Winning It In Motown

Photo by Dave Reginek/NHLI via Getty Images In Red Wings Land Finally healthy, Michael Rasmussen aims for big second half in Grand Rapids | Detroit News Rasmussen had five points in his first three games this season, and appeared headed for a monster season, before getting hurt in mid-November. “It was a good start to the year,” Rasmussen said. “They’re (statistics) still … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: The Michael Rasmussen Edition

Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images On the evening of June 21, 2019, Red Wings fans worldwide sat in front of their television to see which top prospect would don the winged wheel. The team would pick 6th, and after consensus top two selections Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kakko were selected, Detroit would have their pick of several exciting young forwards. A … [Read more...] about Lessons Learned From the 2019 NHL Draft

Before I even get into Shanny’s breakdown, YES I am well aware, and in agreement, of Sergei Fedorov’s #91 being raised to the rafters and that it is well overdue. Now let’s talk about a rather underrated Red Wings legend. Brendan Shanahan really did it all from the punishing hits, to timely goals and everything that came with Shanny’s game. He was one of the hardest working Red … [Read more...] about Discussion: Should the Red Wings Consider Retiring Brendan Shanahan’s #14?

Photo by Kevin Sousa/NHLI via Getty Images In Red Wings Land Detroit Red Wings mailbag: Does it make sense to trade Luke Glendening? | Freep Is Glendening worth sacrificing for the rebuild? Not unless a team makes Yzerman a “Godfather”-inspired offer — that is, one he can’t refuse. Glendening sets a valuable example for young players with how hard he works on and off the … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: The Trade Talk Edition

Photo by Dave Reginek/NHLI via Getty Images In Red Wings Land How Red Wings’ Givani Smith used father’s lessons to battle racism on road to NHL | Freep That’s when Gemel and Givani harken back to what their dad has always told them. “I always told them they have to have thick skins,” Gary said, “because you’re going to have people out there that for whatever reasons maybe … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: The Givani’s Journey Edition

San Diego Gulls 3 at GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS 1 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Brent Gates Jr. grew up rooting for the Grand Rapids Griffins and dreaming of scoring a goal at Van Andel Arena. While his uniform on Saturday was not what he had imagined his experience no doubt was, as Gates tallied the decisive goal with 6:07 remaining to lift the San Diego Gulls to a 3-1 win in his first pro … [Read more...] about Griffins’ Streak Ends on Goal by Grand Rapids Native Gates

Photo by Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images In Red Wings Land Tyler Bertuzzi represented the Red Wings well at the NHL All-Star Game. He finished the night a goal and four assists. All of Bertuzzi’s assists came in the Atlantic Divisions 9-5 win over the Metropolitan Division. He scored his lone goal in final 3-on-3 game of the night, a 5-4 loss to the Pacific … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: The NHL All-Star Game Edition

Photo by Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images In Red Wings Land It’s all about Tyler Bertuzzi representing the Red Wings at the NHL All-Star Game weekend. .@tylerbertuzzi has arrived on the #NHLAllStar red carpet. pic.twitter.com/ZiIkESYsFX— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) January 24, 2020 View this post on Instagram @bertuzzi17 … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: The Bertuzzi Shows Off His Skills Edition

Mark Newman/Griffins San Diego Gulls 3 at GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS 4 OT GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – With a franchise-record eight NHL first-round draft picks in their lineup, the Grand Rapids Griffins pushed their season-high point streak to eight games on Friday with a 4-3 overtime win against the San Diego Gulls at Van Andel Arena. Griffins and AHL All-Star captain Matthew Ford … [Read more...] about Ford’s Overtime Goal Extends Griffins’ Point Streak to Eight