In Play Magazine
Detroit, MI… Detroit Red Wings Executive Vice President and General Manager Ken Holland announced today that the team has acquired forward Riley Armstrong from the Calgary Flames in exchange for defenseman Andy Delmore.
Armstrong, 25, has played in 38 games this season for the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League, registering 19 points (11-8-19) and 55 PIM. He has played in two career National Hockey league games with the San Jose Sharks in 2008-09 (0-0-0, 2 PIM).
Delmore, 33, has spent the entire 2009-10 season playing for Grand Rapids of the AHL. In 54 games with the Griffins he collected 20 points (5-15-20) and 32 PIM.
Riley Armstrong, Right Wing
Born Nov 8 1984 -- Saskatoon, SASK -- Height 5.11 -- Weight 180 -- Shoots R
--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2004-05 Cleveland Barons AHL 70 8 11 19 117 -- -- -- -- --
2005-06 Cleveland Barons AHL 64 4 5 9 67 -- -- -- -- --
2006-07 Worcester Sharks AHL 73 19 17 36 108 6 0 1 1 12
2007-08 Worcester Sharks AHL 64 15 19 34 91 -- -- -- -- --
2008-09 Worcester Sharks AHL 71 25 17 42 101 12 3 10 13 46
2008-09 San Jose Sharks NHL 2 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- --
2009-10 Abbotsford Heat AHL 38 11 8 19 55
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NHL Totals 2 0 0 0 2
Andy Delmore, Defense
Born Dec 26 1976 -- Windsor, ONT -- Height 6.01 -- Weight 200 -- Shoots R
--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1996-97 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 4 0 1 1 0
1997-98 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 73 9 30 39 46 18 4 4 8 21
1998-99 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 2 0 1 1 0
1998-99 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 70 5 18 23 51 15 1 4 5 6
1999-00 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 39 12 14 26 31
1999-00 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 27 2 5 7 8 18 5 2 7 14
2000-01 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 66 5 9 14 16 2 1 0 1 2
2001-02 Nashville Predators NHL 73 16 22 38 22
2002-03 Nashville Predators NHL 71 18 16 34 28
2003-04 Buffalo Sabres NHL 37 2 5 7 29
2003-04 Rochester Americans AHL 8 0 2 2 2
2005-06 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 7 0 0 0 2
2005-06 Syracuse Crunch AHL 66 17 55 72 46 6 0 1 1 19
2006-07 Springfield Falcons AHL 47 12 12 24 22
2006-07 Chicago Wolves AHL 28 5 11 16 10 15 0 6 6 2
2007-08 Hamburg Freezers DEL 51 10 25 35 90 8 0 1 1 12
2008-09 Hamburg Freezers DEL 52 9 22 31 70 9 1 3 4 8
2009-10 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 54 5 15 20 32
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NHL Totals 283 43 58 101 105 20 6 2 8 16
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Red Wings Get Destroyed 6-3 at Home
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
The Detroit Red Wings were absolutely destroyed 6-3 by the Vancouver Canucks in their first game home from the Olympics.
Vancouver had two goals from Ryan Kesler, their first and sixth goals, as well as tallies from Alex Burrows, Kyle Wellwood, Sami Salo, and Mikael Samuelsson. Detroit matched Vancouver goal to goal for the first two with goals by Jason Williams and Henrik Zetterberg, Zetterberg’s 200 career goal. However, the Red Wings didn’t score again until the last five minutes of the game when Johan Franzen scored on the powerplay.
The Wings looks like a collection of lemmings, just aimlessly jumping the boards with no purpose. Jimmy Howard was pulled from net midway through the game after allowing 4 goals, but Chris Osgood didn’t look much better himself. Howard allowed one goal for every 5 shots he faced, Osgood only managed to hold the Canucks to a goal on every six shots faced. On the offensive side, the Wings couldn’t hit the net with the puck if their lives depended on it. The Wings had more blocked (12) and missed (20) shots than they had shots (31) on goal.
In Play! Man of the Game: Henrik/Daniel Sedin. The Sedin twins were on fire tonight and, although they didn’t score any goals, amassed six points between the two of them.
ADDED BONUS
POST GAME INTERVIEWS WITH ZETTERBERG, STUART, HOWARD AND BABCOCK
In Play Magazine
The Detroit Red Wings were absolutely destroyed 6-3 by the Vancouver Canucks in their first game home from the Olympics.
Vancouver had two goals from Ryan Kesler, their first and sixth goals, as well as tallies from Alex Burrows, Kyle Wellwood, Sami Salo, and Mikael Samuelsson. Detroit matched Vancouver goal to goal for the first two with goals by Jason Williams and Henrik Zetterberg, Zetterberg’s 200 career goal. However, the Red Wings didn’t score again until the last five minutes of the game when Johan Franzen scored on the powerplay.
The Wings looks like a collection of lemmings, just aimlessly jumping the boards with no purpose. Jimmy Howard was pulled from net midway through the game after allowing 4 goals, but Chris Osgood didn’t look much better himself. Howard allowed one goal for every 5 shots he faced, Osgood only managed to hold the Canucks to a goal on every six shots faced. On the offensive side, the Wings couldn’t hit the net with the puck if their lives depended on it. The Wings had more blocked (12) and missed (20) shots than they had shots (31) on goal.
In Play! Man of the Game: Henrik/Daniel Sedin. The Sedin twins were on fire tonight and, although they didn’t score any goals, amassed six points between the two of them.
ADDED BONUS
POST GAME INTERVIEWS WITH ZETTERBERG, STUART, HOWARD AND BABCOCK
RED WINGS ACQUIRE JORDAN OWENS FROM NEW YORK RANGERS
Detroit, MI… Detroit Red Wings Executive Vice President and General Manager Ken Holland announced today that the team has acquired forward Jordan Owens from the New York Rangers in exchange for forward Kris Newbury.
Owens, 23, was signed by the New York Rangers as a free agent on June 12, 2007. In 50 games with the Hartford Wolfpack of the American Hockey League this season, he has 19 points (6-13-19) and 53 PIM.
Newbury, 28, was originally a fifth round draft pick (139th overall) of the San Jose Sharks in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. The Brampton, ONT native appeared in four games for Detroit this season, registering one goal (1-0-1) and 4 PIM. In 52 games with the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL), Newbury collected 33 points (11-22-33) and 144 PIM.
Jordan Owens, Left Wing
Born May 1 1986 -- Toronto, ONT
Height 6.00 -- Weight 180 -- Shoots L
--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2006-07 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 9
2007-08 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 41 7 7 14 44 5 0 0 0 0
2007-08 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 20 3 10 13 28 2 0 0 0 0
2008-09 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 67 12 25 37 66 6 1 2 3 0
2009-10 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 50 6 13 19 53
Owens, 23, was signed by the New York Rangers as a free agent on June 12, 2007. In 50 games with the Hartford Wolfpack of the American Hockey League this season, he has 19 points (6-13-19) and 53 PIM.
Newbury, 28, was originally a fifth round draft pick (139th overall) of the San Jose Sharks in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. The Brampton, ONT native appeared in four games for Detroit this season, registering one goal (1-0-1) and 4 PIM. In 52 games with the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL), Newbury collected 33 points (11-22-33) and 144 PIM.
Jordan Owens, Left Wing
Born May 1 1986 -- Toronto, ONT
Height 6.00 -- Weight 180 -- Shoots L
--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2006-07 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 9
2007-08 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 41 7 7 14 44 5 0 0 0 0
2007-08 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 20 3 10 13 28 2 0 0 0 0
2008-09 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 67 12 25 37 66 6 1 2 3 0
2009-10 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 50 6 13 19 53
NHL TRADE DEADLINE Q & A
In Play Magazine
March 3rd 3pm EST is the NHL trade deadline.
Here are some frequently asked questions regarding a trade and how it works.
How is a trade made?
After two clubs have come to an agreement on a trade, the clubs must advise the League office, either by telephone or by FAX, of the terms of the trade. The League office then schedules a conference call with the two teams to review the transaction and give final approval for the deal. Prior to the trade call, the League office will ensure that the team has the appropriate salary cap space to make the deal; if draft choices are involved, that the club has the available choices; and that the team has available space on its reserve list to add the player (s). It should be noted that the 23-man roster restriction is no longer in force from March 3 on.
On the trade call, the League will a) review the terms of the player contracts and ensure that teams are aware of their respective obligations to the player (s) involved; b) ensure that, should a player have a no-trade clause, that the player has waived that right; and c) ensure that any conditions to consummation of the transaction have been clearly defined and agreed upon.
The trade becomes official after the trade call has taken place.
What if a player involved in a transaction has a "no-trade" clause?
No-trade clauses can vary from player to player. For example, a player may have a list of teams that he has agreed to be traded to. The League requires written documentation from the player that he has waived his no-trade clause. If applicable, the documentation must also stipulate which teams the player has agreed it is permissible for him to be traded to.
Can a trade take place after the 3 p.m., ET deadline on March 3, 2010?
Trade calls may take place after the 3 p.m. deadline but the League must have been advised of any and all transactions, including the specific details, prior to 3 p.m. It is not unusual that a number of trades are agreed to between the clubs just before 3 p.m. However, due to the volume of trades occurring just prior to the deadline, the League may not be able to conduct the actual trade call until after 3 p.m. There are five League officials that conduct trade calls and calls may last anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes depending on the complexity of the deal.
How is a player's salary charged against a team's salary cap when a trade is made at the deadline?
The salary that is charged against a team's cap is the pro rated amount remaining of the player's average yearly salary. For example, if a player has an average yearly salary of $2 million, the amount charged against the acquiring team's cap is the pro-rated amount remaining of $2 million.
This is calculated by dividing $2 million by the number of days in the season (193). The amount ($10,363) is then multiplied by the number of days remaining in the season from the day the trade is made (40 days if trade is on March 3) to ascertain the amount charged against the team's cap ($414,508).
March 3rd 3pm EST is the NHL trade deadline.
Here are some frequently asked questions regarding a trade and how it works.
How is a trade made?
After two clubs have come to an agreement on a trade, the clubs must advise the League office, either by telephone or by FAX, of the terms of the trade. The League office then schedules a conference call with the two teams to review the transaction and give final approval for the deal. Prior to the trade call, the League office will ensure that the team has the appropriate salary cap space to make the deal; if draft choices are involved, that the club has the available choices; and that the team has available space on its reserve list to add the player (s). It should be noted that the 23-man roster restriction is no longer in force from March 3 on.
On the trade call, the League will a) review the terms of the player contracts and ensure that teams are aware of their respective obligations to the player (s) involved; b) ensure that, should a player have a no-trade clause, that the player has waived that right; and c) ensure that any conditions to consummation of the transaction have been clearly defined and agreed upon.
The trade becomes official after the trade call has taken place.
What if a player involved in a transaction has a "no-trade" clause?
No-trade clauses can vary from player to player. For example, a player may have a list of teams that he has agreed to be traded to. The League requires written documentation from the player that he has waived his no-trade clause. If applicable, the documentation must also stipulate which teams the player has agreed it is permissible for him to be traded to.
Can a trade take place after the 3 p.m., ET deadline on March 3, 2010?
Trade calls may take place after the 3 p.m. deadline but the League must have been advised of any and all transactions, including the specific details, prior to 3 p.m. It is not unusual that a number of trades are agreed to between the clubs just before 3 p.m. However, due to the volume of trades occurring just prior to the deadline, the League may not be able to conduct the actual trade call until after 3 p.m. There are five League officials that conduct trade calls and calls may last anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes depending on the complexity of the deal.
How is a player's salary charged against a team's salary cap when a trade is made at the deadline?
The salary that is charged against a team's cap is the pro rated amount remaining of the player's average yearly salary. For example, if a player has an average yearly salary of $2 million, the amount charged against the acquiring team's cap is the pro-rated amount remaining of $2 million.
This is calculated by dividing $2 million by the number of days in the season (193). The amount ($10,363) is then multiplied by the number of days remaining in the season from the day the trade is made (40 days if trade is on March 3) to ascertain the amount charged against the team's cap ($414,508).
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Chelios back in the NHL
In Play Magazine
Chris Chelios has signed with the Atlanta Thrashers, the 48 year old Chelios is expected to stay with the AHL Chicago Wolves for the time being.
Chelios was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in 1981!
He has played in 44 games with his AHL team and scored five goals 16 assists for 21 points and is +35 this season.
So far Chelios has played in 1644 NHL games.
The 11 time All-Star breaks his 25 year Original Six stand by signing with the expansion Atlanta team.
Chelios after Game 4 of the 2008/09 Western Conference Finals in Chicago.
