By AJ Petronzi
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Chris Osgood tallied win number 398 in his career as the Detroit Red Wings delivered Nashville’s second regulation loss with a 5-2 victory at Joe Louis.
Pavel Datsyuk was first on the board tonight on a wide open shot in front of the net. Brad Stuart followed with his first of the season. Joel Ward brought the game within one before Datsyuk netted another goal then Tomas Holmstrom and Patrick Eaves followed. Kevin Klein scored the final goal for Nashville.
Detroit was off to a better start than Thursday’s game in which they gave up 3 goals in 12 minutes. Datsyuk looked great tonight while Patrick Eaves chipped in offensively and Ruslan Salei got his first and second points of the season, both on Datsyuk’s goals. Justin Abdelkater, who replaced the healthy scratched Jiri Hudler, also looked great in his first start of the season.
In Play! Man of the Game: Pavel Datsyuk. Datsyuk had two goals and an assist putting him one point (11) behind Henrik Zetterberg (12).
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Saturday, October 30, 2010
Rest and Injuries for the Red Wings
By AJ Petronzi
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The Detroit Red Wings are ending a recent part of their schedule which saw them only playing four games in 14 days, but still the Wings are dealing with injury troubles.
Chris Osgood will make his second straight start due to an injury to Jimmy Howard.
Brian Rafalski, who was injured in the very early stages of this season, is now on short term IR to make cap room to bring up a replacement for Jimmy Howard. Howard will miss his second game tonight with a back injury. Jonathon Ericsson is still down with his back injury as well.
Kris Draper is also on IR after hernia surgery, meaning there are currently no members of the fabled grind line currently dressing for the Wings. With Justin Abdelkater returning to the lineup tonight from his injuries, one member of the team will be forced to step aside to make room.
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The Detroit Red Wings are ending a recent part of their schedule which saw them only playing four games in 14 days, but still the Wings are dealing with injury troubles.
Brian Rafalski, who was injured in the very early stages of this season, is now on short term IR to make cap room to bring up a replacement for Jimmy Howard. Howard will miss his second game tonight with a back injury. Jonathon Ericsson is still down with his back injury as well.
Kris Draper is also on IR after hernia surgery, meaning there are currently no members of the fabled grind line currently dressing for the Wings. With Justin Abdelkater returning to the lineup tonight from his injuries, one member of the team will be forced to step aside to make room.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
"Tough Guy - My Life on the Edge" by Bob Probert
Bob Probert's new book
"Tough Guy, My life on the Edge"
With a Forward by Steve Yzerman. "Tough Guy, My life on the Edge"
An ongoing review of the newly released autobiography by Bob Probert. The book was almost complete at the time of Bob's unfortunate and untimely death.
We just got an advanced copy of Bob Probert's book that he was working on entitled "Tough Guy." I will be reading and posting tidbits from each chapter. Just started reading but the prologue gives you a detailed first hand account of what happened July 5th, 2010, the day Bob passed away. VERY, VERY SAD!
Review
by Jack Rosenberg
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One of the best hockey books I have ever read. Bob's brutal honesty is what makes this book believable. He held nothing back when talking about infidelity, the drugs, the boozing, his legal issues and the love for his wife and family. Bob's premonitions of an early death bring an eerie element to his story.
Advisory: Quotes and passages are not censored.
Prologue - The Last Chapter
This is saddest part of the book. It's a first hand account of Bob's last day. It puts to rest all the rumors and sets the record straight as to what really happened July 5th, 2010. I remember that day clearly as the rumors hit the internet like a buzz saw. I thought for sure that it was some prank or sick joke, but it wasn't.
"Penny (Dani's aunt) thought it seemed like an eternity getting the kids home and picking up the car before she and Dan (Bob's in-law) were finally headed to the hospital. When they were about five minutes away, Dan's cell phone rang. It was Leslie (Dani's mother). "He's gone," she said.
Chapter 1 - Probably the most famous of all NHL fights was between Bob Probert and Tie Domi. Arguably the two toughest NHLer's to ever lace em up and ironically they are both from the Windsor area. "Tie Domi was a little fucker, and I figured "Why not?" You know? I didn't have to fight him but I said "Aw fuck, let's go. Give him a chance for the hell of it." - Bob Probert on Tie Domi breaking into the league.
