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Pavel Datsyuk wins Kharlamov Trophy as league’s best Russian player
It was announced earlier today that Detroit’s star forward Pavel Datsyuk was awarded the Kharlamov trophy, which is given annually to the NHL’s best Russian player, as voted upon by their peers. Datsyuk’s win means he unseated Alex Ovechkin, who was the reigning champ for the last five years. As stated by Dmitry Chesnokov [...]
TweetNHL Playoffs: Detroit Red Wings take 1-0 series lead
During the build up to the first round rematch between the Red Wings and Coyotes, there was a lot of fanfare from the Phoenix side about how confident and ready they were to beat Detroit. Coyotes captain Shane Doan was even so brash as to say that his team should have won last year (despite [...]
TweetClinched: Red Wings take Central Division crown for 9th time in 10 years
There was a time when the Central Division was perhaps one of the weakest in the NHL. Detroit and St Louis were basically the only playoff teams coming out of the division, and it looked more and more like St Louis was falling off the rocker. It used to be the Red Wings ran away [...]
TweetRed Wings rally against Nashville to clinch 20th straight playoff berth
The Red Wings needed a big win after getting embarrassed by the St. Louis Blues 10-3 in front of the Detroit faithful, and that’s just what they got on Saturday. The Red Wings rallied from a 3-0 deficit in Nashville with four unanswered goals, to beat the Predators 4-3 in overtime. With the dramatic win, [...]
TweetDetroit Red Wings: Highly touted prospect, Gustav Nyquist signs entry level deal
Drafted by Detroit 121st overall in 2008, University of Maine product Gustav Nyquist has signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Red Wings. Currently a junior, Nyquist has been Maine’s leading scorer for all three years he has played there. Last year, he led the nation in scoring with 61 points in 39 games, and [...]
TweetGame Preview: Canucks @ Red Wings in Western Showdown
Aside from the last 2 games of the season, both of which are against Chicago, tonight’s game is probably the most important for the Red Wings for the rest of the regular season. Tonight the top 2 teams in the Western Conference will square off in a potential conference finals matchup. These 2 teams have [...]
TweetPavel Datsyuk: The Russian star has asserted himself as the team MVP
For anyone who follows the Detroit Red Wings (or hockey in general), if you were to ask who was Detroit’s MVP, for a number of years the answer would have been Steve Yzerman. Since his retirement, that answer has changed to legendary defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom, and now as Lidstrom’s career comes to its conclusion (hopefully [...]
TweetBrendan Smith: An Update On Detroit’s Top Prospect
One of the many things the Red Wings are known for is great drafting, and great player development. Whether it’s a first round talent, or the last pick of the draft, the Red Wings know how to pluck out the players that will thrive in their system. The Red Wings don’t rush their prospects either, [...]
TweetNick “Norris” Lidstrom: Why the Red Wing captain deserves to win his 7th Norris Trophy
“The Hockey News” magazine recently gave Nick Lidstrom a 7 page cover story called “Freak of Nature”. Simply put, they were spot on. That cover story concluded that Lidstrom is the best 40 year old player the NHL has ever seen. That is a pretty loaded statement, but after looking at what he has accomplished [...]
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