Red Wings will raise Stanley this week. No, really!

by Ryan Weiss on Aug 1, 2010 7:11 PM CDT in News

The Red Wings didn't get a crack at raising the Stanley Cup this past season, but you'll be able to see them do it later this week regardless.

The NHL Network is continuing its series "Raising the Cup," and will showcase three games from the Red Wings' trips to the Finals in the 1990s.

Hardcore fans may want to stray away from the first Red Wings sighting. Tomorrow the festivities will kick off with Game 4 of the 1995 Finals, which the New Jersey Devils completed a four game sweep of the Red Wings for their first Cup.

The viewing gets a lot better on Wednesday. Darren McCarty's thrilling Game 4 winner in the 1997 Finals takes center stage, which propelled the Wings to their first Cup in 42 seasons. Then on Thursday you can witness the incredible moment of Vladimir Konstantinov recieving the Cup in his wheelchair when the network airs Game 4 of the 1998 Finals.

For me, this is a great opportunity because I was unable to watch the games live when they happened. I grew up in a rural area without cable, so my memories of those games are only the near-girlish squealing of Ken Kal proclaiming the Red Wings champions of 1997 and 1998 on the radio.

All the shows start at 8 p.m. EST on the NHL Network. The channel can be found on DISH Network ch. 403 and DirecTV ch. 215, as well as most cable systems (check your local listings).

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Ken Kal**

GO WINGS! =)

by MannyK on Aug 1, 2010 8:55 PM CDT reply actions

Thanks for the catch, it's been fixed

Don’t know how that “h” got in there

Back off man, I'm a scientist

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by Ryan Weiss on Aug 2, 2010 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions

no cable in 1998?

How small of a town did you live in? And what town? The McCarty goal was one to never, ever forget! Go Wings

by amazenhazen2 on Aug 1, 2010 9:44 PM CDT reply actions

It wasn't really a case of availability

more the cable company was always too lazy to run the extra line to my house. But I have satellite now and am much happier…

Back off man, I'm a scientist

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by Ryan Weiss on Aug 2, 2010 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions

WHOA!!!!!

So gonna watch!!!! I wasn’t born yet for the first one, and the other 2, I was barley able to walk. (Even if I did see the games, I don’t remember) It’ll be pretty cool!

by ScarlettsFuneral on Aug 1, 2010 10:37 PM CDT reply actions

Too bad I have no NHL Network. But I don’t feel like watching hockey when I’m hot and miserable anyway, so it would be wasted on me. :)

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by Baroque on Aug 1, 2010 11:47 PM CDT reply actions

I actually enjoy watching the Redwings struggles in the early/mid 90s

Yes, awkward but the late 80s and going into the mid-90s Redwings is something I enjoy watching. They won the Cup back in ‘97 but that can’t be really cherished without watching the growing pains this team had to over come the many years before. Nowadays, (not exactly talking about hockey but pro-sports in general) you have teams that assemble Superstar teams and taking the easy way out without going through any battles. Sure, the Redwings had plenty of Stars on their teams during the 90s but they weren’t given to them, most of them were either steals late in drafts or acquired via trade (where they had to give something up of equal value, another problem I have with pro-sports).

It’s a tough pill to swallow watching a team literally dominate during the regular season and seeing a team come out of left field and eliminate you in the first round or sweep you out of the Stanley Cup Finals. But that’s what makes the ‘97 Championship that much better knowing that we had a young team full of star talent any where from ’93 to ’96 we could of won a championship but being a young team the ’Wings made mistakes, did know enough, and were not battle tested. Those losses made this team stronger and ultimately uplifted this franchise to the empire it’s been for the last 15 years. Not to mention, comparing the rosters from previous years to the ’97 roster the
’Wings won the Cup with a tad less (offensive/scoring maybe even overall) talent which makes it even more impressive.

One thing I do wish is that we got a rematch with the New Jersey Devils, it’s seems after they won the Cup they decided to stink it up for a couple years…not really fair. Going back I would take the Devils in a rematch over the Capitals maybe even the Flyers.

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by DBB Diablo on Aug 2, 2010 1:32 PM CDT reply actions