Late collapses leave Wings head scratching

DETROIT – The Red Wings extended their point streak to seven games (4-0-3) on Sunday, however, six of those contests were decided in overtime after the team failed to protect leads late in the third periods. The latest collapse occurred in...

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GRIFFINS AND TOLEDO SWAP DEFENSEMEN

The Detroit Red Wings have reassigned defenseman Richard Nedomlel from the Griffins to the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye, while the Griffins have recalled defenseman Derek Docken from Toledo.

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Post-Game Quotes vs. Panthers

DYLAN LARKIN Have players talked about ways they can do a better job of preserving late-game leads? “I don’t know if there’s much thought right now. I think everyone is frustrated with the loss. I think it seems like it’s happening more and ...

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MAKE NO MISTAKE

Mitch Callahan’s goal 2:02 into overtime lifted the Griffins to a 3-2 victory over the Lake Erie Monsters on Saturday at Van Andel Arena, as the Griffins earned their sixth win in a row with their third victory in eight days against a team that sat atop the Central Division.

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MINT CONDITION

The Detroit Red Wings on Saturday recalled right wing Tomas Jurco from Grand Rapids. The reigning AHL Player of the Week scored five goals – four of them on the power play – and nine points in only five games since his Nov. 17 conditioning loan, helping the Griffins to a perfect 5-0-0-0 record during his stint.

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Jurco returns

DETROIT -- Perhaps Tomas Jurco just needed to get a little bit of confidence. The Red Wings recalled Jurco from his conditioning stint with the Grand Rapids (AHL) Griffins Saturday and coach Jeff Blashill said he expects to play Jurco Sunday ag...

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SIXTH SENSE

Jared Coreau stopped all 22 shots he faced as the Grand Rapids Griffins extended their winning streak to five, routing the Milwaukee Admirals 6-0 on Friday at BMO Harris Bradley Center.

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Post-Game Quotes vs. Oilers

TOMAS TATAR Can you describe your second-period goal that put the Red Wings up 2-0? “Yeah, Gus made a nice play. We had them out-numbered and I think Riley drew round minutes for us and he picked the D with him. I just picked my spot and sho...

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Up Next at JLA: Youth Invasion

DETROIT – Dylan Larkin isn’t the only NHL player this season not old enough to legally enjoy an adult beverage. The Red Wings’ 19-year-old rookie is among 27 players under the age of 21 spread over 19 different NHL rosters this season. Eight of...

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Post-Game Quotes vs. Bruins

PETR MRAZEK Can you describe what you saw on the goal that ended it? “They were in the zone. I think they just put it on the net and the guy in front of the net just tipped it in.” The tying goal, there was a lot of commotion, were you sc...

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BORN TO BEAT WILD

On the strength of two-goal nights by Tomas Jurco and Mitch Callahan, the Griffins pushed their winning streak to four on Wednesday with a 5-1 triumph against Iowa, their ninth consecutive victory over the Wild dating back to the 2013-14 season.

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Healthy Monster returns as Bruins backup

DETROIT – Not only did Jonas Gustavsson lose his role as back up with the Red Wings this season, it seems the veteran netminder also lost part of his giant identity. Known to former teammates as Monster, the 6-foot-4 Gustavsson now goes by...

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Powerful Bruins

DETROIT -- The Red Wings would do well to stay out of the penalty box against the Boston Bruins. The Bruins have the top-ranked power play in the league, hitting on 32.3 percent of their chances. They are slightly better at home than on the ...

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Kronwall thanks sales staff for streak

DETROIT – Usually too fixated on game-day preparations to stop for small talk, Niklas Kronwall remembers making an exception as he strolled into Joe Louis Arena one day. It was four years ago. The Red Wings had recently set off on what eventual...

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Ferraro back in black

DETROIT -- Landon Ferraro was back at Joe Louis Arena Tuesday, only this time he was skating in black and gold as a member of the Boston Bruins. The Bruins claimed Ferraro on waivers Sunday and one of the first people Ferraro heard from was Red...

