tag:blog.mlive.com,2016:/snapshots/1557 2013-06-06T20:53:40Z A Detroit Red Wings blog highlighting the latest news, rumors and opinions Movable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance tag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/snapshots//1557.4958010 2010-08-31T18:17:46Z 2010-09-01T09:40:45Z

Chris Chelios spent an hour thanking everyone who helped shape his career, on and off the ice, during his retirement press conference on Monday, and the PostMedia News posits some of Chelios's most noteworthy comments: August 31, National Post: “I...

George Malik | MLive.com Contributor http://connect.mlive.com/user/gmalik/index.html Chris Chelios spent an hour thanking everyone who helped shape his career, on and off the ice, during his retirement press conference on Monday, and the PostMedia News posits some of Chelios's most noteworthy comments:August 31, National Post: “I wanted... tag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/snapshots//1557.5022840.20100916005554 2010-09-16T12:00:05Z 2010-09-16T05:55:54Z

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Plain old cool, from the Muskegon Chronicle's Ron Rop: September 16, Muskegon Chronicle: Muskegon native Justin Abdelkader, now a member of the Detroit Red Wings, will visit his old school Thursday — Mona Shores’ Churchill Elementary. And, no doubt to...

George Malik | MLive.com Contributor http://connect.mlive.com/user/gmalik/index.html Plain old cool, from the Muskegon Chronicle's Ron Rop:September 16, Muskegon Chronicle: Muskegon native Justin Abdelkader, now a member of the Detroit Red Wings, will visit his old school Thursday — Mona Shores’ Churchill Elementary.And, no doubt to the thrill... tag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/snapshots//1557.5023006 2010-09-16T08:49:11Z 2010-09-16T08:49:27Z

Red Wings coach Mike Babcock told the Detroit News's Ted Kulfan that three players in particular have him excited going into training camp, and two of them are new faces: September 16, Detroit News: "We're deep, fresh, and our best...

George Malik | MLive.com Contributor http://connect.mlive.com/user/gmalik/index.html Red Wings coach Mike Babcock told the Detroit News's Ted Kulfan that three players in particular have him excited going into training camp, and two of them are new faces:September 16, Detroit News: "We're deep, fresh, and our best players... tag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/snapshots//1557.5023001 2010-09-16T08:43:32Z 2010-09-16T08:43:33Z

The Detroit News's Terry Foster reports that a group of professional cheerleaders called the "Detroit Pride" are attempting to unofficially cheer for the Detroit Lions and want to do the same for the Tigers and Red Wings, Joe Louis Arena...

George Malik | MLive.com Contributor http://connect.mlive.com/user/gmalik/index.html The Detroit News's Terry Foster reports that a group of professional cheerleaders called the "Detroit Pride" are attempting to unofficially cheer for the Detroit Lions and want to do the same for the Tigers and Red Wings, Joe Louis Arena... tag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/snapshots//1557.5022739 2010-09-16T04:56:14Z 2010-09-16T04:56:58Z

Red Wings try-out Aaron Downey spent the past year getting his personal affairs in order and rededicating himself to fitness with the goal of making one more kick at the NHL can, and he tells the Windsor Star's Dave Waddell...

George Malik | MLive.com Contributor http://connect.mlive.com/user/gmalik/index.html Red Wings try-out Aaron Downey spent the past year getting his personal affairs in order and rededicating himself to fitness with the goal of making one more kick at the NHL can, and he tells the Windsor Star's Dave Waddell... tag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/snapshots//1557.5022686 2010-09-16T04:36:01Z 2010-09-16T04:36:07Z

Greg Eno argues that the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks' current iterations offer a new chapter to a rivalry highlighted by nasty playoff clashes in the 60's and regular tangles in the early-to-mid 90's, suggesting that the "third chapter"...

George Malik | MLive.com Contributor http://connect.mlive.com/user/gmalik/index.html Greg Eno argues that the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks' current iterations offer a new chapter to a rivalry highlighted by nasty playoff clashes in the 60's and regular tangles in the early-to-mid 90's, suggesting that the "third chapter"... tag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/snapshots//1557.5022598 2010-09-16T04:06:30Z 2010-09-16T04:06:15Z

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Good news on the Niklas Kronwall front from the Macomb Daily's Chuck Pleiness and MLive.com's own Ansar Khan: September 15, Macomb Daily: Niklas Kronwall took part in another full informal skate Wednesday at Joe Louis Arena and is expected to...

