Not only was former Detroit Red Wings forward Brendan Shanahan one of the great goal scorers in team history, he was also one of the toughest. When he wasn’t terrorizing opposition goaltenders, he was throwing his weight around and demonstrating he wasn’t afraid to drop the gloves. In fact, he dropped the gloves 35 times … Read more
Former Detroit Red Wings forward Sean Avery quickly garnered a reputation for being one of the NHL’s most notorious pests due to his constant trash talking and on (and off) ice antics. Embed from Getty Images He got his NHL career started with the Red Wings before being traded to the Los Angeles Kings in … Read more
NHL Commentator Mike Milbury found himself in hot water after a controversial comment he made during Thursday’s matchup between the New York Islanders and Washington Capitals. “If you think about it, [the bubble is] a terrific environment with regard to — if you enjoy playing and enjoy being with your teammates for long periods of … Read more
We’ve seen players from both the NBA and MLB kneel in silent protest against racial injustices during the playing of the national anthem in their respective sports. This weekend, Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba became the first NHL player to do the same – and now more players are following suit. Robin Lehner and Ryan … Read more
Everybody knows the story by now, but we’ll break it down for those of you who may not. The scene is HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York during Game 6 of the 1999 Stanley Cup Finals. The Dallas Stars and Buffalo Sabres are in triple overtime; a Dallas goal would give the franchise their first … Read more
The Detroit Red Wings had their way with the Dallas Stars in the 2008 Western Conference Finals, winning the series four games to two and advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 2002. Game 3 of the series in Dallas was an all around dominating performance by Detroit on the back … Read more
We’re throwing it back to the legendary 2007-08 Detroit Red Wings season for the latest edition in our Game of the Day series! The Red Wings sought to close out the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Finals, finding themselves with a 3-0 series stranglehold entering Game 4. However, the Stars were able to push … Read more
Former goaltender Tim Thomas won’t ever have to pay for a drink in Boston again. After all, the Flint, Michigan native backstopped the Boston Bruins to their first Stanley Cup in decades in 2011 and also took home Conn Smythe Trophy honors as the most valuable player in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He took a … Read more
On Sunday night, the Detroit Red Wings had their home Opening Night for the 2019-2020 campaign and it is a night forward Anthony Mantha will ever forget. Embed from Getty Images Mantha single-handedly outscored the Dallas Stars as he scored all four of the Red Wings goals on way to a 4-3 win. During the … Read more
It was an Opening Night that Anthony Mantha will never forget as the Detroit Red Wings forward scored a whopping FOUR GOALS as the Wings defeated the Dallas Stars 4-3 at Little Caesars Arena. Four! Goal! Game! @antomantha8 #NHLFaceOff pic.twitter.com/vmjGXygIJD — NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs) October 7, 2019 4-GOAL NIGHT!!! ANTHONY MANTHA pic.twitter.com/EY27GSLPco — Detroit Red … Read more
According to the Detroit Red Wings, their 2019-2020 Opening Night will be on Sunday, October 6 at 5 p.m. against the Dallas Stars. 10.6.19. pic.twitter.com/5Ik9z9KUEn — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) June 21, 2019 The Red Wings will be looking to rebound from a dreadful season which saw them finish 32-40-10 (74 points), which was the … Read more
Who doesn’t love some good hockey fights? From the moment the sticks and the gloves hit the ice, you can feel the electricity in the air as the crowd roars to life watching the men on the ice take swings at one another. While the role of fighting in today’s NHL has diminished a bit, … Read more
The Detroit Red Wings family lost a legend today. A little over a year ago, Dave Strader announced that he was battling a rare form of bile duct cancer. He lost that fight on Sunday. Strader, known as “The Voice,” was the play-by-play announcer for the Red Wings from 1985-1996 on PASS Sports and WKBD … Read more
The Detroit Red Wings are reportedly going to make their first addition of free-agency shortly with the signing of veteran defenseman Trevor Daley. The contract is for three years at $3.178 million per season. Minutes away from being official, Red Wings have agreed to 3 years at $3M AAV for defenseman Trevor Daley. — Helene St. James … Read more
You see this happen at least once per year, and there’s always nowhere for the guilty party to hide. This time, it’s former Detroit Red Wings forward Jiri Hudler, currently with the Dallas Stars. A delayed penalty against the Ottawa Senators took Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen off the ice for an extra attacker. Hudler took … Read more
A frightening situation involving the Dallas Stars‘ team plane was quickly averted, thanks to quick action from the pilots. Dallas Stars plane forced to make emergency landing because of smoke in cockpit https://t.co/P5mM6mp5zF — #ThankYouDoc (@NHLonNBCSports) January 8, 2017 The Stars 737 airplane took off at 11:52 a.m. from the St. Louis Downtown Airport in Cahokia, … Read more
