Behind the Jersey Details

City of Novi becomes “Little Sweden”
2008-05-30 21:58:33
Thanks to the influx of European players on the Red Wings team, players have flocked to the city of Novi. The Swedish players seem particularly drawn to the area as all but one of the seven Swedes live in the Novi city limits. Henrik Zetterberg is the only Swede to live elsewhere. He resides in [...] ...

Detroit fans pick Wings over Pistons
2008-05-29 16:44:19
For the first time this series, Detroit chose to watch the Detroit Red Wings in the Stanley Cup Finals over the Detroit Pistons, who are playing in the Eastern Conference Finals. It’s about time! Last night’s Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on NBC earned a 2.8 overnight rating and a 5 share, the best [...] ...

CSN Chicago: Wings/Blackhawks at Wrigley Field
2008-05-29 09:41:57
Joe Hass here. Comcast SportsNet in Chicago is reporting that the NHL and the Chicago Blackhawks will announce as early as today (but probably Friday) that they’ve chosen the Red Wings and the Blackhawks for the 2008-09 outdoor game at the friendly confines of Wrigley Field. As both a Red Wings fan and a Cubs fan, [...] ...

Interesting Wings-Pens facts from reader
2008-05-28 16:36:06
BTJ reader Dan Huyck sent me an email with these interesting facts below and I thought I’d pass them along to you guys. Last time the Penguins scored against the Red Wings: Dec 12, 2005 Mark Recchi with 28.9 seconds to go in the third period. Last time the Penguins defeated the Wings: Nov 18, 2003 Last time [...] ...

Hakan Andersson to sign two-year deal
2008-05-28 10:48:55
The Detroit Red Wings made a great move in offering European scout Hakan Andersson to a two-year extension. This is the man responsible for finding and drafting Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk. Andersson has not yet signed the extension, but will within the next month. Swedish super scout Hakan Andersson, responsible for uncovering gems such as [...] ...

Thoughts on Game #2: Wings 3, Pens 0
2008-05-27 14:37:37
What a game! The Wings are up 2-0 in the Stanley Cup Finals and it feels amazing to be able to say that. Now the Wings still have two more wins to earn and they are heading to Pittsburgh where the fans at Mellon Arena hope to make it difficult for Detroit. If Detroit can [...] ...

5/27 Kronwall Quick Hits
2008-05-27 12:51:34
Similar to my BTJ quick links, these are the quick hits of articles/blogs about BTJ favorite Niklas Kronwall. There are way too many great articles about the Wings for me to round up, but George Malik at Snapshots has done a great job in that regard. ESPN’s Conn Smythe Watch has Kronner as their #3 choice [...] ...

Game #2 Photos: Wings 3, Penguins 0
2008-05-27 01:19:23
I spent 11 hours of my 14.5 hours of working at the Joe on my feet so as soon as this post is uploaded, I am collapsing into my bed. When I get up, I’ll give my thoughts on the game. Here are my dad’s photos from the first period. Unfortunately, the NHL photo department [...] ...

Franzen To Play In Game 2
2008-05-26 13:52:18
Joe here. The Wings announced today that Joann Franzen was cleared by doctors to play in Game 2 and that Mike Babcock will put him in the lineup tonight. No word on how Babcock will shuffle lines to accommodate Franzen. Obviously this is the last thing the Pens wanted to hear. Michel Therrien’s already started juggling [...] ...

Game 2 Live Blog: Wings/Pens
2008-05-26 10:06:43
Joe Hass here. Join me at this post at 8:00 p.m. ET for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Also, join me at 7:00 for the “Pittsburgh Penguins Offensive Line Super Lotto Jackpot Drawing.”* * May not actually be taking place. Follow along for all the fun after the jump. ...

SCF Game 1 sees 157% ratings increase
2008-05-25 22:59:56
Last night’s victory was a 157% increase in ratings from last year’s first game of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Anaheim Ducks and Ottawa Senators. In addition, the 1.8 rating was the second highest rating for Versus and their best NHL rating. Only Lance Armstrong’s last Tour de France ride in 2001 did better [...] ...

Thoughts on Game #1
2008-05-25 21:24:59
Before I get to my thoughts on Game #1, you can check out my statistical look at the game at WIM. For a more thorough look at what exactly went on in the game, be sure to read the live blog on BTJ last night courtesy of Joe. It was a great game. Admittedly I saw [...] ...

5/25 Quick Links
2008-05-25 14:19:20
- Johan Franzen went all out in practice earlier today. He should return sometime this week, but he’s a maybe for Monday’s game. General manager Ken Holland just told me that Johan Franzen will practice full out today and at Monday morning’s skate. His status will be determined after that, but the good news is Holland [...] ...

Game #1 Photos: Wings 4, Penguins 0
2008-05-25 02:31:38
It’s 3:20am and I’m a bit tired so these photos will have to hold you over until I wake up and post a game recap. Until then, you can view the rest of my dad’s photos from the game at the BTJ Flickr account and read Joe’s live blog of the game. As expected, Sidney Crosby [...] ...

Game 1 Live Blog: Wings/Pens
2008-05-24 13:00:53
Joe here. Join me back here at 8:00 P.M. ET for the live blog of the Pens/Wings game. And if you’re debating, remember this: you still have one more round to watch the Pistons. There’s no more than seven more hockey games left. Follow along after the jump. ...