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FINDING THEIR STRIDE

Thanks to a perfect week, the Griffins and head coach Todd Nelson enter Thanksgiving on a roll. They've won three straight overall, three straight at home, and three straight on "Winning Wednesday" as they prepare to welcome Iowa (Wed.) and Lake Erie (Sat.) to the Van this week.

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Thanks for your support, Hockeytown!

DETROIT – The Red Wings will celebrate a tremendous milestone with their fans Wednesday night. “It’s remarkable,” said forward Justin Abdelkader when asked about the current sellout streak that will reach 200 consecutive games this week. “...

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Veteran impact

DETROIT -- The league is getting younger but there remains a place for veteran players. The Red Wings got Pavel Datsyuk back six games ago and Brad Richards two games ago and their impact is already being felt. Datsyuk, who missed all of tra...

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Jurco named AHL player of the week

DETROIT – Tomas Jurco has found his scoring touch. The Red Wings’ forward, who was sent to Grand Rapids on a conditioning assignment Nov. 17, was named the American Hockey League’s player of the week on Monday. In three games since...

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JURCO NAMED CCM/AHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

The American Hockey League on Monday announced that Griffins right wing Tomas Jurco has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Nov. 22. After being assigned by Detroit last Tuesday for conditioning, Jurco posted a league-best seven points for the week (3-4—7) and led the Griffins to three consecutive victories over Western Conference powers, tallying assists on all three game-winning goals.

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SWEET HOME CHICAGO

The Griffins won their third game in four nights and first away from home this season, defeating the Central Division-leading Chicago Wolves 2-1 on Saturday at Allstate Arena. 

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SWEET HOME CHICAGO

The Griffins won their third game in four nights and first away from home this season, defeating the Central Division-leading Chicago Wolves 2-1 on Saturday at Allstate Arena. 

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Post-Game Quotes vs. Kings

MIKE GREEN Can you describe your goal? “Yeah, I just kind of followed in there and seen there was a loose puck and their guy kind of whacked it right to me and I was able to put it in.” Was it more a sense of relief that you finally score...

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CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'

The Griffins knocked off their second Western Conference power in three nights on Friday, setting a season-high for goals to clip the San Diego Gulls by a 7-4 count and spoil the visitors’ first-ever visit to Van Andel Arena. Tomas Jurco notched four points and tied a franchise record with three power play goals.

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Wilson gives inside look at Detroit Events Center.

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Marchenko feels more comfortable in role

DETROIT – Alexy Marchenko’s skating won’t garner a lot of attention, not even from his own coach. But that’s OK for Jeff Blashill who values other areas of Marchenko’s game. “I think he’s a guy that you appreciate more from the bench than ma...

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Shot for Pulkkinen

DETROIT -- Teemu Pulkkinen will be keeping his head up tonight. Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill is rewarding Pulkkinen for his energy and skating by putting him on a line with Pavel Datsyuk and Brad Richards. "Those guys, they can pass the puc...

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AA IN GR

The Detroit Red Wings on Thursday assigned center Andreas Athanasiou to the Griffins.

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Scoring drought puzzles Red Wings

DETROIT – The lack of scoring in the first quarter of the regular season has been puzzling for the Red Wings, who continue to struggle offensively. The Red Wings enter Friday’s home game against the Los Angeles Kings as one of the lowest s...

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Richards' return

DETROIT -- When you are searching for offense, it doesn't hurt to get back someone who ranks ninth among active players in points. Brad Richards has not played since Oct. 21 in Edmonton, missing the last 13 games because of a back problem. R...

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Post-Game Quotes vs. Capitals

RILEY SHEAHAN How about the penalty kill? "We've been trying to make it a little bit better, having a little bit of success. We'd like to take back the one goal but we had a little bit of success and I think we were pretty happy with the way i...

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WHAT'S IN A NAME?

