospects will be in Plymouth this July. Hockey Canada has released its World Junior development camp roster, with Dennis Cholowski and Givani Smith both making the list. Cholowski was the Wings’ first-round pick in last summer’s NHL Draft; Smith was one of two second-round picks (the other being Filip…
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A look at the Red Wings’ expansion draft ‘available players’ list
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By @MichaelCaples – Petr Mrazek is available to be claimed by the Las Vegas Golden Knights. Red Wings general manager Ken Holland was forced to decide between which of the Red Wings’ two goaltenders to expose in the NHL Expansion Draft process – Mrazek or Jimmy Howard – and he opted for the 25-year-old Czech…
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Michigan names on the ‘available list’ for the NHL Expansion Draft
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By @MichaelCaples – The NHL released its expansion draft protected lists today, as well as all the players on the ‘available list’ for the Las Vegas Golden Knights as they construct their first roster in franchise history. Here are the Michigan names (and a few former Red Wings) appearing in the ‘available’ column that…
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Red Wings’ protected list for expansion draft announced
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By @MichaelCaples – With the addition of the Las Vegas Golden Knights franchise, the 2017 offseason is a unique one for the NHL member clubs. Today, all of the NHL clubs’ protected lists were announced for the upcoming NHL Expansion Draft, as the Golden Knights prepare to fill an empty locker room by selecting players…
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Red Wings’ new jerseys start coming into focus with teases from Adidas
By @MichaelCaples – The Adidas logo has arrived for the hockey world. Over the last few days, the new jersey provider for the NHL has been releasing sneak peeks through social media – both through the Adidas’ account and through NHL team accounts. Here’s the latest from the Red Wings’ Twitter account, which shows how…
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Jared Coreau personifies determination in Calder Cup championship win
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By @StefanKubus – GRAND RAPIDS – On Tuesday morning, three days removed from being pulled in a 5-1 loss, Jared Coreau set out to prove he could get the job done. By the end of the night, it was mission accomplished for the Northern Michigan alum. Coreau successfully backstopped Grand Rapids to a Calder…