Category: Red Wings
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Team USA wins sixth straight game at Worlds to wrap up preliminary round
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UPDATE: Team USA will play Finland in the quarterfinals on Thursday – puck drops at 10:15 a.m. ET. Television details have yet to be announced. By @MichaelCaples – Team USA is storming into the quarterfinals at the Men’s World Championship. With a 5-3 victory over Russia, the American squad wraps up preliminary-round play with six…
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Griffins close out series with Game 5 win in Chicago
By @MichaelCaples – There will be more hockey in Grand Rapids soon. With a 5-2 victory tonight in Chicago, the Griffins have secured a spot in the AHL’s Western Conference Finals. The Detroit Red Wings’ AHL affiliate advances after a 4-1 series win in a Central Division Finals showdown against the Chicago Wolves, finalized on…
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PHOTOS: Griffins take 3-1 series lead with Monday night win in Grand Rapids
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With a 6-3 win Monday night at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, the Griffins assumed a 3-1 series lead over the Chicago Wolves in their second-round AHL playoff series. (Photos by Andie Wojciak/MiHockey)
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Red Wings need a successful summer heading into new season, new building
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By @StefanKubus – “We have to figure out which of the players are a part of the solution.” As his offseason began early for the first time in his tenure and his team prepares to move into a new building, Red Wings general manager Ken Holland put it simply and bluntly. The Red Wings’ management…
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PHOTOS: Griffins regain series lead with home victory Saturday night
The Chicago Wolves evened their second-round AHL playoff series with the Griffins in a win on Friday night, but the Griffins took advantage of home ice Saturday. Powered by three first-period goals, Grand Rapids posted a 4-2 victory over Chicago in Game 3 at Van Andel Arena. Matt Ford, Ben Street and Tyler Bertuzzi scored…
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Griffins take early series lead with Game 1 victory over Chicago
By @MichaelCaples – The Griffins struck first. In Game 1 of their second-round series with the Chicago Wolves, Grand Rapids recorded a 4-1 victory on the road Wednesday night. Martin Frk, Matthew Ford, Tomas Nosek and Ben Street all scored for the Griffins in the series-opening win, while Jared Coreau stopped 27 of the 28…
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Tag Bertuzzi signs with Guelph Storm
By @MichaelCaples – Michigan’s highest OHL pick has signed with the franchise that selected him No. 2 overall in this year’s Priority Selection. Tag Bertuzzi is officially on his way to Guelph, Ontario – the Oakland Jr. Grizzlies forward signed with the Storm today. “We are thrilled to add Tag to our program,” said Storm…
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Blade Jenkins to sign with Saginaw Spirit
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By @MichaelCaples – Blade Jenkins is heading north. The Jackson native will be signing with the Saginaw Spirit, the OHL franchise that drafted him No. 4 overall in the 2016 OHL Draft. Jenkins, a product of the Compuware hockey program, spent the 2016-17 season with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-17 Team. He was…
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Red Wings add Adam Nightingale to coaching staff
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By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings are bringing in another Michigan native – this time on the coaching staff. The Original Six franchise just announced that they have hired Adam Nightingale as an assistant coach/video. A native of Cheboygan, Nightingale played two seasons for Lake Superior State and two seasons for Michigan State before…
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Griffins sign West Bloomfield native Corey Elkins to contract for 2017-18
By @MichaelCaples – The Grand Rapids Griffins are getting ready for their second-round playoff match-up, but they’re working towards the future. The AHL franchise announced today that they have signed Michigan native Corey Elkins to a one-year contract for the 2017-18 season. Elkins, 32, has spent the last five seasons with HIFK Helsinki. He is…