50 Years Ago in Hockey: Late Goals Power Wings Past Habs Rick Cole | April 27, 2016 The Detroit Red Wings broke up a tense 1-1 tie with four third-period goals to skate off with a 5-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens in the second game of…
50 Years Ago In Hockey: Wings Flying With Crozier Rick Cole | April 25, 2016 The Detroit Red Wing rode the stellar goaltending of Roger Crozier to a shocking 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens last night in the first game of the Stanley Cup…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Bookies Rate Habs 5-2 Favourites Rick Cole | April 23, 2016 The Stanley Cup Final opens tonight in Montreal with the Detroit Red Wings visiting the Montreal Canadiens. The oddsmakers have installed the Habs as five to two favourites to capture…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Wings Oust Hawks in Six Rick Cole | April 20, 2016 The Detroit Red Wings ended the Stanley Cup dreams of the Chicago Black Hawks last night. The Red Wings scored a thrilling come-from-behind victory over the Black Hawks with a 3-2…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Ullman Lifts Wings Over Hawks Rick Cole | April 18, 2016 Norm Ullman ended a scoring drought against the Chicago Black Hawks to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-3 win over the Hawks in Chicago. The Red Wing centre,…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Red Wings Embarrass Black Hawks Rick Cole | April 11, 2016 In the most-watched National Hockey League playoff game in history, the Detroit Red Wings dominated the Chicago Black Hawks in every way possible. The Wings hung an embarrassing 7-0 whipping…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Abel’s Hunch Works for Wings Rick Cole | March 24, 2016 Hank Bassen’s stellar goaltending lifted the Detroit Red Wings to a 2-1 win over the New York Rangers last night. Bassen was only in the Wings net thanks to a…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Home Sweet Home for Red Wings Rick Cole | March 18, 2016 Some home cooking was just tonic the Detroit Red Wings needed. Returning to their home rink, the Olympia, after a disastrous road trip, the Wings disposed of the Boston Bruins…
The Greatest Detroit Red Wings Team Not to Win the Stanley Cup Tony Wolak | March 15, 2016 This season, the Washington Capitals are dominating the NHL, putting up 49 wins in their first 68 games. They still have a chance to match or break the record for…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Wings, Bruins Make 4-Player Trade Rick Cole | February 18, 2016 The Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins swung a four-player trade yesterday that was designed to give the Wings immediate help in their stretch run for first place in the…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Another Clutch Goal for Henderson Rick Cole | February 13, 2016 Paul Henderson’s reputation as a clutch goal scorer continues to grow. The fleet Detroit Red Wings winger was at it again last night in Toronto. He scored the tying goal…
The Detroit Red Wings Quiz Guaranteed to Stump You Tony Wolak | February 8, 2016 How well do you know the Detroit Red Wings? With the rich history the Detroit Red Wings have, there are plenty of factoids and tidbits to stump the most avid…