Today in Hockey History: July 19 Greg Boysen | July 19, 2020 One of the greatest coaches in the National Hockey League was born this date many years ago. Also, two players who had great runs and won championships in Motown moved…
Detroit Red Wings 50 Goal Club Tony Wolak | July 2, 2020 Though the Detroit Red Wings have been around since the 1926-27 season, they’ve only had a few 50-goal scorers don the winged wheel – only six, in fact. While the…
A Look Back at RFAs and Offer Sheets Brandon Share-Cohen | June 28, 2020 The history of offer sheets in the NHL is a long one. While there hasn’t been a successful offer sheet since the Edmonton Oilers signed Dustin Penner to one in…
Last Red Wings to Win Each NHL Award Tony Wolak | June 19, 2020 On Sunday night, I realized that it had been a few years since a member of the Detroit Red Wings had won a major NHL award. Previously, it was an…
Red Wings’ Top 20 Goal Scorers of All-Time Tony Wolak | June 3, 2020 Over the course of their history, the Detroit Red Wings have scored 19,904 regular season goals. That’s a lot of goals. Since the franchise arrived in Detroit, quite a few…
‘The Russian Five’ More Than Just a Hockey Documentary Tony Wolak | June 3, 2019 When my wife and I first started dating, she admitted to not knowing very much about hockey, let alone the Detroit Red Wings. Flash-forward six years. Both of us were…
Ducks 25th Anniversary: A Look Back & Ahead Anthony Ciardelli | October 9, 2018 It’s been exactly 25 years since Anaheim Mighty Ducks center Anatoli Semenov lined up against his countryman Sergei Fedorov to take the first regular-season faceoff in franchise history. Fedorov won…
Fedorov or Datsyuk: Retiring the Russians’ Numbers? Rachel Anderson | July 27, 2018 Aside from being inducted into the Hall of Fame, retiring a number in professional sports is kind of like the icing on an athlete’s cake. The great ones are hoisted…
Francois Beauchemin: Once (Thrice) a Duck, Always a Duck Tom Dianora | May 7, 2018 The unfortunate and abrupt end to the Anaheim Ducks’ season brought with it a fair number of question marks moving forward. One thing that was known, however, was the retirement…
Can Red Wings’ Zetterberg Score 400? Jacob Messing | March 7, 2018 On Feb. 24, Detroit Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg scored the 335th goal of his career, placing him in a tie with Ted Lindsay for fifth all-time in goals scored…
Grace in Recreation League Hockey Johannes Wheeldon | September 29, 2017 I play recreation league hockey two times a week. Three if I am lucky. For a while last year I got up to four games a week, but my body…
Avalanche Buy Out Beauchemin Andrew Forbes | June 15, 2017 Another veteran defenceman will be hitting the free agent market sooner than expected as the Colorado Avalanche bought out the final year of Francois Beauchemin’s contract. The Avalanche will buy…