Chapter 2 - The old Olympia was located in a bad part of Detroit towards the end of it existence. "When my dad took Norm and me to games, he'd bring his little snub nosed .38. He'd drive across the border with it in his belt. He'd whip open his coat, show his badge and say "I'm going to the game." When we walked to the car after the game he'd have it in his hand, dangling at his side. - Bob Probert on his Dad.
Chapter 3 - Bob gets his first taste of booze at fourteen...and likes it. " I wondered what that tastes like? So I opened one (beer) and knocked it down. Nothing happened. I had another, and another. After drinking about five of them I started getting a buzz, then it really kicked in. I was like Wow, this is pretty neat. But I knew I had better get to my bedroom before someone saw me staggering and falling down." Bob Probert
Chapter 4 - Bob tells the story of Todd Francis taking a shit on the hood of Shane Corson's brand new Z28!"
"So many guys were doing it - banging land-ladies. It's still happening today...I told my wife, Dani, this story and she said "Can we billet a couple of Spitfires next year." Bob Probert.
Chapter 5 - Bob talks about one of his first big bouts with Ken Baumgartner while playing with the OHL Soo Greyhounds. "You motherfucker, as soon as we get out (penalty box), were gonna go right here! Right here buddy, right here." - Bob Probert
Chapter 6 - Bob tries blow for the first time and is hooked. "He handed me a rolled-up bill and I did some lines. It was an instant love. Oh yeah. I had been kind of slurring a little bit from drinking, but all of a sudden, I wasn't as messed up. And it gave me this energy. I felt like Superman. It was just like WOW! This is awsome."
Chapter 7 - For those of us who lived in Windsor and were into the bar scene at the time we heard all the stories of Bob getting into trouble, bar fights, cops, you name it. "In October 1986, I was sentenced to two years probation for assualting a police office the night I refused to leave Tune-Ups tavern." "That whole year was fun, but I got into a lot of trouble. I was red-flagged at customs, red-flagged with the Windsor Police, and red-flagged with the Wings." - Bob Probert
Chapter 8 - "I had a philosophy when a guy took a dive on me. Next time, you won't need to be diving, because it's really going to hurt." - Bob Probert
Chapter 9 - "Probe, I've had it with you. You don't wash your underwear. You're eating a hamburger, you're not taking this serious, and I've just had it." - Red Wings Assistant Coach Colin Campbell.
Chapter 10 - While holed up in the Relax Plaza in Windsor because he was suspended by the Wings and the US Government pulled his visa Bob meets his soul mate Dani Wood. "It wasn't so bad because it was full of beautiful girls, especially the blonde at the front desk named Dani. I kept looking at her. She was incredibly hot-drop dead gorgeous, actually. I called up my buddy , Dino Rossi, and said I've fallen in love and found the girl I'm going to marry, and it turned out to be true."
Chapter 11 - Bob goes into complete details of the night he got busted at the Windsor/Detroit Tunnel with 14.2 grams of Blow. "On September 26, 1989, at 2 PM I was sentenced to six months in jail by U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Duggan." - Bob Probert
Chapter 12 - Bob tells the story of how gave Sheldon Kennedy his nick name. "I called Sheldon Mo Melly. One time we, were singing the name game, and I had a Mo Melly moment - "Shelly, Shelly, Mo Melly, banana-fana, bo-belly, fee-fie-fo-Felly. Shelly" I mean we would laugh all the time I would wake him up by jumping on his bed at like five in the morning. "Wake up Mo Melly! Wake up, Mo Melly! Let's go (water) skiing!"
Chapter 13 - Bob's legal battles continue from his tunnel bust and they're starting to weigh on him. "I was feeling pretty stressed about the whole deportation issue. Our first game in Canada was October 13, and I was refused permission to cross the border (back into his own country) to play. Then the Immigration and Naturalization Service sent me a letter ordering me to turn myself in - they wanted to put me back in jail until my appeal went to court." - Bob Probert
Chapter 14 - Anybody who ever saw Bob fight knows he was all business and no theatrics. Although Bob liked Tie Domi he didn't care for the show boating and the whole "Heavyweight Belt" nonsense from their bout on February 9, 1992. "I didn't care for that, or the way Domi acted after. I didn't like the way he was building himself up And when people start going to the press and mouthing off, well, that's not cool" - Bob Probert
Chapter 15 - After three and half years of not being able to play a Canadian team due to his immigration issues Bob was finally cleared to cross the border. "On Monday December 7, (1992) James Montgomery, the Director of the INS's Detroit district office, cleared me to travel back and forth across the border, which meant I would be able to play in Toronto two nights later...and I liked playing the Leafs."
