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A look at the Red Wings’ second round series from A to Z
Posted on May 15, 2013 | No CommentsA is for adversity. That’s symbolized the Wings’ 2013 season. It’s come in all forms, and no team in the NHL playoffs faced more challenges than the Wings in recent... -
War hero Duncan coached Cougars in Detroit’s first season in NHL
Posted on May 9, 2013 | 2 CommentsIt was in Charles Schulz’s Peanuts comic strip that Snoopy famously donned goggles and a white scarf and perched atop his doghouse. In his mind, Snoopy was in the cockpit of... -
Yzerman Era will never be forgotten in Detroit
Posted on May 8, 2013 | 6 CommentsOnce the retirement ceremony concluded, the lights came on, the props came undone, the legends and players went away, and there was Steve Yzerman, the last to leave the ice... -
When Gordie Howe played with sons Mark and Marty it was truly “quality time”
Posted on May 3, 2013 | 3 CommentsIt still stands as one of the most remarkable stories in sports. And finally it hits the big screen. (Well, at least that large flat screen you probably have in... -
No place like The Joe in the spring for playoff hockey
Posted on May 2, 2013 | 2 CommentsThe players storm the ice. The decibel levels rise to the rafters. The fans stand and shake those pom-poms, a splendid sea of red and white. For the 22nd straight... -
With expectations low, Red Wings could surprise many in the playoffs
Posted on April 30, 2013 | No CommentsBetter late than never, right? The Red Wings won their last four games of the regular season and snatched up 17 points in their last 13 games to slide into... -
Red Wings didn’t go out of their way to pay Howe top dollar
Posted on April 22, 2013 | 3 CommentsThe attached Detroit Free Press photo from the August 13, 1959 edition of the paper had the following caption: “It’s Official: No one really expected Gordie Howe not to sign... -
Dominik Hasek: The underrated gentleman of the ice
Posted on April 17, 2013 | 1 CommentThey said he was selfish. They questioned his heart and called him a quitter. ESPN hockey analyst Darren Pang said he lacked dedication for physical conditioning. For months, people uttered... -
These Detroit athletes went from hero to zero
Posted on April 10, 2013 | 2 CommentsOn a national scale, nobody will ever match Tiger Woods’ fall from royalty. (We won’t even bother getting into the details.) Sammy Sosa is a distant second place, going from... -
Remembering Gordon Strate, the Red Wing who never scored a point
Posted on April 8, 2013 | No CommentsTo my way of thinking, you have to be pretty darn good hockey player just to skate a single 30-second shift in the National Hockey League. How good, then, would...
