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| The crowd was thinning and the noise was dying down. The champagne showers had turned his hair into a sticky nest. Steve Yzerman glanced over the messy remains of the Red Wings' locker room, then told a story. |
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| Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall was able to spend a very busy day with the Stanley Cup in Stockholm, Sweden, back in late July. |
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| Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom did not have any wild parties or escapades with the Stanley Cup in Sweden in late July. He simply had a few parties throughout his native country, including in his home. |
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| Former Red Wings forward Brett Hull is among the four players to be inducted into the USA Hockey Hall of Fame this year. The ceremony will be Oct. 11 at the University of Denver. |
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| Free Press sports writer Helene St. James, in Beijing to cover the Olympics, came across this while reading the China Daily Monday. |
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| January 1st's battle between the Wings and Blackhawks won't be the first time area hockey fans will experience an outdoor hockey game. Take a look back at the Cold War - a battle between Michigan and Michigan State's hockey teams outdoors at Spartan Stadium. |
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| The Hockey News' Ryan Kennedy recently wrote about the best player from each country to play in the NHL. Here's a portion of the story: |
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| Kevin Shea of the Hockey Hall of Fame has been keeping a Stanley Cup journal chronicling the Red Wings' journey with the Cup. Here's a portion of the story: |
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| NEW YORK --The NHL announced that former Red Wing and Hockey Hall of Fame left wing Ted Lindsay is one of four recipients of the 2008 Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the United States. |
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| The Red Wings added Brad McCrimmon to their coaching staff Monday and re-signed assistant Paul MacLean. McCrimmon had spent four seasons as an assistant in Atlanta after previous stints with Calgary and the New York Islanders. The former defenseman played 18 seasons in the NHL, including three with Detroit in the early 1990s. |
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| "I was pretty surprised," Crosby told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review of Hossa's move. "He told me that he really enjoyed it in Pittsburgh." |
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| Free Press special writer Jon Machota recently spoke with Versus NHL Analyst Bill Patrick. We chatted about the Red Wings signing of Marian Hossa, the New Year's Day game at Wrigley Field and changes needed to be made in the NHL. |
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| He doesn't get quite the credit he deserves because of the lower profile of hockey, but there's no one better. Can you imagine a coach in any of the three other sports doing what Scotty did? Titles with three different teams. In different eras. He's succeeded as a coach and in the front office. And he constantly changes his ways. Phil Jackson was always about the triangle. Whitey Herzog was always about small ball. Certain coaches have a philosophy that works and apply their roster to that way of playing. Bowman always adapted to what he had. |
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| With the blessing of the Red Wings' ownership and front office, Scotty Bowman left the organization Thursday to join the Chicago Blackhawks as a senior adviser. Bowman, 74, spent the past 15 years with the Red Wings. After helping them win three Stanley Cup championships (1997-98, 2002) as head coach from 1993 to 2002, he has been a consultant with the team ever since. |
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| Is Marian Hossa, whom the Wings signed to a one-year deal this off-season, just in it for a quick sip out of the Stanley Cup? At least one analyst thinks so. |
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| UPDATED AT 9:20 P.M. -- With the blessing of the Red Wings' ownership and front office, Scotty Bowman left the organization Thursday to join the Chicago Blackhawks as a senior adviser. |
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| Red Wings general manager Ken Holland, much to his delight, has been through this before. He gets to hang out with the Stanley Cup in his home in Vernon, British Columbia. |
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| Red Wings forward Valtteri Filppula and general manager Ken Holland both got what they wanted Wednesday. Filppula, 24, agreed to a five-year, $15-million contract to remain with the Wings through the 2012-13 season. The deal gives Filppula long-term security and allows the Wings to lock up a young forward with talent they hope only continues to grow. |
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| Wasn't it supposed to be this year? Wasn't there the potential for FOUR titles this year? (Tiger, Wings, Pistons, MSU hoops)? In some ways, this will end up being one of the more disappointing years because of what could have been. But it won't be as dreary as some of those years where no team contended. |
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| "The league approached us and we could have opted out. I talked to Jimmy Devellano, Mike Babcock, Nicklas Lidstrom, Steve Yzerman and obviously Mr. and Mrs. Illitch. We just felt that we're going to help promote the game of hockey and we're going to promote the Red Wing brand." |
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| Red Wings coach Mike Babcock was allowed two days with the Stanley Cup last week in his hometown of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. So, keeping with the Canadian tradition, the first place Babcock went with the Cup was Tim Horton's. |
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| Detroit Red Wings forward Tomas Holmstrom had his day with the Stanley Cup on Friday, and he let his cousin use it as a baptismal font for a christening. Holmstrom suggested the idea to his cousin, Robert Sundstrom, who baptized his 7-week-old daughter, Alva Felicia, during a private ceremony outside Holmstrom's hometown of Pitea in northern Sweden. |
