Category: Red Wings
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Red Wings reduce roster by 13
UPDATE (Monday, Oct. 3): The Red Wings have assigned Adam Marsh to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s Val-d’Or Foreurs, and Colin Campbell has been released from his tryout. Campbell will now report to Grand Rapids. The Wings’ roster now stands at 48 players. Original post (Saturday, Oct. 1): By @MichaelCaples – The Red…
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NHL announces Centennial Celebration; Gretzky to serve as official ambassador
By @MichaelCaples – The National Hockey League officially announced its plans to celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2017 today, and they will have the help of the Great One while doing so. Wayne Gretzky will serve as the official ambassador to the Centennial Celebration, which will begin on Jan. 1, 2017 at the NHL…
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Red Wings to wear commemorative patch and paint No. 9 in ice at JLA to remember Gordie Howe
By @MichaelCaples – The Red Wings have announced two significant acts of remembrance for the late Gordie Howe. Detroit will wear a commemorative patch on their jerseys for the duration of the 2016-17 season in honor of “Mr. Hockey” while also painting a red “9” in the ice behind both nets at Joe Louis Arena.…
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Tatar’s overtime goal sends Team Europe to the World Cup final
By @MichaelCaples – The majority of the Red Wings’ representatives at the World Cup of Hockey are done with the preseason tournament, but Tomas Tatar just played a huge role in making sure his Team Europe continues on. The Red Wings’ forward, a native of Ilava, Slovakia, scored the game-winning goal in overtime for…
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Red Wings send seven players back to junior teams
By @MichaelCaples – The Red Wings announced today that they have sent seven players from their training camp back to their respective junior clubs. Jordan Sambrook is the lone player who officially belongs to the organization – he was a fifth-round pick in 2016. The others, all listed below, were released from their tryout agreements…
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World Cup of Hockey comes to a (disappointing) early end for the two U.S. related teams
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By @StefanKubus – Team USA finished 0-3 in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. If that wasn’t bad enough news, brace yourself. With Justin Abdelkader and the Americans falling to Team Europe with a lackluster performance and then following it up with a loss to the Canadians, the U.S. failed to advance to the tournament…
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Griffins sign Dan Cleary
By @MichaelCaples – The Grand Rapids Griffins have signed Dan Cleary to a one-year contract. A longtime member of the Red Wings, Cleary spent the 2015-16 season with the team’s AHL affiliate in Grand Rapids, and now, he will be spending another season with the Griffins. The 37-year-old forward played in 35 games for…
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Red Wings sign Ryan Sproul to new two-year contract
By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings are beginning training camp with some contract news. On the first day of their on-ice training in Traverse City for the 2016-17 season, the Wings announced that they have signed defenseman Ryan Sproul to a new two-year contract. Sproul, 23, was the Red Wings’ second-round pick in…
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PHOTOS: 2016-17 OHL season begins for Firebirds, Spirit in Flint
The 2016-17 OHL season officially began for the Firebirds and Spirit Thursday night, as the two in-state rivals squared off for a opening-night battle at the Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center in Flint. The home team ended up prevailing 4-0 in the contest – check out MiHockey’s photos from the game below. (Photos by…