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Yzerman named GM for Team Canada
2008-02-05 05:50:42
After last year’s success at the World Championships in Moscow where Team Canada went 9-0 and won the gold, Steve Yzerman was named GM once again for Team Canada. This year’s World Championships series will take place in Quebec City and Halifax from May 2nd through May 18th. Luc Robitaille, a former Detroit Red Wings [...] ...
Canada  Team  Yzerman 

Kronwall’s injury worse than expected
2008-02-05 05:38:46
BTJ favorite Niklas Kronwall will be out with a shoulder injury (a sprained clavicle) longer than expected. Originally, he was expected to miss ten days and hoped to play in the game on Feb. 9th against Toronto (the team his brother Stefan plays for). Unfortunately, a more recent MRI has indicated that the injury will [...] ...
Expected  Injury 

Father deceives Yzerman and DRW
2008-02-01 00:33:45
Last year on January 3, I linked to an article by ESPN the Magazine senior writer Eric Adelson about Steve Yzerman and the Detroit Red Wings reaching out to a little boy named Braxton, who had been diagnosed with cancer. As the big Yzerman fan that I am, I was very touched by the article [...] ...
Father  Yzerman 

1/31 - Quick Links
2008-01-31 23:30:21
Since I blogged last week, quite a few things have happened in the hockey world so here are some quick links to these stories. Wings 3, Coyotes 2 Last night, the Coyotoes grabbed a 2-1 lead, but failed to hold on as the Wings came back to win thanks to captain Nicklas Lidstrom. Unfortunately, defenseman Niklas Kronwall [...] ...
Links 

Guest Post: A look from One Fan’s Perspective
2008-01-29 15:44:20
PB @ One Fan’s Perspective wrote the following post as a preview so us Wings’ fans could learn a bit more about the team he blogs about, the Phoenix Coyotes. The two teams play Wednesday night at 7:30pm in Detroit. If you don’t already read his blog on a daily basis, you’re missing out on [...] ...
Guest 

Break from Blogging
2008-01-24 13:43:20
All but four Red Wings are now on a mini-vacation while the All-Star Game takes place in Atlanta on Sunday after ending their three game road trip with a 2-1 victory over the evil Anaheim Ducks. I will also be taking a short break from blogging through Sunday’s game as I turn 21 (woo!) on [...] ...
Blogging 

If the NHL was a high school…
2008-01-24 01:13:13
HockeyDrunk said that if the NHL was a high school… Anaheim would be the kid that beats you up and steals your lunch money. Detroit would be the foreign exchange student. Nashville would be that kid with the dad in the military. He’s cool, but you don’t want to be best friends with him because you know he’ll [...] ...
High School  Nhl  School 

Datsyuk becoming a quote favorite
2008-01-24 01:10:44
I don’t know about you all, but recently I find myself consistently laughing at Pavel Datsyuk’s quotes in the paper. I feel like he is more comfortable with English now and is finally opening up (or he has been in awhile and it just hasn’t made it into the papers until late). Anyways, the team [...] ...

2008 All-Star Game
2008-01-23 19:33:46
Versus did a commercial shoot at the Joe a couple weeks back with Nicklas Lidstrom and Henrik Zetterberg. You can view the “behind the scenes” clip here: Apparently after completion of this shoot, Niklas Kronwall bowed down to Zetterberg in the locker room since he was now a big star. Unfortunately, Henrik Zetterberg has a sore back [...] ...
Game  Star  Star Game 

Holland hopes to re-sign Cleary, Lilja, & Babcock
2008-01-21 14:09:41
GM Ken Holland hopes to re-sign forward Dan Cleary, defenseman Andreas Lilja, and head coach Mike Babcock. He would like to get Cleary and Lilja taken care of before the February 27th trade deadline so he knows how much cap room he’ll have next year and if he’d be willing to make a trade. The Wings [...] ...
Holland 

Zetterberg stars in Room Service
2008-01-20 23:06:47
In a recent Detroit Free Press article, it mentioned Henrik Zetterberg and Swedish girlfriend/model Emma Andersson were featured in this show called Room Service last year. Apparently this show helps the individuals remodel a room in their house. The show’s hosts came all the way from Sweden to tape this segment. So what do I [...] ...
Room  Service  Stars 

Wings defeat Sharks, 6-3
2008-01-20 22:15:21
Last night, the Detroit Red Wings started out their father-son three game road trip on the right foot with a 6-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks. Jon @ Sharkspage was taking photographs at last night’s game and you can view his great photo gallery here. Niklas Kronwall - Photo taken by Jon @ Sharkspage BTJ favorite [...] ...
Sharks  Wings 

Wings lose third straight game, 5-1
2008-01-16 06:05:56
Well, that sucked. Detroit lost their third straight game tonight, 5-1, when they faced the Atlanta Thrashers at home. It’s midnight and I have class at 8am so I will update this post hopefully later Wednesday afternoon. Feel free to leave any comments about the game. And no, the world is not over and I am not [...] ...
Game  Wings 

BTJ Contest Winners
2008-01-15 20:57:23
The BTJ Contest has ended and Random.org generated the randomly selected winners, which didn’t seem really random (#1, 4, 7, 9, 22, and 24). Drumroll please… #1 = Laura won the 2002 Stanley Cup Tomas Holmstrom bobblehead. Her favorite current player is Henrik Zetterberg. #7 = Jordan won the 2007-2008 Red Wings team calendar. His favorite player [...] ...
Contest 

