How Good of a Coach is Mike Babcock? Marcy Di Michele | April 30, 2015 The Detroit Red Wings season ended last night in a game seven heart-breaker to the Tampa Bay Lightning. It was the 24th consecutive season that the Wings have qualified for…
5 Game Seven Predictions for Tampa Bay/Detroit Brian Sklar | April 29, 2015 This series between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Detroit Red Wings has been a back and forth battle. In this series no team has been able to get a stranglehold…
Second Chances: Red Wings Inexperienced Youth Jacob Messing | April 21, 2015 Last season the Detroit Red Wings AHL affiliate supplied Hockeytown with youth when their roster began falling off injury by injury. Detroit fans welcomed the young talent of Gustav Nyquist,…
Stevie Y Cup Preview: Lightning vs Red Wings Brian Sklar | April 15, 2015 Today will be a preview of the series matching up the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Detroit Red Wings, the 2 and 3 seeds respectively in the Atlantic Division. We…
The 2015 NHL Awards Go to… Brett Slawson | April 1, 2015 With the 2014-15 NHL season nearing a thrilling and suspenseful close, there is no better time than the present to contemplate who the top contenders are for the league’s major awards!…
Abdelkader Ascends Into Top-Six Role for Red Wings Brandon Peleshok | March 23, 2015 Sometime around 2009, I had a heated discussion with a colleague regarding the Detroit Red Wings’ prospect pool. We were attempting to rank the prospects based on potential and there was a…
Q & A With Alexey Marchenko Of The Detroit Red Wings Alessandro Seren Rosso | March 16, 2015 In this translated interview, originally appearing on Russian portal sports.ru, Red Wings defenseman Alexey Marchenko talked current season, playing with Pavel Datsyuk, crossing the ocean, and becoming an NHL player.…
5 Must See NHL Stars in Person Andrew Bensch | March 9, 2015 One of the best parts of any hockey reporters’ job is the privilege to watch tons of NHL games in person. Press boxes are often high enough up that it allows…
Would Tomas Jurco Benefit From a Trip to Grand Rapids? Brandon Peleshok | March 8, 2015 Prior to the Detroit Red Wings vs. New York Rangers game last Wednesday, Mike Babcock made the decision to put Tomas Jurco on a line with Pavel Datsyuk and Tomas…
Pavel Datsyuk Not Enthusiastic About World Cup Format Alessandro Seren Rosso | February 25, 2015 In this translated interview, originally appearing on sovsport.ru, Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk discussed the World Cup format, praised young defenseman Alexey Marchenko, and remembered playing with Brett Hull. Datsyuk is…
What Are Detroit’s Best Puck Possession Line Combinations? Prashanth Iyer | February 24, 2015 What goes in to designing the perfect three-man forward line combination? You’ll often see fans and bloggers alike creating their own line combinations based on attributes such as speed, grit, and…
The Perfect NHL Player: Crosby’s Vision, Datsyuk’s Hands… Ryan Szporer | February 7, 2015 The overwhelming consensus is that Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins is the best hockey player in the NHL and maybe world. The days of it being an ongoing debate…