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Corn Nation (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
The Nebraska Football Vault is more than a mere coffee table book - it’s more like a Nebraska football souvenir book. It's a gorgeous book that delivers a little more than just text and photography. Author Mike Babcock is well-known to Husker fans, having written about Nebraska football for 30 years. He is currently a contributing editor for Huskers Illustrated, and writes for the Grand Island Independent,...
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
How's that for substance over style? Still stinging from last week's home loss to Pittsburgh, the Red Wings finally gave coach Mike Babcock what he wanted. They passed up cute plays and opted for discipline to beat the Edmonton Oilers, 4-0, on Monday night in their return to Joe Louis Arena.
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
Red Wings backup goaltender Ty Conklin got his second straight start, and Chris Osgood got some valuable extra practice time Monday. Coach Mike Babcock gave Osgood the night off against Edmonton and, in return, the veteran hit the ice early and stuck around after most of his teammates had left to work on his fundamentals with goalie coach Jim Bedard.
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
Chris Osgood pledged that the Red Wings would be better come spring, and coach Mike Babcock called Tuesday's loss to Pittsburgh a springboard to a better season. All polled Wednesday agreed, too, that tonight's match at Tampa Bay offers a fine opportunity to prove that the implosion against the Penguins won't become a habit.
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
Mike Babcock had several good lines Wednesday at Red Wings practice, starting with wondering if the sun had risen today (he arrived very early at Joe Louis Arena, apparently).
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Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
via Ansar Khan of Mlive, Update from the morning skate: Dan Cleary will miss tonight’s game against Pittsburgh due to a left eye infection, for which he was scheduled to see a doctor this afternoon, coach Mike Babcock said. Cleary has been experiencing some irritation in the eye most of the season, affecting his vision at one point and prompting him to wear a visor. As expected, Johan Franzen will...
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Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
from Ansar Khan of Mlive, Coach Mike Babcock said he expects forward Johan Franzen to return to the lineup for Tuesday’s game against Pittsburgh. Franzen has been out since Oct. 25 with a sprained left MCL. If he returns Tuesday, he will have missed only five games, half of what he missed with a similar injury last year around this time. more
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
Injured Johan Franzen skated with the Wings today, and coach Mike Babcock said he expects Franzen to play in Tuesday's home game against Pittsburgh.
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Covers.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008
Minnesota vs. San Jose Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock called the Sharks the best team in the West before they proved his point and beat his club 4-2 Thursday night. That win was part of a current four-game winning ...
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008
"Now, we haven't been great defensively, so you hang your goalies out to dry. When your team is better defensively, the goalie looks better, and I thought he looked better tonight. But we need him to be sharp. He's no different than the rest of the team — we can use our goaltenders to step up just like we need the whole team."
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
Wings coach Mike Babcock wants to coach Canada's men's hockey team in the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, and everybody knows it. Wings vice president Steve Yzerman was named executive director for Team Canada last week, and Wings executive vice president/general manager Ken Holland was named associate director along with Edmonton Oilers president Kevin Lowe.
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
Wings coach Mike Babcock wants to coach Canada's men's hockey team in the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver and everybody knows it. Wings vice president Steve Yzerman was named executive director for Team Canada last week and Wings executive vice president/general manager Ken Holland was named associate director along with Edmonton Oilers president Kevin Lowe.
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
Wings coach Mike Babcock wants to coach Canada's men's hockey team in the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver and everybody knows it. Wings vice president Steve Yzerman was named executive director for Team Canada last week and Wings executive vice president/general manager Ken Holland was named associate director along with Edmonton Oilers president Kevin Lowe.
