Monday, July 27, 2015

RED WINGS 2015 HOCKEYFEST RETURNS

Autographs, Interactive Games & Locker Room Tours
Highlight Fun-Filled Event Scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 13 at Joe Louis Arena

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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

DETROIT SIGNS FREE AGENT DMAN MIKE GREEN

… Veteran Defenseman Has Produced 360 Points over 575-Game NHL Career …

The Detroit Red Wings have signed free agent defenseman Mike Green to a three-year contract. In accordance with club policy, additional details will not be disclosed.

Green, 29, has spent his entire NHL career with the Washington Capitals, picking up 360 points (113-247-360) in 575 career games. He has totaled 345 points (110-235-345) since the start of the 2007-08 season, making him the NHL’s second-highest scoring defenseman in that span behind only Chicago’s Duncan Keith. A two-time NHL First-Team All-Star, Green led all NHL defenseman in points in 2009 and 2010 and has led all defensemen in goals on four occasions (2008, 2009, 2010 and 2013). He scored a career-high 31 goals during the 2008-09 campaign and is the only defenseman to reach the 30-goal plateau since Kevin Hatcher did so with Washington in 1992-93. The 10-year NHL veteran was a back-to-back Norris Trophy runner up as the NHL’s best defenseman after setting a then-career high with 73 points (31-42-73) in 2008-09 and besting that total in 2009-10 with 76 points (19-57-76).
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BRAD RICHARDS SIGNS WITH RED WINGS

BRAD RICHARDS SIGNS WITH RED WINGS
… Two-Time Stanley Cup Champion Joins Detroit on One-Year Deal …

The Detroit Red Wings have signed center Brad Richards to a one-year contract. In accordance with club policy, additional details will not be disclosed.

A veteran of 1,058 NHL games, Richards spent the 2014-15 campaign with the Chicago Blackhawks, picking up 37 points (12-25-37) in 76 regular-season games and adding 14 points (3-11-14) in 23 postseason appearances to help the Blackhawks win their third Stanley Cup in the past six seasons.

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