Photo by Jack Rosenberg / In Play! Magazine
Chris Chelios has signed with the Atlanta Thrashers, the 48 year old Chelios is expected to stay with the AHL Chicago Wolves for the time being.
Chelios was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in 1981!
He has played in 44 games with his AHL team and scored five goals 16 assists for 21 points and is +35 this season.
So far Chelios has played in 1644 NHL games.
The 11 time All-Star breaks his 25 year Original Six stand by signing with the expansion Atlanta team.
Red Wings' Kirk Maltby has Surgery - Talks with In Play! about his Future.
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
The Detroit Red Wings' Kirk Maltby will undergo surgery on his shoulder today in what many have said will be the end to his season and possible, because of his age and lack of contract for next season, career.
However, Maltby doesn’t see eye to eye with these people.
The first thing that Maltby wanted to get straight is that he doesn’t plan on missing the rest of the season. “I’m hoping I can be back at least for the last week of the season and for the playoffs,” Maltby tells In Play! magazine.
When asked about the future of his career, Maltby says, “I defiantly don’t want my career to end like this. I understand the business…but I think I can still contribute to this team winning. My plan is to be back on the ice next season, even if it’s not with Detroit.”
While Maltby does plan on being around at least one more year, he also tells In Play that he’ll be done by the next time the Winter Olympics come around in 2014.
Leave your comment
In Play Magazine
The Detroit Red Wings' Kirk Maltby will undergo surgery on his shoulder today in what many have said will be the end to his season and possible, because of his age and lack of contract for next season, career.
However, Maltby doesn’t see eye to eye with these people.
The first thing that Maltby wanted to get straight is that he doesn’t plan on missing the rest of the season. “I’m hoping I can be back at least for the last week of the season and for the playoffs,” Maltby tells In Play! magazine.
When asked about the future of his career, Maltby says, “I defiantly don’t want my career to end like this. I understand the business…but I think I can still contribute to this team winning. My plan is to be back on the ice next season, even if it’s not with Detroit.”
While Maltby does plan on being around at least one more year, he also tells In Play that he’ll be done by the next time the Winter Olympics come around in 2014.
Leave your comment
Monday, March 1, 2010
Red Wings Start Playoff Push with Win
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
It was not the way the Detroit Red Wings wanted to win tonight's game, but they did beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 in the first game in the NHL after the Olympic break.
Tomas Holmstrom scored the first goal in this contest and Johan Franzen scored on the powerplay to give the Wings a two goal advantage. In the second period, TJ Galiardi and Chris Stewart tied the game. In the third, Nicklas Lidstrom scored his first road goal of the season and the game winner.
There were concerns going into the game about the fatigue of the players coming home from Vancouver (particularly the Wings Brian Rafalski and Colorado’s Paul Stastny) but that didn’t factor in greatly. Stastny didn’t get as involved in the game as Colorado would have liked, but most of the Aves were just standing around while Detroit skated around them. Detroit did give away a two goal lead tonight and looked terrible in the second period, but the rebounded from that.
In Play! Man of the Game: Tomas Holmstrom. Holmstrom scored the first goal and had assists on both of Detroit’s other goals. Holmstrom looked rested and better than he’s looked all season.
Leave your comment
In Play Magazine
It was not the way the Detroit Red Wings wanted to win tonight's game, but they did beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 in the first game in the NHL after the Olympic break.
Tomas Holmstrom scored the first goal in this contest and Johan Franzen scored on the powerplay to give the Wings a two goal advantage. In the second period, TJ Galiardi and Chris Stewart tied the game. In the third, Nicklas Lidstrom scored his first road goal of the season and the game winner.
There were concerns going into the game about the fatigue of the players coming home from Vancouver (particularly the Wings Brian Rafalski and Colorado’s Paul Stastny) but that didn’t factor in greatly. Stastny didn’t get as involved in the game as Colorado would have liked, but most of the Aves were just standing around while Detroit skated around them. Detroit did give away a two goal lead tonight and looked terrible in the second period, but the rebounded from that.
In Play! Man of the Game: Tomas Holmstrom. Holmstrom scored the first goal and had assists on both of Detroit’s other goals. Holmstrom looked rested and better than he’s looked all season.
Leave your comment
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Pond Hockey in Chris Osgood's Back Yard Today.
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
Today In Play! Wings Photo-Journalist, AJ Petronzi spent the afternoon at Detroit Red Wings netminder Chris Osgood's house as part of the Toast of Hockeytown auction event.
The Red Wings auctioned off a chance for a kid and five of his friends to play hockey with Chris Osgood in his back yard.
Today, Drew Dagenias (Team USA jacket), his friends Riley Maher (Black jacket), Nathan Farrar (Purple Shirt), Landan Edwaies (Flannel jacket), and Tristan Lupinski (Black and red fleece), as well as Osgood’s neighbor Colin O’Keefe (USA goalie equipment and light blue jacket) met and played hockey with Osgood.
Photos by AJ Petronzi / In Play! Magazine
Many more photos on our facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?page=2&aid=151410&id=66828874928#!/album.php?aid=151410&id=66828874928
In Play Magazine
Today In Play! Wings Photo-Journalist, AJ Petronzi spent the afternoon at Detroit Red Wings netminder Chris Osgood's house as part of the Toast of Hockeytown auction event.
The Red Wings auctioned off a chance for a kid and five of his friends to play hockey with Chris Osgood in his back yard.
Today, Drew Dagenias (Team USA jacket), his friends Riley Maher (Black jacket), Nathan Farrar (Purple Shirt), Landan Edwaies (Flannel jacket), and Tristan Lupinski (Black and red fleece), as well as Osgood’s neighbor Colin O’Keefe (USA goalie equipment and light blue jacket) met and played hockey with Osgood.
Photos by AJ Petronzi / In Play! Magazine
Many more photos on our facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?page=2&aid=151410&id=66828874928#!/album.php?aid=151410&id=66828874928
RED WINGS PLACE KIRK MALTBY ON LONG-TERM INJURED RESERVE AND ACTIVATE ANDREAS LILJA
Detroit, MI…The Detroit Red Wings announced today that forward Kirk Maltby has been placed on long-term injured reserve and will undergo right shoulder surgery that will sideline him for four to six weeks. The Red Wings also activated defenseman Andreas Lilja from injured reserve.
Maltby, 37, is currently in his 14th season with the Red Wings and his 16th season in the National Hockey League. The four-time Stanley Cup champion has played in 52 games for Detroit this season, registering six points (4-2-5) and 32 PIM. The Cambridge, ONT native has played in 1,072 regular season games and 169 playoff games in his NHL career.
Lilja, 34, has been on injured reserve since sustaining a concussion on February 28, 2009 in a game against the Nashville Predators. He recently completed a conditioning stint with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey league. In four games with the Griffins, Lilja was -2 with 6 PIM and no points. The nine-year NHL veteran is scheduled to make his season debut on March 1st when the Red Wings take on the Avalanche in Denver.
Maltby, 37, is currently in his 14th season with the Red Wings and his 16th season in the National Hockey League. The four-time Stanley Cup champion has played in 52 games for Detroit this season, registering six points (4-2-5) and 32 PIM. The Cambridge, ONT native has played in 1,072 regular season games and 169 playoff games in his NHL career.
Lilja, 34, has been on injured reserve since sustaining a concussion on February 28, 2009 in a game against the Nashville Predators. He recently completed a conditioning stint with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey league. In four games with the Griffins, Lilja was -2 with 6 PIM and no points. The nine-year NHL veteran is scheduled to make his season debut on March 1st when the Red Wings take on the Avalanche in Denver.
Friday, February 26, 2010
USA WILL PLAY FOR GOLD
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
Team USA came out today, in a game which most experts favored Finland, and dominated. Team USA won 6-1 over Finland and guaranteed that the USA will leave Vancouver with a medal. The only question that remains is whether the Men’s bracket will end with a Canada vs. USA rematch (as the woman’s bracket did) or if Slovakia can move into the final race for gold.
Teemu Selanne, the all-time Olympic goal leader, was blanked today, but Detroit Red Wing Brian Rafalski moved into place as this Olympics leading scorer.
Late tonight Canada and Slovakia will finish filling in the medal bracket.
Leave your comment
In Play Magazine
Team USA came out today, in a game which most experts favored Finland, and dominated. Team USA won 6-1 over Finland and guaranteed that the USA will leave Vancouver with a medal. The only question that remains is whether the Men’s bracket will end with a Canada vs. USA rematch (as the woman’s bracket did) or if Slovakia can move into the final race for gold.
Teemu Selanne, the all-time Olympic goal leader, was blanked today, but Detroit Red Wing Brian Rafalski moved into place as this Olympics leading scorer.
Late tonight Canada and Slovakia will finish filling in the medal bracket.
Leave your comment
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Sweden Gets Upset! Olympic Men’s Bracket a Blind Guess.
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
Slovakia has upset Sweden, meaning two metal favorite teams are now out of the tournament. With this upset, Russia and Sweden have gone home and only the medal favorite Canada remains.
The best kept secret coming into these games was the Slovakian team, but with names like Marian Hossa and Marian Gaborik, it’s hard to understand why. This Slovakian team now has upsets of Russia and Sweden under their belts and will face Canada Friday to see if they can make it three upsets.
On the other side, Finland will play the USA. While there were no doubts Finland would be staring down the medal platform coming into the games, no one expected Team USA to make the Semi-Finals. With a huge upset over Canada, and a weak game against the Swiss yesterday, Finland would be the favorite coming into this game. However, Finland looked equally bad, if not worse, than the USA did in their game. So this one is anyone's game too.
So if you’re trying to predict the medal games, In Play! suggests you should try your hand at the lottery. You’d have better odds.
Leave your comment
In Play Magazine
Slovakia has upset Sweden, meaning two metal favorite teams are now out of the tournament. With this upset, Russia and Sweden have gone home and only the medal favorite Canada remains.
The best kept secret coming into these games was the Slovakian team, but with names like Marian Hossa and Marian Gaborik, it’s hard to understand why. This Slovakian team now has upsets of Russia and Sweden under their belts and will face Canada Friday to see if they can make it three upsets.
On the other side, Finland will play the USA. While there were no doubts Finland would be staring down the medal platform coming into the games, no one expected Team USA to make the Semi-Finals. With a huge upset over Canada, and a weak game against the Swiss yesterday, Finland would be the favorite coming into this game. However, Finland looked equally bad, if not worse, than the USA did in their game. So this one is anyone's game too.
So if you’re trying to predict the medal games, In Play! suggests you should try your hand at the lottery. You’d have better odds.
Leave your comment
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Canada Hockey Brings Russia and Dirty "O" Back to Earth
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
In what was expected to be a goal buffet for both teams, only Canada showed up with empty stomachs and the Russians made sure it was all you can eat. Canada has defeated Russia in a booming 7-3 win to end Russia’s bid for an Olympic medal.
In all the things that didn’t make sense in this game, the biggest was the choice of goaltenders for Russia. It’s hard to put Evgeni Nabokov on the bench, but after giving up four weak goals, it’s not understandable why he started the second period, giving up two more goals before Ilya Bryzgalov was brought in and was great for the rest of the game.
Russia just made mistake after mistake and if not for names like Alexander Ovechkin and Pavel Datsyuk it’d have seemed that Russia was just not in the same league as Canada. In the end, Canada just manhandled the Russian team tonight.
Canada will play the winner of the Sweden Slovakia game which will not be played until midnight.
Leave your comment
In Play Magazine
In what was expected to be a goal buffet for both teams, only Canada showed up with empty stomachs and the Russians made sure it was all you can eat. Canada has defeated Russia in a booming 7-3 win to end Russia’s bid for an Olympic medal.
In all the things that didn’t make sense in this game, the biggest was the choice of goaltenders for Russia. It’s hard to put Evgeni Nabokov on the bench, but after giving up four weak goals, it’s not understandable why he started the second period, giving up two more goals before Ilya Bryzgalov was brought in and was great for the rest of the game.
Russia just made mistake after mistake and if not for names like Alexander Ovechkin and Pavel Datsyuk it’d have seemed that Russia was just not in the same league as Canada. In the end, Canada just manhandled the Russian team tonight.
Canada will play the winner of the Sweden Slovakia game which will not be played until midnight.
Leave your comment
USA Heads to Olympic Semi-Finals with 1-0 Win Over Swiss
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
The USA won a very close, poorly played, quarterfinal match against Switzerland, who they had defeated 3-1 earlier in the preliminary round.
The USA looked like the team that played their first game in the Olympics, the game where Ryan Miller didn’t look great in goal and Brian Rafalski wasn’t making a bid to be the next Bobby Orr. Today, however, Ryan Miller was on top of his game but the rest of Team USA was not.
