Category: The Latest
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Report: Red Wings, Justin Abdelkader close to agreeing on a seven-year extension
By @MichaelCaples – If a report from TSN’s Bob McKenzie is true (and it almost always is), Justin Abdelkader’s going to be staying in his home state for quite a while. McKenzie is reporting that the Red Wings and the Muskegon native are close to agreeing on a seven-year extension for No. 8, at…
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Firebirds’ captain, coach and GM talk about the state of their OHL program
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By @MichaelCaples – It was business as usual in Flint today, as the Firebirds returned to practice after an eventful last few days. Team general manager Terry Christensen, coach John Gruden and captain Alex Peters all spoke to members of the media to bring to a close two days of news and rumors swirling…
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PHOTOS: Red Wings win in Sergei Fedorov’s Hall of Fame celebration night
Detroit celebrated Sergei Fedorov’s induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame Tuesday night, and the Red Wings honored No. 91 with a 1-0 victory. Andreas Athanasiou scored his first NHL goal – the lone tally in the contest – and Petr Mrazek recorded a shutout between the pipes. For a game recap and postgame video,…
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Mrazek’s shutout, Athanasiou’s first goal lift Wings to win over Caps
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – Alex Ovechkin’s hunt to break Sergei Fedorov’s record for most goals by a Russian-born player will have to wait. Despite putting 15 shots on goal, himself, Ovechkin was thwarted by Red Wings goaltender Petr Mrazek, as Mrazek stopped all of them and 38 in total to lead Detroit to…
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Firebirds’ president, head coach talk about team’s status
By @MichaelCaples – On the team’s radio show – The Flint Firebirds Hockey Coaches Show with Dominic Hennig and John Gruden – Tuesday evening, both Flint Firebirds president Costa Papista and head coach John Gruden talked about Sunday’s events and how the team is moving forward. Following the Firebirds’ overtime win Sunday evening, Flint owner…
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Sergei Fedorov returns to Joe Louis Arena for Hockey Hall of Fame honoring
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – Walking the Joe Louis Arena undercroft en route to the Detroit Red Wings locker room is a path Sergei Fedorov is all too familiar with. But Tuesday night prior to puck drop between the Detroit Red Wings and Washington Capitals – two of his former teams – he returned…
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Karmanos: “I’m truly honored and humbled to be included in this great institution”
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By @MichaelCaples – During his Hockey Hall of Fame induction speech, Peter Karmanos, Jr., reflected on his first hockey memory. The Detroit native confessed that when he was 8 years old, he was a budding baseball and football fan. When his mother offered to let him stay up past his bedtime to watch something…
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Ruggiero: “I didn’t know I could play hockey for a living when I was a little girl”
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By Faith Krogulecki – When Angela Ruggiero was 7 years old, her older brother came home in his goalie gear desperate for players to add to his team. Before she knew it, Ruggiero was on the ice, and she never looked back. On Monday night, Ruggiero became the fourth women’s hockey player to be inducted…
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Spartans’ Ferrantino named Big Ten’s first star of the week
By @MichaelCaples – The Michigan State Spartans scored 12 goals over the weekend, and their captain factored into five of them. The Big Ten announced today that MSU’s Michael Ferrantino has been named the conference’s first star of the week, after the senior leader of the Spartans racked up five assists in the Spartans’…
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Lidstrom: “I never imagined a night like this”
By @MichaelCaples – Monday night, Nicklas Lidstrom was supposed to celebrate his own hockey accomplishments. In fitting ‘Perfect Human’ fashion, however, he started his Hockey Hall of Fame induction speech by talking about Steve Yzerman, his former teammate who welcomed Lidstrom on stage and presented him with his plaque. “Oh boy, that was a…