Oakland Press News- The Oakland Press week in review, March 30-April 5Here are some of the local news and sports stories from the past week that you may have missed.By Brian Johnston bjohnston@medianewsgroup.com; @thatbrianj on Twitter
- Christians look for alternatives to celebrate Easter with virus restrictionsWhat is Palm Sunday without palms?By Stephanie Preweda Special to Digital First Media
- Governor asks flags be lowered to half staff to honor Warren native Nathan DenryterGovernor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered that flags be lowered to half staff throughout the state Friday to honor the service of Michigan Air National Guard Technical Sergeant Nathan William Denryter.
- Michigan Mask Donation Center accepts home-sewn masks, donates them to groupsIn March when Karen Buscemi turned her Pontiac business, Detroit Sewn, into a business that only produced hospital face masks one thing led to another.By Paula Pasche ppasche@medianewsgroup.com; @paulapasche on Twitter
- The Oakland Press week in review, March 30-April 5
Tag Archives: Red Wings
Big start to the Red Wings free agency
Detroit had one of the better days in free agency today as the Wings were able to sign former Ottawa Senator captain Daniel Alfredsson and former Florida Panther Stephen Weiss. Alfredsson’s deal is one year, $5.5 million while Weiss is … Continue reading
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Tagged Brenden Morrow, Daniel Alfredsson, Datsyuk, Douglas Murray, ESPN, free agency, Ken Holland, Red Wings, Stephen Weiss, trade market, Zetterberg
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Wild week for the Wings
It is official, the Wings playoff streak will continue as they face the #2 seed Anaheim Ducks starting likely on Tuesday. Detroit was able to sweep the last four games that they needed in order to just make the playoffs … Continue reading
Welcome to the Eastern Conference!
It is finally official, realignment has been approved and will go into effect next season. The Red Wings and the Columbus Blue Jackets will move from the West to the East while the Winnipeg Jets move from the East to … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackhawks, Damien Brunner, Eastern Conference, Free Agents, Jimmy Howard, NHL Realignment, Red Wings, resigning, Valtteri Filppula, Western Conference
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Struggles start with special teams
Gee it sounds like we already wrote this story earlier in the year with the Lions, but issues on special teams have hampered any success the Red Wings have been able to put together this season. Last night was no … Continue reading
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Tagged Brunner, Datsyuk, Franzen, Kronwall, penalty kill, power play, Red Wings, special teams struggles, Zetterberg
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Not the best start to the season
So it appears our worst fears were realized in game one for the Red Wings last night. The defense seemed to be nearly nonexistent and Jimmy Howard was hung out to dry most of the night but still didn’t make … Continue reading
Red Wings season preview
Earlier this month I wrote about hockey coming back when the lockout ended and if the Wings would actually be any good. Today I was going to write about the Wings looking at the team a bit deeper, but before … Continue reading
Biggest question now the lockout is over
Hey, hey hockey’s back! It’s finally over the 2012-13 NHL season is officially on track to begin, eventually. A tentative deal was worked out between the NHL and the NHLPA early this morning which will bring hockey the NHL back … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 lockout, Bob Probert, Grand Rapids Griffins, Jimmy Howard, Joey Kocur, Jordin Tootoo, NHL Lockout, NHLPA, Nicklas Lidstrom, Red Wings, shortened season
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Detroit ranked middle of the pack
ESPN the Magazine just put out their yearly rankings for each team in all of pro sports. The top team overall is the Oklahoma City Thunder, followed by the Packers, Spurs, Pacers and Memphis Grizzlies to round out the top-five … Continue reading
Can the NHL survive another lockout?
Currently the NHL and the NHLPA (Players Association) are deadlocked when it come to negotiations for the new CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement.) The current CBA is scheduled to expire on September 15 and it looks like another work stoppage is … Continue reading
From The Captain to Millen – August
July has been an interesting month for Detroit sports with contributions coming from all over sports and an obvious goat. Here is a look at some of the best and worst from the month of July. The Captain Miguel Cabrera: … Continue reading