The USA did outshoot the Swiss by a large margin, but Jonas Hiller was on top of his game in net and he almost managed to keep Switzerland in the tourney like he’d been doing for the entire Olympics.
The USA advances to the Semi-Finals where they will face the winner between Finland and the Czech Republic, a game which will be played later tonight.
Leave your comment
In Play Magazine
The USA won a very close, poorly played, quarterfinal match against Switzerland, who they had defeated 3-1 earlier in the preliminary round.
The USA looked like the team that played their first game in the Olympics, the game where Ryan Miller didn’t look great in goal and Brian Rafalski wasn’t making a bid to be the next Bobby Orr. Today, however, Ryan Miller was on top of his game but the rest of Team USA was not.
The USA did outshoot the Swiss by a large margin, but Jonas Hiller was on top of his game in net and he almost managed to keep Switzerland in the tourney like he’d been doing for the entire Olympics.
The USA advances to the Semi-Finals where they will face the winner between Finland and the Czech Republic, a game which will be played later tonight.
Leave your comment
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Former Pistons CEO Tom Wilson Joins Red Wings
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
After refusing to talk about his opportunities that caused him to resign from the Detroit Pistons, Tom Wilson was announced today as the CEO of the Ilitches’ sports networks, mainly taking a role with the Detroit Red Wings.
Wilson should be familiar to Detroit sports fans; he resigned only five days ago from the Pistons, who he’d worked with for 32 years. Wilson jokingly told the 1000 some odd people at hand, “You’ll be so disappointed.” There was disappointment in the Detroit sports world when Wilson resigned, but now that disappointment should be gone since he didn’t actually leave Detroit.
Offical Release from Ilitch Sports and Entertainment
WILSON JOINS ILITCH ORGANIZATION
Accomplished sports and entertainment industry leader to head new enterprise
Initial focus to include collaboration with Red Wings, Tigers and entertainment venues.
DETROIT – The hiring of Thomas S. Wilson as President and Chief Executive Officer of a newly
created enterprise working across the Ilitch sports and entertainment businesses was announced today
by Christopher Ilitch, president and CEO of Ilitch Holdings, Inc. The hiring is effective immediately.
Wilson is joining the Ilitch organization after an illustrious 32‐year career with the Detroit
Pistons, including the last 22 years as president and CEO of Palace Sports and Entertainment. In his new
capacity, Wilson will report directly to Christopher Ilitch.
“Today is a landmark day for our entire organization,” Ilitch said. “Tom Wilson is a visionary in
the industry who will make an immediate impact on our continued growth. He has revolutionized the
business in many ways during his career and will continue to do so. His genuine passion and
enthusiasm, coupled with his outstanding leadership abilities, promise to take our successful businesses
to an even higher level.
“We have an amazing organization today, with tremendous employees and excellent leaders.
And like any successful team, we’re always looking for ways to grow, to improve, to become even better
– and to take on new challenges,” Ilitch stated. “We have reached a point where it makes perfect sense
to leverage the resources of all of our companies, and capitalize on synergies that can spur additional
growth and innovation. Tom will play a vital role in helping us achieve these business goals and
identifying synergies across our companies. He will have autonomy and support from me, and I know
our other business leaders look forward to working side‐by‐side with Tom to enhance the collaboration
among our companies.”
As president and CEO of the soon‐to‐be‐named new enterprise, Wilson will provide input into
every aspect of the Ilitch companies. One of his initial strategic priorities will be to leverage the natural
business opportunities among Olympia Entertainment, the Detroit Red Wings and the Detroit Tigers –
while also aggressively looking for new areas of collaboration to grow these businesses as well as other
companies within the Ilitch enterprise.
Wilson will also look for innovative ways to package and promote the substantial assets of
Olympia Entertainment, one of the most diverse and leading sports and entertainment organizations in
the country. Olympia’s vast portfolio of venues includes Detroit’s legendary Fox Theatre, Joe Louis
Arena, Comerica Park, Cobo Arena, Masonic Temple and City Theatre. Wilson will be responsible for
guiding and growing these venues as well as looking for opportunities to expand the portfolio.
“I feel very fortunate to have worked with a great organization and family in the Pistons and the
Davidsons, and to now have a similar opportunity with an equally iconic sports, entertainment and
civic-minded family like the Ilitches,” Wilson said. “We were competitors in the marketplace, but I have
always admired the accomplishments of the entire Ilitch organization, on the field and in the
community.“
There are wonderful assets here with the Wings, Tigers, the entertainment venues, and all of
the other highly respected businesses,” he noted. “I’m excited to get started with my new colleagues.
And knowing Chris’ vision for the organization in total, along with the experience and ideas I’d like to
contribute, I can tell you that all of us have a unique opportunity to accomplish great things together –
to do things we’ve never done before, and to go places we’ve never been.”
Reporting to Wilson in his new position will be Dana Warg, president of Olympia Entertainment,
and Steve Violetta, senior vice president of Business Affairs for the Detroit Red Wings. Duane McLean,
senior vice president of Business Operations for the Detroit Tigers, will continue to report directly to
Tigers President, CEO and General Manager Dave Dombrowski, while also adding a strong dotted line
reporting relationship to Wilson.
“Ken (Holland) and Dave will continue to report directly to me in running the sports operations
of the Wings and Tigers, respectively. Nothing changes in that regard,” Team Owner Mike Ilitch stated.
“However, given Tom’s sales and marketing expertise, his connections in the industry and community,
and his proven ability to get things done, I believe that Ken, Dave and Tom will find natural opportunities
to partner together on the promotional and customer service sides of hockey and baseball. Once Chris
and the guys put their heads together, the possibilities could be endless.”
Holland, executive vice president and general manager of the Detroit Red Wings noted that he
got to know Tom when Palace Sports & Entertainment owned the Tampa Bay Lightning, “I know that
Tom is very well‐respected in the sports and entertainment industry. All of us at the Red Wings look
forward to working closely with him,” Holland said.
Dombrowski echoed Holland’s welcoming comments regarding Wilson.
“I’ve known Tom personally over the years and have been genuinely impressed with his work
and that of his staff at the Palace,” Dombrowski said. “I look forward to working with Tom. It is great to
have him as part of the overall Ilitch organization.”
During Wilson’s tenure with the Pistons, the team was widely recognized as one of the best
marketed entities in the NBA. Wilson was also instrumental in the design, staffing and operating
philosophy of the state‐of‐the‐art Palace of Auburn Hills, which has captured nine “Arena of the Year”
awards over the years. Wilson and his PS&E team were also responsible for the complete makeover of
the DTE Energy Music Theatre, which was voted the number one amphitheater in the country the past
19 years and the Best Outdoor Concert Venue in 2000.
“We are thrilled to be adding a person of Tom’s caliber to our organization,” Ilitch said. “He has
a tremendous track record of leadership, success and innovation in the world of sports and
entertainment. One of his hallmarks has been the ability to leverage and market resources across an
organization, while also identifying new and exciting business opportunities along the way. And he has
an extraordinary gift to resonate his vision with sponsors, season ticket and suite holders, advertisers,
sports fans and concert goers. We’re looking for those same high impact contributions.
“Our collective vision is one of continued growth and opportunity for the entire Ilitch
organization,” he added. “It’s going to be an exciting journey for all of us. This is a harbinger of bigger
and better things for sports and entertainment fans in Detroit, southeast Michigan and beyond.”
Leave your comment
In Play Magazine
After refusing to talk about his opportunities that caused him to resign from the Detroit Pistons, Tom Wilson was announced today as the CEO of the Ilitches’ sports networks, mainly taking a role with the Detroit Red Wings.
Wilson should be familiar to Detroit sports fans; he resigned only five days ago from the Pistons, who he’d worked with for 32 years. Wilson jokingly told the 1000 some odd people at hand, “You’ll be so disappointed.” There was disappointment in the Detroit sports world when Wilson resigned, but now that disappointment should be gone since he didn’t actually leave Detroit.
Offical Release from Ilitch Sports and Entertainment
WILSON JOINS ILITCH ORGANIZATION
Accomplished sports and entertainment industry leader to head new enterprise
Initial focus to include collaboration with Red Wings, Tigers and entertainment venues.
DETROIT – The hiring of Thomas S. Wilson as President and Chief Executive Officer of a newly
created enterprise working across the Ilitch sports and entertainment businesses was announced today
by Christopher Ilitch, president and CEO of Ilitch Holdings, Inc. The hiring is effective immediately.
Wilson is joining the Ilitch organization after an illustrious 32‐year career with the Detroit
Pistons, including the last 22 years as president and CEO of Palace Sports and Entertainment. In his new
capacity, Wilson will report directly to Christopher Ilitch.
“Today is a landmark day for our entire organization,” Ilitch said. “Tom Wilson is a visionary in
the industry who will make an immediate impact on our continued growth. He has revolutionized the
business in many ways during his career and will continue to do so. His genuine passion and
enthusiasm, coupled with his outstanding leadership abilities, promise to take our successful businesses
to an even higher level.
“We have an amazing organization today, with tremendous employees and excellent leaders.
And like any successful team, we’re always looking for ways to grow, to improve, to become even better
– and to take on new challenges,” Ilitch stated. “We have reached a point where it makes perfect sense
to leverage the resources of all of our companies, and capitalize on synergies that can spur additional
growth and innovation. Tom will play a vital role in helping us achieve these business goals and
identifying synergies across our companies. He will have autonomy and support from me, and I know
our other business leaders look forward to working side‐by‐side with Tom to enhance the collaboration
among our companies.”
As president and CEO of the soon‐to‐be‐named new enterprise, Wilson will provide input into
every aspect of the Ilitch companies. One of his initial strategic priorities will be to leverage the natural
business opportunities among Olympia Entertainment, the Detroit Red Wings and the Detroit Tigers –
while also aggressively looking for new areas of collaboration to grow these businesses as well as other
companies within the Ilitch enterprise.
Wilson will also look for innovative ways to package and promote the substantial assets of
Olympia Entertainment, one of the most diverse and leading sports and entertainment organizations in
the country. Olympia’s vast portfolio of venues includes Detroit’s legendary Fox Theatre, Joe Louis
Arena, Comerica Park, Cobo Arena, Masonic Temple and City Theatre. Wilson will be responsible for
guiding and growing these venues as well as looking for opportunities to expand the portfolio.
“I feel very fortunate to have worked with a great organization and family in the Pistons and the
Davidsons, and to now have a similar opportunity with an equally iconic sports, entertainment and
civic-minded family like the Ilitches,” Wilson said. “We were competitors in the marketplace, but I have
always admired the accomplishments of the entire Ilitch organization, on the field and in the
community.“
There are wonderful assets here with the Wings, Tigers, the entertainment venues, and all of
the other highly respected businesses,” he noted. “I’m excited to get started with my new colleagues.
And knowing Chris’ vision for the organization in total, along with the experience and ideas I’d like to
contribute, I can tell you that all of us have a unique opportunity to accomplish great things together –
to do things we’ve never done before, and to go places we’ve never been.”
Reporting to Wilson in his new position will be Dana Warg, president of Olympia Entertainment,
and Steve Violetta, senior vice president of Business Affairs for the Detroit Red Wings. Duane McLean,
senior vice president of Business Operations for the Detroit Tigers, will continue to report directly to
Tigers President, CEO and General Manager Dave Dombrowski, while also adding a strong dotted line
reporting relationship to Wilson.
“Ken (Holland) and Dave will continue to report directly to me in running the sports operations
of the Wings and Tigers, respectively. Nothing changes in that regard,” Team Owner Mike Ilitch stated.
“However, given Tom’s sales and marketing expertise, his connections in the industry and community,
and his proven ability to get things done, I believe that Ken, Dave and Tom will find natural opportunities
to partner together on the promotional and customer service sides of hockey and baseball. Once Chris
and the guys put their heads together, the possibilities could be endless.”
Holland, executive vice president and general manager of the Detroit Red Wings noted that he
got to know Tom when Palace Sports & Entertainment owned the Tampa Bay Lightning, “I know that
Tom is very well‐respected in the sports and entertainment industry. All of us at the Red Wings look
forward to working closely with him,” Holland said.
Dombrowski echoed Holland’s welcoming comments regarding Wilson.
“I’ve known Tom personally over the years and have been genuinely impressed with his work
and that of his staff at the Palace,” Dombrowski said. “I look forward to working with Tom. It is great to
have him as part of the overall Ilitch organization.”
