Christy Hammond

Red Wings make SI.com's All-Decade Bests

A Sports Illustrated PR staffer gave me a heads up that SI.com just released its Best of 2000s lists and the Red Wings made it into a few categories as you can see below. * The Detroit Red Wings are the sixth-ranked franchise in all of sports this decade (by

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Wings fall to Predators 3-1

After escaping Montreal with a narrow 3-2 shootout victory on Saturday, the Wings headed to Nashville with the hopes of earning their first win streak on the road. Unfortunately, it was not to be as the Wings dropped the game in a 3-1 loss to the Predators. Chris Osgood got

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Steve Yzerman to be enshrined in HHOF tonight

Tonight in Toronto, former Red Wings' captain Steve Yzerman will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame alongside two of his 2001-02 teammates Luc Robitaille and Brett Hull. The ceremony will be broadcast live on TSN and NHL Network (Canada and U.S.) at 7 p.m. EDT. As

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Wings lose 6-5 in shootout to Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers snapped a three-game losing streak, partially due to the H1N1 infestation of their team, with a 6-5 shootout win in Edmonton on Thursday evening. The Detroit Red Wings found a way to earn a point on the road, storming back from a 4-0 and later 5-2 deficit

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Coyotes drop Wings 3-2 in OT

A questionable call caused the Wings to head into overtime after leading the Coyotes for most of the game. A soft goal in OT gave Phoenix the two points, while handing Detroit a loss to start their road trip and one point in the standings. By the end of the

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Wings struggle in 6-2 loss to Sabres

After winning two games at home, the Detroit Red Wings dropped a 6-2 loss in Buffalo against the Sabres as the mistakes piled up. Netminder Chris Osgood was pulled during the middle frame after allowing five markers on 22 shots. Jimmy Howard was inserted into goal and stopped all but

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Wings drop season opener 4-3

The Detroit Red Wings dropped their season opener in Stockholm, Sweden, in a 4-3 loss against the St. Louis Blues. Despite the Blues taking the first lead of the game, it was the Red Wings who dominated the first period of action outshooting St. Louis 16-7. After a high-scoring 40

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[Game Thread] Wings @ Farjestads BK

The Red Wings finish up their preseason competition this afternoon with their game against Farjestads BK at 1 p.m. EDT. The game will be the first of three contests this week in Sweden. The next two will be on Friday and Saturday against St. Louis in Stockholm. While you

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Welcome Our New WIM Bloggers

Last month, we mentioned that one of our bloggers Chris Hollis was leaving WIM to run his own Red Wings' blog. We started looking for a replacement as well as other ways we could improve this blog. Today, Casey and I are proud to announce three new additions to the

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FSDetroit to host Premiere Week

After going without hockey for what seems like forever over the summer, you may be on Red Wings overload by October 10 thanks to the great lineup of content FOX Sports Detroit has planned. FSD will host Premiere Week, ten days of Red Wings shows and games starting October 1.

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Blogger roundtable rolls on

Sorry for the lack of posting. I moved back to Ann Arbor on Wednesday morning and have been without internet, which makes updating WIM kind of challenging. I don't have time to blog much about the articles that have come out since some of the players started skating earlier this

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Bloggers weigh in on Bertuzzi and Williams signings

It's the second day of the 11-day extravaganza known as the Red Wings Blogger Roundtable. Today's question is hosted by George over at Snapshots where he asks us to chime in with our thoughts on the Wings' offseason signings. If the Red Wings had signed a smallish 20-goal-scorer with an

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Detroit Red Wings host HockeyFest

The Red Wings held their version of a fan convention, which they called HockeyFest, this past Friday and Saturday. The event included player appearances (captain Nicklas Lidstrom, Kris Draper, Tomas Holmstrom, Dan Cleary, and Jason Williams), a tour of the locker room, a photo opportunity with the zamboni and Al

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USA Hockey, NHL to blame for denying transfer card for Hudler

Peter Adler, a reporter for the Edmonton Journal, reports via their Cult of Hockey blog that USA Hockey and the NHL are the reasons for the IIHF blocking Jiri Hudler's request for a transfer card. He explains that three groups must sign off their approval for a transfer card to

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Detroit Red Wings Blogger Roundtable (Day #1): The Olympics

Years ago, the Red Wings bloggers participated in a roundtable in which each blogger asked a question and every participant responded via e-mail with the Q&A going up on their blog. We decided to bring it back this year and due to the growth in numbers, the posts will

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IIHF reportedly denies Hudler transfer card

According to the Cult of Hockey (which referenced a Sovetski Sport article), the IIHF denied Jiri Hudler a transfer card. Since the transfer card is what allows players to play in IIHF-sanctioned games, the lack of a card supposedly prevents Hudler from playing in the KHL as it is an

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NHL.com talks Team Canada with Steve Yzerman

NHL.com spoke with Steve Yzerman, Team Canada's Executive Director for the 2010 Winter Olympics, about the orientation camp kicking off in Calgary on Monday. NHL.com: The assumption is the style Canada will play in these games will closely resemble the style the Red Wings play. Is it wrong

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NHL releases national TV schedule

The NHL released its national TV schedule for the 2009-10 season on Thursday. WIM has already dissected the Wings' regular season schedule, but here is a breakdown of the games that Detroit makes it onto the national stage courtesy of Puck the Media: NBC – 5 VERSUS – 9 CBC – 4 TSN/

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Yzerman signs deal with Upper Deck

As someone who has a younger brother that is hockey card crazy, I wanted to pass along this tidbit of news. Steve Yzerman recently inked a deal with Upper Deck. For those of you who aren't familiar with the hockey card industry, Yzerman has not "signed licensed NHL trading cards

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Five reasons why I love hockey

It's probably a bit surprising to some in my family that I have become such a huge hockey fan. Rooting for the Red Wings and watching hockey is obviously not uncommon here in southeast Michigan, but unlike many other hockey fans I've never played the game or had immediate or

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Red Wings make one-year offer to Todd Bertuzzi

According to Greg Brady's Twitter account (hat tip to Kukla's Korner), the Detroit Red Wings have offered former Wing Todd Bertuzzi a one-year deal worth $1.5 million. DRW has put a tasty 1-yr/1.5m offer up for Todd Bertuzzi. Since no one else is beating down his door,

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Sunday Quick Hits - August 16

Here are some quick links on a hot, humid summer evening in southeast Michigan: * Sports Illustrated's Allan Muir posts his first power rankings of the season, placing the Red Wings in the No. 3 slot thanks to their loss of nearly 90 goals in the off-season exodus. * Snapshots and Abel

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SportsPro Magazine ranks the Red Wings among most valuable sport properties

SportsPro Magazine ranked the top 200 most valuable sport properties (leagues and teams). SportsPro magazine has published the world’s first ranking of sports properties in its July issue. Unsurprisingly, the National Football League (NFL) is ranked as the world’s most valuable sports property, with a value of US$

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Jiri Hudler talks about the Red Wings

Thanks to a fantastic interview by Sovetsky Sport's Pavel Lysenkov (and translated by Dmitry Chesnokov, who also blogs for Puck Daddy), we know how the Wings and Jiri Hudler left things through this whole fiasco. Please head over to Puck Daddy to check out the entire interview (it's definitely worth

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