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Detroit Red Wings News / Blade of Steel / December 18
Threatening a Female Referee Results in a Multi-game Suspension for Former Red Wings Prospect Dick Axelsson

Threatening a Female Referee Results in a Multi-game Suspension for Former Red Wings Prospect Dick Axelsson

Dick Axelsson, a draft pick of the Detroit Red Wings who has been playing in Sweden, has been suspended and fined for directing threats at a female official Not sure this would be ok in any professional hockey league in the world, regardless of who the referee happens to be.

Detroit Red Wings News / Detroit Hockey Now / August 23
Onetime Red Wings Prospect Making Comeback

Onetime Red Wings Prospect Making Comeback

Eighteen years after he was a Detroit Red Wings hopeful, Dick Axelsson is making a pro hockey comeback. The 37-year-old left-winger will be playing this season with Djurgarden in the Allsvenskan, Sweden’s second division.

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