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When was the best time to be a Red Wings’ fan?
Sergei Fedorov and Steve Yzerman celebrate a goal during the 1990s. When was the best time to be a fan of the Detroit Red Wings? Well, we know it wasn’t during the 1970s. (Sorry, those of you who are...
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Chelios fought early rejection to forge Hall of Fame career on the ice
Chris Chelios played 26 seasons in the NHL, tying him with Gordie Howe for the all-time record. He spent 10 seasons with Detroit. It’s rare for a player to come from Chicago to don a Detroit uniform...
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How the Tigers, Lions, Red Wings, and Pistons got their names
The Fort Wayne Pistons sported this logo during their years in the NBL and NBA, before relocating to Detroit. The “Z” stood for the team owner, Fred Zollner. In the second scene of the second act in...
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Red Wings are on a collision course with Yzerman’s Lightning
Steve Yzerman left the Detroit Red Wings to take the job as general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2010. Steve Yzerman doesn’t look good in blue and sliver. Red is his color. But for five years...
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When the Red Wings won the Cup for Gordie
Pete Babando (left) celebrates after his overtime goal in Game Seven gave the Red Wings the victory in the 1950 Stanley Cup Finals. When the Detroit Red Wings suited up for the opening game of the 1950...
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Remembering Detroit hockey legend Marcel Pronovost
Marcel Pronovost won four Stanley Cup titles with Detroit. When I learned on Monday that former Red Wing great and hockey Hall of Famer Marcel Pronovost died at age 84, I fondly recalled the day I...
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The 12 best Detroit sports books ever written
There have been many great books written about Detroit sports. Why are there no great basketball books? Why are the best sports books usually about baseball, boxing, and golf? Why did Barry Sanders...
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Detroit native Blashill named head coach of the Red Wings
Jeff Blashill is the 27th coach in the history of the Detroit Red Wings. You can’t get much more homegrown than the new head coach of the Detroit Red Wings. Jeff Blashill was named the 27th head coach...
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1932: The year the Red Wings rolled out the winged wheel
The 1932-33 Red Wings were the first to wear the winged wheel on their sweaters. The Detroit Red Wings weren’t always known as the Wings. In 1926, the Victoria Cougars of the Western Canadian Hockey...
View ArticleMAP: Where every Red Wings player was born
Did you know that only twelve Red Wings have been born in Michigan? Only twelve. Or that only three players born in Illinois have ever worn a sweater with the Winged Wheel. Not surprisingly, most of...
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