Mattias Backman Heading Back to Dallas
The Dallas Stars have re-signed defenseman Mattias Backman to a one-year deal, the team announced Thursday. While the team didn’t announce the financial details of the contract, General Fanager reports…
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Revisiting the Stars Erik Cole Trade Nearly a Year Later
Just over a year ago, the NHL Trade Deadline was pretty quiet for the Dallas Stars. They were fighting desperately to stay in the playoff race. Therefore, it was a…
Trade Analysis: Ville Leino
The story behind Ville Leino’s NHL run is an interesting one. In 2008, the 24-year-old Leino was playing for Jokerit of the Finnish Elite League. He lead the team in…
Is Detroit Still “Home, Swede Home”?
The Detroit Red Wings and Swedish-born players: a match made in hockey heaven. Under the guidance of Director of European Scouting, Hakan Andersson, Detroit has been able to draft some of their…
Q & A With Alexey Marchenko Of The Detroit Red Wings
In this translated interview, originally appearing on Russian portal sports.ru, Red Wings defenseman Alexey Marchenko talked current season, playing with Pavel Datsyuk, crossing the ocean, and becoming an NHL player.…
Erik Cole: the New Justin Abdelkader
The Hockey Writers’ Tom Mitsos already touched on how the Detroit Red Wings acquired LW Erik Cole and a conditional 2015 third-round pick from the Dallas Stars in exchange for prospects Mattias Backman,…
Stars Trade Cole to Detroit
The best trade deadline rental left on the board ended up getting traded tonight. I was thinking it would come down to Boston or Nashville but the Stars traded Erik…
Griffins Notes: Coreau Keeps Winning, Backman Leaves for Sweden
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Griffins have been without No. 1 goaltender Petr Mrazek since Nov. 6, when Jonas Gustavsson went down with a dislocated shoulder for the…
Tyler Myers: the Rich Man’s Kyle Quincey and the Wrong Man for Detroit
It’s no secret the Detroit Red Wings have been in the market for a top-four defenseman since prior to last season’s trade deadline, but have balked at the hefty asking prices across the…
Tracking The Detroit Red Wings Prospects At The WJHC
As you may well know 2012’s edition of the World Junior Championships are now underway. You are also likely aware that the Detroit Red Wings are known for their drafting excellence…