"Winning Wednesday" has become a self-fulfilling prophesy for the Griffins, who improved to 3-0 at home on Wednesdays with an impressive 3-2 victory over Rockford, snapping the IceHogs' 10-game point streak.

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Stopping Ovechkin

DETROIT -- Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill has a good idea of how Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy felt Tuesday night. Van Gundy was given the difficult task of trying to find ways for his team to stop Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James. For th...

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GRIFFINS BATTLE ICEHOGS AND GULLS IN GRAND RAPIDS, TRAVEL TO CHICAGO

The Rockford IceHogs and San Diego Gulls pay visits to Van Andel Arena this week, before the Griffins travel to Allstate Arena on Saturday to do battle with the Chicago Wolves. Take a look at this week's game notes here!

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JURCO ASSIGNED FOR CONDITIONING

The Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday assigned right wing Tomas Jurco to the Griffins for conditioning.

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Post-Game Quotes: at Ottawa

JIMMY HOWARD How big was this win? “It was huge, just to get us back on track. The last two games we hadn’t seen the results we wanted but tonight to get the extra point is a big step.” Disappointed to lose two two-goal leads? “Sometim...

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Helm hopes production picks up soon

KANATA, Ontario – It’s a disturbing thought. For a dozen Red Wings, their next goal will be their first goal this season. In the case of Darren Helm, it’s not without his September setbacks. He missed training camp, the exhibition season, an...

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Ferraro's recovery is ahead of schedule

KANATA, Ontario –On Sunday, Landon Ferraro participated in his first team practice since he suffered a sprained knee in Toronto on Oct. 6 “It felt really good,” Ferraro said after skating at Canadian Tire Centre. “I only feel that I’m getting s...

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Post-Game Quotes at Boston

PETR MRAZEK Was there a goal you wish you had back? “It was a bad bounce in the second period, the first goal, I think I lost it in the air and then a couple of goals they scored and we just couldn’t come back.” Does that first goal eat at ...

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MONSTER MASH

 Josh Anderson scored two goals while Joonas Korpisalo stopped 37 of 38 shots he faced as the Grand Rapids Griffins fell 5-1 to the Lake Erie Monsters on Saturday at Quicken Loans Arena.

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Wings count on Mrazek in back-to-backs

BOSTON – For the fifth time in six weeks the Red Wings will finish a set of back-to-back games on the road when they face off against the Boston Bruins tonight at TD Garden. And for the fifth time, coach Jeff Blashill will count on Petr Mrazek ...

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Post-Game Quotes vs. Sharks

TOMAS TATAR Your line was again aggressive at putting pucks on net, how frustrating is it that more pucks aren’t going in? “For sure, especially when you hit the post and the bar. We were shooting the puck. It just didn’t go in. We have to do ...

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GRIFFINS FALL IN SHOOTOUT TO MONSTERS

Jared Coreau stopped 32 of 34 shots, but the Grand Rapids Griffins fell in a shootout to the Lake Erie Monsters 3-2 on Friday at Quicken Loans Arena.  

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New challenge for Sheahan

DETROIT -- For Riley Sheahan, it's a new challenge and a new opportunity. At least to start, Sheahan will play on the wing with rookie Andreas Athanasiou at center and Teemu Pulkkinen on the other wing. "The reason we originally put him ther...

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Wings expect Datsyuk to face Sharks

DETROIT – By all accounts, the Red Wings will get a huge lift on Friday as Pavel Datsyuk is expected to play for the first time since last April. Datsyuk, who had surgery in June to repair ruptured tendons in his right ankle, will play for...

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Deal is 'dream come true' for Abdelkader

DETROIT – Justin Abdelkader grew up a fan of the Red Wings, now it appears that the Muskegon, Mich., native will get to spend his entire NHL career with the organization. That’s because on Thursday, the club announced they signed Abdelkade...

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OFFENSIVE FIND

The Griffins snapped a three-game losing streak on Wednesday at Van Andel Arena with a 5-2 defeat of the Iowa Wild.

