Gordie Howe movie focuses on 1st season with sons
A fascinating part of Gordie Howe's life has been turned into a TV movie.
''Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story'' premieres Saturday night in the U.S. on the Hallmark Channel.
The focus of the film is on the World Hockey Association's 1973-74 season, when the then 45-year-old Howe came out of retirement to play for the Houston Aeros with two of his sons, Mark...
Chris Ilitch says progress being made on new arena
Chris Ilitch says progress is being made on plans to build a new arena for the Detroit Red Wings.
The president and CEO of Ilitch Holdings declined to make any predictions about the next steps. The son of Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch spoke to The Associated Press after Thursday's Detroit Economic Club meeting.
Michigan lawmakers approved a measure allowing tax dollars collected...
Detroit superstars banter over bucks
It's been speculated that Pavel Datsyuk's fabulous Detroit Red Wings career is winding down.
By all indications, Datsyuk really enjoyed playing in his homeland during the NHL lockout, leading some to believe that he'll return to Russia when his Red Wings contract expires, after the 2013-14 season.
Now Datsyuk, 34, jokingly gives another reason why his days in Detroit...
DeKeyser Watch: Tick Tock Makes His Move
Well, it's not like Mike Ilitch flying to a farm in Walnut Grove, but it's an effort.
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The Detroit Red Wings are making their final pitch this week to prized free-agent defenseman Danny DeKeyser.
Red Wings general manager Ken Holland traveled from Phoenix to Toronto to meet with the representatives of the former Western Michigan University star...
MLB pitcher Virgil Trucks, 95, dies
Virgil ''Fire'' Trucks, who threw two no-hitters for the Detroit Tigers in an otherwise dreadful 1952 season and was the last visiting pitcher to toss a complete-game no-hitter at Yankee Stadium, has died. He was 95.
Charter Funeral Home and Crematory in Calera, Ala., confirmed Trucks' death but did not release a specific cause.
The two-time All-Star died Saturday...
Mike Ilitch and the Wings issue apology to the fans
In what’s becoming a common practice by the NHL’s owners after allowing a second lockout to take place in the last 10 years, Red Wings boss Mike Ilitch has issued an apology to the fans on behalf of the organization.
You can find the apology when going to DetroitRedWings.com but we’ve also included it below:
Dear Red Wings Fans,
In our now 30 years of owning the Red Wings franchise...
Owners post apologetic letter to Wings fans
Just ahead of the official end of the NHL lockout, Red Wings owners Marian and Mike Ilitch posted an apologetic letter to fans on the team's website.
Here it is in its entirety:
If the players, as expected, vote to approve the labor deal, training camp will open Sunday at Compuware Sports Arena in Plymouth. According to reports, the Red Wings will start the season Jan. 19...
Fans shouldn’t punish Mike Ilitch or the Red Wings for the league’s downfalls
Red Wings fans rejoice! HOCKEYTOWN is open for business!
After a 113 day labor dispute that locked out hockey for Red Wing and NHL fans alike the sport returns to the motor city. This news also comes in light of plans revealed a month ago on the possible new home for the Detroit Red Wings which could certainly attract a new and even broader fan base.
But first lets take a look at...
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN
Planned Winter Classic logos leaked?
As the NHL and NHLPA continue to kill the sport of hockey, it appears that one online retailer has leaked a general idea of what the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs might have worn during the 2013 Winter Classic on New Years Day. The images were originally posted on a SportsLogos.net by and individual by who goes by the handle Pizzaman7294 according to icethetics.com....
The Detroit Sports “Sities” Honor the Best Performances of 2012
Mike Ilitch (center) celebrated an American League title with manager Jim Leyland (left) and GM Dave Dombrowski. Leyland takes home a “sitey” for top Detroit coach in 2012, Dombrowski wins for best executive and their Tigers win top team for the second year in a row.
Just one year ago, we started a new tradition with the creation of The Detroit Sports Site “Sities,” an annual...
Red Wings reportedly owe $70 million to the City of Detroit
By Anthony Caruso III
The Capital Sports Report
Owner/Managing Editor/Sr. Writer
The Detroit Red Wings are struggling with the latest NHL lockout, as the two sides are bickering over millions. Detroit Red Wings
The Red Wings are reportedly $70 million in debt to the city of Detroit. According to their lease agreement, the team is supposed to pay the city 25% of their TV rights as...
Sanchez wanted to stay in Detroit
DETROIT -- Anibal Sanchezs agent, Gene Mato, said his client left money on the table during the winter meetings from a club he would not specify -- only to say it wasn't the Chicago Cubs -- because Sanchez wasnt comfortable with that team.
Mato claims Sanchez couldve made more than he ended up getting from the Tigers, who announced the 80 million, five-year contract with a club...
Detroit Tigers May Have Overpaid for Anibal Sanchez … so What’s the Problem?