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| There's no doubt that Cook County commissioner Mike Quigley is a Blackhawks fan. There's less doubt that he can't stand the Red Wings. |
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| Red Wings defenseman Brett Lebda is nearly bursting at the seams in anticipation for his chance to hang out with the Stanley Cup. |
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| "Everyone talked about Detroit, but to be honest, I was just a big fan of hockey growing up," Miller said. "I respected the Red Wings, but there was really no point where I was looking to leave." |
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| Dallas Drake retired on July 15, after helping the Red Wings win the Stanley Cup. That night, he got to take the Stanley Cup home with him. |
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| Representatives from the National Hockey League, the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago Blackhawks, the Detroit Red Wings and the National Hockey Players' Association gathered this morning atop the third-base dugout of Wrigley Field, the Cubs' historic home, to talk about the upcoming NHL Winter Classic 2009. They were joined by Blackhawks Hall of Famers Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita and Tony Esposito, along with the exciting young Chicago forward tandem of Pat Kane and Jonathan Toews. |
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| The Hockey News' Jason Kay recently wrote about Ken Holland being named The Hockey News' executive of the year. Here's a portion of the story: |
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| The Red Wings signed goaltender Jimmy Howard and defenseman Jonathan Ericsson to three-year deals on Monday and offered former defenseman Brad McCrimmon a job as an assistant coach. |
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| Two of the Red Wings' role players recently got their turn with the Stanley Cup in Winnipeg as Derek Meech and Darren Helm were able to take pictures with the NHL championship trophy. |
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| The Sporting News reported that McCrimmon, an 18-year NHL veteran who spent three seasons with the Wings (1990-93), had been hired to join Mike Babcock's staff. The Wings said no deal had been signed as of Monday afternoon. |
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| UPDATED AT 8:43 P.M. -- The Red Wings signed goaltender Jimmy Howard and defenseman Jonathan Ericsson to three-year deals on Monday and offered former defenseman Brad McCrimmon a job as an assistant coach. |
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| Blackhawks fans are buzzing over the announcement of the Winter Classic against the Red Wings at Wrigley Field at Jan. 1. So much so that Blackhawks president John McDonough believes the game will be tough ticket to garner. |
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| Miami Herald writer George Richards recently wrote about the Florida Panthers decision to charge $25 more per ticket when they play the Red Wings. Here's a portion of the story: |
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| Saskatoon StarPhoenix writer Cory Wolfe recently wrote about Red Wings coach Mike Babcock bringing the Stanley Cup back to his hometown in Saskatchewan. Here's a portion of the story: |
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| Yahoo! Sports writer Sean Leahy recently listed the top games for the uupcoming NHL season. Here's a portion of the story: |
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| Sporting News writer Craig Custance recently ranked the top 10 can't-miss games of the 2008-09 NHL schedule. Here's a portion of the story: |
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| Detroit is the best sports town in America. Make no mistake about it. Call me a homer, that's fine. But there isn't a town in this country where professional and college sports matter as much as they do in Detroit. Head east, and they've barely heard of college football, much less support it. Head west and they've never heard of hockey and don't have nearly the passion for collegiate sports. The teams matter out west, but they just don't matter as much as they do in the Midwest or the East. |
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| The league is more than welcome to try whatever it wants. And it clearly felt that the fans craved divisional games. Or more to the point, the league craved rivalries. And they felt that the best way to create those was to have teams play within their division a thousand times a year. |
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| More games against Original Six foes. More games against Eastern Conference teams. More games on Saturday nights. Not to mention an outdoor game Jan. 1 at Wrigley Field, Chicago. Those are the highlights of the Red Wings' 2008-09 regular-season schedule released Thursday. |
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| Many Red Wings fans got their wish with the new 2008-09 schedule. The NHL schedule was changed so all 30 teams play each other at least once during the the season. |
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| Excited for the upcoming outdoor Detroit-Chicago hockey game at Wrigley Field? Take a look at the area's last outdoor hockey game - "The Cold War" - a battle between Michigan and Michigan State's hockey teams at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. |
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| James Wisniewski grew up in Canton dreaming of playing hockey and baseball. Now the Chicago defenseman will get a chance to play hockey at Wrigley Field when the Blackhawks host the Red Wings on New Year's Day. The Winter Classic 2009, featuring two Original Six clubs in one of the great baseball stadiums, will be the 701st meeting between the teams. |
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| Dallas Drake came full circle with the Red Wings. He began his career in Detroit, then returned last season for one last chance to win the Stanley Cup. That dream came true, and yesterday, he decided to go out on top. Take a look at the highlights of his career in picture form. |
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| The official announcement of the Red Wings-Blackhawks New Year's Day game will come today, a source told the Chicago Tribune. Face-off will be at 1 p.m., outdoors at Wrigley Field. ... The Montreal Canadiens, celebrating their centennial, will host the 2009 draft. |
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