Red Wings’ 3 Best Agitators in the Modern Era
When it comes to changing the flow of a hockey game, the presence of an agitator on the ice can make all the difference. When the chips are down, and…
Tomas Holmstrom
Tomas Holmstrom’s Subtle Brilliance
The Detroit Red Wings were a team in flux at the start of the 1990s. At times labeled the “Dead Things,” they had not won a Stanley Cup since 1954-55…
The Detroit Red Wings Alumni Dream Team: Left Wings
Now that the centers for the Detroit Red Wings alumni team have been “chosen” for their showdown with the Avalanche alumni, it’s time to select who will be flanking them…
Red Wings: Future Numbers Among the Rafters
It’s not often you see a player’s number raised into the rafters of arenas around the National Hockey League. Players are honoured quite often by teams for their contributions to…
Detroit Red Wings – A Team That Stays Relevant
With the departure of future Hall-of-Famer Nicklas Lidstrom and Thomas Holmstrom to retirement, this shortened season was supposed to be the Detroit Red Wings’ year of rebuilding. Scratch that “rebuilding”…
Zetterberg Continues To Prove His Worth As Red Wings’ Captain
After Nicklas Lidstrom’s retirement at the end of the 2011-2012 season, many Detroit fans were left wondering who would take on the captaincy on one of the most storied franchises…
Changing of the Guard? St. Louis Blues vs. Detroit Red Wings
For as long as any Blues fan can remember, the Detroit Red Wings have been a thorn in the side for their favorite team. From Steve Yzerman’s overtime killer in…
Red Wings Likely To Part Ways With 3 Unrestricted Free Agents
“You add people and you lose people. Some of them are tougher than others.We haven’t been good enough in here lately and I think everyone in here is prepared to…
Top 20: Detroit Red Wings 2011-12 Highlights
If you’re like me, every day since their playoff usurping you’ve spent at least a little time reflecting on what went wrong for the Detroit Red Wings in 2011-12. Encased…
Fun With Numbers: 2011/2012 NHL Regular Season Edition
As another NHL regular season has passed us by, hockey stat junkies everywhere have another endless sea of numbers to sift through, everything from goals to goals against, shots on…
Behind the Numbers: Power-Plays No Longer Rule the Game
The “New NHL” is not so new anymore. After the player lockout in 2004-05 saw an entire season canceled, the NHL’s front office made an effort to change the game…
CSN Washington’s Alan May: Holmstrom “One of NHL’s dirtiest players”
Midway through the first period of Monday night’s Detroit Red Wings-Washington Capitals game the Red Wings put the puck in the net for what looked to be their first goal…