Final BTJ Contest Reminder
2008-01-15 13:43:12
One final reminder that the BTJ Contest ends in a little over four hours today at noon (EST). So if you want a chance to win tickets to a Red Wings game, calendar, or autographed photographs, be sure to email me with your name, email address, and favorite Red Wings player before noon! ...
Contest  Reminder 

Senators beat Wings, 3-2
2008-01-15 03:37:57
In the big game on Saturday evening against the Ottawa Senators, the Wings fell short losing 2-3. While I thought it was an enjoyable game despite the fact the Wings lost, I was disappointed in the team’s play. Yes, the Sens played great and deserved the win, but we didn’t really see the Detroit team [...] ...
Senators  Wings 

Wings-Sens preview up at AOL FanHouse
2008-01-12 23:12:01
A few Wings and Sens bloggers chipped in their thoughts about tonight’s game by answering some questions thrown to us by Greg Wyshynski at AOL FanHouse. Due to some space restraints/editing, not all of our answers to each question made the post so here are my answers that weren’t posted in their entirety: Why, in your [...] ...
Preview  Wings 

Guest Post: A look from Sens Army Blog
2008-01-11 23:47:10
Peter and Ben, the brains behind Sens Army Blog, agreed to share a little bit about their team, the Ottawa Senators, as a sort of preview for tomorrow’s game between Detroit and Ottawa. I also sent Peter and Ben a guest post about the Wings so be sure to visit Sens Army Blog here to [...] ...
Army  Blog  Guest 

BTJ Contest Reminder
2008-01-10 21:16:10
If you didn’t catch this announcement about the BTJ contest that I made on New Year’s Day, you still have 5 days to enter! For those who have already entered, the date for the Wings game has been decided and I added one more prize. BTJ is hosting a contest to celebrate the new design by [...] ...
Contest  Reminder 

Osgood signs three year extension
2008-01-09 17:01:50
According to a source cited by TSN, goaltender Chris Osgood has re-signed with the Red Wings for three more years. It is believed to be a contract worth $1.5 million per season. After the fantastic season he has had thus far, it is well deserved. ...
Extension  Signs 

DRW to make announcement
2008-01-09 16:12:23
Update at bottom of post - 10:55am At 11:45 this morning, the Detroit Red Wings will make a player personnel announcement according to a press release Bruce MacLeod posted on Red Wings Corner. RED WINGS TO MAKE PLAYER PERSONNEL ANNOUNCEMENT The Detroit Red Wings will make a player personnel announcement today (Jan. 9) at 11:45 am via www.DetroitRedWings.com The [...] ...

A look at former Wing Jeff Sharples
2008-01-09 06:09:02
My name is Joe Pelletier. Some of you will know me for my websites, Greatest Hockey Legends.com, 1972 Summit Series.com and Hockey Book Reviews.com. Others will recognize my name from store book shelves, where I’ve written The World Cup of Hockey and The Legends of Team Canada. Christy Hammond asked me to write a guest piece [...] ...

Chelios becomes 2nd oldest NHL player
2008-01-09 02:09:17
In tonight’s game against the Colorado Avalanche, veteran defenseman Chris Chelios becomes the second oldest NHL player in the history of the game to play in a game. Who did he pass tonight? A goaltender, Moe Roberts. Joe Polletier @ GreatestHockeyLegends.com has more on this former player, who happened to play in his last game [...] ...
Nhl  Oldest 

Detroit Red Wings attendance woes
2008-01-06 23:50:38
Last semester, I took Sports Economics and for our final project, we had to come up with our own topic and then present our results. While my results don’t really prove anything since I don’t have the knowledge to perform higher levels of statistical analysis on the data, I did want to share my [...] ...
Detroit  Red Wings  Wings 

Wings defeat Stars, 3-0
2008-01-05 22:37:12
I haven’t had time to write up a game recap of the Wings victory since the game just ended 10 minutes ago in a 3-0 victory. However, I did want to comment on a couple of things before I head out for the evening. 1) FSN Detroit asked viewers to email in their picks for the [...] ...
Stars  Wings 

Wings reach 30 wins in just 41 games
2008-01-03 18:22:04
Last night, the Detroit Red Wings faced the Dallas Stars in a game featuring the two top teams in the Western Conference. How did it end? With Detroit dominating once again in a 4-1 win over Dallas. As I was sitting in the press box watching the final minute of the game come to a close [...] ...
Games  Wings 

“Leftover Wings?” Not so much.
2008-01-02 10:10:18
I recently came across a post, “Leftover Wings”, by The Fourth Period’s Dennis Bernstein regarding the Red Wings while updating Behind the Jersey: No. 19. The post was written back on October 17th so I don’t know if Bernstein would still stand by his previous comments, but I would like to address them nonetheless. Yes [...] ...
Wings 

BTJ Contest
2008-01-01 23:49:55
To celebrate our new look, BTJ is hosting a contest with a variety of prizes including two autographed photographs and two tickets to a Red Wings game. How to enter… Send an email or drop one my way via the Contact form on the Contact page. All I ask is that you give your name, email address, [...] ...
Contest 

Welcome to BTJ v 3.0
2008-01-01 08:42:25
It was back in August 2006 when BTJ made the move from Blogger to Wordpress and its own domain. After a year and a half with the same design, BTJ has moved on to version 3.0 featuring a more simplistic and clean line design to start 2008. Not only should you see a new graphical [...] ...

2007: A Year in Review
2007-12-31 05:04:44
As 2007 winds to a close, it’s time to do the obligatory year in review post. This review includes the big Red Wings stories as well as the more popular BTJ posts over the year. - Behind the Jersey: No. 19 was opened to the public on July 30th. To date, almost 16,000 pages have [...] ...
Review