Mike Ilitch (center) celebrated an AL title with manager Jim Leyland (left) and GM Dave Dombrowski.
Mike Ilitch wants to win a World Series. That’s it. That is the beginning and the end of this debate over the justification for the five-year, $80 million deal free-agent starting pitcher Anibal Sanchez reportedly accepted Friday to stay in Detroit.
Anyone expressing shock over this...
World Series or bust? Tigers bring back Anibal Sanchez on 5-year, $80 million dollar contract
Mike Ilitch has gotten his man once again.
Bob Nightengale of USA Today first broke the news that the Tigers have re-signed starting pitcher Anibal Sanchez to a five-year deal worth $80 million dollars meaning the projected fourth starter will make roughly $16 million a season with Detroit.
The signing comes after reports surfaced Thursday night that the Cubs were close to signing...
Ilitch's win-now approach brings back Sanchez
The Detroit Tigers are still serious about winning a world championship and will continue to be as long as owner Mike Ilitch is running the show.
Originally reported by Bob Nightengale of USA Today and confirmed by FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal, the Tigers signed Anibal Sanchez to a five-year, 80 million contract Friday morning.
This came on the heels of a report Thursday night...
Ilitch's win-now approach brings back Sanchez
The Detroit Tigers are still serious about winning a world championship and will continue to be as long as owner Mike Ilitch is running the show.
Originally reported by Bob Nightengale of USA Today and confirmed by FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal, the Tigers signed Anibal Sanchez to a five-year, 80 million contract Friday morning.
This came on the heels of a report Thursday night...
Rut roh: Olympia Entertainment owes significant property taxes to City of Detroit
Oh boy, per the Detroit News's Christine MacDonald and the Free Press's Matt Helms:
Mike Ilitch’s entertainment empire owes Detroit nearly a million dollars in unpaid property taxes on Joe Louis Arena and Cobo Arena downtown dating back to 2009, according to documents obtained today by the Free Press.
Questions about the Ilitch organization’s financial obligations...
Report: Ilitch company owes Detroit nearly $1 million dollars in property taxes
According to a report by Matt Helms of the Detroit Free Press, Mike Ilitch’s entertainment firm owes the city of Detroit nearly $1 million dollars in property taxes on the Joe Louis Arena and Cobo Arena stretching back to 2009.
The details of the debt to the city emerged Thursday as State lawmakers were debating Ilitch’s $650 million dollar entertainment district proposal that...
Mich. Senate OKs bill to help build Red Wings home
The Michigan Senate approved legislation Wednesday to help finance a downtown Detroit project that would include a new home for the NHL's Detroit Red Wings.
Team owner Mike Ilitch this week announced plans for a $650 million multiuse development, which would include an events center where Red Wings games could be held. He has said for years he'd like a new arena for the...
A New Rink (And More!) For The Wings
Well it’s officially official. The Wings are going to get a new rink – and it sounds like not just that either. They’ll be getting an entire district centered around the new rink in Downtown Detroit.
After years of hints and speculation, the Ilitch family took the first steps Tuesday toward building a new entertainment district downtown anchored by a multipurpose...
The Ilitches’ arena announcement is expertly-timed for three reasons
The announcement that Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch's Ilitch Holdings business organization is backing legislation which would facilitate the construction of a massive "mixed-use" development which will include a follow-on rink succeeding Joe Louis Arena has everything to do with timing.
We should know more about the proposed rink, as the Detroit News notes, the residential...
New Sports & Entertainment District Proposed By Ilitch
from Paul Egan of the Detroit Free Press,
Officials from Mike Ilitch's Olympia Development Company are today outlining to state lawmakers plans for a $650 milllion-dollar mixed use development in downtown, anchored by a "new, state of the art, multi-purpose events center."
Eric Larson, non-executive president of Olympia Development, told the Senate Government...
Ilitch proposes new $650 million downtown “entertainment” district
Tuesday, Olympia Development a holding of Mike Ilitch proposed a new $650 million dollar entertainment district that would include a “new, state of the art, multi-purpose events center.” (or in other words an arena) according to the Detroit Free Press.
“We have a tremendous opportunity through a large-scale project to make a positive impact on our community,” said Christopher...
Desire to win bonds Hunter, Ilitch
DETROIT -- You might call Tigers owner Mike Ilitch and Torii Hunter an odd couple, but the two are bound by something very powerful: An overwhelming desire to win a championship.
That desire was so strong and Hunter's belief in the Tigers so great that he had already decided that if the Los Angeles Angels didn't offer him a contract, he wanted to come to Detroit.
Hunter...
Free agent preview: Detroit Tigers
Last off-season, Detroit made a big splash in landing Prince Fielder as part of owner MIke Ilitch's "World Series or bust" mandate. The Tigers reached the World Series but fell just short. Having been to the brink of the promise land, Ilitch is hungrier for a title than ever (especially since his Red Wings won't be able to go after a Stanley Cup this year) and...
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