Chapter 16 - One of the all-time top fights in hockey was the February 4, 1994 merry-go-round between Bob Probert vs. Marty McSorley. The fight lasted over a minute and a half and Bob tells it from his perspective. "I was just bagged after that one. It was the most tired I had ever been after a fight. When I came off, Mo Melly (Sheldon Kennedy) patted me on the back and said, "You are a fucking machine to pull that out of your ass."
Chapter 17 -Bob tells his side of his departure from the Wings. He says it boiled down to a clerical error that made him a restricted free agent, which opened the flood gates for other teams to make him an offer with the Wings having the option to match it. The entire situation is disclosed including how much money was offered, the contracts and ultimately Bob's move to Chi-town.
Chapter 18 - "Bettman is an asshole. A frikkin asshole. I think he's ruined the game of hockey. He's supposed to be impartial. He's supposed to speak for the good of the league, but in my opinion, he's strictly behind the owners. Those 1996 rule changes are a joke" - Bob Probert
Chapter 19 - Bob parts ways with long time lawyer/agent Pat Ducharme and decides to handle all aspects of his NHL contracts. Bob explains monetary and bonus conditions such as body fat %, bike endurance, weight and oxygen consumption. He really shows the business side of hockey in this chapter.
Chapter 20 - "That was it, the game was over, and I was the last guy to score at Maple Leaf Gardens. It was a big thrill for me. One of the top ten best things in my career." - Bob Probert
Chapter 20 - This passage really foreshadows the future to come. "I hope that at my funeral, people who helped me don't go yapping about my problems. Shut up, you know? That's why I am writing my own book, to tell it my way before someone else screws it up."- Bob Probert
Chapter 21- Bob talks about how he beat piss tests by microwaving "clean" urine for 12.5 seconds in order to get it to the correct temperature. "I'd take it out, test the temperature and pour it into a little tube with a stopper. Then I'd stick it inside my pants beside my dick and go and answer the door." - Bob Probert
Chapter 22 - The thoughts of death keep haunting Bob and his premonitions continue to foreshadow. "What was I going to do for the rest of my life? I had reached most of my goals. What was left? And in the back of my mind I couldn't shake the thought that the doctor's weren't telling me everything. I had this feeling something was seriously wrong. I never thought I would live very long anyway. I was thirty-seven. I figured I might have three year left" - Bob Probert.
Chapter 23 - After Bob has retired his wife Dani confronts him about why he still parties so much and asks him if it is something she has done or if Bob is not happy with her. "That shocked the shit out of me. Dani and I were soul mates. Dani had been though the worst with me. She stuck it out and stood by me. She was my lifeline to normalcy." After this Bob wants to enter into rehab...again.
We will continue to pdate this as we make our way through the book.
Chapter 23 - Again, the best thing about this book is Bob's complete honesty. Onother one of Bob's highly publicized run in's with the law was the taser incident down in Florida on June 4 , 2004. Bob explains how much fun it was getting tasered three times. "It did get into the news that I tried to flood the toilet at the jail, but that's not what happened. When they tasered me the third time I shit my pants. So when they booked me and put me in a cell, I tried to wash out my shorts and the bowl flooded." Bob was eventually found not guilty on the original charges.
Chapter 24 - In July and August of 2005 Bob was arrested two more times. Once was an incident at his home and the other was in downtown Windsor after partying at the Windsor Bluesfest. Ironically this was the fist time I met Bob when we were both backstage at Bluesfest that very night. He explains what happened later on that night and the consequences. "That twenty dollars worth of coke cost me twenty grand. Paying Pat Ducharme to defend me again, cost me $14,000, and I got fined and put back into a rehabilitation diversion program for the rest. - Bob Probert
Chapter 25 -In 2006 Bob is starting to get his life back on track. His kids are getting older and he cannot hide his lifestyle from them anymore. After a breaking a vital commitment he made, Bob's daughter wrote a letter to him that changed his mindset "I couldn't get that letter out of my mind. I always wanted to be a hero to my kids." - Bob Probert
Chapter 26 - Bob made two trips to Afghanistan to support the troops. While on his second trip he begins to realize how important his family is to him and how he has been living his life. "We phoned a bunch of families, and then I called Dani and the kids. Hearing their voices kind of choked me up. She and the kids were safe. I had to go all the way to fucking Afghanistan before I finally understood, that is what it's all about." - Bob Probert
"Tough Guy" leaves us on July 1, 2010 with Bob describing a boat outing to Peche Island with his family, laughing, joking around and watching his kids play in the water. "It was a perfect day." Four days later, Bob would be gone.
