Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Former Atlanta Thrashers coach Curt Fraser was introduced Wednesday as the new coach of the Grand Rapids Griffins, the Red Wings' American Hockey League affiliate. Drafted by Vancouver in 1978, the 50-year-old Fraser played in the NHL for 12 seasons and scored 193 goals as a left wing.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | yesterday
from the Milton Canadian Champion, Still reveling in last month’s Calder Cup title win with the American Hockey League’s Chicago Wolves (affiliate of Atlanta Thrashers), Darren Haydar has signed with the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings. Expected to be made public today (Wednesday), the one-year, two-way deal will see the 28-year-old Milton right winger make $525,000 if he sticks with the big...
The Final Score (Free subscription) | yesterday
Dang, I thought Bob Hartley was a 1970s sitcom psychologist. I wonder what Emily and Jerry think about this. Oh, wait, they're talking about Bob Hartley, the former Atlanta Thrashers coach. I'm sure the first thing Garth Snow will...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
The Red Wings signed goaltender Jimmy Howard and defenseman Jonathan Ericsson to three-year deals on Monday and offered former defenseman Brad McCrimmon a job as an assistant coach.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
According to the Sporting News, the Red Wings have hired former defenseman Brad McCrimmon as an assistant coach to Mike Babcock.
The Puck Stops Here (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
The NHL schedule was released this week along with the usual grumping about how the schedule is hard on favorite teams. In order to get a better look at things, I decided to look at the schedule myself. A good starting point is the super schedule made by the forechecker. I think the most meaningful check of the schedule is the number of times a given team is tired fro excess travel when
JasonPye.com (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Peachtree City wants voters to approve funding for a ice skating rink in hopes of bringing the Atlanta Thrashers and visiting NHL teams there for practices:It will be up to Peachtree City voters to determine whether to spend $941,000 a...
On the Forecheck (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
As hockey fans all over North America giddily pour over their team's schedule for the 2008-9 NHL Regular Season, let's take a look at things from an overall perspective, using the , which I via Google Docs.Crank Up The Bus: This season's most well-traveled team will be the San Jose Sharks, with 56,111 miles to be logged, followed by the Chicago Blackhawks (52,941) and Dallas Stars (51,541). This is...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
More games against Original Six foes. More games against Eastern Conference teams. More games on Saturday nights. Not to mention an outdoor game Jan. 1 at Wrigley Field, Chicago. Those are the highlights of the Red Wings' 2008-09 regular-season schedule released Thursday.
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
It is fitting that an Eastern Conference team, the Boston Bruins, will be the opening-night opponent for the Avalanche in the 2008-09 season.
NewsObserver.com (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
A look at the '08-09 season.
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Free-agent center Marty Reasoner agreed to a deal with the Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday after playing with Edmonton for six seasons.
Out Of Left Field (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
There was always a racial element to how Ray Emery was treated in the court of public opinion that the media was reluctant to even acknowledge. It sucked that those with a larger platform didn't think to correct, say, callers to The Team 1200 or letter writers would go on about his "bling," his tattoos or the ex-Sens goalie being "a rap singer on blades." The situation was begging for a reasoned
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
The Detroit Red Wings will raise their 11th Stanley Cup championship banner at Joe Louis Arena on Oct. 9 when the team opens its home schedule against Toronto.
The Anniston Star Online (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Thrashers have agreed to terms with goaltender Kari Lehtonen, who was a restricted free agent.