George Malik | MLive.com Contributor http://connect.mlive.com/user/gmalik/index.html Good news on the Niklas Kronwall front from the Macomb Daily's Chuck Pleiness and MLive.com's own Ansar Khan:September 15, Macomb Daily: Niklas Kronwall took part in another full informal skate Wednesday at Joe Louis Arena and is expected to be... tag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/snapshots//1557.5022450 2010-09-16T03:07:07Z 2010-09-16T03:07:58Z

Former Red Wings defenseman Andreas Lilja suggested to the Detroit media that he'll consider a standing try-out offer from the Red Wings, but his agent, Todd Diamond, tells The Production Line's Chris Hollis that he will advise his client to...

George Malik | MLive.com Contributor http://connect.mlive.com/user/gmalik/index.html Former Red Wings defenseman Andreas Lilja suggested to the Detroit media that he'll consider a standing try-out offer from the Red Wings, but his agent, Todd Diamond, tells The Production Line's Chris Hollis that he will advise his client to... tag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/snapshots//1557.5021043 2010-09-15T21:31:29Z 2010-09-16T08:51:31Z

The Macomb Daily's Chuck Pleiness spoke to would-be Red Wings defenseman Jakub Kindl, who will start the season with the Red Wings, but that's not how Kindl's approaching his level of job security heading into training camp: September 15, Macomb...

George Malik | MLive.com Contributor http://connect.mlive.com/user/gmalik/index.html The Macomb Daily's Chuck Pleiness spoke to would-be Red Wings defenseman Jakub Kindl, who will start the season with the Red Wings, but that's not how Kindl's approaching his level of job security heading into training camp:September 15, Macomb Daily:... tag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/snapshots//1557.5020653 2010-09-15T20:40:36Z 2010-09-15T20:40:31Z

Via RedWingsFeed: The Hockey News's Ryan Dixon reports that THN spoke to Los Angeles Kings president of business operations Luc Robitaille about long and very successful NHL career, and Robitaille had this to say about his stint with the Detroit...

George Malik | MLive.com Contributor http://connect.mlive.com/user/gmalik/index.html Via RedWingsFeed: The Hockey News's Ryan Dixon reports that THN spoke to Los Angeles Kings president of business operations Luc Robitaille about long and very successful NHL career, and Robitaille had this to say about his stint with the Detroit... tag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/snapshots//1557.5020080 2010-09-15T19:08:37Z 2010-09-15T20:29:07Z

Red Wings prospect Petr Mrazek stopped 28 shots as he backstopped the Red Wings' prospects to a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, and he spoke to RedWingsCentral's Sarah Lindenau about his performance and his expectations going...

George Malik | MLive.com Contributor http://connect.mlive.com/user/gmalik/index.html Red Wings prospect Petr Mrazek stopped 28 shots as he backstopped the Red Wings' prospects to a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, and he spoke to RedWingsCentral's Sarah Lindenau about his performance and his expectations going... tag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/snapshots//1557.5020053 2010-09-15T18:54:03Z 2010-09-15T19:02:47Z

As I'm a little overworked at present, I'm going to post three European Red Wings-related stories via short summaries as opposed to full translations: Daniel Larsson spoke to Jnytt.se's Daniel Hultqvist recently, and he discussed his status as the successor...

George Malik | MLive.com Contributor http://connect.mlive.com/user/gmalik/index.html As I'm a little overworked at present, I'm going to post three European Red Wings-related stories via short summaries as opposed to full translations:Daniel Larsson spoke to Jnytt.se's Daniel Hultqvist recently, and he discussed his status as the successor to... tag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/snapshots//1557.5019820 2010-09-15T18:32:27Z 2010-09-15T18:32:28Z

The Sporting News's Craig Custance jammed oodles of Red Wings-related info into one Tweet: September 15, The Sporting News/Twitter: Summing up chat w/Ken Holland in 140: Babcock extension coming; Lilja has standing tryout invite; Wants to expand prospect tourney to...