I hope you are in a better place...
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
KIRK MALTBY RETIRES AFTER 16 NHL SEASONS
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Detroit, MI... Detroit Red Wings forward Kirk Maltby, a four-time Stanley Cup champion, announced today that he will retire from the National Hockey League after 16 NHL seasons. He appeared in 1,072 games during his career, one of only 251 players in NHL history to reach the 1,000-game milestone.
Maltby, 37, was originally a third round draft pick (65th overall) of the Edmonton Oilers in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. He spent parts of three seasons in Edmonton before a trade deadline deal in 1996 brought him to Detroit in exchange for defenseman Dan McGillis. Maltby would spend the rest of his career in the Motor City, playing 908 games in a Red Wings sweater, tied for seventh-most in franchise history with former teammate Sergei Fedorov. He finished with 128 career goals (107 with Detroit), 132 assists (115), 260 points (222) and 867 penalty minutes (683). Maltby also appeared in 169 postseason games for the Red Wings, fourth-most in team history behind only Nicklas Lidstrom (247), Kris Draper (212) and Steve Yzerman (196). He won four Stanley Cups donning the winged wheel (1997, 1998, 2002 and 2008) and became a fan favorite thanks to his agitating style. He was a member of the infamous ‘Grind Line’ in Detroit. He became the 239th player in NHL history to play in 1,000 career games on February 27, 2009 against the Los Angeles Kings at Joe Louis Arena. He played his final game in the National Hockey League on February 13, 2010, scoring Detroit’s first goal in a 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators.
Maltby will stay with the Red Wings organization as a pro scout. His responsibilities will include scouting teams at both the NHL and AHL levels, providing insight on player personnel decisions including trades and free agent acquisitions, as well as assisting in preparation for upcoming opponents. Kirk and his wife, Wendy, along with their three children, will continue to reside in the Detroit area.
Kirk Maltby, Forward
Born Dec 22 1972 -- Guelph, ONT -- Height 6.00 -- Weight 200 -- Shoots R
...Four-Time Stanley Cup Champion To Return To Red Wings As Pro Scout…
Detroit, MI... Detroit Red Wings forward Kirk Maltby, a four-time Stanley Cup champion, announced today that he will retire from the National Hockey League after 16 NHL seasons. He appeared in 1,072 games during his career, one of only 251 players in NHL history to reach the 1,000-game milestone.
Maltby, 37, was originally a third round draft pick (65th overall) of the Edmonton Oilers in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. He spent parts of three seasons in Edmonton before a trade deadline deal in 1996 brought him to Detroit in exchange for defenseman Dan McGillis. Maltby would spend the rest of his career in the Motor City, playing 908 games in a Red Wings sweater, tied for seventh-most in franchise history with former teammate Sergei Fedorov. He finished with 128 career goals (107 with Detroit), 132 assists (115), 260 points (222) and 867 penalty minutes (683). Maltby also appeared in 169 postseason games for the Red Wings, fourth-most in team history behind only Nicklas Lidstrom (247), Kris Draper (212) and Steve Yzerman (196). He won four Stanley Cups donning the winged wheel (1997, 1998, 2002 and 2008) and became a fan favorite thanks to his agitating style. He was a member of the infamous ‘Grind Line’ in Detroit. He became the 239th player in NHL history to play in 1,000 career games on February 27, 2009 against the Los Angeles Kings at Joe Louis Arena. He played his final game in the National Hockey League on February 13, 2010, scoring Detroit’s first goal in a 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators.
Maltby will stay with the Red Wings organization as a pro scout. His responsibilities will include scouting teams at both the NHL and AHL levels, providing insight on player personnel decisions including trades and free agent acquisitions, as well as assisting in preparation for upcoming opponents. Kirk and his wife, Wendy, along with their three children, will continue to reside in the Detroit area.
Kirk Maltby, Forward
Born Dec 22 1972 -- Guelph, ONT -- Height 6.00 -- Weight 200 -- Shoots R
RED WINGS RECALL DOUG JANIK FROM GRAND RAPIDS
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Detroit, MI... The Detroit Red Wings today announced that defenseman Doug Janik has been recalled from the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League. Janik, 30, will be inserted into Detroit’s lineup tonight when the Red Wings play host to the Colorado Avalanche.