During Wilson’s tenure with the Pistons, the team was widely recognized as one of the best
marketed entities in the NBA. Wilson was also instrumental in the design, staffing and operating
philosophy of the state‐of‐the‐art Palace of Auburn Hills, which has captured nine “Arena of the Year”
awards over the years. Wilson and his PS&E team were also responsible for the complete makeover of
the DTE Energy Music Theatre, which was voted the number one amphitheater in the country the past
19 years and the Best Outdoor Concert Venue in 2000.
“We are thrilled to be adding a person of Tom’s caliber to our organization,” Ilitch said. “He has
a tremendous track record of leadership, success and innovation in the world of sports and
entertainment. One of his hallmarks has been the ability to leverage and market resources across an
organization, while also identifying new and exciting business opportunities along the way. And he has
an extraordinary gift to resonate his vision with sponsors, season ticket and suite holders, advertisers,
sports fans and concert goers. We’re looking for those same high impact contributions.
“Our collective vision is one of continued growth and opportunity for the entire Ilitch
organization,” he added. “It’s going to be an exciting journey for all of us. This is a harbinger of bigger
and better things for sports and entertainment fans in Detroit, southeast Michigan and beyond.”
Leave your comment
Sunday, February 21, 2010
USA UPSETS CANADA! ADVANCES TO QUARTER-FINALS
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
Even through elimination hasn’t started in the Olympic tournament yet, Teams USA and Russia have claimed places in the quarter finals and, depending on how the game plays out later tonight, both Sweden and Finland can clinch the last two spots even though one of the teams must lose tonight.
Red Wings Russian stats: Pavel Datsyuk had a goal and an assist in Russia’s 4-2 win over the Czech Republic.
The real story tonight was the USA-Canada game. Even through the 2006 metal rematch is up next, nothing can touch this game and its excitement. The game was insane, its climax coming with the USA out to a two goal lead and Sydney Crosby tying the game with only a minute left. There also was a pair of Team USA breakaways, both set up by Brian Rafalski, separated only be a Team Canada breakaway; all of that happened in a time span of about 25 seconds. Ryan Miller stood on his head and delivered this game to Team USA.
Red Wings USA stats: Brian Rafalski is on fire, scoring Team USA’s last two goals coming into tonight and netting the first two tonight. He also set up USA’s third goal, although he didn’t get an assist, and took the shot that resulted in the deflection that was the game winner. In these last two games, Rafalski has matched his goal total for the entire season in the NHL.
Leave your comment
In Play Magazine
Even through elimination hasn’t started in the Olympic tournament yet, Teams USA and Russia have claimed places in the quarter finals and, depending on how the game plays out later tonight, both Sweden and Finland can clinch the last two spots even though one of the teams must lose tonight.
Red Wings Russian stats: Pavel Datsyuk had a goal and an assist in Russia’s 4-2 win over the Czech Republic.
The real story tonight was the USA-Canada game. Even through the 2006 metal rematch is up next, nothing can touch this game and its excitement. The game was insane, its climax coming with the USA out to a two goal lead and Sydney Crosby tying the game with only a minute left. There also was a pair of Team USA breakaways, both set up by Brian Rafalski, separated only be a Team Canada breakaway; all of that happened in a time span of about 25 seconds. Ryan Miller stood on his head and delivered this game to Team USA.
Red Wings USA stats: Brian Rafalski is on fire, scoring Team USA’s last two goals coming into tonight and netting the first two tonight. He also set up USA’s third goal, although he didn’t get an assist, and took the shot that resulted in the deflection that was the game winner. In these last two games, Rafalski has matched his goal total for the entire season in the NHL.
Leave your comment
Saturday, February 20, 2010
More Olympic Updates – Selanne Sets Record
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
Yesterday Sweden beat Belarus, Finland embarrassed Germany, and the Czechs topped Latvia.
What does this all mean going into what’s been deemed, “Rivalry Weekend?” Four teams have perfect scores (USA, Finland, Sweden, and the Czech Republic). With Sweden playing Finland on Sunday, one of those teams will be forced to loose. USA will play Canada on Sunday and the Czechs play Russia also Sunday.
Olympic Red Wings’ stats from Friday: Johan Franzen scored the game winning goal for Sweden.
New Olympic Record: Teemu Selanne had and assist in Finland’s game, moving him into the all-time lead as the Olympic points scorer with 37 career points.
Leave your comment
In Play Magazine
Yesterday Sweden beat Belarus, Finland embarrassed Germany, and the Czechs topped Latvia.
What does this all mean going into what’s been deemed, “Rivalry Weekend?” Four teams have perfect scores (USA, Finland, Sweden, and the Czech Republic). With Sweden playing Finland on Sunday, one of those teams will be forced to loose. USA will play Canada on Sunday and the Czechs play Russia also Sunday.
Olympic Red Wings’ stats from Friday: Johan Franzen scored the game winning goal for Sweden.
New Olympic Record: Teemu Selanne had and assist in Finland’s game, moving him into the all-time lead as the Olympic points scorer with 37 career points.
Leave your comment
Friday, February 19, 2010
RUSSIA UPSET BY SLOVAKIA 2-1
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
In the lowest scoring game of the Olympics yet, Slovakia upset the favored Russia.
Slovakia tied the game 1-1 on a goal by Marian Hossa after Russia had gotten a goal by Alexei Morozov.
This game changed the way a lot of metal round brackets looked. After last night, Team USA is the only team to have a full six points, followed by Canada with five and Russia with four. Depending on how Sweden does against Belarus and Finland against Germany tonight, Team USA could finish the preliminary round out in first place if they can beat Canada.
Leave your comment
In Play Magazine
In the lowest scoring game of the Olympics yet, Slovakia upset the favored Russia.
Slovakia tied the game 1-1 on a goal by Marian Hossa after Russia had gotten a goal by Alexei Morozov.
This game changed the way a lot of metal round brackets looked. After last night, Team USA is the only team to have a full six points, followed by Canada with five and Russia with four. Depending on how Sweden does against Belarus and Finland against Germany tonight, Team USA could finish the preliminary round out in first place if they can beat Canada.
Leave your comment
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Canada Beat Swiss! In Shootout?
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
Despite losing 3-1 to Team USA and being down two goals 35 seconds into the second period, the Swiss team forced Canada to an overtime, then a shootout before Sydney Crosby scored the game winner on his second shot in the shootout.
Canada lost a huge point tonight in having to go to extra time. With tonight’s win, they only have five points in the tournament bracket, while the USA has six points and it’s likely that Russia will move out to six tonight also. Canada will have to beat the USA on Sunday if they plan on being a top four seed going into the medal round.
Slovakia lost 1-3 to the Czech Republic last night and tonight must face the Russian team which is a heavy favorite to walk away with either a gold or silver medal. An update about that game will come later.
Leave your comment
In Play Magazine
Despite losing 3-1 to Team USA and being down two goals 35 seconds into the second period, the Swiss team forced Canada to an overtime, then a shootout before Sydney Crosby scored the game winner on his second shot in the shootout.
Canada lost a huge point tonight in having to go to extra time. With tonight’s win, they only have five points in the tournament bracket, while the USA has six points and it’s likely that Russia will move out to six tonight also. Canada will have to beat the USA on Sunday if they plan on being a top four seed going into the medal round.
Slovakia lost 1-3 to the Czech Republic last night and tonight must face the Russian team which is a heavy favorite to walk away with either a gold or silver medal. An update about that game will come later.
Leave your comment
Detroit’s Brian Rafalski Nets Two, USA Destroys Norway
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
After setting up the play that led to Patrick Kane putting Team USA up to a three goal game, Brian Rafalski scored two goals in the last three minutes to put the USA over Norway 6-1.
Rafalski, who’s been rather quiet offensively this season for the Red Wings, should have had an assist on the Patrick Kane goal, at least he would have if it’d been in the NHL, but in international hockey you have to actually be on the ice to get credit for an assist. Rafalski had skated to the bench before the goal was scored.
It seems that Team USA is going to stick with the top defensive line of Ryan Suter and Rafalski. Team USA also only allowed 11 shots against Ryan Miller who stopped 10 of them.
This was a big win for the USA as they will not see action again until Sunday when they take on Team Canada.
Speaking of Team Canada, more Olympic updates to come tonight when Canada takes on the Swiss and Russia takes on Slovakia.
Leave your comment
In Play Magazine
After setting up the play that led to Patrick Kane putting Team USA up to a three goal game, Brian Rafalski scored two goals in the last three minutes to put the USA over Norway 6-1.
Rafalski, who’s been rather quiet offensively this season for the Red Wings, should have had an assist on the Patrick Kane goal, at least he would have if it’d been in the NHL, but in international hockey you have to actually be on the ice to get credit for an assist. Rafalski had skated to the bench before the goal was scored.
It seems that Team USA is going to stick with the top defensive line of Ryan Suter and Rafalski. Team USA also only allowed 11 shots against Ryan Miller who stopped 10 of them.
This was a big win for the USA as they will not see action again until Sunday when they take on Team Canada.
Speaking of Team Canada, more Olympic updates to come tonight when Canada takes on the Swiss and Russia takes on Slovakia.
Leave your comment
DETROIT RANKED #4 AS MOST MISERABLE CITIES!
In a recent Forbes magazine poll, Detroit holds the #4 spot as the "Most Miserable City"Forbes used the following criteria to makes its assumptions...
- Unemployment
- Taxes (sales and income)
- Commute times
- Violent crime
- Pro sports teams
- Weather
- Superfund pollution sites
Cleveland, Ohio holds top honors in the category.
Leave your comment
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Finland and Sweden Get Wins in Game 1
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
Finland came out and dominated the Belarus team, wining the game 4-1. Niklas Hagman scored two goals and Teemu Selanne assisted on a goal to move into a tie as the highest points scorer in Olympic history. The Red Wings’ Valtteri Filppula scored Finland’s third goal which came just seconds into the third period. Grand Rapids Sergei Kolosov was not involved in any of the offense for Belarus.
Sweden, on the other hand, struggled against Germany. Germany should have been one of the easier teams in this bracket. While Finland did take silver in 2006, Belarus has an upset history with Sweden which includes a forth place finish in 2002. Sweden only scored two goals against Germany which also didn’t play well. While Sweden contains the largest number Red Wings of all the Olympic squads, none of them were involved with in offence in the game.
Later tonight the Czech Republic takes on Slovakia (two teams and nations that have bad blood with each other). The update for that game will come tomorrow along with more from the USA, Canada, and Russia (which plays Slovakia).
Leave your comment
In Play Magazine
Finland came out and dominated the Belarus team, wining the game 4-1. Niklas Hagman scored two goals and Teemu Selanne assisted on a goal to move into a tie as the highest points scorer in Olympic history. The Red Wings’ Valtteri Filppula scored Finland’s third goal which came just seconds into the third period. Grand Rapids Sergei Kolosov was not involved in any of the offense for Belarus.
Sweden, on the other hand, struggled against Germany. Germany should have been one of the easier teams in this bracket. While Finland did take silver in 2006, Belarus has an upset history with Sweden which includes a forth place finish in 2002. Sweden only scored two goals against Germany which also didn’t play well. While Sweden contains the largest number Red Wings of all the Olympic squads, none of them were involved with in offence in the game.
Later tonight the Czech Republic takes on Slovakia (two teams and nations that have bad blood with each other). The update for that game will come tomorrow along with more from the USA, Canada, and Russia (which plays Slovakia).
Leave your comment
Canada and Russia Win Opening Round Hockey Games
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
Even through no Detroit Red Wings play for team Canada, most of the team’s administration has offices in Joe Louis Arena. Steve Yzerman spent a tough couple days answering questions about Team Canada, and Coach Mike Babcock was thrown under the bus yesterday when he announced that Roberto Luongo would start instead of Martin Brodeur, but Canada beat Norway 8-0. Danny Heatley had two goals and Jerome Iginla appeared to have scored a hat-trick, but as of this morning the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has credited his first goal to Rick Nash, leaving Iginla with only two goals last night.
Russia also scored eight goals last night, beating Latvia 8-2. Concerns were raised about the age of former Red Wing Sergei Fedorov, but Fedorov recorded the primary assists on both of Russia’s opening goals. Alexander Ovechkin had two goals, the second of which Detroit Red Wing Pavel Datsyuk assisted on. It was Datsyuk only point of the night. Check earlier In Play! posts for info on Team USA's victory.
More Olympic updates coming today as Finland (Red Wings’ Valteri Filppula) plays Belarus (Grand Rapid’s Sergei Kolosov), and Team Sweden (Nicklas Lidstrom, Johan Franzen, Niklas Kronwall, and Henrik Zetterberg) take on Germany.
