Posts About "Jack Adams"
Jack Adams, the Man and the Award
November 18th, 2018 Few people have had a more transcending impact on the NHL than legendary coach and general manager Jack Adams. For 36 years, Adams led the Detroit Red Wings organization in some capacity, coaching the likes of Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay, Sid Abel and Larry Aurie. Today, more than 100 years after Adams first became involved with the NHL,...
The Equality Behind the Detroit Red Wings Logo
August 14th, 2017 Over the weekend, a disgraceful organization ripped off the Detroit Red Wings logo and used it as their own in a Charlottesville, Virginia white supremacy protest. This description is the only press I’ll give this organization – their views are despicable and should be left in history where they belong. When news of this broke,...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Jack Adams Wins Patrick Trophy
December 21st, 2015 On a light news day, we look at some notes, tidbits and general happenings around the world of hockey. Jack Adams Wins New Lester Patrick Award Jack Adams, former general manager and coach of the Detroit Red Wings, and now the president of the Central Professional Hockey League, has been named the first recipient of the Lester Patrick...
Willie Desjardins is Deserving of Jack Adams Consideration
April 7th, 2015 View image | gettyimages.com Over the years, the Jack Adams award, supposedly given out to the NHL's best head coach in any given season, has been doled out to the bench boss who leads the biggest surprise of the season, and the 2014-15 campaign has certainly brought a lot of those, including excellent seasons from the Nashville...
The Life of Mr. Hockey
January 31st, 2015 Review of Mr. Hockey: My Life by Gordie Howe For anyone who wants to learn more about hockey why not start with a book by the person known affectionately as “Mr. Hockey,” none other than Gordie Howe. Howe tells his story in this 2014 autobiography which covers not only his life on the ice, but spans from his youth in Saskatoon,...
When Bobby Orr Played Like Sandy Koufax
December 2nd, 2013 Back in the early 1950s, Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay were two-thirds of the Production Line on the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings. Howe was arguably the best player in professional hockey and Lindsay, among the top five. The start of every year meant it was contract talk time. Howe wanted a raise. Lindsay did too. They...