The Agawam, MA native is currently in his second season with the organization. Janik appeared in 13 games for Detroit last year, registering two assists, 18 PIM and a -3 rating. He has appeared in 174 career NHL games.
To clear a roster spot for Janik, the Red Wings placed veteran forward Kris Draper on Injured Reserve. Draper continues to nurse a groin injury suffered during training camp.
…Forward Kris Draper Placed On Injured Reserve…
Detroit, MI... The Detroit Red Wings today announced that defenseman Doug Janik has been recalled from the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League. Janik, 30, will be inserted into Detroit’s lineup tonight when the Red Wings play host to the Colorado Avalanche.
The Agawam, MA native is currently in his second season with the organization. Janik appeared in 13 games for Detroit last year, registering two assists, 18 PIM and a -3 rating. He has appeared in 174 career NHL games.
To clear a roster spot for Janik, the Red Wings placed veteran forward Kris Draper on Injured Reserve. Draper continues to nurse a groin injury suffered during training camp.
Monday, October 11, 2010
RED WINGS SIGN MIKE BABCOCK TO FOUR-YEAR EXTENSION
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Detroit, MI...Detroit Red Wings Executive Vice President and General Manager Ken Holland today announced that the club has reached a four-year contract extension with Head Coach Mike Babcock. In accordance with team policy, additional terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Babcock, 47, is currently in his sixth season with the Red Wings. He first stepped behind the bench in Detroit at the start of the 2005-06 season and has since compiled a 259-101-52 regular-season record with the Red Wings. He is the first coach in NHL history to guide his team to four consecutive 50-win seasons in his first four seasons with a team, leading the Red Wings to 58 victories in 2005-06, 50 in 2006-07, 54 in 2007-08 and 51 in 2008-09. Under his watch, the Red Wings have twice captured the Presidents’ Trophy as the NHL’s regular-season champion (2006, 2008). He was a finalist for the Jack Adams Award in 2008 and was named the NHL’s coach of the decade by both the Sporting News and SportsIllustrated.com (2000-09). Last season, he guided the Red Wings to their 10th consecutive 100-point season, an NHL record, and their fifth consecutive 100-point season under his watch. His overall record through seven seasons as an NHL head coach is 326-163-85.
Babcock has also represented his native Canada at several international competitions. He helped Team Canada secure gold at the 1997 World Junior Championships, the 2004 World Championships and the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver last February. He became first coach to win all three components of the Triple Gold Club (Stanley Cup, Olympics and World Championships).
Mike Babcock
Born Apr. 29, 1963 – Saskatoon, SASK
----REGULAR SEASON---- ---PLAYOFFS---
YEAR TEAM W L OT W L
2002-03 ANA 40 27 15 15 6
2003-04 ANA 29 35 18 -- --
2005-06 DET 58 16 8 2 4
2006-07 DET 50 19 13 10 8
2007-08 DET 54 21 7 16 6
2008-09 DET 51 21 10 15 7
2009-10 DET 44 24 14 5 7
…New Deal To Keep Head Coach Behind Detroit’s Bench Through 2014-15 Season…
Detroit, MI...Detroit Red Wings Executive Vice President and General Manager Ken Holland today announced that the club has reached a four-year contract extension with Head Coach Mike Babcock. In accordance with team policy, additional terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Babcock, 47, is currently in his sixth season with the Red Wings. He first stepped behind the bench in Detroit at the start of the 2005-06 season and has since compiled a 259-101-52 regular-season record with the Red Wings. He is the first coach in NHL history to guide his team to four consecutive 50-win seasons in his first four seasons with a team, leading the Red Wings to 58 victories in 2005-06, 50 in 2006-07, 54 in 2007-08 and 51 in 2008-09. Under his watch, the Red Wings have twice captured the Presidents’ Trophy as the NHL’s regular-season champion (2006, 2008). He was a finalist for the Jack Adams Award in 2008 and was named the NHL’s coach of the decade by both the Sporting News and SportsIllustrated.com (2000-09). Last season, he guided the Red Wings to their 10th consecutive 100-point season, an NHL record, and their fifth consecutive 100-point season under his watch. His overall record through seven seasons as an NHL head coach is 326-163-85.