Leave your comment
In Play Magazine
Even through no Detroit Red Wings play for team Canada, most of the team’s administration has offices in Joe Louis Arena. Steve Yzerman spent a tough couple days answering questions about Team Canada, and Coach Mike Babcock was thrown under the bus yesterday when he announced that Roberto Luongo would start instead of Martin Brodeur, but Canada beat Norway 8-0. Danny Heatley had two goals and Jerome Iginla appeared to have scored a hat-trick, but as of this morning the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has credited his first goal to Rick Nash, leaving Iginla with only two goals last night.
Russia also scored eight goals last night, beating Latvia 8-2. Concerns were raised about the age of former Red Wing Sergei Fedorov, but Fedorov recorded the primary assists on both of Russia’s opening goals. Alexander Ovechkin had two goals, the second of which Detroit Red Wing Pavel Datsyuk assisted on. It was Datsyuk only point of the night. Check earlier In Play! posts for info on Team USA's victory.
More Olympic updates coming today as Finland (Red Wings’ Valteri Filppula) plays Belarus (Grand Rapid’s Sergei Kolosov), and Team Sweden (Nicklas Lidstrom, Johan Franzen, Niklas Kronwall, and Henrik Zetterberg) take on Germany.
Leave your comment
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Team USA Beats Switzerland in Preliminary Round Opener
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
Team USA ran out to a three goal lead and won their opening game at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
The Detroit Red Wings’ only player on the Team USA roster, Brian Rafalski, finished the game with no points but played on the top defensive line. He was a plus one on the afternoon.
More Olympic updates coming later tonight when Team Canada plays its opening round game.
Leave your comment
In Play Magazine
Team USA ran out to a three goal lead and won their opening game at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
The Detroit Red Wings’ only player on the Team USA roster, Brian Rafalski, finished the game with no points but played on the top defensive line. He was a plus one on the afternoon.
More Olympic updates coming later tonight when Team Canada plays its opening round game.
Leave your comment
Red Wings’ Steve Yzerman Claims “Mistake” With NHL and Olympics
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
In an interview in Vancouver, Red Wings’ Vice President, and General Manager of Team Canada, Steve Yzerman claims that it would be a mistake for the NHL not to participate in the 2014 Winter Olympics.
There have been questions raised due to increased injuries this season, and scheduling difficulties within the NHL because of the three week Olympic break, on whether or not the NHL would suspend play for the 2014 Olympic Games. Yzerman acknowledged these, but stated “The NHL’s participation has enhanced the games in the last three Olympics… As a player you look forward to these opportunities and that I believe it would be a mistake for the league not to participate.”
The Men’s Olympic hockey tournament begins today.
Leave your comment
In Play Magazine
In an interview in Vancouver, Red Wings’ Vice President, and General Manager of Team Canada, Steve Yzerman claims that it would be a mistake for the NHL not to participate in the 2014 Winter Olympics.
There have been questions raised due to increased injuries this season, and scheduling difficulties within the NHL because of the three week Olympic break, on whether or not the NHL would suspend play for the 2014 Olympic Games. Yzerman acknowledged these, but stated “The NHL’s participation has enhanced the games in the last three Olympics… As a player you look forward to these opportunities and that I believe it would be a mistake for the league not to participate.”
The Men’s Olympic hockey tournament begins today.
Leave your comment
Monday, February 15, 2010
RED WINGS’ HOLMSTROM OUT OF OLYMPICS
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
After suffering knee injuries in both of Detroit’s last games before the Olympic Break, Tomas Holmstrom was not on the final list of athletes to play for Team Sweden. Replacing Holmstrom on that list was Johan Franzen.
Tomorrow Men's Hockey begins with Team Canada, USA, and Russia all playing.
Leave your comment
In Play Magazine
After suffering knee injuries in both of Detroit’s last games before the Olympic Break, Tomas Holmstrom was not on the final list of athletes to play for Team Sweden. Replacing Holmstrom on that list was Johan Franzen.
Tomorrow Men's Hockey begins with Team Canada, USA, and Russia all playing.
Leave your comment
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Red Wings Head Into Olympic Break With A Win
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
The Detroit Red Wings broke out to a two goal lead in the first period and never looked back, beating the Ottawa Senators 4-1.
Kirk Maltby, despite rumors of needing shoulder surgery over the Olympic Break, was the first to get use of the goal lamp tonight. Pavel Datsyuk followed with another goal shortly before the first period came to an end. Peter Regin put Ottawa within a goal in the second, but Dan Cleary put Detroit back up to a two goal lead. Johan Franzen scored an empty net goal at the end of the game.
Detroit played a solid game and on a rare occasion actually won a game where they out shot the opposing team. Detroit got outstanding efforts from Drew Miller and Pavel Datsyuk tonight. The Red Wings needed to get things turned around before the Olympic break but they’d hoped to do so before the final game. Depending on how the rest of the games in the league end tonight, Detroit could be tied for a playoff spot going into the Olympics.
In Play! Man of the Game: Pavel Datsyuk. Despite a five goal evening, Datsyuk was the only player to have two points on the night. He also almost netted two additional goals, hitting the crossbar once and, on a shot taken from between his legs, almost put the puck in.
Leave your comment
In Play Magazine
The Detroit Red Wings broke out to a two goal lead in the first period and never looked back, beating the Ottawa Senators 4-1.
Kirk Maltby, despite rumors of needing shoulder surgery over the Olympic Break, was the first to get use of the goal lamp tonight. Pavel Datsyuk followed with another goal shortly before the first period came to an end. Peter Regin put Ottawa within a goal in the second, but Dan Cleary put Detroit back up to a two goal lead. Johan Franzen scored an empty net goal at the end of the game.
Detroit played a solid game and on a rare occasion actually won a game where they out shot the opposing team. Detroit got outstanding efforts from Drew Miller and Pavel Datsyuk tonight. The Red Wings needed to get things turned around before the Olympic break but they’d hoped to do so before the final game. Depending on how the rest of the games in the league end tonight, Detroit could be tied for a playoff spot going into the Olympics.
In Play! Man of the Game: Pavel Datsyuk. Despite a five goal evening, Datsyuk was the only player to have two points on the night. He also almost netted two additional goals, hitting the crossbar once and, on a shot taken from between his legs, almost put the puck in.
Leave your comment
Friday, February 12, 2010
DETROIT RED WINGS PUT BRAD MAY ON WAIVERS
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
Brad May has been placed on waivers, the first of two rumored moves the Red Wings were planning on making to clear cap space for Andreas Lilja’s return.
The second part of that rumor is that Brett Lebda is up on the trading block. With the Olympic trade block descending fast, and Lilja’s conditioning stint running out, look for Lebda to be gone before Sunday.
Leave your comment
In Play Magazine
Brad May has been placed on waivers, the first of two rumored moves the Red Wings were planning on making to clear cap space for Andreas Lilja’s return.
The second part of that rumor is that Brett Lebda is up on the trading block. With the Olympic trade block descending fast, and Lilja’s conditioning stint running out, look for Lebda to be gone before Sunday.
Leave your comment
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Red Wings Lose Another Game in Shootout 3-2
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
For the first time this season the Detroit Red Wings lost to the San Jose Sharks. San Jose won 3-2 in a shootout giving Detroit a 3-1 edge on the season series.
Johan Franzen scored the opening tally in his first game in Detroit since suffering his knee injury in October. Thirty-five seconds later Joe Thornton tied the game up. With seconds left in the first, Dwight Helminen put the Sharks up by a goal. Working into the third, Jason Williams netted the tying goal despite the fact that play continued for a full 20 seconds before the goal counted. In the shootout, Patrick Marleau scored the only goal.
San Jose cut deep groves to the penalty box tonight but the Wings only went one for five on the power play. Detroit did outplay San Jose in every faction and the Sharks looked like the frustrated and distracted team that got shutout by Columbus last night. Big for the Wings tonight was the crowd in Joe Louis Arena. From the opening face-off the building was deafening as if it were a playoff game.
In Play! Man of the Game: Evgeni Nabokov. Nabokov was a highlight real in himself tonight, making no less than seven highlight quality saves. Nabokov made 50 saves in total on the night.
ADDED BONUS. Post game audio with Tomas Holstrom and Head Coach Mike Babcock
Leave your comment
In Play Magazine
For the first time this season the Detroit Red Wings lost to the San Jose Sharks. San Jose won 3-2 in a shootout giving Detroit a 3-1 edge on the season series.
Johan Franzen scored the opening tally in his first game in Detroit since suffering his knee injury in October. Thirty-five seconds later Joe Thornton tied the game up. With seconds left in the first, Dwight Helminen put the Sharks up by a goal. Working into the third, Jason Williams netted the tying goal despite the fact that play continued for a full 20 seconds before the goal counted. In the shootout, Patrick Marleau scored the only goal.
San Jose cut deep groves to the penalty box tonight but the Wings only went one for five on the power play. Detroit did outplay San Jose in every faction and the Sharks looked like the frustrated and distracted team that got shutout by Columbus last night. Big for the Wings tonight was the crowd in Joe Louis Arena. From the opening face-off the building was deafening as if it were a playoff game.
In Play! Man of the Game: Evgeni Nabokov. Nabokov was a highlight real in himself tonight, making no less than seven highlight quality saves. Nabokov made 50 saves in total on the night.
ADDED BONUS. Post game audio with Tomas Holstrom and Head Coach Mike Babcock
Leave your comment
Red Wings Trivia
What is the highest uniform number ever to be worn in Detroit franchise History?
Answer: # 96 Tomas Holmstrom
Answer: # 96 Tomas Holmstrom
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Red Wings Lose Third Straight
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
After a huge third period comeback, the Detroit Red Wings lost to the St. Louis Blues 4-3 in a shootout.
Kris Draper was first on the board tonight and scored the only goal of the first period. St. Louis came surging back with goals from David Perron and Paul Kariya. The Blues pushed out to a two goal advantage with a goal from Andy McDonald midway through the third. With five minutes left, Pavel Datsyuk and Valtteri Filppula tied the game back up and forced the shootout.
The Wings looked worn down for most of the game, but after giving up the third straight goal, something clicked and the Wings came alive. It’s evident that the Olympic break is going to be good for the team, even through seven regulars and two prospects will see action in Vancouver. Coming out of the Olympics, the Wings could have a massive push and get themselves back into the playoff picture. The Wings did get Johan Franzen back on this trip, but lost Holmstrom, Kronwall, and Eaves. They also only managed to get four out of 10 points on this road trip.
In Play! Man of the Game: Pavel Datsyuk. Datsyuk was quiet most of the game and lost more draws than he won, but ultimately buckled down and was a big part of Detroit’s comeback.
Leave your comment
In Play Magazine
After a huge third period comeback, the Detroit Red Wings lost to the St. Louis Blues 4-3 in a shootout.
Kris Draper was first on the board tonight and scored the only goal of the first period. St. Louis came surging back with goals from David Perron and Paul Kariya. The Blues pushed out to a two goal advantage with a goal from Andy McDonald midway through the third. With five minutes left, Pavel Datsyuk and Valtteri Filppula tied the game back up and forced the shootout.
The Wings looked worn down for most of the game, but after giving up the third straight goal, something clicked and the Wings came alive. It’s evident that the Olympic break is going to be good for the team, even through seven regulars and two prospects will see action in Vancouver. Coming out of the Olympics, the Wings could have a massive push and get themselves back into the playoff picture. The Wings did get Johan Franzen back on this trip, but lost Holmstrom, Kronwall, and Eaves. They also only managed to get four out of 10 points on this road trip.
In Play! Man of the Game: Pavel Datsyuk. Datsyuk was quiet most of the game and lost more draws than he won, but ultimately buckled down and was a big part of Detroit’s comeback.
Leave your comment
Monday, February 8, 2010
Johan Franzen Makes Return in St. Louis
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
Johan Franzen will make his fourth start of the season today in St. Louis. Franzen, who suffered a torn MCL on October 8, has played the St. Louis Blues twice this season already. This will also be Franzen’s second game in North America this season.
As for the rest of the injured Red Wings, Tomas Holmstrom is day-to-day with a bruised knee and it’s not evident if he’ll play tonight in St. Louis. Niklas Kronwall (re-injured left knee) is fine but is waiting for a new knee brace. Kronwall plans to play again Thursday. Drew Miller (bruised ankle) will play today and Patrick Eaves (sprained ankle) will not play. Jimmy Howard, despite admitting to being tired, will start in goal.
Leave your comment
In Play Magazine
Johan Franzen will make his fourth start of the season today in St. Louis. Franzen, who suffered a torn MCL on October 8, has played the St. Louis Blues twice this season already. This will also be Franzen’s second game in North America this season.
