Growing Up a Red Wings Fan
Growing up as a hockey fan in the 1990s, the Detroit Red Wings were an easy team to root for. Their fast, skilled game made them the antithesis of my beloved Buffalo Sabres, who at the time were full of thugs like Rob Ray, Bob Boughner, and Matt Barnaby. That’s not to say I haven’t [...]
Tomas Jurco: The Next Red Wings Star?
On Thursday night the QMJHL’s Saint John Sea Dogs became back-to-back President’s Cup winners, clobbering the Rimouski Oceanic 8-0 in the closing game of their…
Nicklas Lidstrom’s Future Could Decide Where Ryan Suter Lands
It’s no secret that the Detroit Red Wings plan to be active during this offseason. After exiting the playoffs in just 5 games, the team…
Red Wings Throw Hat Into Goaltender Sweepstakes
“It wouldn’t be so bad to try and upgrade in goal behind Jimmy Howard if we can.” Those were Detroit Red Wings senior vice president…
Defensemen, Goaltenders Should Be Detroit Red Wings’ Draft Priorities
Teemu Pulkkinen, Calle Jarnkrok, Tomas Tatar, Tomas Jurco, Gustav Nyquist, Riley Sheahan; You’ve likely heard those names before. They’re some of the Detroit Red Wings’…
Roy “Gus” Giesebrecht, don’t forget the Last Detroit Red Wing
The 1942 Stanley Cup Final between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings was the first…
Nicklas Lidstrom Should Retire
In three out of their four playoff losses to the Nashville Predators the Detroit Red Wings fell…
Top 20: Detroit Red Wings 2011-12 Highlights
If you’re like me, every day since their playoff usurping you’ve spent at least a little time reflecting…
Fun With Numbers: 2011/2012 NHL Regular Season Edition
As another NHL regular season has passed us by, hockey stat junkies everywhere have another endless sea of…
Thuggish Buffoonery: AKA The NHL Playoffs
Ah, Spring… When otherwise sportsmanlike players make decidedly unsportsmanlike plays. In game one of the Predators/Red Wings series,…
So You Want To Know Nicklas Lidstrom’s Future Plans?
Will Nicklas Lidstrom return for another season? That’s the most frequently asked question in Hockeytown (and perhaps the…
Essential Hockey Read: Behind The Moves
The Essential Hockey Read & Reference: Behind The Moves: NHL General Managers Tell how Winners are Built by…
Rinne Leads Preds to Round 2
For the second straight season the Nashville Predators will advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup…
The Guard Has Changed From Hockeytown To Smashville
The Detroit Red Wings knew what they had gotten themselves into going into game five against the Nashville…
Gordie Howe’s goals per arena
Gordie Howe, of course, needs no introduction as one of the greatest players in the history of the…
