Posts About "Nicklas Lidstrom"
1996-97 Red Wings: Where Are They Now?
December 31st, 2016 What are the players from the 1996-97 Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup championship team doing these days? Well, most are in Toronto for the 2017 Centennial Classic Alumni Game. But this past week, the Red Wings welcomed their former champions back to Joe Louis Arena for a ceremony celebrating their 1997 Stanley Cup victory –...
Centennial Classic Alumni Game Rosters
December 28th, 2016 On New Year’s Eve, notable Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs alumni will participate in the 2017 Rogers NHL Centennial Classic Alumni Game as a precursor to the 2017 Scotiabank NHL Centennial Classic in Toronto. This will be the second (or third) installment of an alumni showdown between the Red Wings and Maple Leafs, two of...
Detroit Red Wings and Past Expansion Drafts
August 24th, 2016 By the time Las Vegas’ new NHL franchise selects a Detroit Red Wings player in the 2017 Expansion Draft, it will have been 17 years since the NHL last expanded. On June 23, 2000, Minnesota and Columbus drafted their teams, bringing the number of NHL franchises to 30. It will be interesting to see who the Red Wings protect in the...
World Cup: Henrik Zetterberg to Captain Sweden
August 11th, 2016 He’s the captain of his NHL club and now the Detroit Red Wings leader - Henrik Zetterberg - will wear the ‘C’ for his native country Sweden at the upcoming World Cup of Hockey. It won’t be the first time, however, that Zetterberg has captained the blue and yellow at an international tournament. He also led Sweden into the 2014...
Detroit Red Wings as Marvel Characters
April 11th, 2016 It’s time for some fun after a stressful Detroit Red Wings season. Now that the Detroit Red Wings have clinched a playoff berth for the 25th consecutive season, Red Wings fans can all take a collective deep breath and look forward to yet another quest for the Cup. And given that this will be Pavel Datsyuk’s last season with the...
Detroit Red Wings: Returning to a Puck Possession Team
April 5th, 2016 As the Detroit Red Wings approach the end of the 2015-16 NHL season, they sit in third place in the Atlantic Division with 91 points—one ahead of rival Boston. And with a wild card spot likely out of the picture, the Red Wings will need to cling to that ranking down the stretch in order to reach the playoffs for an...
The Greatest Detroit Red Wings Team Not to Win the Stanley Cup
March 15th, 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 most wins in a season—62—set by the 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings 20 years ago. Following a sweep to the New Jersey Devils in the 1995 Stanley Cup Finals, the 1995-96...
Detroit Red Wings Alumni Game Roster Announced
January 15th, 2016 Friday afternoon, the NHL announced the provisional alumni game rosters for the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche in advance of their much awaited Stadium Series clash on February 26th. The current Red Wings and Avalanche teams are scheduled to play at Coors Field the following day, though the opportunity to witness the legends of...
The Grind Line: Top Detroit Red Wings Moment in Recent History
December 21st, 2015 If you were a fan of the Detroit Red Wings throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, chances are you have some not-so-fond memories of a team that struggled to make it past the first round of the playoffs. Being a fan of the Red Wings during the late 1990s and early 2000s, however, was flat out fun. The team experienced a great deal of...
Top 5 Nicklas Lidstrom Moments
November 11th, 2015 When former Detroit Red Wings All-World defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom joined the NHL’s Hall of Fame Monday evening, a reel of his career highlights was shown to the crowd and viewers across the world. Lidstrom’s highlights included goals, Stanley Cup hoists, and brilliant defensive plays. Let’s take a look at the Top 5 Moments of...
Hockey Headlines: Hall of Fame Weekend Wraps Up; Palmieri Scores in OT
November 9th, 2015 It was a busy weekend in the hockey world. Check out the latest headlines from Hall of Fame weekend. Nicklas Lidstrom was a generational talent. Lidstrom and Sergei Fedorov entered the hall together as teammates. Claude Giroux says that Chris Pronger helped him grow into the player he is today. Pronger's career started with a...
Q & A with Jacob Trouba of the Winnipeg Jets
October 12th, 2015 When the Winnipeg Jets drafted defenseman Jacob Trouba with the 9th overall pick in the 2012 NHL Draft they hoped that one day he would be a building block towards future successes. Well one day is now today as he is part of a bruising defensive core with teammates Dustin Byfuglien and Tyler Myers who make the 6’3” Rochester,...
The Detroit Red Wings Franchise Four
September 8th, 2015 The Franchise Four. The Mount Rushmore. Four players who tell the story of an organization. In this series I'll be taking a look at the history of all 30 NHL squads. For criteria, I'm choosing one forward, defenceman, goaltender and a wild card from any position. An “Original Six” squad, there’s no shortage of sensational star...