As for the rest of the injured Red Wings, Tomas Holmstrom is day-to-day with a bruised knee and it’s not evident if he’ll play tonight in St. Louis. Niklas Kronwall (re-injured left knee) is fine but is waiting for a new knee brace. Kronwall plans to play again Thursday. Drew Miller (bruised ankle) will play today and Patrick Eaves (sprained ankle) will not play. Jimmy Howard, despite admitting to being tired, will start in goal.
Leave your comment
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Red Wings Suffer Devastating Loss in LA
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
After going out to a three goal lead after the first period, the Detroit Red Wings lost to the LA Kings 4-3 in regulation.
Henrik Zetterberg was the first to net a puck tonight, followed just 16 seconds later by Valtteri Filppula. With only five seconds left in the first, Zetterberg scored his second of the day. From that point on it was LA on a comeback. Alexander Frolov scored first after a giveaway, followed by Michal Handzus and Ryan Smyth. In the third, Handzus scored the game winner with just a couple minutes left in the game.
Detroit shut down in the second period and never recovered. Adding to the problems Detroit had was the loss of Tomas Holmstrom after the first period and then the losses of Drew Miller and Patrick Eaves in the second. Being a whole forward line down, the Wings just tired out and died off during the end of the game. The Ville Leino trade, which In Play! predicted two weeks ago, should have gotten the team moving in the right direction but instead the team just fell apart.
In Play! Man of the Game: Henrik Zetterberg. Zetterberg scored two goals and was only on the ice for one goal against, which was caused by a misplayed puck on behalf of Jimmy Howard. Zetterberg had several chances at the hat-trick but Jonathan Quick and the post prevented that.
Leave your comment
In Play Magazine
After going out to a three goal lead after the first period, the Detroit Red Wings lost to the LA Kings 4-3 in regulation.
Henrik Zetterberg was the first to net a puck tonight, followed just 16 seconds later by Valtteri Filppula. With only five seconds left in the first, Zetterberg scored his second of the day. From that point on it was LA on a comeback. Alexander Frolov scored first after a giveaway, followed by Michal Handzus and Ryan Smyth. In the third, Handzus scored the game winner with just a couple minutes left in the game.
Detroit shut down in the second period and never recovered. Adding to the problems Detroit had was the loss of Tomas Holmstrom after the first period and then the losses of Drew Miller and Patrick Eaves in the second. Being a whole forward line down, the Wings just tired out and died off during the end of the game. The Ville Leino trade, which In Play! predicted two weeks ago, should have gotten the team moving in the right direction but instead the team just fell apart.
In Play! Man of the Game: Henrik Zetterberg. Zetterberg scored two goals and was only on the ice for one goal against, which was caused by a misplayed puck on behalf of Jimmy Howard. Zetterberg had several chances at the hat-trick but Jonathan Quick and the post prevented that.
Leave your comment
RED WINGS TRADE VILLE LEINO TO PHILADELPHIA
Receive 5th Round Pick in 2011 and Defenseman Tollefsn
Detroit, MI… Detroit Red Wings Executive Vice President and General Manager Ken Holland today announced that the club has traded forward Ville Leino to the Philadelphia Flyers. In return, the Flyers send their fifth round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft and defenseman Ole-Kristian Tollefsen to Detroit.
Ville Leino
Forward
Born Oct 6 1983 -- Savonlinna, Finland
Height 6.00 -- Weight 182 -- Shoots L
Compensation: 2009-10 - $775,000
--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2002-03 Ilves Tampere FNL 23 1 1 2 0 -- -- -- -- --
2003-04 Ilves Tampere FNL 54 9 15 24 26 7 1 1 2 4
2004-05 Ilves Tampere FNL 56 8 11 19 32 7 1 0 1 2
2005-06 HPK Hameenlinna FNL 56 12 31 43 65 13 3 9 12 4
2006-07 HPK Hameenlinna FNL 50 11 29 40 73 8 1 9 10 31
2007-08 Jokerit Helsinki FNL 55 28 49 77 18
2008-09 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 57 15 31 46 18 10 3 10 13 10
2008-09 Detroit Red Wings NHL 13 5 4 9 6 7 0 2 2 0
2009-10 Detroit Red Wings NHL 42 4 3 7 6
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NHL Totals 55 9 7 16 12 7 0 2 2 0
Born Mar 29 1984 -- Oslo, Norway
Height 6.02 -- Weight 211
Selected by Columbus Blue Jackets round 3 #65 overall 2002 NHL Entry Draft
Compensation 2009-10 - $600,000
--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2002-03 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 43 6 14 20 73 17 0 2 2 38
2003-04 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 53 3 27 30 94 11 0 4 4 15
2004-05 Syracuse Crunch AHL 64 0 3 3 115 -- -- -- -- --
2004-05 Dayton Bombers ECHL 2 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
2005-06 Syracuse Crunch AHL 58 2 16 18 155 1 0 0 0 6
2005-06 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 5 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- --
2006-07 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 70 2 3 5 123 -- -- -- -- --
2007-08 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 51 2 2 4 111 -- -- -- -- --
2008-09 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 19 0 1 1 37 -- -- -- -- --
2009-10 Philadelphia Flyers NHL Statistics Unavailable
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NHL Totals 145 4 6 10 273
Leave your comment
Detroit, MI… Detroit Red Wings Executive Vice President and General Manager Ken Holland today announced that the club has traded forward Ville Leino to the Philadelphia Flyers. In return, the Flyers send their fifth round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft and defenseman Ole-Kristian Tollefsen to Detroit.
Ville Leino
Forward
Born Oct 6 1983 -- Savonlinna, Finland
Height 6.00 -- Weight 182 -- Shoots L
Compensation: 2009-10 - $775,000
--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2002-03 Ilves Tampere FNL 23 1 1 2 0 -- -- -- -- --
2003-04 Ilves Tampere FNL 54 9 15 24 26 7 1 1 2 4
2004-05 Ilves Tampere FNL 56 8 11 19 32 7 1 0 1 2
2005-06 HPK Hameenlinna FNL 56 12 31 43 65 13 3 9 12 4
2006-07 HPK Hameenlinna FNL 50 11 29 40 73 8 1 9 10 31
2007-08 Jokerit Helsinki FNL 55 28 49 77 18
2008-09 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 57 15 31 46 18 10 3 10 13 10
2008-09 Detroit Red Wings NHL 13 5 4 9 6 7 0 2 2 0
2009-10 Detroit Red Wings NHL 42 4 3 7 6
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NHL Totals 55 9 7 16 12 7 0 2 2 0
Ole-Kristian Tollefsen
DefenseBorn Mar 29 1984 -- Oslo, Norway
Height 6.02 -- Weight 211
Selected by Columbus Blue Jackets round 3 #65 overall 2002 NHL Entry Draft
Compensation 2009-10 - $600,000
--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2002-03 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 43 6 14 20 73 17 0 2 2 38
2003-04 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 53 3 27 30 94 11 0 4 4 15
2004-05 Syracuse Crunch AHL 64 0 3 3 115 -- -- -- -- --
2004-05 Dayton Bombers ECHL 2 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
2005-06 Syracuse Crunch AHL 58 2 16 18 155 1 0 0 0 6
2005-06 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 5 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- --
2006-07 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 70 2 3 5 123 -- -- -- -- --
2007-08 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 51 2 2 4 111 -- -- -- -- --
2008-09 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 19 0 1 1 37 -- -- -- -- --
2009-10 Philadelphia Flyers NHL Statistics Unavailable
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NHL Totals 145 4 6 10 273
Leave your comment
Friday, February 5, 2010
Red Wings Trivia
Who was the last Detroit Red Wing to wear No 1 before it was retired in honor of Terry Sawchuck on March 6, 1994?
Answer: Glen Hanlon 1990 -91
Leave your comment
Answer: Glen Hanlon 1990 -91
Leave your comment
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Wings Lose to Trailing Anaheim
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
The Detroit Red Wings gave up two quick goals and never recovered, falling 3-1 to the Anaheim Ducks.
Ryan Whitney scored just one minute into the game on a puck that deflected of Brad Stuart. Later in the first period, Kyle Chipchura scored a reviewed goal that deflected off his hand and into the net. Anaheim extended that goal run to three when Bobby Ryan scored. With just ten seconds left in he second period, Pavel Datsyuk scored to put Detroit on the board.
Just like the beginning of the season, this was a case of Detroit outplaying their opponent and falling to a goalie. Anaheim was five points back from the Wings, but moved up to three in the playoff picture. Calgary bumped Detroit back out of the playoffs although the teams are tied at 64 points and 147 goals for. Calgary has 28 wins and Detroit only has 27.
In Play! Man of the Game: Jonas Hiller. Hiller was forced to make some huge saves and came up big two or three times to keep Detroit at bay. Hiller made 46 saves on Detroit’s 47 shots.
Leave your comment
In Play Magazine
The Detroit Red Wings gave up two quick goals and never recovered, falling 3-1 to the Anaheim Ducks.
Ryan Whitney scored just one minute into the game on a puck that deflected of Brad Stuart. Later in the first period, Kyle Chipchura scored a reviewed goal that deflected off his hand and into the net. Anaheim extended that goal run to three when Bobby Ryan scored. With just ten seconds left in he second period, Pavel Datsyuk scored to put Detroit on the board.
Just like the beginning of the season, this was a case of Detroit outplaying their opponent and falling to a goalie. Anaheim was five points back from the Wings, but moved up to three in the playoff picture. Calgary bumped Detroit back out of the playoffs although the teams are tied at 64 points and 147 goals for. Calgary has 28 wins and Detroit only has 27.
In Play! Man of the Game: Jonas Hiller. Hiller was forced to make some huge saves and came up big two or three times to keep Detroit at bay. Hiller made 46 saves on Detroit’s 47 shots.
Leave your comment
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Wings Hope to Repeat Success from Last Night
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
The Detroit Red Wings will look to repeat the success they had last night in a 4-2 win over San Jose when they take on the Anaheim Ducks tonight.
The Wings won a fairly dominate victory over San Jose, which has the best record in the NHL. Anaheim, like Detroit, is fighting for a chance to make the playoffs but are much further out of the picture than the Wings.
The only thing the Wings are not looking to repeat from last night is the performance of Niklas Kronwall. Kronwall played well until he lost the blade of his skate on the penalty kill and later re-injured his left knee. Kronwall will not play tonight because of the knee injury.
In Play Magazine
The Detroit Red Wings will look to repeat the success they had last night in a 4-2 win over San Jose when they take on the Anaheim Ducks tonight.
The Wings won a fairly dominate victory over San Jose, which has the best record in the NHL. Anaheim, like Detroit, is fighting for a chance to make the playoffs but are much further out of the picture than the Wings.
The only thing the Wings are not looking to repeat from last night is the performance of Niklas Kronwall. Kronwall played well until he lost the blade of his skate on the penalty kill and later re-injured his left knee. Kronwall will not play tonight because of the knee injury.
Leave your comment
Monday, February 1, 2010
Red Wings Trivia
Who was the last player to wear No 5 for the Detroit Red Wings before Defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom?
Answer: Rick Green in 1990-91
Leave your comment
Answer: Rick Green in 1990-91
Leave your comment
Sunday, January 31, 2010
For Red Wings fans planning ahead to attend games in March, 2010
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
Public Service Announcement
For Red Wings fans planning ahead to attend games in March, 2010.
Please be aware that some offical Red Wings schedules in circualtion have been misprinted and have no March 14. Therefore games from March 13-31 are mis-labeled on these schedules. Always refer to the Offical Red Wings website for up to date games and game times.
Leave your comment
In Play Magazine
Public Service Announcement
For Red Wings fans planning ahead to attend games in March, 2010.
Please be aware that some offical Red Wings schedules in circualtion have been misprinted and have no March 14. Therefore games from March 13-31 are mis-labeled on these schedules. Always refer to the Offical Red Wings website for up to date games and game times.
Leave your comment
Red Wings Lose in Shootout to Penguins
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
After spending most of the game in their own end, the Detroit Red Wings lost 2-1 to the Pittsburg Penguins after forcing a shootout.
Sidney Crosby was the first person to score a goal today. Dan Cleary tied the game back up on a deflection from Brad Stuart. In the shootout, neither of Detroit’s shooters (Pavel Datsyuk and Jason Williams) managed to score, however both Crosby and Evgeni Malkin scored to give Pittsburg the win.
The Wings didn’t show up to play hockey until about three minutes into the third period, but part of that was due to officiating. All three of the Wings penalties shouldn’t have been called. Datsyuk was given a penalty after Malkin high-sticked himself and Drew Miller was given two minutes for high-sticking himself. Valtteri Filppula was called for hooking because his stick was being held by a Penguin. On the other side of that coin, Pittsburg, which had significantly more penalties anyway, got away with a lot including a malicious sucker punch to Patrick Eaves almost a full 10 seconds after the end of the second period. Pittsburg played a dirty game. Niklas Kronwall re-injured his knee during overtime and no word was given about the severity of the injury. He was hurt when he went to check Jordan Staal and their knees collided, unlike the rest of the game, it was clean.
