50 Years Ago in Hockey – Wings Whip Hawks Rick Cole | April 5, 2015 The Detroit Red Wings, just as coach Sid Abel predicted, look to be turning their semi-final series into an offensive display. The poured a half-dozen goals into the Chicago net last night…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Hawks, Wings Relax Between Games Rick Cole | April 3, 2015 While the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs took verbal shots at each other after their tumultuous game one, the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks relaxed and took…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Favourites Take Openers Rick Cole | April 2, 2015 The Stanley Cup playoffs opened last night in Detroit and Montreal and went pretty much as scripted, with the favoured Canadiens and Red Wings posting victories. Both games were close,…
Mike Babcock Coaches With Heavy Heart in Red Wings’ Loss Tom Mitsos | March 30, 2015 After a well-played game against Tampa Bay on Saturday, the Detroit Red Wings special teams struggled Sunday against the New York Islanders in a 5-4 loss. Coach Mike Babcock was…
Justin Abdelkader’s Magical Month of March Prashanth Iyer | March 29, 2015 The Detroit Red Wings still have two more games remaining in the month of March, but it’s already been a memorable month for Justin Abdelkader. On February 28th, Abdelkader had…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Crozier Takes Vezina Lead Rick Cole | March 28, 2015 Detroit Red Wings rookie goalie Roger Crozier continued his storybook season last night by taking a two-goal lead over Toronto Maple Leaf goalies Terry Sawchuk and Johnny Bower in the…
Red Wings: Datsyuk, Cole, Sheahan Become Injury Dominoes Jacob Messing | March 27, 2015 The 2013-14 season for the Detroit Red Wings can be described with two words, “youth” and “injury.” The 2014-15 season has been about building off both by a youth movement…
Red Wings’ Issues Go Far Beyond Jimmy Howard Tom Mitsos | March 27, 2015 March hasn’t been kind to the Detroit Red Wings, and as a result, they are scratching and clawing for points trying to hold off Ottawa and Boston for third place…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Red Wings Clinch Title Rick Cole | March 26, 2015 The Detroit Red Wings defeated the New York Rangers 7-4 last night to claim their 13th National Hockey League championship, their first in eight years. The victory took place before 14,…
Red Wings Prospect Dylan Larkin: Should He Stay or Should He Go? Tom Mitsos | March 25, 2015 View image | gettyimages.com Last summer, the Detroit Red Wings selected Dylan Larkin with the 15th overall selection in the 2014 draft, their highest draft pick since 1991. On…
Is Detroit Still “Home, Swede Home”? Brandon Peleshok | March 24, 2015 The Detroit Red Wings and Swedish-born players: a match made in hockey heaven. Under the guidance of Director of European Scouting, Hakan Andersson, Detroit has been able to draft some of their…
Detroit Red Wings Continue Mastery of Central Division Jacob Messing | March 23, 2015 With Sunday’s overtime win over the St. Louis Blues, the Detroit Red Wings have continued their dominance over the Central Division. Marek Zidlicky took a shot from the point and…