Aaron Downey News

Grand Rapids Griffins coach Curt Fraser chose one-time Calgary Flames prospect Jamie Tardif as his team's captain before the start of the AHL season, and Tardif spoke to the Welland Tribune's John Vessoyan about the fact that he embraces the challenge of wearing a letter on his sweater... November 3, Welland Tribune : "I have that trait in me, that ...

Detroit Red Wings forward Brad May, right, fights differently than many of the league's tough guys: He prefers to start blasting away rather than square up and wait for an opening.

I am sure when the Detroit Red Wings were asked to participate in their home away from home for their first two games of the season, they did not anticipate coming back to their real home without a point.

As much as the Detroit Red Wings get credit for drafting future stars like Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk in the lower rounds, theya ve been just as successful at finding key pieces to the puzzle from the castoffs of other teams or undrafted players.

The Red Wings' newest signing lived up to expectations on Thursday night. Brad May dropped the gloves with Chicago Blackhawks winger Radek Smolenak in the first period of Detroit's home opener, suffered a cut on his nose thanks to an un-called Blackhawks high stick, and he essentially gave Mike Babcock the punch he was looking for on the Wings' ...

Last night, MLive.com's own Ansar Khan reported that the Red Wings signed Brad May to a one-year contract, and the Detroit News's Chris McCosky reports that the Wings swapped out Justin Abdelkader for May's sake: October 8, Detroit News : The Red Wings signed veteran Brad May to a one-year, two-way contract this morning.

Johan Franzen was rewarded for a career season with a new eleven-year deal while promising rookie Ville Leino re-upped for two more years in Motown.

Team-by-team capsules for the Western Conference's Central Division, listed in 2008-09 season order of finish: DETROIT RED WINGS LAST SEASON: 51-21-10, 112 points.

Of the former Red Wings' names still out there on the unrestricted free agent market, Chris Chelios has yet to find gainful employment, Darren McCarty has all but officially retired, Aaron Downey was cut by the Phoenix Coyotes, Kyle Calder lost his spot with the Anaheim Ducks, and, today, the Macomb Daily's Bruce MacLeod reports that a long-time ...

Not having a bona fide fighter in their lineup on a regular basis did not damage the Detroit Red Wings' record last season.

With back-to-back games coming up against the brawling Toronto Maple Leafs, the Red Wings picked up a little muscle Thursday.

Veteran forward Brad May, who joined the team on a tryout Wednesday, practiced with the regular squad today and will play in Friday's preseason game vs.

"Detroit told me that they have a lot of prospects and that it wouldn't be fair to place me in the AHL and have me develop as a player when it just wasn't working out.

Former Red Wing Aaron Downey spoke to The Fan 590's Don Landy and Elliotte Friedman on Thursday, discussing the following topics: His hopes of latching on with the Phoenix Coyotes, who gave him an amateur try-out contract; The fact that the AHL may be a harder league to play in than the NHL due to its travel and back-to-back-to-back games; His ...

Former Red Wing Aaron Downey spoke to The Fan 590's Don Landy and Elliotte Friedman on Thursday, discussing the following topics: His hopes of latching on with the Phoenix Coyotes, who gave him an amateur try-out contract; The fact that the AHL may be a harder league to play in than the NHL due to its travel and back-to-back-to-back games; His ...

Paul Kukla of Kukla's Korner noted that an article from the Orangeville Banner's Chris Halliday hashed out the details of former Red Wings enforcer Aaron Downey's charity hockey game on August 29th as part of Downey's efforts to expand the reach of his House9 charitable foundation: August 17, Orangeville Banner : Downey, his brother Trevor Downey ...

This afternoon's crop of Red Wings-related odds and ends basically run the gamut from pertinent to plain old daffy.

Hamilton's Dean Lickyer will be headlining the second annual Lyric Pond Festival in Honeywood, which runs from Saturday, Aug.

According to the Orangeville Citizen, former Red Wings forward Aaron Downey's second annual House9 Charity Hockey Game will include several of his teammates from both Detroit and the Grand Rapids Griffins: August 5, Orangeville Citizen : On Saturday August 29th, Detroit Redwings veteran and Honeywood native, Aaron Downey will be bringing a few of ...

According to the Orangeville Citizen, former Red Wings forward Aaron Downey's second annual House9 Charity Hockey Game will include several of his teammates from both Detroit and the Grand Rapids Griffins: August 5, Orangeville Citizen : On Saturday August 29th, Detroit Redwings veteran and Honeywood native, Aaron Downey will be bringing a few of ...