SCF Prediction: Wings win in six games
2008-05-23 22:14:25
Thus far, I am 9-5 in predicting the winning team in each of the 14 series this postseason. Not wonderful by any stretch of the imagination, but not awful either. With that disclaimer, here is my prediction for the Stanley Cup Finals. Personally, I think this series could quite easily go either way because we have [...] ...

Pete compares self to Robert Lang
2008-05-23 18:48:08
Pete @ yzerman is god blogs for the first time in 20 days, which leads him to describe himself as the Robert Lang of Red Wings bloggers. Me? I’m doing my best Robert Lang impresison. Productive at times, occasional hot streaks, but cold all too often, and a total disappearing act in the playoffs. He went on [...] ...

Mariners player cheers for Red Wings
2008-05-22 08:10:47
A Seattle Mariners player, J.J. Putz, is from Michigan and is a big Detroit Red Wings fan. He lives in Arizona in the off season and whenever the Wings come to Phoenix for a game, he makes sure he attends the games (along with the other bazillion Michigan transplants in the area). “This is a great [...] ...

5/21 Quick Notes
2008-05-21 10:37:24
- Last night, the Detroit Pistons lost game one of their Eastern Conference against the Boston Celtics, 88-79. For postgame thoughts, check out my favorite Pistons bloggers at Need4Sheed and Detroit Bad Boys. - Speaking of the Pistons, games three and four of their playoffs and games one and two of the NHL playoffs overlap in [...] ...

Introducing the Penguins
2008-05-20 23:05:46
For the BTJ regular readers, I wanted to point you all to my favorite Penguins blogs. But before I do, I couldn’t resist the urge to insert a couple of my favorite commercials of all time. I was 9 years old and I remember watching the 1996 playoffs. The Wings were playing well, which is [...] ...

Wings sell 8000 tickets in 10 minutes
2008-05-20 18:27:41
Earlier today at noon, tickets for the four total possible home games in the Stanley Cup Finals went on sale. Within ten minutes, around 8000 tickets were sold. As of 3pm, there were just under 100 single seat tickets left for the entire series. I don’t know how many are left as of right now. Tomorrow, [...] ...

On Clothing…
2008-05-20 11:14:34
Joe here. I know we’re all happy that the Wings are back in the Stanley Cup Finals. But I want to take a moment here to talk with you about an opportunity you face now. Sure, it’s easy to see those “Conference Champions” t-shirts out there, and there’s a Jackson burning a hole in your wallet. [...] ...

Wings head to Stanley Cup Finals
2008-05-20 04:58:00
The Detroit Red Wings are going to the Stanley Cup Finals!!! This will be their fourth trip in the last 11 Stanley Cup Finals. The Red Wings have made it to the Finals 23 times in their franchise history. After the win, Versus showed the schedule for the Finals: Game #1 - Saturday, May 24th [Coverage [...] ...

Thoughts before Game #6 in Dallas
2008-05-19 18:15:42
Before Game #5 on Saturday, I had a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach and that level of anxiety only increased as the game went on. Upon the conclusion of the game, I was angry and quite concerned about the team and this series. After a day of mulling over what happened in [...] ...

Game #5: Wings 1, Stars 2
2008-05-19 01:24:56
Here are some photos taken by my dad during yesterday’s game, a 1-2 loss at the Joe. Turco playing the puck. Morrow and Holmstrom crashing the net. Zetterberg wins his face off. The Wings won 71% of their face offs in Game #5. The captain, Nicklas Lidstrom, takes a shot from the top of the face off circle. I posted [...] ...

Game 5 Live Blog: Wings/Stars
2008-05-17 16:49:21
Joe here. It was awfully sweet for the NHL to allow the Wings to clinch the conference title at home. I promise absolutely no mention of Rule 69. Follow along after the jump. (p.s.: when I went to the NHL site to look up that rule reference, one of the Google ads encouraged me to check out the [...] ...

Game 4 Live Blog: Wings/Stars
2008-05-15 01:08:07
Be sure to come back in less than an hour for a Game #4 BTJ live blog. The puck drops at 8pm. Go Wings! ...

Jacques Demers on the Wings
2008-05-14 19:03:31
Joe here. In yesterday’s USA Today, former Wings coach Jacques Demers paid high praise to the Wings performance when it comes to balancing European and North American players: Look at the Detroit Red Wings’ roster and you see names like Lilja, Franzen, Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Lidstrom, Samuelsson, Filppula, Holmstrom and Kindl. In fact, almost half of the [...] ...

Penguins defeat Flyers, 4-1
2008-05-14 05:23:12
Tonight, the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, 4-1, to go up 3-0 in the series. In an interesting turn of events, both conference finals are currently 3-0. While it doesn’t make for the most entertaining conference finals, I love it. I was recently hired as a paid intern for a top PR firm in [...] ...

The Lions And Red Wings Have Something In Common
2008-05-13 23:24:27
Joe here. There was much comment about 9 months ago when the Red Wings announced that season tickets were available as they had exhausted their wait list. There was much hand wringing, and one thing that came up was that there was only one Detroit team (at that time) that still had a waiting list: the [...] ...

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