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Ian Dunham

I began my career in hockey as a pre-scout for Cranbrook Kingswood Academy in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. I have been writing about the NHL for multiple platforms since the 2007-2008 season.

Red Wings’ Smith Continues To Gamble

Ian Dunham | September 26, 2013

  From a Gamblers Anonymous forum: “If and when I ever get to the utopian state of truly feeling that, whatever the results, whatever the misfortunes or good fortunes that…

Categories Detroit Red Wings

Adam Almquist: Detroit’s Budding Swedish Yoda

Ian Dunham | September 20, 2013

“Size matters not”…Yoda If Master Yoda were a sophomore AHL defenseman, he would be Adam Almquist. Even Almquist’s ears, while not freakishly enormous or green, have a Yoda-ish appearance.  Detroit…

Categories Detroit Red Wings

Best Thing About Detroit Heading East Is…

Ian Dunham | August 16, 2013

  Revenge for 2009. Detroit’s oriental life will reignite the dwindling but constant fire between the Red Wings and Penguins. Rivalries are born in the playoffs, and they transform into…

Categories Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins

Patrick Kane, The Human Mind And Olympic Hockey Hypocrisy

Ian Dunham | August 9, 2013

  I despise Patrick Kane. The guy is a caricature of everything people cannot stand about “frat-boy” culture.  He uses terms like “my boy” to describe intimates, seems to love…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks, NHL News

Putin’s Russia And Gangsterism In The KHL

Ian Dunham | July 31, 2013

“Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” Winston Churchill This quote would impress an intelligent high school senior. It’s the most banal statement about Russia that…

Categories Detroit Red Wings, KHL, NHL News

Wings Claim “Few Superstars” Among Prospects: Truth Or Tactics?

Ian Dunham | July 19, 2013

    “Never interrupt an enemy while he is making a mistake”  Napoleon Bonaparte Oh, Napoleon.  So wise in the ways of war, but have you any wisdom regarding friendship?…

Categories Detroit Red Wings, NHL News, NHL Prospects

Damien Brunner Ready to Excel in Detroit

Ian Dunham | January 14, 2013

  Be honest…when you hear the name Damien, you think of creeps.  You think of Satanic children.  You think of of Marilyn Manson style goths, and amoral drug users.  You…

Categories Detroit Red Wings

Dogfight in Detroit

Ian Dunham | January 11, 2013

    Chicago is speedy. St. Louis is dirty.  Nashville is both.  The only reprieve will come against a Nash-less Columbus.  Detroit will play each of these teams nearly SEVEN…

Categories Detroit Red Wings, Previews and Predictions

Five Ways The NHL Can Bring Back Fans

Ian Dunham | December 6, 2012

    For once, finally, during this whole god-awful mess, it seems as if the senseless and embarrassing work stoppage is coming to an end.  We can say this because…

Categories All-Star Weekend, Detroit Red Wings, NHL News

Sheahan DUI Reveals Hockey’s Dark Side

Ian Dunham | December 4, 2012

  In the wake of the Belcher killings, discussing a DUI arrest will seem less than forceful.  A tragedy of that sort commands our attention in a way that a…

Categories AHL, Detroit Red Wings, NHL News, NHL Prospects

There Can Be No NHL Boycott

Ian Dunham | November 21, 2012

  Between sessions of extreme nose-blowing and hardcore sobbing, jilted lovers often make the ridiculous claim that whoever did the jilting will not be welcomed back into the fold with…

Categories Detroit Red Wings, NHL News

Women Know The NHL Too

Ian Dunham | November 14, 2012

      “Setting liquid wolf traps” is how a very astute female fan described the on-ice tactics of the Sedin twins during a game against Detroit.  Granted, this fan…

Categories Humor, NHL News
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