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Red Wings sign Ilari Filppula Wed Jun 16 12:24:00 2010 EST
Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - The Detroit Red Wings agreed to terms on a one- year deal with forward Ilari Filppula on Wednesday. Per team policy, financial terms were not disclosed. Filppula, 28, who was playing in the Finnish Elite League for TPS Turku the last two seasons, is the older brother Red Wings forward Valtteri Filppula. The Vantaa, Finland, native tallied 12 goals and 37 assists in 58 contests last season. His 59 points led the club and was good for ninth-best in the league. Ilari
Former Red Wings head coach Kromm dies Fri Jun 11 17:03:17 2010 EST
Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - The Detroit Red Wings announced on Friday that former head coach Bobby Kromm passed away at the age of 82. Kromm, who was at the helm from 1977-80, guided Detroit to a 79-111-41 record. However, in 1977-78, he led the Wings to a 32-34-14 record that included the franchise's first playoff berth since 1970 and first playoff series win since 1965-66 in a preliminary-round triumph over Atlanta. Although Detroit fell in the next round to defending Cup champion Montreal
Former Red Wings coach Bobby Kromm dies Fri Jun 11 13:08:00 2010 EST

LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) -Former Detroit Red Wings coach Bobby Kromm has died.

The Fred Wood Funeral Home in Livonia, near Detroit, said Kromm died Wednesday, one day after his 82nd birthday.

Kromm led the NHL franchise from 1977-78 to 1980. The team's 32-34-14 record and its second-place Norris Division finish and playoff appearance in his first season earned Kromm the Jack Adams Award for coach of the year.

The British Columbia Hockey Hall of Fame lists Kromm's playing and coaching career

Blackhawks claim Cup in OT to end 49-year drought Thu Jun 10 00:14:02 2010 EST
but Chicago ultimately proved to be the fresher club and capitalized on the final break. Kane added two assists, while Dustin Byfuglien, Patrick Sharp and Andrew Ladd also tallied for the Blackhawks, who had come up empty since topping the Detroit Red Wings 49 years ago. It was the longest current title drought in the NHL. Jonathan Toews, the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as playoff MVP, collected an assist and tied Denis Savard's franchise playoff record with 29 points in the postseason. Savard i
Hawks, Flyers built for success Tue Jun  8 10:44:15 2010 EST
ircular tirade on the merits of trading draft picks. Rather, it is a closer look at how the Philadelphia Flyers and Chicago Blackhawks have built championship-caliber teams by picking players with a certain pedigree. With the success of the Detroit Red Wings over the last 20 years, it is hard to argue that contenders can only be built on a foundation of Canadian passion and American brawn. Since the fall of the "Iron Curtain", the NHL has diversified significantly and players from across the gl
Holmstrom agrees to two-year deal in Motown Fri Jun  4 10:45:27 2010 EST
Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - The Detroit Red Wings have agreed to a two-year contract with forward Tomas Holmstrom. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Holmstrom has spent each of his 13 NHL seasons with the Red Wings, who selected him in the 10th round of the 1994 draft. He has 214 goals with 255 assists for 469 points in 879 regular-season games. The 37-year-old native of Sweden has also appeared in 164 playoff games, compiling 42 goals and 46 assists for 88 points. He helped th
Lidstrom coming back for another season Tue Jun  1 13:10:57 2010 EST
Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom is set to return for the 2010-11 season. Lidstrom's contract expired at the conclusion of this past season and the Red Wings' website said the 40-year-old veteran has signed a one-year deal. Financial terms were not available, but the Detroit Free Press reported it to be worth about $7 million. Lidstrom has been with the Red Wings since the 1991-92 season and has been a part of four Stanley Cup championships. He played
Sopel: Not flashy, but rock steady for Blackhawks Tue Jun  1 10:38:27 2010 EST
d, 144th overall, by the Vancouver Canucks in 1995. He had two stints with the Canucks - the first a solid four seasons, with parts of two others - then bounced around with the New York Islanders and Los Angeles Kings. He was invited to the Detroit Red Wings training camp in the fall of 2007, but bolted to Chicago when they came with a better offer. He's played the last three seasons in Chicago and although his offensive numbers have dropped off (not a problem with offensive-minded blueliners l
Red Wings sign 2007 first-round pick Smith Thu May 27 14:41:19 2010 EST
Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - The Detroit Red Wings on Thursday signed defenseman Brendan Smith to a three-year, entry-level contract. Smith, taken 27th overall by Detroit in the 2007 draft, was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award last season after leading the nation in defense scoring with 15 goals and 52 points while playing at Wisconsin. The Ontario native registered 26 goals and 61 assists during his three years with the Badgers.
Yzerman named Lightning GM Tue May 25 15:06:31 2010 EST
Tampa, FL (Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have selected Steve Yzerman as their new general manager. Yzerman has been the vice president of hockey operations for the Detroit Red Wings, the team for which he starred for 22 seasons. He was also the architect for Team Canada's gold medal team at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. The 45-year-old Yzerman retired after the 2005-06 season as the sixth all-time leading scorer in NHL history with 1,755 points and was inducted into the Hall of Fame
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