It was an emotional night in Los Angeles yesterday for the Red Wings, specifically Tomas Tatar. The young winger was playing with a heavy heart after learning the day before that his father had passed away. Rather than taking personal…
The Florida Everblades announced yesterday that they have signed former Red Wings defenseman Brian Rafalski. The signing indicates that Rafalski will be attempting a comeback, but perhaps not with the Red Wings. “He played in the Winter Classic alumni game…
Days later we are still learning more about the Winter Classic held in Ann Arbor, MI. The latest news involves Toronto Maple Leafs forward Joffrey Lupul. It was during the first period of the New Year’s Day game that Lupul…
Wednesday’s NHL Winter Classic between Toronto and Detroit not only set the attendance record for most people to ever watch a hockey game at 105,491 but it tied the most-watched NHL Winter Classic to date. The Detroit-Toronto match up at…
During the second of two Red Wings vs Maple Leafs Alumni games yesterday, Chris Chelios celebrated a goal with possibly one of the best goal celebrations I have ever seen. After beating Leafs goalie Felix Potvin with a quick wrist…
We have seen so far on HBO’s 24/7 series that Detroit has dealt with a lot of injuries this month. And one more can be added to that list: Jonathan Ericsson. The Swedish defender suffered fractured ribs during Monday’s 3-0…
In less than two weeks, some of the greatest talent spanning across several generations of Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs players will meet in the Winter Classic alumni showdown games at Comerica Park. We’ve seen alumni games previously…
Prior to the beginning of the 2013-14 NHL season, the league decided to make the nets smaller from front to back. This has been driving goalies nuts all season log, since the move has made it easier for players to…
The Red Wings have scored 24 goals and allowed 31 goals in 12 games at home. This is a stark contrast to their road mark where they have scored 30 and allowed 27 goals in 10 games. Of the teams…
With only a handful of seconds remaining on the clock during yesterday’s meeting between the Phoenix Coyotes and Detroit Red Wings, Phoenix goaltender Mike Smith only had one thing on his mind. And when Red Wings forward Mikael Samuelsson sent…