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Babcock’s NHL postseason success is equally impressive. He holds a 48-33 playoff record through five postseasons with Detroit. After a first round loss in 2006, the Red Wings advanced to the Conference Finals in 2007, back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals in 2008 and 2009, and the Conference Semifinals in 2010. Through his first seven seasons as an NHL head coach, Babcock’s teams have advanced to the Stanley Cup Final three times and the Conference Finals four times. He led Detroit to the 11th Stanley Cup championship in franchise history in 2008. His overall postseason record through seven NHL seasons is 63-39. Since his first year as an NHL head coach with Anaheim in 2002-03, he has coached in more postseason games (102) and has more postseason wins (63) than any other NHL head coach. He also holds the second-highest winning percentage (.618) during that span.
Babcock has also represented his native Canada at several international competitions. He helped Team Canada secure gold at the 1997 World Junior Championships, the 2004 World Championships and the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver last February. He became first coach to win all three components of the Triple Gold Club (Stanley Cup, Olympics and World Championships).
Mike Babcock
Born Apr. 29, 1963 – Saskatoon, SASK
----REGULAR SEASON---- ---PLAYOFFS---
YEAR TEAM W L OT W L
2002-03 ANA 40 27 15 15 6
2003-04 ANA 29 35 18 -- --
2005-06 DET 58 16 8 2 4
2006-07 DET 50 19 13 10 8
2007-08 DET 54 21 7 16 6
2008-09 DET 51 21 10 15 7
2009-10 DET 44 24 14 5 7
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Red Wings Steal Blackhawks’ Banner Night
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The Detroit Red Wings stayed perfect on the season by taking Chicago’s home opener and Stanley Cup Banner night in a 3-2 win in regulation.
Valtteri Filppula was first to crack the score sheet tonight with a goal a little more than halfway through the first. Brent Seabrook tied the game at the end of the first. Todd Bertuzzi scored quickly in the second before Bryan Bickell tied it again. Filppula netted the only goal of the third.
Tonight was a test skill wise for the Red Wings, who faced their number one rival the Blackhawks, a team that despite looking a little different is poised to make a run to repeat. They were bringing a hard effort tonight since they raised their banner and it’s the first non exhibition game in front of their own fans since winning the cup on the road.
In Play! Man of the Game: Valtteri Filppula. Filppula netter the first and game winning goals, plus was on the ice when Bertuzzi scored. Filppula has two goals and an assist in two games this season.
Post Game Audio Nicklas Lidstrom and Chris Osgood
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The Detroit Red Wings stayed perfect on the season by taking Chicago’s home opener and Stanley Cup Banner night in a 3-2 win in regulation.
Valtteri Filppula was first to crack the score sheet tonight with a goal a little more than halfway through the first. Brent Seabrook tied the game at the end of the first. Todd Bertuzzi scored quickly in the second before Bryan Bickell tied it again. Filppula netted the only goal of the third.
Tonight was a test skill wise for the Red Wings, who faced their number one rival the Blackhawks, a team that despite looking a little different is poised to make a run to repeat. They were bringing a hard effort tonight since they raised their banner and it’s the first non exhibition game in front of their own fans since winning the cup on the road.
In Play! Man of the Game: Valtteri Filppula. Filppula netter the first and game winning goals, plus was on the ice when Bertuzzi scored. Filppula has two goals and an assist in two games this season.
Post Game Audio Nicklas Lidstrom and Chris Osgood
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Red Wings Take Opener, Look to Spoil Hawk Banner Night
By AJ Petronzi
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Saturday the Detroit Red Wings will attempt to follow up a 4-0 win over Anaheim in their season opener in Detroit by spoiling the home opener of the Blackhawks.
Chicago started their Stanley Cup defending season on the road and on the wrong foot. They lost 4-3 in overtime to the Colorado Avalanche, but are hoping for a win in their home opener against the Wings. The game is also special because the Hawks’ will be raising a Stanley Cup banner during pre-game.
Detroit seemed like little was going wrong for them in their home opener Friday night. Although already down two skaters and loosing Jonathan Ericsson during the game, the injuries that seemed to plague the team last year don’t look to be going away. But Mike Modano netted his first as a Wing, Johan Franzen opened scoring for the season, Dan Cleary used his surgery corrected knees to stuff a puck into the net and Datsyuk finished the game with a Gordy Howe Hat Trick.
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Saturday the Detroit Red Wings will attempt to follow up a 4-0 win over Anaheim in their season opener in Detroit by spoiling the home opener of the Blackhawks.
