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Colin Pineau

Detroit Red Wings writer for The Hockey Writers and Michigan State hockey writer for spartanavenue.com

3 Places Better Than Washington For The 2015 Winter Classic

Colin Pineau | September 23, 2013

On Saturday morning, the Washington Capitals announced they will play in their second NHL Winter Classic, which left every hockey fan not wearing a Caps #8 jersey asking… “Why Washington?”…

Detroit Red Wings Mikael Samuelsson: IR To All-Star?

Colin Pineau | August 23, 2013

The last time Mikael Samuelsson played a full season for the Detroit Red Wings it was 2008-09, and he was 32 years young. That year the Red Wings lost in…

Ineffective Headshot Rule Signals Time To Eliminate Instigator Rule

Colin Pineau | July 19, 2013

It seems that the NHL’s Rule 48 on illegal checks to the head, instituted three years ago to curb concussions, isn’t working according to new research from Toronto’s St. Michael’s…

Detroit Red Wings Potential Draft Targets

Colin Pineau | June 17, 2013

This is a big draft year for the Detroit Red Wings. They have the 18th pick of the draft, which is the highest pick they’ve had since drafting Martin Lapointe…

Detroit Red Wings Second Round Exit: A Blessing In Disguise?

Colin Pineau | June 7, 2013

It was a whirlwind of a season for the Detroit Red Wings. Despite the ridiculous number of injuries the team took and it being a transition year, they still managed…

Red Wings: Brendan Smith Disappoints in Rookie Season

Colin Pineau | May 30, 2013

In his first full-season… well more like half-season thanks to the lockout… Brendan Smith was one of the Detroit Red Wings worst skaters. Smith went 0-8-8 in 34 games this…

Detroit Red Wings Round One Player Report Cards

Colin Pineau | May 14, 2013

This years Red Wings team has already exceeded expectations. The future looks very promising for this team, regardless of the results of the next series.

The Detroit Red Wings Daniel Cleary May Be Sent Packing

Colin Pineau | May 13, 2013

On June 4, 2008 Daniel Cleary made history with the Detroit Red Wings when he became the first player from Newfoundland and Labrador to get his name on the Stanley Cup. This feat…

Trade Regret: Detroit Red Wings Kyle Quincey

Colin Pineau | April 22, 2013

When Ken Holland went looking for someone to replace the soon to depart Brad Stuart at the 2012 trade deadline he wanted someone with prior experience in the Detroit Red Wings system,…

Detroit Red Wings Mid-Season Report: Team Excelling Despite Injuries

Colin Pineau | March 9, 2013

It’s midway through the season and so far the Red Wings are doing better than most thought they would do after losing Lidstrom and Stuart. They have a 12-8-4 record…

Will the Detroit Red Wings Trade Valtteri Filppula?

Colin Pineau | February 20, 2013

The Detroit Red Wings are searching high and low for a tier 1 defensemen. They want a guy that can eat up big minutes on the ice and ease the…

Tomas Tatar The New Jiri Hudler?

Colin Pineau | February 6, 2013

As one Czechoslovakian winger leaves Detroit, another steps in. Last night was Tomas Tatar’s season debut in a Red Wings sweater against Calgary, and it was also Jiri Hudler’s debut…

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