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Hockeytown Draft Party

The Detroit Red Wings are excited to host the fourth annual Hockeytown Draft Party as we welcome the newest member into the Red Wings family with our first-round pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.The complimentary ticketed event is open to fans of all ages to watch the draft broadcast LIVE on the mas…

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Not a lot going on in the world of the Wings over the weekend, so here’s a reminder that there’s a free (yes, free) event at LCA for the first round of the Draft next Wednesday night.  Who’s gonna be there?

2024 Stanley Cup winner debated by NHL.com

But which team will win the Stanley Cup next season? We asked eight NHL.com writers and editors their picks. Of course, all 32 teams will look different when the season starts in October due to the 2023 Upper Deck NHL Draft on June 28-29 in Nashville and the start of free agency on July 1, but if th…

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There are actually some decent answers here, but that first response… oof.  They need to show their work, especially given what everyone knows about their salary cap situation.

UFC president Dana White rips NHL’s marketing: ‘They’re old, dumb f—ing people’

Dana White clearly isn’t the biggest fan of the NHL’s marketing efforts.

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To steal a line from Marvel… he’s out of line, but he’s not wrong.

So, the Cup parade was this weekend on the Vegas strip.  I’m getting echoes of some of our guys from 2008 here.

Yep, definitely looks like it was a good time.

60 Diamonds: Greatest picks from 60 NHL Drafts, Nos. 30-21

The 2023 Upper Deck NHL Draft will mark the 60th anniversary of the selection process. That’s a lot of great picks, and maybe a few not-so-great ones.

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Oh lord… they did it again… TWO more first overall picks on the list… I swear this is gonna give me a migraine.  FIRST OVERALL PICKS AREN’T GREAT PICKS, THEY’RE OBVIOUS PICKS.

LGRW