Tag Archives: Detroit Red Wings
Detroit’s Brendan Smith Suspended 5 Regular Season Games
For his hit on Blackhawks forward Ben Smith on Wednesday night, Detroit prospect Brendan Smith has been suspended for the rest of the preseason plus five regular season games.
Blackhawks Lose Viktor Stalberg for 2-3 Weeks
At practice on Thursday morning, coach Joel Quenneville confirmed that Viktor Stalberg will miss the next two to three weeks after a knee-on-knee hit during Wednesday night’s win against the Red Wings. He also updated the health status of a few … Continue reading
Blackhawks Rookie Ben Smith Knocked Out in Preseason Game
Early in the third period of Wednesday night’s preseason game, Chicago Blackhawks prospect Ben Smith was knocked out by a cheap shot to the head by Red Wings prospect Brendan Smith. Detroit’s Smith received a major penalty for the hit, … Continue reading
Blackhawks Lineup for Fifth Preseason Game
Here’s the Blackhawks lineup vs. Detroit on Wednesday night: Forwards: First line: Brandon Saad — Jonathan Toews — Viktor Stalberg Second line: Andrew Brunette — Patrick Kane — Marian Hossa Third line: Bryan Bickell — Dave Bolland — Michael Frolik … Continue reading
Western Conference Questions: Ranking the Goalies
After breaking down the depth on the blue line throughout the Western Conference, and examining the wild summer of forward movement throughout the league, it’s now time that we look at the men between the pipes in West. While the … Continue reading
Western Conference Intrigue: Ranking the Forwards
As we get ready for the 2011-12 season, we continue our series breaking down the Western Conference. On Sunday night we ranked the groups of defensemen around the league, and now we’ll evaluate the forwards in the conference. Some of … Continue reading
Chris Osgood Retires, Not A Hall of Famer
On Tuesday, Detroit goalie Chris Osgood retired with 401 wins. The total ranks 10th all-time, but his numbers aren’t good enough for a spot in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Here’s why.
NHL Realignment Reality Check Time
So on Monday, the owner of the Minnesota Wild, Craig Leopold, went on Minneapolis radio station KFAN and “broke the news“ that the Wild would be playing in the Central Division against the Jets, Chicago Blackhawks, Nashville Predators, Dallas Stars and possibly … Continue reading
Brian Rafalski Retiring: Potential Impact on the Chicago Blackhawks
News out of Detroit on Monday afternoon is that a veteran defenseman is retiring. Surprisingly, the name associated with the report is Brian Rafalski.



