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 ...
The Detroit Red Wings knew what they had gotten themselves into going into game five against the Nashville Predators. It was the old guard facing elimination at the hands of the chic pick to come out of the west and the Wings dug themselves into a hole that stretched past the scoreboard. Pekka Rinne planted ...
Sitting in 2nd place in the West with 2 games at hand on the conference leading Minnesota Wild, things are looking pretty good right now for the Detroit Red Wings. Currently on their longest winning portion of what has been an incredibly streaky season, a lot of things have been going right for the ‘Wings, ...
Boasting an 8-4-1 record and a tied-for-league-best 3 shutouts, Jimmy Howard is attracting attention from around the league much like he did during his rookie campaign 2 seasons ago, and at just $2.25 million a year, many would argue that he’s a bargain. With top-notch starters around the league making triple (or even quadruple in ...
Since 1996-97, when the Detroit Red Wings won their first Stanley Cup in 42 long years the Motor City has been trademarked “Hockeytown” by hockey fans around the world. As the hockey season rolls into full swing over the next few weeks, there is a new border town ready to claim the title ...
It was a year go that the Phoenix Coyotes overcame drastic odds to not only make it into the playoffs; but to earn home ice advantage after starting training camp not even knowing whom would coach the desert dogs after ownership / management / coaching upheaval left the team in turmoil that it is still ...
2K Sports is out stirring up some hype for its latest game: NHL 2K11. They snagged cover star Ryan Kesler from the Vancouver Canucks and are driving cross continent promoting the game. The NHL 2k11 Tour started in Calgary in mid July and has already been to Vancouver, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Minneapolis, and Chicago before they ...
