By AJ Petronzi
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The Detroit Red Wings will look to end the team’s struggles against the New York Islanders today. Possibly no other team in the NHL has dominated the Wings in recent years than the Islanders. The Islanders have shut out the Wings in both of their last meetings.
The Islanders are on a three game win streak, their last effort ending the prolific 25 game scoring streak of Pittsburgh’s Sydney Crosby. The Islanders have been the NHL’s most consistently bad team and have failed to make the playoffs since 2007. Currently, the Islanders are 29th in the standings leaving only New Jersey six points behind.
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Friday, December 31, 2010
Friday, December 17, 2010
Blackhawks Drop Wings on Chelios Night
By AJ Petronzi
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Chicago Blackhawk fans were rewarded for booing Chris Chelios tonight as their team carried on to a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings in Chicago.
Patrick Sharp opened scoring at 1:04 of the first, added to by Bryan Bickell before the five minute mark of the period. Patrick Eaves cut the lead to just one 30 seconds later. Tomas Kopecky netted the last two goals of the game.
Wing’s coach Mike Babcock said after the game that he was “shocked” at how slow the Wings started and that he was particularly disappointed in the second line which will not be the same on Sunday. The Wings played as sour as the taste Hawks fans should have in their mouths after they booed Chris Chelios, the best Chicago born player in history. The most pressing issue facing the Wings is that the teams plus/minus leader is Justin Abdelkater, who moved to a +11 tonight and is the ONLY player on the Wings in the double digits.
In Play! Man of the Game: Chris Chelios. Chelios handled himself like the veteran of 84-I mean 26-NHL seasons he is when his hometown booed him on the night the team honored him.
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Chicago Blackhawk fans were rewarded for booing Chris Chelios tonight as their team carried on to a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings in Chicago.
Patrick Sharp opened scoring at 1:04 of the first, added to by Bryan Bickell before the five minute mark of the period. Patrick Eaves cut the lead to just one 30 seconds later. Tomas Kopecky netted the last two goals of the game.
Wing’s coach Mike Babcock said after the game that he was “shocked” at how slow the Wings started and that he was particularly disappointed in the second line which will not be the same on Sunday. The Wings played as sour as the taste Hawks fans should have in their mouths after they booed Chris Chelios, the best Chicago born player in history. The most pressing issue facing the Wings is that the teams plus/minus leader is Justin Abdelkater, who moved to a +11 tonight and is the ONLY player on the Wings in the double digits.
In Play! Man of the Game: Chris Chelios. Chelios handled himself like the veteran of 84-I mean 26-NHL seasons he is when his hometown booed him on the night the team honored him.
Blackhawk fans boo Chris Chelios on his own Heritage Night
By AJ Petronzi
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Before the start of the Red Wings/Blackhawks game on December 17, the Blackhawks honored newly retired defenseman and Chicago Native Chris Chelios on his hall of fame likely career. Only catch, he got booed by the crowd.
In a pre-ceremony video, only a clip of Chelios taking liberties with Red Wings Steve Yzerman and exchanging blows with Bob Probert got cheers in a video highlighting Chelios’ decade with the Blackhawks.
During his speech, every pause Chelios made was filled with slurs of, “Trader, Detroiter,” and, “Go back to Detroit where you belong.” Chelios finished his remarks with, “Hey. Can’t we just let bygones be bygones?” It was the only thing he said that drew cheers.
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Before the start of the Red Wings/Blackhawks game on December 17, the Blackhawks honored newly retired defenseman and Chicago Native Chris Chelios on his hall of fame likely career. Only catch, he got booed by the crowd.
In a pre-ceremony video, only a clip of Chelios taking liberties with Red Wings Steve Yzerman and exchanging blows with Bob Probert got cheers in a video highlighting Chelios’ decade with the Blackhawks.
During his speech, every pause Chelios made was filled with slurs of, “Trader, Detroiter,” and, “Go back to Detroit where you belong.” Chelios finished his remarks with, “Hey. Can’t we just let bygones be bygones?” It was the only thing he said that drew cheers.
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Blackhawks To Honor Chris Chelios During Pre-Game Tonight
By AJ Petronzi
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For the second time this season, the Blackhawks will have a pre-game ceremony before playing the Red Wings. Tonight, they honor the career of Chris Chelios.
In honor of the night, the Red Wings gave Chelios a signed Blackhawks jersey with his picture taped to it with remarks from the team. Jiri Hudler, pictured above, noted, “It was an honor to play with someone older than my dad.”
On the other side of the puck drop, Mike Babcock has switched his starting goalie for tonight to Jimmy Howard in favor of giving Chris Osgood his first crack at 400 wins at home Sunday versus Dallas. The wings will look at repeating the performance they gave Wednesday at home, a game that saw Nicklas Lidstrom net his first career hat-trick, making him the oldest player to record his first hat-trick and the oldest defenseman in Red Wings history to net three in a game (taking that distinction from former defensive line mate Matheiu Schneider).
Red Wings are 1-0-0 against the Blackhawks this season. The teams, which have met more than any other teams in NHL history, have yet to play in Detroit this season.
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For the second time this season, the Blackhawks will have a pre-game ceremony before playing the Red Wings. Tonight, they honor the career of Chris Chelios.
On the other side of the puck drop, Mike Babcock has switched his starting goalie for tonight to Jimmy Howard in favor of giving Chris Osgood his first crack at 400 wins at home Sunday versus Dallas. The wings will look at repeating the performance they gave Wednesday at home, a game that saw Nicklas Lidstrom net his first career hat-trick, making him the oldest player to record his first hat-trick and the oldest defenseman in Red Wings history to net three in a game (taking that distinction from former defensive line mate Matheiu Schneider).
Red Wings are 1-0-0 against the Blackhawks this season. The teams, which have met more than any other teams in NHL history, have yet to play in Detroit this season.
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