John Curran
Left handed hockey fanatic, born and raised in Erie, PA. Currently residing in Nashville, TN. Proudly covering the Detroit Red Wings.
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Red Wings Top Prospects Finding Early Success in WHL
October 13th, 2017 The Detroit Red Wings' most recent first-round draft picks are finding success early on in the Western Hockey League season. Defenceman Dennis Cholowski, drafted 20th overall in 2016, and big-bodied centerman Michael Rasmussen, Detroit's ninth overall pick last June, have both started strong for their teams in 2017-18.Both selections...
Frk Thriving in Athanasiou's Absence
October 10th, 2017 The Detroit Red Wings drafted both Martin Frk (49th overall) and Andreas Athanasiou (110th overall) in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. However, Frk, who was claimed by the Carolina Hurricanes via waivers last October only to be reacquired by Detroit less than a month later, is off to an impressive early start with the club in 2017-18....
Red Wings Youth and Goaltending Soar in Season Opener
October 6th, 2017 The Detroit Red Wings will need their younger stars to step up in 2017-18 if the team has any aspirations to once again reach the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and apparently, some of those players got the memo on opening night. Dylan Larkin, Anthony Mantha, and Martin Frk each found the back of the net in Detroit's 4-2 win over the Minnesota...
Will Zetterberg Again Lead Red Wings in Points?
October 4th, 2017 Henrik Zetterberg, the captain of the Detroit Red Wings, has led his team in points for three consecutive NHL seasons. Now, as he approaches 37 years of age, and the Wings begin to rely more heavily on some of their talented young forwards, will the bearded-leader once again outproduce his younger colleagues?What he did during the...
Red Wings' Rasmussen Making Big Preseason Impression
September 28th, 2017 When the Detroit Red Wings selected Michael Rasmussen ninth overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft he became the team's highest first-round pick since the team drafted Keith Primeau third overall in 1990. Like Dennis Cholowski, the Wings' 2016 first-round draft pick, Rasmussen's selection was met with a great deal of criticism from...
Red Wings Trading Sheahan to Penguins Makes Sense
September 23rd, 2017 Rumors of the Detroit Red Wings trading Riley Sheahan have heated up over the last week. The reigning back-to-back Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins, are the team most linked to Sheahan. Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette believes that a trade between Pittsburgh and Detroit for Sheahan would be mutually...