In Play! Man of the Game: Henrik Zetterberg. Zetterberg owned the face-off circle today, going 81% in the circle on 16 face-offs. He also assisted on Detroit’s only goal.
Leave your comment
In Play Magazine
After spending most of the game in their own end, the Detroit Red Wings lost 2-1 to the Pittsburg Penguins after forcing a shootout.
Sidney Crosby was the first person to score a goal today. Dan Cleary tied the game back up on a deflection from Brad Stuart. In the shootout, neither of Detroit’s shooters (Pavel Datsyuk and Jason Williams) managed to score, however both Crosby and Evgeni Malkin scored to give Pittsburg the win.
The Wings didn’t show up to play hockey until about three minutes into the third period, but part of that was due to officiating. All three of the Wings penalties shouldn’t have been called. Datsyuk was given a penalty after Malkin high-sticked himself and Drew Miller was given two minutes for high-sticking himself. Valtteri Filppula was called for hooking because his stick was being held by a Penguin. On the other side of that coin, Pittsburg, which had significantly more penalties anyway, got away with a lot including a malicious sucker punch to Patrick Eaves almost a full 10 seconds after the end of the second period. Pittsburg played a dirty game. Niklas Kronwall re-injured his knee during overtime and no word was given about the severity of the injury. He was hurt when he went to check Jordan Staal and their knees collided, unlike the rest of the game, it was clean.
In Play! Man of the Game: Henrik Zetterberg. Zetterberg owned the face-off circle today, going 81% in the circle on 16 face-offs. He also assisted on Detroit’s only goal.
Leave your comment
Friday, January 29, 2010
Wings Beat Predators 4-2
By AJ Petronzi
Photos by AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
After almost giving up another two goal lead, the Detroit Red Wings held on to beat the Nashville Predators 4-2.
Detroit’s Jason Williams opened scoring almost 19 minutes into his return from a broken leg.
Nashville’s Francis Bouillon tied the game just before the first intermission. In the second Nicklas Lidstrom and Drew Miller gave the Wings a two goal advantage. Shea Weber brought the Predators within one, but Henrik Zetterberg put the game to 4-2.
The Wings came real close to giving up their first two goal lead, in fact it was just inches away when one of Nashville’s players hit the crossbar on a wide open net. After that, however, the Wings played with much more poise and managed to grab another insurance goal.
Darren Helm made a fool of himself at the start of the third period when he went out onto the ice with his blade guards still on and fell as soon as his skate touched the ice. After the game, while laughing, Helm told In Play, “I change my skates and I’m usually pretty good about taking the guards off. By the time I realized I hadn’t taken them off, I’d already jumped out of the door and couldn’t stop myself.”
In Play! Man of the Game: Drew Miller.
Miller played tonight like his future with the Wings was on the line, which it is. The team needs to clear cap space because of guys coming back from injury. Miller had a goal and an assist and made the most of his ice time tonight. Jason Williams looked strong in his return as well.
ADDED BONUS.
Post game audio with Lidstrom, Howard and Babcock.
Leave your comment
Photos by AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
After almost giving up another two goal lead, the Detroit Red Wings held on to beat the Nashville Predators 4-2.
Detroit’s Jason Williams opened scoring almost 19 minutes into his return from a broken leg.
The Wings came real close to giving up their first two goal lead, in fact it was just inches away when one of Nashville’s players hit the crossbar on a wide open net. After that, however, the Wings played with much more poise and managed to grab another insurance goal.
In Play! Man of the Game: Drew Miller.
ADDED BONUS.
Post game audio with Lidstrom, Howard and Babcock.
Leave your comment
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Wings Losing Streak Continues
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
Blowing a two goal lead would have been nice tonight as the Red Wings were just plain blown out 5-2 in Minnesota by the Wild.
The Wild’s Antti Miettinen and Detroit’s Pavel Datsyuk traded goals back and forth in the first period. That streak was ended by Andrew Ebbett and the first ended 3-2 in favor of Minnesota. After taking the second period off, Minnesota came back with a quick pair of goals from Guillaume Latendresse and Martin Havlat.
Detroit dressed six defenseman for tonight’s game, but none of them had an impact in the game. Nicklas Lidstrom did have a pair of assists, but the Wild were wide open all night. Chris Osgood was left to the mercy of the Wild, which has not forgiving. The Wings just seem to have an voracious way of losing games this season. Brad Stuart left tonight’s game and Brett Lebda didn’t play because of an upper body injury, although last night he was icing his hip flexor after the game.
In Play! Man of the Game: Pavel Datsyuk. Datsyuk started strong but later in the game didn’t make a huge impact. He, along with Cleary and Lidstrom, were the only players to have two or more points and be a plus 2.
CLICK TO READ
IN PLAY!
In Play Magazine
Blowing a two goal lead would have been nice tonight as the Red Wings were just plain blown out 5-2 in Minnesota by the Wild.
The Wild’s Antti Miettinen and Detroit’s Pavel Datsyuk traded goals back and forth in the first period. That streak was ended by Andrew Ebbett and the first ended 3-2 in favor of Minnesota. After taking the second period off, Minnesota came back with a quick pair of goals from Guillaume Latendresse and Martin Havlat.
Detroit dressed six defenseman for tonight’s game, but none of them had an impact in the game. Nicklas Lidstrom did have a pair of assists, but the Wild were wide open all night. Chris Osgood was left to the mercy of the Wild, which has not forgiving. The Wings just seem to have an voracious way of losing games this season. Brad Stuart left tonight’s game and Brett Lebda didn’t play because of an upper body injury, although last night he was icing his hip flexor after the game.
In Play! Man of the Game: Pavel Datsyuk. Datsyuk started strong but later in the game didn’t make a huge impact. He, along with Cleary and Lidstrom, were the only players to have two or more points and be a plus 2.
Leave your comment
CLICK TO READ
IN PLAY!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Red Wings Blow Another 2 Goal Lead
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
The Detroit Red Wings lost tonight to the Phoenix Coyotes 5-4 after Nicklas Lidstrom put the team to a two goal lead with five left in the game.
The Wings saw goals tonight from Pavel Datsyuk, Patrick Eaves, and a pair by Nicklas Lidstrom. The Coyotes scorers were Scottie Upshall, Ed Jovanovski, Shane Doan, and a pair from Keith Yandle.
This team outplayed the Coyotes but still lost despite only needing to hold a two goal lead less than five minutes. It almost seems that had Lidstrom missed his second goal the team would have stood a chance at winning. This is the fourth time in five games the Wings have lost while holding a two goal lead in the third period. Tonight the Wings got Niklas Kronwall back, which was suppose to fix the teams defensive problems. It didn’t seem to help at all tonight despite the fact that Kronwall played well.
In Play! Man of the Game: Shane Doan. Doan finished the night with four points, six shots and a pair of hits. He also won the only face-off he took.
ADDED BONUS.
Post game interviews with Zetterberg, Lidstrom, Howard and Head Coach Mike Babcock.
Leave your comment
CLICK TO READ IN PLAY!
In Play Magazine
The Detroit Red Wings lost tonight to the Phoenix Coyotes 5-4 after Nicklas Lidstrom put the team to a two goal lead with five left in the game.
The Wings saw goals tonight from Pavel Datsyuk, Patrick Eaves, and a pair by Nicklas Lidstrom. The Coyotes scorers were Scottie Upshall, Ed Jovanovski, Shane Doan, and a pair from Keith Yandle.
This team outplayed the Coyotes but still lost despite only needing to hold a two goal lead less than five minutes. It almost seems that had Lidstrom missed his second goal the team would have stood a chance at winning. This is the fourth time in five games the Wings have lost while holding a two goal lead in the third period. Tonight the Wings got Niklas Kronwall back, which was suppose to fix the teams defensive problems. It didn’t seem to help at all tonight despite the fact that Kronwall played well.
In Play! Man of the Game: Shane Doan. Doan finished the night with four points, six shots and a pair of hits. He also won the only face-off he took.
ADDED BONUS.
Post game interviews with Zetterberg, Lidstrom, Howard and Head Coach Mike Babcock.
Leave your comment
CLICK TO READ IN PLAY!
NIKLAS KRONWALL TO PLAY TONIGHT AGAINST PHOENIX
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
After missing almost 10 weeks after suffering a sprained MCL in Montreal, Niklas Kronwall will play tonight against the Phoenix Coyotes in Detroit. Kronwall, who had a career season last year but otherwise has been dogged by injuries his entire career, will be a welcomed addition to the Detroit blue line both offensively and defensively. Before suffering the sprained ligament, Kronwall led the Wings defense in points.
CLICK TO READ IN PLAY!
In Play Magazine
After missing almost 10 weeks after suffering a sprained MCL in Montreal, Niklas Kronwall will play tonight against the Phoenix Coyotes in Detroit. Kronwall, who had a career season last year but otherwise has been dogged by injuries his entire career, will be a welcomed addition to the Detroit blue line both offensively and defensively. Before suffering the sprained ligament, Kronwall led the Wings defense in points.
Leave your comment
CLICK TO READ IN PLAY!
Monday, January 25, 2010
Red Wings Trivia
Which Detroit Red Wing was the first American born and trained player to captain an NHL team.
Answer:
Reed Larson from Minneapolis, MN in 1981-82
CLICK TO READ IN PLAY!
Answer:
Reed Larson from Minneapolis, MN in 1981-82
Leave your comment
CLICK TO READ IN PLAY!
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Red Wings Lose, Fan Tries to Jump From Rafters
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
Giving up the second two goal lead in a row, the Red Wings lost 3-2 to the LA Kings tonight.
The Red Wings just can’t seem to hold onto a two goal lead and managed to throw away another game against a team they trail to get into the playoffs. The second period was the team’s weak point even though they gave up two goals in the third. Until a break to replace a piece of glass, the Wings were trapped in their own zone.
The big news inside the Joe Louis Arena was that while the game played below, a sellout crowd looked on while an aallegedly drunken fan attempted to jump from the rafters above. Shortly before the start of the third period, a section of the arena was emptied. The fan managed to sneak by security and became tangled in wiring while jumping from the catwalk. A piece of fireboard held him in the ceiling while the police untangled and arrested the man.
In Play! Man of the Game: Anze Kopitar. Kopitar had three points, scoring LA’s first goal and assisting on both the second goals.
ADDED BONUS
Post game interviews with Zetterberg, Lidstrom, Howard and Head Coach Mike Babcock.
CLICK TO READ IN PLAY!
In Play Magazine
Giving up the second two goal lead in a row, the Red Wings lost 3-2 to the LA Kings tonight.
The Red Wings just can’t seem to hold onto a two goal lead and managed to throw away another game against a team they trail to get into the playoffs. The second period was the team’s weak point even though they gave up two goals in the third. Until a break to replace a piece of glass, the Wings were trapped in their own zone.
The big news inside the Joe Louis Arena was that while the game played below, a sellout crowd looked on while an aallegedly drunken fan attempted to jump from the rafters above. Shortly before the start of the third period, a section of the arena was emptied. The fan managed to sneak by security and became tangled in wiring while jumping from the catwalk. A piece of fireboard held him in the ceiling while the police untangled and arrested the man.
In Play! Man of the Game: Anze Kopitar. Kopitar had three points, scoring LA’s first goal and assisting on both the second goals.
ADDED BONUS
Post game interviews with Zetterberg, Lidstrom, Howard and Head Coach Mike Babcock.
CLICK TO READ IN PLAY!
Friday, January 22, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Red Wings Beat Wild in Shootout
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
After blowing a two goal lead, the Detroit Red Wings pulled out a 3-2 shootout win against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.
Todd Bertuzzi was the first player on the board tonight after scoring on a breakaway Robbie Earl scored an unusual goal after the puck bounced of the glass and into the net off of Earl. Patrick Eaves and Drew Miller put the Wings to a two goal lead until Minnesota tied the game back up with goals, just on minute apart, from Martin Havlat and Andrew Brunette. Going through an eight round shootout that saw two goals from each team until Miller scored the game winner on his first career shootout attempt.
The Wings played great through the opening of the game, but suffered a lackluster third period and almost lost the game after allowing the Wild free reign of the puck in overtime. Howard, after having the other night off, looked ok during the game and couldn’t really be blamed for any of the goals against. The Red Wings did have three breakaways in the first 10 minutes of play tonight.
In Play! Man of the Game: Drew Miller. Although Miller will soon be changing his blue sticks in for red ones, the blue stick worked for him tonight as he scored a deflection goal to put the Wings up by two and scored the game winner in the shootout.
