When Steve Yzerman was named general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, just about every Red Wings fan celebrated the move. The hope is that Yzerman can rebuild the team into a Stanley Cup contender and dominating the NHL Draft will be a key to making that happen. While browsing Twitter for some literature on … Read more
Pavel Datsyuk is indescribable. For years, the jaw-dropping, one-of-a-kind moves he makes on the ice have left both the fans and the goalies he scores on speechless. From dekes to dangles, to that smile he cracks after he knows he made the entire team behind him dizzy, Datsyuk was one fun hockey player to watch. … Read more
Jakub Vrana is apparently on a quest to out-do the player that he was traded for. The newly acquired Detroit Red Wings forward tallied four goals against the Dallas Stars tonight, sparking a dominating 7-3 victory for his new teammates: LGRVV! @VranaJakub pic.twitter.com/UcnlFJMjaG — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) April 23, 2021 It's officially Jakub Vrána … Read more
Though we do not have many details at this time, there is a tragic report floating around that Kentucky guard Terrence has died in a car accident. Clarke, who was a 5-star recruit, was likely going to be selected in the 2021 NBA Draft. Our deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of … Read more
There have been many Hall-of-Fame players to walk through Detroit and play for the Red Wings. Some are still playing, but most are retired. We are blessed as fans to have watched many of these players wear the Winged Wheel. Here is a list of the top ten forwards to call Detroit home. SID ABEL … Read more
In case you have not heard, the NFL has a new jersey rule that gives players quite a bit more freedom as to which numbers they can choose. Some players will take advantage of the new rule, while others will stick with what they have. On Thursday, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes tweeted out … Read more
They don’t ask you how – they just ask how many. Detroit Red Wings forward Richard Panik scored his first goal since being acquired earlier this month as part of the trade that sent Anthony Mantha to the Washington Capitals. And it wasn’t exactly your conventional goal. Panik flipped the puck from just inside the … Read more
The Pittsburgh Pirates once again got the bounces against the Detroit Tigers, and they’re leaving the Motor City with a 2-1 series victory after their 4-2 triumph this afternoon. Reliever Gregory Soto allowed a pair of singles in the 8th inning that ultimately proved to be the path to victory for the Pirates, who took … Read more
If you are a baseball fan, chances are that you have always dreamed of catching a home run ball off the bat of a player from your favorite team. Well, the gentleman you are about to see had his opportunity on Thursday afternoon but things did not go quite as they did in his dream. … Read more
Detroit Tigers center fielder JaCoby Jones is doing his part to make sure the Tigers have a chance to win a second straight game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He launched an opposite-field home run off of Mitch Keller, tying this afternoon’s game at 2-2. JaCoby Jones goes yard and ties this one up! #DetroitRoots pic.twitter.com/PsIGfEqtrv … Read more
The Detroit Red Wings selected German defenseman Moritz Seider with the 6th overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, and are banking on him to be a major part of their future. And so far, he’s looking every bit as good as advertised. His latest accolade? He’s earned the SHL Elite Prospect’s Award for his … Read more
Nation, there are some pretty great sports movies that have come out through the years but today we are going to focus on the greatest hockey movies of all-time. Do you agree? Did we miss one? MYSTERY, ALASKA (1999) Mystery, Alaska is about a small town in Alaska where hockey means everything to them. There … Read more
After getting off to a red-hot start to his Major League career, Detroit Tigers rookie OF Akil Baddoo has cooled off quite a bit as of late as he was 0-for-11 in his three games prior to Wednesday’s matchup vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates. Well, maybe Baddoo is starting to heat up again as he doubled … Read more
On Wednesday, the NFL announced some rule changes for the 2021 season and the one that seems to be getting the most publicity is the jersey number rule. The new jersey number rule permits running backs, tight ends, and wide receivers to wear jersey numbers from 1 to 49 and numbers 80 to 89. Defensive … Read more
Detroit Red Wings forward Tyler Bertuzzi has not played since late January when he sustained an upper body injury. And now, we have received the news from head coach Jeff Blashill that we didn’t want. Per Blashill, Bertuzzi will miss the remainder of the regular season due to his injury. Additionally, veteran forward Frans Nielsen, … Read more
In case you are not aware, Detroit Lions TE T.J. Hockenson is pretty good buddies with San Francisco 49ers TE George Kittle. Not only do they work out together in the offseason but they seem to hang out quite a bit. Now, the two knuckleheads (I mean that in a fun way) have teamed up … Read more
