Griffin Schroeder
Griffin is a Junior at Northwood University in Midland, Michigan pursuing a Sports and Entertainment degree. His passion of writing began when Detroit Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg was out for the season in 2014 and he wanted to give his thoughts. Griffin comes from LastWordOnSports.com where he had the role of "associate editor" and wrote nearly 300 articles over three years for their hockey department.
Author's Posts
The Grind Line: Red Wings Next Big Move
March 5th, 2018 What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly column about the Detroit Red Wings. Jacob Messing, Griffin Schroeder, and Tony Wolak are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking unit and sound off on...
Red Wings Trade Deadline: Who's Staying, Who's Going?
February 26th, 2018 By the time the clock hits 3:00 p.m., the Detroit Red Wings will have completed their second consecutive trade deadline as sellers. Although they are five points back of the Columbus Blue Jackets for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, the writing is on the wall. They haven't won more than four consecutive games this...
Nolan Patrick Finally Showing His Potential
February 16th, 2018 In what was supposed to be a draft year to remember for WHL star Nolan Patrick, adversity reigned supreme. Projected as the No. 1 overall pick coming into 2016-17, the Winnipeg, Manitoba native was limited to 33 games due to a nagging core muscle injury. The nature of the setback was at first misdiagnosed, as he turned out to have a...
Red Wings Nyquist & Tatar Are Expendable
February 11th, 2018 Gustav Nyquist and Tomas Tatar had unfair, albeit natural expectations as they rose to the Detroit Red Wings. Both of them were drafted outside the first round, spent years over-ripening in the minors, and burst onto the scene upon acclimation to the league. When they were called up, the team had a duo nearing the end of their time...
2018 Will Define the Detroit Red Wings Future
January 3rd, 2018 Make no mistake about it, 2017 was not kind to the Detroit Red Wings. Out of 84 regular season games from New Year's Day to New Year's Eve, the team won just 32 of them. They finished fifth-worst in that regard, posting just three more wins than the Colorado Avalanche, who finished last out of the 30 teams that participated in the...
Tyler Bertuzzi - Big League or Bust?
December 23rd, 2017 Third time's the charm. Bouncing up and down from the Grand Rapids Griffins to the Detroit Red Wings multiple times, Tyler Bertuzzi's NHL career hasn't gotten off to the smoothest start. This past training camp, his journey to the big league roster was cut short after a wrist injury put him out of action for 3-4 weeks. This led to him...
