Tony Wolak
Tony Wolak is based in the Washington D.C. area and covers the Detroit Red Wings for THW. As a former junior and college hockey player, Tony has a unique perspective on Red Wings topics.
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Chirped: NHL Fans Already Running Out of Hats
October 9th, 2017 Less than a week into the 2017-18 NHL season, fans across North America have already witnessed five hat tricks. As a result, economists are projecting that fans will completely run out of hats by December.It’s been the NHL’s goal to increase scoring, and that’s certainly what’s happened over the first four days of the new...
Early Red Wings Takeaways: Howard & Special Teams
October 9th, 2017 Early reviews are in on the 2017-18 Detroit Red Wings: They’re hungry and out to prove last season was a fluke.Detroit opened up Little Caesars Arena with a gutsy 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild after blowing a 2-0 lead. Henrik Zetterberg capitalized on a loose puck to put the Red Wings up for good in the third period and...
How Early Injuries Have Benefited the Red Wings
October 5th, 2017 Much has already been made of the doom and gloom surrounding the Detroit Red Wings as they begin what’s likely to be a trying season. My goal this year is to always find a positive side of adversity that the Red Wings will probably face – and keeping it real. You can already find such articles about how Detroit can make the playoffs...
Chirped: NHL to Implement One-Minute 'Sorta' Penalties
October 2nd, 2017 In response to increasing player backlash and fan social media trends, the NHL has decided to adjust the rules surrounding their latest penalty regulations. Once the regular season kicks off, a number of penalties will require players to sit for only 60 seconds, rather than the two-minute standard that was seen during the...
The Grind Line: Red Wings 2017-18 Bold Predictions
October 2nd, 2017 Now that the preseason has concluded, the Detroit Red Wings are gearing up to officially open Little Caesars Arena Thursday night against the Minnesota Wild. Detroit finished the exhibition schedule with a 3-4-1 record and saw a few surprise performances along the way.For one, 2017 first-round pick Michael Rasmussen impressed the...
How the Red Wings Make the Playoffs
September 28th, 2017 It may be far-fetched to think that the Detroit Red Wings could qualify for the 2018 NHL Playoffs, but if you ask anyone on the team, it's their goal.Queue the Jim Mora sound-byte.https://youtu.be/U7fjDS0jKiERegardless of what may or may not be best for the organization, the Red Wings want to win. It's the inherent...