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Post-Game Quotes: vs. Capitals

ANDREAS ATHANASIOU Can you take us through your first NHL goal from an improbable angle? “Yeah, I mean, I picked up the puck at our own end and it was at the end of my shift, so I was just trying to get it deep. I had some speed and I t...

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Fedorov: Russian born, Michigan made

DETROIT – Before he received a standing ovation from a sold-out crowd at Tuesday’s Red Wings-Capitals game, Sergei Fedorov met with approximately 20 members of the media inside the Alumni Room at Joe Louis Arena. The 45-year-old Fedorov, w...

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GRIFFINS FACE FIRST THREE-GAME WEEK AGAINST WILD AND MONSTERS

It's the Griffins' first three-game week of the season, beginning with a home game against the Iowa Wild on Wednesday and finishing with road games against the Lake Erie Monsters on Friday and Saturday. See what's in store for the team's big week here!

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Fedorov is favor among Russian stars

DETROIT – It’s rare for the general manager of a pro hockey team to join his players on the ice for practice. But Sergei Fedorov isn’t above going the extra distance to help develop young players. According to Red Wings defenseman ...

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Wings hope Datsyuk returns Friday

DETROIT – Pavel Datsyuk has been skating with his teammates since late October, and now it looks like he might actually rejoin the lineup as soon as Friday when the Red Wings host the San Jose Sharks. “We’re hoping for Pav on Friday, but w...

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Celebrating Lidstrom, Fedorov

TORONTO -- They were drafted together in 1989, roomed together in the '90s and now Nicklas Lidstrom and Sergei Fedorov have been enshrined together in the 2015 class of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Although there were many members of the Red Wings ...

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Ovechkin can pass Fedorov on Tuesday

DETROIT – The image that flash on the screen startled Sergei Fedorov. “I was so surprised,” the former Red Wings’ sniper said. “Kind of moved me, really moved me.” The 20-something year old photograph shown on the TV was of a young...

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Lidstrom, Fedorov join Hall of Fame

TORONTO -- Those that played with Nicklas Lidstrom and Sergei Fedorov have three overriding emotions as those two prepare to be officially inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame tonight. Those former teammates are not at all surprised, very prou...

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TOLEDO SUPPORT

The Detroit Red Wings have reassigned right wing Zach Nastasiuk and defenseman Richard Nedomlel from the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye to the Griffins.

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Wings inductees star among legends

TORONTO -- It was somehow appropriate that during the Hockey Hall of Fame Legends Classic that Sergei Fedorov got all the attention yet Nicklas Lidstrom's presence was also keenly felt. But who would have guessed that Kris Draper would open the...

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Post-Game Quotes vs. Stars

ANDREAS ATHANASIOU How did it feel in your NHL debut? “I felt pretty good out there today. It was unfortunate to get the loss. It would have been nice to have a win in my first game, but you only get first, right. So it was an exciting one (...

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UP AND DOWN

The Detroit Red Wings on Sunday recalled center Andreas Athanasiou from Grand Rapids. In addition, the Griffins have assigned center Alden Hirschfeld to the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye.

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Wings were sure of Lidstrom's qualities

When Nicklas Lidstrom strides to the stage Monday to deliver his Hall of Fame induction speech, Bryan Murray, Nick Polano and Jim Lites might be thinking back to 24 years ago when they weren't sure if he even deserved a contract offer from the Red...

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Post-Game Quotes at Toronto

PETR MRAZEK That was quite a game, was it? “You knew they were going to come hard. They are starting to play way better right now on their ice so we knew it was going to be a tough game, but we find a way how to get two points tonight.” W...

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SHOTS STILL UP, BUT STILL SHOT DOWN

Another significant shot advantage failed to pay dividends for the Griffins on Friday, as they fell 4-1 to the Rockford IceHogs at Van Andel Arena. Through eight games, Grand Rapids’ offense ranks first in the AHL in shots but stands 29th – or next-to-last – in goals.

