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Gene Myers |  Special to Detroit Free Press In the spring of 1997 — a quarter-century ago — the Detroit Red Wings embarked on their quest to end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. The Free Press has commemorated that historic quest with a new book: “Stanleytown 25 Years Later: The Inside Story of How the Stanley

With the light all but extinguished on this season, Tyler Bertuzzi’s near-grasp of a milestone casts a glow towards the future. He’s within one goal of 30 entering the final week of the Detroit Red Wings‘ season, recording his 29th in an unlikely fashion in Sunday’s 3-0 victory in New Jersey. He fired the puck

The Detroit Red Wings head into the final week of their season with a victory against a team that has struggled more than they have. Sunday’s outing against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, was a slow, grinding affair, but the Wings put it away with a pair of late empty-net goals to

Gene Myers  |  Special to Detroit Free Press In the spring of 1997 — a quarter-century ago — the Detroit Red Wings embarked on their quest to end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. The Free Press has commemorated that historic quest with a new book: “Stanleytown: The Inside Story of How the Stanley Cup Returned

Gene Myers |  Special to Detroit Free Press In the spring of 1997 — a quarter-century ago — the Detroit Red Wings embarked on their quest to end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. The Free Press has commemorated that historic quest with a new book: “Stanleytown: The Inside Story of How the Stanley Cup Returned to

When Jeff Blashill was promoted to coach the Detroit Red Wings in 2015, one of the chief reasons given was that he had won at every level of hockey. Blashill was 41 when he was introduced as Mike Babcock’s successor on June 9, 2015, two years after coaching the Grand Rapids Griffins to the AHL

The stick salute at the end was a well-meaning gesture towards fans, but dulled by the Detroit Red Wings’ downfall. When the horn sounded on Saturday’s matinee, the Wings were on the short end of a 7-2 final against the Pittsburgh Penguins, their late-aughts rival for the Stanley Cup. Backed, still, by Sidney Crosby and

Gene Myers |  Special to Detroit Free Press In the spring of 1997 — a quarter-century ago — the Detroit Red Wings embarked on their quest to end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. The Free Press has commemorated that historic quest with a new book: “Stanleytown: The Inside Story of How the Stanley Cup Returned to

Gene Myers |  Special to Detroit Free Press In the spring of 1997 — a quarter-century ago — the Detroit Red Wings embarked on their quest to end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. The Free Press has commemorated that historic quest with a new book: “Stanleytown: The Inside Story of How the Stanley Cup Returned to

SUNRISE, Fla. — Playing at home has been a balm for the Detroit Red Wings, and that gives Saturday’s finale at Little Caesars Arena extra meaning. Their matinee against the Pittsburgh Penguins poses as another measuring stick in what has been a stretch of measuring-stick games. Over the past 10 days, the Wings (30-38-10) have beaten

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Detroit Red Wings gave themselves a shot, but the Florida Panthers showed why they’re the ones chasing the Presidents’ Trophy. They scored three times in 10 minutes Thursday at FLA Live Arena and the best the Wings could do was keep it close for two periods. They wound up losing, 5-2. Sam

Gene Myers |  Special to Detroit Free Press In the spring of 1997 — a quarter-century ago — the Detroit Red Wings embarked on their quest to end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. The Free Press has commemorated that historic quest with a new book: “Stanleytown: The Inside Story of How the Stanley Cup Returned to the

SUNRISE, Fla. — Jakub Vrana is coming through. He recorded his fourth two-goal performance this week, and did it playing the two-way game that wins. The Detroit Red Wings, trying to finish another playoff-less season on a positive, have had Vrana on their payroll for more than a year but they’ve been limited in what they’ve seen: He

The lawyer for Al Sobotka,the popular Detroit Red Wings Zamboni driver fired for peeing in a drain, said he’s struggling to deal with how his five-decade career has ended. “Al is devastated by this,” Deb Gordon told the Free Press on Wednesday. “He thought this was his family. It was his family since he was

A lawsuit has laid bare the reason Al Sobotka no longer drives a Zamboni for the Detroit Red Wings: He got caught peeing into a drain and was seen by another employee. Sobotka’s lawyers state in the case filed in Wayne County Circuit Court that Sobotka’s rights were violated under Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act,

Gene Myers |  Special to Detroit Free Press In the spring of 1997 — a quarter-century ago — the Detroit Red Wings embarked on their quest to end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. The Free Press has commemorated that historic quest with a new book: “Stanleytown: The Inside Story of How the Stanley Cup Returned to

TAMPA, Fla. — As short as the runway is getting, it matters whether the Detroit Red Wings are able to take flight. They head into Thursday’s game at the Florida Panthers with a little more air under the wings after winning, 4-3, Tuesday at the Tampa Bay Lightning. The points mattered to the Bolts, whose

TAMPA, Fla. — The Detroit Red Wings showed some mettle, sticking it to the two-time defending champions and enjoying the reward of a satisfying performance. They emerged from Amalie Arena on Tuesday with a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. It’s the second time in a week the Wings have defeated an opponent that has clinched a

Gene Myers |  Special to Detroit Free Press In the spring of 1997 — a quarter-century ago — the Detroit Red Wings embarked on their quest to end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. The Free Press has commemorated that historic quest with a new book: “Stanleytown: The Inside Story of How the Stanley Cup Returned to

In another 10 days, there won’t be any Detroit Red Wings games to watch until October. That in itself is a reason to stick around for what’s left on the slate, which resumes Tuesday at the Tampa Bay Lightning. From there, the Wings play at the Florida Panthers Thursday, at home Saturday against the Pittsburgh