Quick Hits

Quick Hits: The 1957 Throwback Edition

By Jeff Hancock@_jeffhancock Jul 30, 2018, 5:00am CDT

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In Red Wings Land

WINGS OF THE RED WINGS | Sports Illustrated

Happy 93rd birthday to Ted Lindsay! A look at the 1957 cover story on the Red Wings' star wings from the @si_vault https://t.co/bMZ4qRjgDJ pic.twitter.com/aDzZlQEoHO
— SI NHL (@SI_NHL) July 29, 2018

Red Wings’ legend Ted Lindsay celebrated a birthday yesterday and Sports Illustrated put up an article about him and Gordie Howe from their March 18, 1957 issue. Now that’s pretty awesome.

Winged Wheel Podcast – Winging It With Kyle

Need something to listen to? Our very own Kyle was a guest on the Winged Wheel Podcast.

Around the League

Weekly Reader: Nostalgia is a heckuva drug | ESPN

Hockey tl;dr (too long; didn’t read)

The top 50 drafted NHL prospects from The Athletic (subscription). Bet you a beer that Oliver Wahlstrom ends up with more goals in the NHL than Filip Zadina.

I’ll take that bet.