Chicago started their Stanley Cup defending season on the road and on the wrong foot. They lost 4-3 in overtime to the Colorado Avalanche, but are hoping for a win in their home opener against the Wings. The game is also special because the Hawks’ will be raising a Stanley Cup banner during pre-game.
Detroit seemed like little was going wrong for them in their home opener Friday night. Although already down two skaters and loosing Jonathan Ericsson during the game, the injuries that seemed to plague the team last year don’t look to be going away. But Mike Modano netted his first as a Wing, Johan Franzen opened scoring for the season, Dan Cleary used his surgery corrected knees to stuff a puck into the net and Datsyuk finished the game with a Gordy Howe Hat Trick.
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Wednesday, October 6, 2010
RED WINGS ASSIGN MALTBY AND MEECH TO GRAND RAPIDS
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Detroit, MI...The Detroit Red Wings today assigned forward Kirk Maltby and defenseman Derek Meech to the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League. With the moves, Detroit’s roster stands at 23 players.
PLAYERS ASSIGNED TO GRAND RAPIDS ON 10/6/10
No. Player Ht./Wt. 2009-10 Team 2009-10 STATS
18 Kirk Maltby 6-0/200 NHL/Detroit Red Wings 52 4 2 6
14 Derek Meech 5-11/197 NHL/Detroit Red Wings 49 2 4 6
Detroit, MI...The Detroit Red Wings today assigned forward Kirk Maltby and defenseman Derek Meech to the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League. With the moves, Detroit’s roster stands at 23 players.
PLAYERS ASSIGNED TO GRAND RAPIDS ON 10/6/10
No. Player Ht./Wt. 2009-10 Team 2009-10 STATS
18 Kirk Maltby 6-0/200 NHL/Detroit Red Wings 52 4 2 6
14 Derek Meech 5-11/197 NHL/Detroit Red Wings 49 2 4 6
RED WINGS ADJUST WEEKDAY START TIMES
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Detroit, MI… The Detroit Red Wings today announced that weekday start times will be moved to 7:30 pm, creating a consistent start for Wings’ games throughout the 2010-11 season and continuing the traditional start time for weekday Wings’ games at Joe Louis Arena.
“One of the key reasons we considered 7:00 pm starts was to keep all our weekday start times consistent throughout the season with the traditional 7:00 pm starts of nationally televised games,” said Steve Violetta, Senior Vice President of Business Affairs. “However, this season’s national broadcast schedule changed to 7:30 pm start times, resulting in eight home games moving to 7:30 pm and creating even more inconsistency in our start times than in the past. Maintaining a 7:30 pm start time on weekday games will result in a consistent start time throughout the season and less confusion for our fans.”
The traditional 7:30 pm start times begin this Friday when the Red Wings open the 2010-11 regular season by hosting the Anaheim Ducks at Joe Louis Arena (FSD and 97.1 The Ticket). Only two exceptions to the weekday start time remain: Dec. 10 vs. Montreal at 7:00 pm due to CBC coverage and the Red Wings’ traditional 7:00 pm start on New Year’s Eve, this year vs. the NY Islanders.
… Move Maintains Consistent 7:30 PM Start For Weekday Games …
Detroit, MI… The Detroit Red Wings today announced that weekday start times will be moved to 7:30 pm, creating a consistent start for Wings’ games throughout the 2010-11 season and continuing the traditional start time for weekday Wings’ games at Joe Louis Arena.
“One of the key reasons we considered 7:00 pm starts was to keep all our weekday start times consistent throughout the season with the traditional 7:00 pm starts of nationally televised games,” said Steve Violetta, Senior Vice President of Business Affairs. “However, this season’s national broadcast schedule changed to 7:30 pm start times, resulting in eight home games moving to 7:30 pm and creating even more inconsistency in our start times than in the past. Maintaining a 7:30 pm start time on weekday games will result in a consistent start time throughout the season and less confusion for our fans.”
The traditional 7:30 pm start times begin this Friday when the Red Wings open the 2010-11 regular season by hosting the Anaheim Ducks at Joe Louis Arena (FSD and 97.1 The Ticket). Only two exceptions to the weekday start time remain: Dec. 10 vs. Montreal at 7:00 pm due to CBC coverage and the Red Wings’ traditional 7:00 pm start on New Year’s Eve, this year vs. the NY Islanders.
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