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Father and son make unique NHL history

TORONTO – With all of the Hockey Hall of Fame hoopla surrounding the Red Wings-Maple Leafs game tonight, it will be easy to overlook a pretty cool event that will take place in the game. We’re not talking about the introduction of the seven mem...

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Lidstrom, Fedorov thank Bowman

TORONTO – Nicklas Lidstrom and Sergei Fedorov received their Hall of Fame rings during a special presentation Friday afternoon at the hockey cathedral in downtown Toronto. While both fielded plenty of questions about their careers, the two...

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HIRSCHFELD HEADS TO GRAND RAPIDS

The Griffins on Friday recalled center Alden Hirschfeld from the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye.

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Wings excited for Lidstrom's induction

TORONTO – As the Red Wings prepared for their Atlantic Division rivals tonight, it was hard for some of the players to avoid questions about the pre-game ceremony that will take place at center ice at Air Canada Centre. Prior to the game a...

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Up Next at JLA: Dallas Stars

TAYLOR, Mich. – Mike Green has already missed five games with a shoulder injury, so sitting out one more – for good measure – wouldn’t hurt the Red Wings’ defenseman. Green participated in every aspect of Thursday’s practice at the Taylor ...

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Surgery for Quincey?

TAYLOR, Mich. -- It looks like the Red Wings will be without Kyle Quincey for a while. Quincey has not skated since playing Oct. 23 in Calgary. Quincey suffered a concussion after a hit by Calgary's Sam Bennett but that is no longer the prob...

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Post-Game Quotes vs. Lightning

DYLAN LARKIN Can you describe your third-period goal? “It was a good play by DK to get it out, just tried to go wide and I saw Abby coming and he gave it back to me so I tried to take it to the net hard and it went in.” Can you comme...

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GRIFFINS HOST FRIDAY MATCHUP AGAINST ROCKFORD

The Griffins' divison rivals, the Rockford IceHogs, will pay their first visit of the season to Van Andel Arena on Friday. See what's in store for Grand Rapids before this week's only game!

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Good goaltending problem

DETROIT -- When Jimmy Howard starts tonight, it will mark his sixth game of the season. Petr Mrazek has also played in six games, going 3-3-0 with a 2.67 goals-against average and .921 save percentage. Howard is currently 2-2-1 with a 2.21 g...

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Red Wings forward Teemu Pulkkinen to visit Hiller Elementary on Wednesday

DETROIT - Red Wings forward Teemu Pulkkinen will visit Hiller Elementary in Madison Heights on Wednesday, Nov. 4, as part of the Detroit Red Wings School Assembly Program sponsored by the Detroit Red Wings Foundation, Michigan Education Savings Pr...

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His next goal will put Zetterberg in rare air

DETROIT – In last Saturday’s win at Ottawa, Henrik Zetterberg’s two assists pushed him over the threshold of a couple milestones – 500 assists and 800 points – that very few have achieved while wearing a Red Wings’ sweater. Now, Zetterberg...

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Green getting close

DETROIT -- It looks like Red Wings defenseman Mike Green is close to returning. Green, who suffered an upper-body injury Oct. 23 in Calgary on a first-period hit by Josh Jooris, practiced with the team Monday at Grosse Pointe's University Ligge...

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Chelios is back at work, on the ice

DETROIT – More than four months passed before coach Jeff Blashill finally had all five assistants on the ice for a Red Wings practice when on Monday hall-of-fame defenseman Chris Chelios joined the team at McCann Ice Arena in suburban Grosse Point...

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Hit on Ferraro earns suspension

DETROIT -- The NHL's Department of Player Safety has suspended Ottawa's Mark Stone two games for his hit on Detroit's Landon Ferraro. At 11:08 of the second period Saturday night in Ottawa, Stone hit Ferraro and was given a two-minute minor for...

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