George Malik | MLive.com Contributor http://connect.mlive.com/user/gmalik/index.html The Sporting News's Craig Custance jammed oodles of Red Wings-related info into one Tweet:September 15, The Sporting News/Twitter: Summing up chat w/Ken Holland in 140: Babcock extension coming; Lilja has standing tryout invite; Wants to expand prospect tourney to 12.... tag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/snapshots//1557.5019797 2010-09-15T18:26:16Z 2010-09-15T18:52:04Z

According to the Detroit News's Ted Kulfan and MLive.com's own Ansar Khan, the Red Wings have extended a formal offer to Andreas Lilja to attend their training camp as a try-out, granting Lilja a huge personal favor given that the...

George Malik | MLive.com Contributor http://connect.mlive.com/user/gmalik/index.html According to the Detroit News's Ted Kulfan and MLive.com's own Ansar Khan, the Red Wings have extended a formal offer to Andreas Lilja to attend their training camp as a try-out, granting Lilja a huge personal favor given that the... tag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/snapshots//1557.5019681 2010-09-15T18:09:21Z 2010-09-15T18:09:21Z

The Vancouver Province's Tony Gallagher spoke to two Vancouver Canucks players who firmly believe that the NHLPA's 700 players will endorse Donald Fehr as their next executive director, starting with Dan Hamhuis... September 15, Vancouver Province: "The executive board is...

George Malik | MLive.com Contributor http://connect.mlive.com/user/gmalik/index.html The Vancouver Province's Tony Gallagher spoke to two Vancouver Canucks players who firmly believe that the NHLPA's 700 players will endorse Donald Fehr as their next executive director, starting with Dan Hamhuis...September 15, Vancouver Province: "The executive board is certainly... tag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/snapshots//1557.5019603 2010-09-15T17:56:43Z 2010-09-15T17:56:19Z

When University of Wisconsin coach Mike Eaves answered Bob Duff's question as to what Red Wings prospect and Wisconsin alumnus Brendan Smith must do to improve, Eaves bluntly suggested that Smith needs to mature as a young man to keep...

George Malik | MLive.com Contributor http://connect.mlive.com/user/gmalik/index.html When University of Wisconsin coach Mike Eaves answered Bob Duff's question as to what Red Wings prospect and Wisconsin alumnus Brendan Smith must do to improve, Eaves bluntly suggested that Smith needs to mature as a young man to keep... tag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/snapshots//1557.5019437 2010-09-15T17:23:45Z 2010-09-15T17:23:28Z

At the Red Wings' prospect tournament in Traverse City, one player has stood out on and off the ice like no other in Tomas Tatar, who leads the Wings in scoring with four points (three of them goals) and a...

George Malik | MLive.com Contributor http://connect.mlive.com/user/gmalik/index.html At the Red Wings' prospect tournament in Traverse City, one player has stood out on and off the ice like no other in Tomas Tatar, who leads the Wings in scoring with four points (three of them goals) and a... tag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/snapshots//1557.5019361 2010-09-15T17:06:50Z 2010-09-15T17:06:35Z

An amateur scout's job never really ends, and that's certainly the case for Red Wings European scouting director Hakan Andersson, who tells NHL.com's Mike G. Morreale that he's already eying prospects eligible for the 2011 Entry Draft: September 15, NHL.com:...

George Malik | MLive.com Contributor http://connect.mlive.com/user/gmalik/index.html An amateur scout's job never really ends, and that's certainly the case for Red Wings European scouting director Hakan Andersson, who tells NHL.com's Mike G. Morreale that he's already eying prospects eligible for the 2011 Entry Draft:September 15, NHL.com: "It... tag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/snapshots//1557.5018032 2010-09-15T09:28:04Z 2010-09-15T09:28:19Z

Aaron Downey understands that he's probably ticketed for the Grand Rapids Griffins this season, but he tells the Free Press's George Sipple that he's very comfortable with the concept of resuming his career with the Red Wings' organization after a...

George Malik | MLive.com Contributor http://connect.mlive.com/user/gmalik/index.html Aaron Downey understands that he's probably ticketed for the Grand Rapids Griffins this season, but he tells the Free Press's George Sipple that he's very comfortable with the concept of resuming his career with the Red Wings' organization after a...