Category: For Fans
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Suburban Hockey Foundation established to grow hockey, help Michigan families, programs in need
By @StefanKubus – The Suburban Sports Group announced Thursday a new initiative to ultimately help grow hockey in the Mitten state. The Suburban Hockey Foundation will aim to “contribute to the growth of hockey in Michigan by providing financial support and assistance to hockey families and programs in need throughout the state.” The nonprofit…
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Red Wings, Bally Sports announce broadcast schedule for 2021-22 NHL season
By @StefanKubus – On Tuesday, the Detroit Red Wings and television partner Bally Sports Detroit announced its broadcast schedule for the 2021-22 NHL season. A total of 72 regular-season games will be covered by the network, with 59 coming on the primary Bally Sports Detroit channel and 13 others on Bally Sports Detroit Plus.…
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Smith’s ‘Gordie Howe Hat Trick’ helps Red Wings snap seven-game skid
By @StefanKubus – The Red Wings broke a seven-game losing streak on Sunday and handed the Florida Panthers’ their first regulation loss of the year. Givani Smith scored his first of the season, added an assist and dropped the gloves – achieving the famed Gordie Howe Hat Trick en route to a 4-1 Red Wings…
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Ice hockey to resume in Michigan on Feb. 8
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By @StefanKubus – Per Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, ice hockey will officially be allowed to resume on Monday, Feb. 8. Whitmer announced Thursday that winter sports may resume earlier than the original restart date of Feb. 21. Masks and social distancing protocols are still expected to be…
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Red Wings rebound to split opening series with Canes
By @StefanKubus – Perhaps one of the most unique aspects of the 2021 NHL season is the the schedule often pitting teams against each other in consecutive games. Following the Red Wings’ season-opening loss to Carolina on Thursday, arguably one of the division’s top teams, Detroit had a chance at redemption Saturday night instead…
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Huskies’ Pietila named HCA Goaltender of the Month
By @StefanKubus – Michigan Tech’s Blake Pietila has been named the national Goaltender of the Month by the Hockey Commissioner’s Association for December. Pietila, a sophomore Howell native, led the WCHA in save percentage and tied for the league lead in wins (four). He also finished second in the WCHA in goals-against average with a…
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Team USA blanks Canada, captures gold at 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship
By @StefanKubus – They were going up against a team with 20 first-round NHL picks. A team coming off a dominant 5-0 win over Russia in the semifinals and one that hadn’t trailed in a game for the entire tournament. But HoneyBaked alum Alex Turcotte, Spencer Knight, Trevor Zegras and Team USA had other…
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Red Wings unveil 2020-21 training camp roster
By @StefanKubus – The Detroit Red Wings are one of seven teams that get a few extra days of training camp due to their exclusion from the 2020 “Return to Play” Stanley Cup Playoffs. On Wednesday, they unveiled the 40-man roster that will begin camp Friday, Jan. 1 at the BELFOR Training Center inside Little…
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Red Wings open 2021 season against Hurricanes Jan. 14; full schedule unveiled
By @StefanKubus – UPDATE: The team unveiled official start times for each game on Monday, Jan. 4, which can be found below. As an early Christmas gift, the NHL released the 2021 schedule on Wednesday. As we recently learned, each team will only play other teams within its realigned division this season. Which, for Detroit, means…
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NTDP’s Pastujov, Hughes take home weekly USHL honors
By @StefanKubus – It was a big week for a pair of U.S. NTDP Under-18 players. Compuware alum Sasha Pastjuov and Little Caesars alum Luke Hughes were named USHL Forward and Defenseman of the Week respectively. The Under-18 squad defeated Muskegon on Dec. 16, 9-3, and Dubuque on Dec. 18, 4-1, for a combined…