In Red Wings Land
It’s all about Tyler Bertuzzi representing the Red Wings at the NHL All-Star Game weekend.
.@tylerbertuzzi has arrived on the #NHLAllStar red carpet. 🤩 pic.twitter.com/ZiIkESYsFX
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) January 24, 2020
He scored a couple goals last night at the skills competition.
Tyler Bertuzzi goes 5-hole on Tristan Jarry. #NHLAllStarSkills pic.twitter.com/BkabEMptgX
— Tom Mitsos (@tom_mitsos) January 25, 2020
Tyler Bertuzzi goes 5-hole again, this time on Braden Holtby. #NHLAllStarSkills pic.twitter.com/O6aGwGGQRY
— Tom Mitsos (@tom_mitsos) January 25, 2020
Bertuzzi also finished fifth in accuracy shooting.
Not bad for a first-time #NHLAllStar! pic.twitter.com/tiwHY0u66b
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) January 25, 2020
Tyler Bertuzzi gets fifth in the Accuracy Shooting Competition. #NHLAllStarSkills pic.twitter.com/thT08spreD
— Tom Mitsos (@tom_mitsos) January 25, 2020
But maybe he should’ve been in the hardest shot competition instead?
#RedWings Bertuzzi broke the plexiglass! #NHLAllStar #oops pic.twitter.com/6MdSaPt9Fb
— Dana Wakiji (@Dwakiji) January 25, 2020
Untold stories about Tyler Bertuzzi, the Red Wings’ All-Star | The Athletic ($)
Tyler Bertuzzi loved hockey so much, his mom used to leave him food atop the basement stairs so he could just keep going with his indoor game.
All these years later, @m_bultman writes, that dedication has made him an All-Star. https://t.co/63GfxXGhQp
— The Athletic Detroit (@TheAthleticDET) January 24, 2020
Fastest. Man. Ever.
13.172. 👀 pic.twitter.com/2pKdumNlIR
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) January 25, 2020
Mathew Barzal won the fastest skater competition in 13.175, which means Dylan Larkin is still the fastest skater in NHL history.
Sorry, Canada. It’s still not Connor McDavid (who didn’t even win)!
With all due respect to Tyler Bertuzzi and his fine season, it’s a shame fastest skater record holder* Dylan Larkin isn’t here at #NHLAllStar to finally go head-to-head with Connor McDavid.
* Larkin got a running start in his sub-13 second lap.
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) January 25, 2020
Griffin-dor
Filip Zadina had two goals and an assist in the Griffins 4-3 OT victory last night.
https://t.co/w1czrQIzTY pic.twitter.com/3eqHmroaLZ
— Kyle M. (@KyleWIIM) January 25, 2020
Insane redirect goal by Filip Zadina here. 2nd of the night in his return to @griffinshockey. pic.twitter.com/aIrBbofafO
— Kyle M. (@KyleWIIM) January 25, 2020
Around the League
NHL experts pick our favorite All-Star moments, suggestions for new events, and bold predictions | ESPN
Sachin Chandan, fantasy hockey editor: So, I wasn’t alive to see this moment, but I love watching clips of Gordie Howe’s final All-Star game in 1980, when he returned to Joe Louis Arena in Detroit for the game. Howe, at the time a Hartford Whaler, received a four-minute standing ovation, a reminder that at its core, the All-Star game is for the fans.
Great moment.
Bettman: NHL Puck and player tracking to start in playoffs | TSN
Commissioner Gary Bettman said Friday that puck and player tracking will be up and running in all playoff arenas this spring and is expected to be fully operational leaguewide next season.
“There will be more data than ever before,” Bettman said. “I believe the players will generate something like 200 data points per second and the puck 2,000 data points a second, so in terms of getting inside the game, telling stories, as a fan delving in to get what you’re interested in, you’re going to be able to do more things than ever before and even imaginable.”
Sounds good to me.
