Pre-Season NHL Rankings: The Western Conference Dave Champion | August 2, 2012 This off-season has been full of surprising twists and turns in the NHL world, from Shea Weber signing an offer sheet with the Philadelphia Flyers and the Nashville Predators’ matching…
The Best Late Round Gems of the NHL Entry Draft Since 2000 (Part II – ’03-’07 Drafts) Anatoliy Metter | July 26, 2012 Last month, I documented some of the NHL’s best late round picks of the 2000, 2001, and 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Players such as Henrik Lundqvist, Kevin Bieksa, and Brooks…
Fabian Brunnstrom’s Departure No Surprise, No Loss for Red Wings Andrew Johnson | July 25, 2012 According to a report from Swedish news outlet Expressen on Wednesday, 27-year-old forward Fabian Brunnstrom has signed a three-year deal with the Frolunda Indians of the Elitserien, Sweden’s top professional…
Does Free Agency Build Championship Teams? Meesh Shanmugam | July 13, 2012 The reviews are in – this year’s free agency period gets…a yawn. The free agent crop was thin going into this offseason, and player movement has slowed to a crawl…
TML Captains: Ted Kennedy 1948-1955, 1956-57 Mark Ascione | July 11, 2012 TML Captains is a series that profiles the men who ‘wore the C’ for one of the NHL’s charter franchises. Previously featured were Charlie Conacher, Red Horner, Syl Apps and…
Red Wings Sign Hossa-like Prospect Marek Tvrdon Andrew Johnson | July 2, 2012 It’s not the signing Detroit Red Wings fans were hoping to hear about Monday morning, but it’s a signing nonetheless. Via the Macomb Daily’s Chuck Pleiness: “The Wings have signed…
Red Wings Sign Familiar Faces Samuelsson, Tootoo; Trade Coming? Andrew Johnson | July 1, 2012 As Sunday’s “free agent frenzy” dwindled the Detroit Red Wings decided to liven things up a bit, making two rapid fire signings that took Hockeytown by surprise, the first of…
Jonas Gustavsson Brings Question Marks To Detroit Andrew Johnson | July 1, 2012 Just one week after having his negotiating rights traded from Toronto to Winnipeg, goaltender Jonas Gustavsson hit the open free agent market at noon on Sunday. 40 minutes later he…
What if the Wild hit the lottery and land Parise, Suter and more? David Brown | July 1, 2012 The what if’s for the Minnesota Wild will start to figure themselves out today, July 1, at noon ET. The Wild will have a lot of question marks coming into…
Red Wings Assistant Jeff Blashill Moved To Grand Rapids: Demotion, Promotion, Neither? Andrew Johnson | June 25, 2012 It was just 1 year ago that up-and-coming coaching prodigy Jeff Blashill announced his resignation from the head coaching job at Western Michigan University in order to accept an assistant…
2012 Detroit Red Wings Draft Recap: Videos, Quotes, And More Andrew Johnson | June 23, 2012 For the Detroit Red Wings, Friday’s round 1 of the 2012 NHL Draft came and went as expected, without a sound. After trading away their 19th overall pick to acquire…
Reports: Swiss Star Damien Brunner To Sign In Detroit Andrew Johnson | June 22, 2012 While they don’t have a pick in tonight’s first round of the NHL Draft the Detroit Red Wings still found a way to make news this morning, reportedly agreeing to…
