Wings Encounter: Dennis Cholowski

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- The Red Wings made Dennis Cholowski their first-round draft pick this past June. Cholowski, a younger-than-he-looks 18 years old, is a smooth-skating defenseman who is trying to get a little bit bigger and a little more ...

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Going Camping

DETROIT – Anyone who’s ever laced up a pair of hockey skates in Metro Detroit has fantasized about donning a Winged Wheel sweater and playing at Joe Louis Arena as a member of the Red Wings. Over the weekend, 34 people from all over the country g...

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Jeff Blashill soaks in NASCAR experience

Detroit Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill is used to fast-paced action on the ice but spent Sunday watching cars travel more than 200 mph on the race track while serving as grand marshal for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400. Blashill,...

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Joe Kocur Switches Sports For Good Cause

HIGHLAND, Mich—Hockey players aren’t used to rain delays. But unfortunately, the Red Wings players and alumni, along with the other 3,000-plus people in attendance at the 8th Annual Joe Kocur Celebrity Softball Series on Saturday had to endure an...

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By The Numbers: Petr Mrazek

By The Numbers will highlight the Red Wings on-ice accomplishments in the 2015-16 season. Each week during the off-season, By The Numbers will profile a different player on the team, focusing on their statistical highs. This week we focus on goali...

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Hicketts on the rise

TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. -- Joe Hicketts won't be the first player you notice on the ice but you will notice him at some point. Hicketts might be just 5-foot-8 and 20 years old but his skill and leadership ability always rise to the top. No team...

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Maine addition

TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. -- The Red Wings seem to like players from the University of Maine. Not only were goaltender Jimmy Howard and forward Gustav Nyquist Black Bears, current prospects Patrick Holway and Chase Pearson will play there this seaso...

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GRIFFINS' 2016-17 SCHEDULE RELEASED

The Griffins on Monday released their schedule for the 2016-17 season. Grand Rapids and second-year head coach Todd Nelson will open its 76-game slate at Van Andel Arena against the Chicago Wolves on Friday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m.

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By The Numbers: Mike Green

By The Numbers will highlight the Red Wings on-ice accomplishments in the 2015-16 season. Each week during the off-season, By The Numbers will profile a different player on the team, focusing on their statistical highs. This week we focus on defen...

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Character addition

TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. -- Just because the Red Wings have put more emphasis on getting bigger doesn't mean they don't appreciate fast, skilled, smaller players. In July's development camp at Centre Ice in Traverse City, Kyle Criscuolo was one of ...

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GRIFFINS SIGN LOUIS-MARC AUBRY AND CONOR ALLEN

The Griffins have signed forward Louis-Marc Aubry and defenseman Conor Allen to one-year contracts. Aubry enjoyed a breakout year with the Griffins in 2015-16 by setting career highs in points (12-17—29), goals (12), assists (17), penalty minutes (87) and games played (75). Allen produced 14 points (3-11—14) and 68 penalty minutes during the 2015-16 regular season in a combined 66 games between the Milwaukee Admirals, Binghamton Senators and Iowa Wild.

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Late bloomer

TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. -- Not every player takes the same journey to professional hockey. For James de Haas, the Red Wings' sixth-round draft pick in 2012 (170th overall), the college route was the one he chose. At last month's development cam...

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New Swedish Wings

TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. -- After not drafting any Swedes last year for the first time since 1992, the Swedish-heavy Red Wings made up for it with three Swedes in this year's draft. All three -- defenseman Alfons Malmstrom, goaltender Filip Larsson...

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Jack Adams Memorial Arena Receives Major Makeover

DETROIT – The 95-degree heat on Friday was no match for the 1,000-plus volunteers who gathered at the corner of Lyndon and Meyers in northwest Detroit to help transform the exterior of Jack Adams Memorial Arena and Adams Butzel Recreation Complex ...

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By The Numbers: Gustav Nyquist

By The Numbers will highlight the Red Wings on-ice accomplishments in the 2015-16 season. Each week during the off-season, By The Numbers will profile a different player on the team, focusing on their statistical highs. This week we focus on forwa...

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Henrik Zetterberg named captain of Team Sweden

Forward Henrik Zetterberg was named captain of Team Sweden for the World Cup of Hockey 2016 on Wednesday. Zetterberg, 36, will be making his 13th international appearance for Sweden and his second as captain. He was named captain of Sweden at t...

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GRIFFINS ANNOUNCE LONE PRESEASON GAME

The Griffins will gear up for the 2016-17 American Hockey League campaign by playing one preseason game, on the road against the Chicago Wolves on Friday, Oct. 7. Puck drop is set for 8 p.m. EDT at the West Meadows Ice Arena in Rolling Meadows, Ill. Tickets are $5 and will be available at the door.

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By The Numbers: Niklas Kronwall

By The Numbers will highlight the Red Wings on-ice accomplishments in the 2015-16 season. Each week during the off-season, By The Numbers will profile a different player on the team, focusing on their statistical highs. This week we focus on defen...

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Street Hockey Summer Tour Heats Up

ANN ARBOR -- While the Detroit Red Wings are enjoying their summer and preparing for the Farewell Season at The Joe, hockey season was in full force for the organization’s event marketing team on Thursday during the Ann Arbor stop of the inaugural...

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Youth Camp Craze

DETROIT -- On Monday morning, just hours after the ice was re-installed at Joe Louis Arena, Andreas Athanasiou was showing off his highlight-reel moves, going one-on-one against overmatched goaltenders. But this time, Athanasiou wasn’t deking NHL...

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Ready to contribute

DETROIT -- By the time Red Wings training camp arrives on Sept. 23, Luke Glendening expects to be ready to go. Glendening suffered an ankle injury during the playoffs that forced him to withdraw from the world championships. "It would have b...

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Seeking consistency

DETROIT -- Like many young players, Red Wings forward Riley Sheahan is searching for consistency. At the age of 24, Sheahan already has 204 NHL games under his belt. Sheahan set a career high in goals last season with 14 but his overall poin...

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Athanasiou on fast track

DETROIT -- Nothing is going to slow Andreas Athanasiou down. Athanasiou's blend of speed and skill turns heads when he's on the ice, making him one of the more exciting players the Red Wings have had in recent years. Athanasiou was not reall...

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