Leave your comment
CLICK ON COVER!
In Play Magazine
After blowing a two goal lead, the Detroit Red Wings pulled out a 3-2 shootout win against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.
Todd Bertuzzi was the first player on the board tonight after scoring on a breakaway Robbie Earl scored an unusual goal after the puck bounced of the glass and into the net off of Earl. Patrick Eaves and Drew Miller put the Wings to a two goal lead until Minnesota tied the game back up with goals, just on minute apart, from Martin Havlat and Andrew Brunette. Going through an eight round shootout that saw two goals from each team until Miller scored the game winner on his first career shootout attempt.
The Wings played great through the opening of the game, but suffered a lackluster third period and almost lost the game after allowing the Wild free reign of the puck in overtime. Howard, after having the other night off, looked ok during the game and couldn’t really be blamed for any of the goals against. The Red Wings did have three breakaways in the first 10 minutes of play tonight.
In Play! Man of the Game: Drew Miller. Although Miller will soon be changing his blue sticks in for red ones, the blue stick worked for him tonight as he scored a deflection goal to put the Wings up by two and scored the game winner in the shootout.
Leave your comment
CLICK ON COVER!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Red Wings Trivia
Which three players scored goals for the Detroit Red Wings in their Stanley Cup-clinching Game 6 victory against Pittsburgh on June 4, 2008?
Answer: Brian Rafalski, Vallteri Filppula and Henrik Zetterberg.
Leave your comment
CLICK ON COVER!
Answer: Brian Rafalski, Vallteri Filppula and Henrik Zetterberg.
Leave your comment
CLICK ON COVER!
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Red Wings Trip to DC Ends With Loss
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
With the same score as earlier this season, but different outcome, the Detroit Red Wings lost to the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Dan Cleary broke the score seal tonight on a spinning backhand from behind the net. Matt Bradley scored for Washington late in the second period to tie the game. In a three minute goal explosion, Brian Rafalski gave the Wings a second lead before Nicklas Backstrom and David Steckel both scored just 47 seconds apart to secure the win for the Capitals.
For the first time in three games the Wings were held without a point, but for the second straight game the Wings outshoot their opponent and tonight almost hit 50 shots on goal. As a team, the Wings only made three defensive mistakes; all three resulted in goals against. Like early in the season, the Wings outplayed their opponent and were handed a loss at the hands of a hot goaltender.
In Play! Man of the Game: Jose Theodore. Theodore allowed only two goals, only one of which he should have made a save on. He finished the night with 44 saves and a .956 save percentage.
Leave your comment
CLICK ON COVER!
In Play Magazine
With the same score as earlier this season, but different outcome, the Detroit Red Wings lost to the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Dan Cleary broke the score seal tonight on a spinning backhand from behind the net. Matt Bradley scored for Washington late in the second period to tie the game. In a three minute goal explosion, Brian Rafalski gave the Wings a second lead before Nicklas Backstrom and David Steckel both scored just 47 seconds apart to secure the win for the Capitals.
For the first time in three games the Wings were held without a point, but for the second straight game the Wings outshoot their opponent and tonight almost hit 50 shots on goal. As a team, the Wings only made three defensive mistakes; all three resulted in goals against. Like early in the season, the Wings outplayed their opponent and were handed a loss at the hands of a hot goaltender.
In Play! Man of the Game: Jose Theodore. Theodore allowed only two goals, only one of which he should have made a save on. He finished the night with 44 saves and a .956 save percentage.
Leave your comment
CLICK ON COVER!
Monday, January 18, 2010
Red Wings Trivia
Name the native of Muskegon, Michigan who made his NHL debut with the Detroit Red Wings in 2007-08.
Answer : Justin Abdelkader
Leave your comment
CLICK ON COVER!
Answer : Justin Abdelkader
Leave your comment
CLICK ON COVER!
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Red Wings Lose to Black Hawks Again...in a Shootout
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
In a come from behind game to force extra time, the Detroit Red Wings lost to the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in a shootout Sunday afternoon in Detroit.
Troy Brouwer put the Blackhawks on the board first and Patrick Kane followed up with a powerplay goal for the two goal lead. In the final minute of the first, Nicklas Lidstrom closed that gap back to one.
Going to nearly halfway through the second, Henrik Zetterberg tied the game up until Patrick Sharp quickly put the game back into the hands of Chicago. In the third, Patrick Eaves forced the overtime. Sharp scored the game winner in the shootout.
Unlike last night everyone won’t be looking back to the controversy of today’s shootout, but rather the ridiculous goals of Pavel Datsyuk and Todd Bertuzzi. Nobody will be looking at the goaltending, or lack there of, from Jimmy Howard.
The Wings did bring it to the Hawks and managed to score three goals after having been shutout both the last times these teams met. The Wings out shot Chicago by a wide margin and almost hit 40 shots for the first time in nearly two months.
In Play! Man of the Game: Patrick Eaves. Eaves came back from a great fight with Kris Versteeg, despite stitches and a black eye, to score the tying goal.
ADDED BONUS. Post game audio from the dressing room after today's game. Interviews with Todd Bertuzzi, Patrick Eaves, Nicklas Lidstrom, Henrik Zetterberg and Mike Babcock.
Leave your comment
CLICK ON COVER!
In Play Magazine
In a come from behind game to force extra time, the Detroit Red Wings lost to the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in a shootout Sunday afternoon in Detroit.
Unlike last night everyone won’t be looking back to the controversy of today’s shootout, but rather the ridiculous goals of Pavel Datsyuk and Todd Bertuzzi. Nobody will be looking at the goaltending, or lack there of, from Jimmy Howard.
In Play! Man of the Game: Patrick Eaves. Eaves came back from a great fight with Kris Versteeg, despite stitches and a black eye, to score the tying goal.
Leave your comment
CLICK ON COVER!
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Dallas Beat Red Wings on Scandalous Call
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
The Detroit Red Wings were robbed by a terrible call to lost 3-2 in a shootout in Dallas.
Todd Bertuzzi opened the score sheet today in the first period and only a few minutes later Brian Rafalski put the Wings up by two with a powerplay goal. In the second, Brad Richards shortened the gap when he scored a powerplay goal for the Stars. In a questionable non-call, Dallas’ Loui Eriksson tied the game. In the shoot-out, which was a goaltending duel, Dallas’ Steve Ott, on a disreputable call, scored the only goal for the Win.
Even though the Wings saw the only penalty for too many men of the ice, the Dallas Stars had two extra players on the ice the whole game in the form of referees. Dallas’ second goal was unquestionably caused thanks to goaltender interference. The shootout winner, despite the referee being in the best possible place to make the call which was no goal, was called a goal by the far referee despite the review being inconclusive in Toronto. The NHL owes the Wings another point as the extra point in this game was awarded to the Stars. The Wings did outshoot the Stars after not having out shot an opposing team in the last four games. This game was full of penalties not called against Dallas and a bad call ended the game.
In Play! Man of the Game: Nicklas Lidstrom. Lidstrom was shooting away today, after scoring his first goal in 42 games on Thursday, and managed to get two assists.
CLICK ON COVER!
In Play Magazine
The Detroit Red Wings were robbed by a terrible call to lost 3-2 in a shootout in Dallas.
Todd Bertuzzi opened the score sheet today in the first period and only a few minutes later Brian Rafalski put the Wings up by two with a powerplay goal. In the second, Brad Richards shortened the gap when he scored a powerplay goal for the Stars. In a questionable non-call, Dallas’ Loui Eriksson tied the game. In the shoot-out, which was a goaltending duel, Dallas’ Steve Ott, on a disreputable call, scored the only goal for the Win.
Even though the Wings saw the only penalty for too many men of the ice, the Dallas Stars had two extra players on the ice the whole game in the form of referees. Dallas’ second goal was unquestionably caused thanks to goaltender interference. The shootout winner, despite the referee being in the best possible place to make the call which was no goal, was called a goal by the far referee despite the review being inconclusive in Toronto. The NHL owes the Wings another point as the extra point in this game was awarded to the Stars. The Wings did outshoot the Stars after not having out shot an opposing team in the last four games. This game was full of penalties not called against Dallas and a bad call ended the game.
In Play! Man of the Game: Nicklas Lidstrom. Lidstrom was shooting away today, after scoring his first goal in 42 games on Thursday, and managed to get two assists.
CLICK ON COVER!
Friday, January 15, 2010
Red Wings Factoid
On June 17, 1989, the Detroit Red Wings selected 19-year-old defensemen Nicklas Lidstrom from Vasteras Sweden with the 53rd choice at the NHL entry draft in Minnesota.
Leave your comment
CLICK ON COVER!
Leave your comment
CLICK ON COVER!
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Red Wings Rock the Hurricanes
Story and photos by AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
The Detroit Red Wings came off an embarrassing night in New York to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 in their first home game of 2010.
After 42 straight games without a goal, Wings’ captain Nicklas Lidstrom netted the opening goal in tonight’s contest. Early in the second, and even earlier in a powerplay, Drew Miller put the Wings up by two. Carolina’s Tom Kostopoulos netted the Cane’s only goal of the night, midway through the third. After a surge of the Canes late in the third, Henrik Zetterberg ended Carolina’s chance to tie the game by netting the Wing’s insurance goal.
The Wings played a good game tonight, something that they’ve not done in quite a while. Carolina, which is the worst team in the league by two points, needed this win tonight and Detroit made sure they didn’t stand a chance at doing that. Lidstrom netted a goal and broke his streak which was only a few shy of his longest drought in his career, the longest, at 48 games, came during his rookie campaign. Hopefully Lidstrom will be finding the back of the net more often.
In Play! Man of the Game: Drew Miller. Although Miller looked to have more grey hair today than he did Tuesday, he overcame that loss and netted a powerplay goal (the game winner) and also assisted on Lidstrom’s goal which was also on the powerplay.
ADDED BONUS.
Post game interviews with Miller, Lidstrom, Zetterberg and Babcock.
Leave your comment
CLICK ON COVER!
In Play Magazine
The Detroit Red Wings came off an embarrassing night in New York to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 in their first home game of 2010.
In Play! Man of the Game: Drew Miller. Although Miller looked to have more grey hair today than he did Tuesday, he overcame that loss and netted a powerplay goal (the game winner) and also assisted on Lidstrom’s goal which was also on the powerplay.
Post game interviews with Miller, Lidstrom, Zetterberg and Babcock.
Leave your comment
CLICK ON COVER!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Red Wings Destroyed on the Island
By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
The Detroit Red Wings conclude a 5 game road stretch with a huge loss as they were dominated by the New York Islanders in a 6-0 blowout in New York.
The Red Wings played terribly tonight and, starting at the opening face-off, never stood a chance. What made the difference in tonight’s game was the crushing fore-check of the Islanders. Detroit’s defense never was given the space to set up plays and the Islanders intercepted almost every attempted pass the Wings made. The one time the Islanders did give a Wings’ defenseman room to make a play, he still gave the puck over which led to the Islanders third goal. The Wings will be looking to avenge this loss on Thursday.
In Play! Man of the Game: Rob Schremp. Schremp struggled with goal scoring early in his career, but tonight he notched two, the second of which came gift wrapped from Brad Stuart.
CLICK ON COVER!
In Play Magazine
The Detroit Red Wings conclude a 5 game road stretch with a huge loss as they were dominated by the New York Islanders in a 6-0 blowout in New York.
The Red Wings played terribly tonight and, starting at the opening face-off, never stood a chance. What made the difference in tonight’s game was the crushing fore-check of the Islanders. Detroit’s defense never was given the space to set up plays and the Islanders intercepted almost every attempted pass the Wings made. The one time the Islanders did give a Wings’ defenseman room to make a play, he still gave the puck over which led to the Islanders third goal. The Wings will be looking to avenge this loss on Thursday.
In Play! Man of the Game: Rob Schremp. Schremp struggled with goal scoring early in his career, but tonight he notched two, the second of which came gift wrapped from Brad Stuart.
Leave your comment
CLICK ON COVER!
Red Wings Trivia
Which Red Wings goaltender posted a shutout in 3-0 victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7 of the Norris Division Final on May 3, 1987 at Joe Louis Arena?
Answer: Glen Hanlon
Leave your comment
CLICK ON COVER!
Monday, January 11, 2010
Red Wings Daily Factoid
On September 10, 1996, the Detroit Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman scored at 19:47 of the first overtime to give Canada a 4-3 victory against the United States in Game a of the best of three World Cup of Hockey finals at Core States Center in Philadelphia.
CLICK ON COVER!
Leave your comment
CLICK ON COVER!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)