All Entries Tagged With: "chris chelios"
Red Wings Sign Mikael Samuelsson, Jordin Tootoo to Multi-Year Contracts
The Detroit Red Wings brought back a familiar face and along with him will be a player who has been a thorn on the their side for a few years. Mikael Samuelsson and Jordin Tootoo signed multi-year deals with the Red Wings late Sunday afternoon. Samuelsson, who will be in his second go-around with the [...]
Red Wings Edged by Predators 3-2, Down 2-1 in First Round Series
The Detroit Red Wings failed to capitalize on their home ice advantage by dropping Game 3 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals to the Nashville Predators 3-2 at the Joe Louis Arena. With the loss, the Red Wings now trail the Predators 2-1 in this best-of-seven series. Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg scored the team’s goals [...]
Five Reasons Why the Red Wings Will Win the Stanley Cup
For a franchise record 21st consecutive season, the Detroit Red Wings will enter the postseason vying for the Holy Grail which is Lord Stanley’s Cup. The way that the NHL is structured, it is a huge accomplishment, especially being one of two teams to make it to the playoffs every year in the post-lockout era. [...]
Expect Rookie Blueliner To Get Taste Of NHL This Season
Whether he plays all 82 games, or only 20 games, with the Detroit Red Wings, expect 2007 first round pick Brendan Smith to play on NHL ice this season. If and when he does, he will get the best on-the-job training around. He will be around a future Hall of Famer in Nicklas Lidstrom, which [...]
Chelios Was One Of The Greatest Blackhawks
The reason for writing now was to give my take on the Chris Chelios Heritage Night and his place in Blackhawk history. First off there should have been a night to honor Chelios. But there wasn’t any reason to have the ceremony before a game versus Detroit. Chelios and his family would have been better off [...]
Montreal Canadiens announce training camp roster; will name Brian Gionta as team captain
After a full season without a team captain, following the departure of Saku Koivu, the previous team captain, to free agency, Habs fans are now relieved to see that fan favorite, Brian Gionta, will be named the next team captain entering the 2010-11 season. Montreal newspaper La Presse confirmed yesterday that Gionta’s captaincy will be [...]
Jackets Conquer Chelios
At this stage of the Blue Jackets season, it takes something like a 48 year old defensemen getting called up to play for the opposing team to make things interesting – and he was a factor in helping score both of the Jackets goals last night. The first goal he was trying to block an [...]
Atlanta Thrashers sign veteran Chris Chelios
As per Sportsnet and RDS, the Atlanta Thrashers have signed veteran Chris Chelios for the remainder of the season. Chelios is currently played with their AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. He will have to clear waivers in order to rejoin the Thrashers. He will be available for call-up in case of injury. No immediate NHL [...]
Candidates for Team USA’s roster for Vancouver 2010
Brian Burke, Team USA’s GM, is planning on making the announcement of USA’s final roster on January 1st, 2010, during the Winter Classic. Burke will name his 23 man roster at Fenway Park, during the Flyers vs. Bruins game. Below you will find the three groupings for the 2010 Olympic hockey tournament: GROUP A: Canada, [...]
SIBLING RIVALRY PRESENTS: NHL Goes Hollywood Images & Contest!
To we Gallof boys, most situations hearken to a movie. Whether it be large or small, parody or tragedy, good news or bad, we tend to come up with some sort of twisted bent with images and other silliness to describe it. So, in honor of this appreciation of movies, and with a huge hat [...]
New Kids In The Hall
Hey puckheads! I was fortunate enough to be invited to the Hockey Hall of Fame Induction weekend. This was a special occasion for me because of the Red Wing flavor of the proceedings. Although I am firmly entrenched in tropical Tampa Bay, I am a native Detroiter and a lifelong Wings fan. So after a [...]
NHLPA: So What Is The Rumpus And Why It Is Important?
Nobody knows anybody. Not that well. – Tom Reagan, Miller’s Crossing Check this blog out on The Huffington Post! In a large woods of tall trees, another poor soul is on his knees, crying for his life. A dark figure stands in the killing posture, poised. No, this isn’t the Coen Brothers gem of a [...]
