Uncategorized 5 February 2011

The Red Wings and TGI Friday’s are partnering to offer the chance to win a VIP suite for a home Wings game in March and April.  Sadly I don’t live in Michigan but hopefully some of the locals can win…
DETROIT, February 2, 2011 – T.G.I. Friday’s® and the Detroit Red Wings invite hockey …

 H2H 19 January 2011

Go to www.hockeytownherm.org or click on the big-ass stamp on the right.  All proceeds go to benefit the Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation.
You shouldn’t need any other incentive beyond that, but in case you do, how’s this: with every $5 donation you have a chance of winning signed jerseys, pucks, …

 Uncategorized 7 January 2011

photo: Maureen Landers/Flickr
I’ve read 3 articles today pertaining to Nicklas Lidstrom.  A piece about the Mike Babcock’s philosophy of allowing his players to have fun from the Globe and Mail, in light of their recent curling competition.  An article from the Toronto Star on Dustin Byfuglien’s emergence as a defenseman and the …

 H2H 4 January 2011

A reminder that if you haven’t paid for your H2H2 tickets yet, you must do so by January 15, 2011, or they will be forfeit.  Again, tickets are $55 a piece, and trust me, you don’t want to miss out on this weekend.  The March 11, 2011 game against the …

 TP:60 2 December 2010

Sorry, hold on, still trying to learn how to breathe again after listening to this week’s TP:60.
Ok.  This is possibly the funniest episode I’ve listened to in a while, and that’s saying a lot because they’re always excellent.
I would recommend against listening to this while driving, working, or really while …

 game preview 24 November 2010

The short of it: Jiri Hudler’s a healthy scratch and Happy ain’t happy about it.  Eaves and Miller will both be in.
Game Day Notes: @ Atlanta [OtW]
Nov. 24 :: No One on the Corner Has Swagga Like Us [TPL]
Morning Skate: Is that a…tornado bird? [WIM]
Red Wings vs. Thrashers GP… [SSDD]
GDT – …

 TP:60 16 November 2010

To my delight I had the chance to record my first episode of TP:60 this season, this time getting the chance to hang with Chris, Michael, and Rob from TPL, plus Jeff Hancock from the Brendan Smithsonian Institution.
I honestly refuse to listen to this because I loathe the sound of …

 H2H 10 November 2010

If you are at all thinking about attending H2H2 next March, please contact Jen MacRostie immediately.
For just $55 you’ll get to hang out with about 200 of your dearest friends at Hockeytown Cafe and at the JLA to see the Wings take on the Oilers.  Prove that Red Wings fans …

 game preview 5 November 2010

The short of it: Hudler is back in the lineup, and Franzen is okay to play.  No word on who’s being scratched.
Rounding up everyone else’s game previews for tonight’s tilt in Edmonton:
GDT – Game #11: Red Wings at Oilers (9:00) [A2Y]
Red Wings vs. Oilers GP [SSDD]
Game Day Notes: @ Edmonton …

 Ozzie! Ozzie! 28 October 2010

Joey MacDonald has been called up from Grand Rapids due to an injury to Jimmy Howard.  Hearing on Twitter that it’s back spams.
No word yet on the specifics, including the extent of how long Howard will be out.  Rafalski was put on short term IR and Draper on LTIR.  Injured …