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Swiss Bound: Henrik Zetterberg signs with Swiss club
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October 08, 2012
It looks like Red Wings forward Henrik Zetterberg is headed for Switzerland.
In the wake of the NHL lockout, Zetterberg has reportedly signed with EV Zug of the Swiss League according to Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press.
Zetterberg becomes the latest big name Red Wing and NHLer to head overseas for the duration of the NHL lockout which has already claimed the first two...
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October 08, 2012
Should the Red Wings Trade Pavel Datsyuk?
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October 07, 2012
It’s the question that all, if not most, Detroit Red Wings fans never want to hear asked. “Should the Red Wings trade away Pavel Datsyuk?” Graham Hathway of Winging It In Motown was asked the question, and posted an answer. The following is an excerpt: About 2 weeks ago, a Maple Leaf fan popped over to our neck of the woods and posed an interesting question: if half or an...
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October 07, 2012
Longtime Red Wings announcer Lynch dies at 95
The Detroit Red Wings say the team's longtime public address announcer Budd Lynch has died. He was 95.
Red Wings spokesman John Hahn says Lynch died Tuesday morning in Michigan. Hahn says the team plans to release additional information later in the day.
Lynch served with the Essex Scottish Regiment during World War II and lost an arm in a rocket attack. He later joined the...
Hasek gives up hope of returning to NHL
Veteran goaltender Dominik Hasek appears to be done with ice hockey after giving up hope of returning to the NHL again.
The 47-year-old goalie resumed training ahead of this season hoping to get picked up by an NHL club, but told Czech daily Sport on Tuesday that it is ''very unlikely'' he would play again after no team offered him a contract amid the current lockout...
Dominik Hasek Cuts Comeback Bid Short as NHL Lockout Wipes Away Slim Chance to Return
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October 09, 2012
PRAGUE -- Veteran goaltender Dominik Hasek appears to be done with hockey after giving up hope of returning to the NHL again. The 47-year-old goalie resumed training ahead of this season, hoping to get picked up by an NHL club, but told Czech Daily Sport on Tuesday that it is "very unlikely" he would play again after no team offered him a contract amid the current lockout...
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October 09, 2012
Wings announcer Lynch dies at 95
The Detroit Red Wings say the team's longtime public address announcer Budd Lynch has died. He was 95.
Red Wings spokesman John Hahn says Lynch died Tuesday morning in Michigan. Hahn says the team plans to release additional information later in the day.
Lynch served with the Essex Scottish Regiment during World War II and lost an arm in a rocket attack. He later joined the...
Report: Budd Lynch dies at 95
Longtime Red Wings public address announcer Budd Lynch has died, according to a local television station.Lynch, 95, passed away at the Oakwood Skilled Nursing Home on Rotunda in Dearborn early Tuesday morning, WXYZ TV reported on its website.Lynch, a native of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, was the Red Wings' public address announcer since 1985. He began his career in 1949 as the...
Red Wings announcer Budd Lynch dies at 95
DETROIT -- Before there was a Steve Yzerman, there was a Marcel Dionne.Before there was a Marcel Dionne, there was a Gordie Howe.And almost before there was a Gordie Howe, there was Budd Lynch.Think about that for a moment. Howe broke in with the Red Wings during the 1946-47 season, and three years later, Budd Lynch began a career with the Red Wings organization that spanned more...
Gary Bettman On The Passing Of Budd Lynch
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October 09, 2012
NEW YORK (October 9, 2012) -- National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman today released the following statement regarding the passing of long-time Detroit Red Wings publicist, broadcaster and public address announcer Budd Lynch: "Budd Lynch had seen so much Red Wings history, had become so much a part of their heritage, that no visit to Joe Louis Arena for a Red Wings...
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October 09, 2012
For Detroit Red Wings’ Fans, There Will Never Be Another Quite Like Budd Lynch
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October 09, 2012
Chances are, if you’ve been to Joe Louis Arena in the last 27 years for any Detroit Red Wings’ related event, you have a favorite Budd Lynch-ism that’s currently broadcasting in your head clear as day. “Last minute of play … Continue reading →
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October 09, 2012
VIDEO: Pavel Datsyuk scores his first goal with CSKA Moscow of the KHL
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October 07, 2012
Since the NHL and NHLPA are bent on league suicide with this ongoing lockout and hockey news being very sporadic right now, here’s Pavel Datsyuk’s first goal (assisted by Alexander Radulov) with his KHL team CSKA Moscow last Thursday.
CSKA Moscow (who is general managed by former Red Wing great Sergei Fedorov) ended up winning this game 2-1 over Spartak.
h/t: YouTube
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October 07, 2012
Detroit Red Wings: Budd Lynch – the Voice of the Red Wings Dies
Via The Hockey Guys
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October 09, 2012
DETROIT – NOVEMBER 05: Budd Lynch closes the pre-game presentation with a ceremonial puck drop with Dan Boyle #22 of the San Jose Sharks and Nicklas Lidstrom #5 of the Detroit Red Wings during a NHL game at Joe Louis Arena on November 5, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Dave Reginek/NHLI via Getty Images)By Rhys Richards (@RREsq)Detroit Red Wings fans will miss the voice that...
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October 09, 2012
It Appears The Winter Classic Is In Wait And See Mode
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October 09, 2012
from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press, In what seems to be a dire sign for the Winter Classic, the NHL Operations Department does not have plans to visit Ann Arbor this month. Officials from league headquarters went to Michigan Stadium in September to do logistics scouting, part of the massive preparation to hold the scheduled outdoor game between the Detroit Red Wings...
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October 09, 2012
Wings Legend, Budd Lynch, Passes Away
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October 09, 2012
Terrible news this morning. From WXYZ:
Former Red Wings public address announcer Budd Lynch has died at the age of 95.
Sources say Lynch passed away at the Oakwood Skilled Nursing Home on Rotunda in Dearborn at 5 a.m. A representative from the R J Nixon Funeral Home in Wyandotte says arrangements are pending.
As someone put it on Reddit, his voice was one that could...
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October 09, 2012
Blogger week-to-week with upper-body boogers
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October 08, 2012
Hello and sorry for not posting this sooner: Paul's going to be handling the Wings news for a bit as I've been absent thanks to the Virus of Doom. I've been ill for two weeks now and am still in quite a bit of pain as the super-bug takes its second tour of ye olde body. There's not much I can do other than rest--and the same is true for the mom and aunt, who also...
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October 08, 2012
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