Jiri Hudler News

While it appears to Red Wings fans that the vast majority of the hockey media delights in always predicting the imminent demise of the Detroit Red Wings--which is true--for various reasons, ESPN's Pierre LeBrun, in answering a reader's "beef," suggests otherwise: November 17, ESPN.com : Dru1624 : What is up with the lack of respect the Detroit Red ...

Sometimes "putting it another way" adds perspective to a familiar situation, and USA Today's Kevin Allen may underscore the importance of the Red Wings' 10-3-and-3 record since they returned home from Sweden and their 5-and-1 record for November thus far... November 16, USA Today : The Detroit Red Wings lost a heavy portion of their offense in the ...

NHL.com decided to spend this weekend examining the potential Olympic rosters of the nine "major" teams participating in the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, and after duly noting that Red Wings prospect Sergei Kolsov has a high probability of playing for Belarus's Olympic team, NHL.com's Rocky Bonnano noted that another Wings prospect--Tomas ...

In his weekly compilation of Hockey news, notes and quotes, Eric Duhatschek writes that the KHL continues to face an uphill battle in attracting marquee players FULL TEXT When Andrei Medvedev, president of Russia's Continental Hockey League, says his league can offer Ilya Kovalchuk better terms than his NHL employer, the Atlanta Thrashers - as he ...

Amongst today's Red Wings-related stories... Out of Bounds' Greg Eno reflected upon the " Old Red Barn " that was Olympia Stadium; NHL.com's Bill Meltzer reports that the Euro Hockey Tour's Karjala Cup begins on Thursday , with Jiri Hudler slated to play for the Czech Republic; The Globe and Mail's Eric Duhatschek posited a downright weird take on ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs will try to make it two wins in a row for the first time this season when they host the Detroit Red Wings in the Hockey Hall of Fame game on Saturday.

Detroit - The Detroit Red Wings followed their new game plan perfectly. Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg scored in the shootout to lift Detroit to a 2-1 victory that ended the San Jose Sharks' six-game win streak.

ESPN the Magazine posted a teaser of an EJ Hradek article with a now-familiar theme for Red Wings fans, especially given Jimmy Devellano's hard-line approach to "selling" drama in Detroit: November 5, ESPN : In Detroit, where changing times and a sour economy have taken a mighty toll, one city fixture has remained remarkably reliable: the Red ...

Hockey fans of a certain vintage a ' i.e. those who can remember when there were ties in the game a ' are familiar with the period in the early- and mid-1990s, when collecting players from the Edmonton Oilers' dynasty became something of an obsession around the NHL.

Making the switch to Chris Osgood proved to be the correct move. Osgood won his second consecutive game by stopping all 20 shots he faced and five-time Norris Trophy winner Nicklas Lidstrom scored from beyond center ice as the Detroit Red Wings advanced to the Western Conference semifinals with a 3-0 triumph over the Nashville Predators in Game 6 ...

Valterri Filppula, left, is among the players the Detroit Red Wings are counting on to compensate for the 82 goals they lost with the departures of Marian Hossa, right, Jiri Hudler and Mikael Samuelsson.

Like the last time the Blackhawks faced the Detroit Red Wings, they had the defending Stanley Cup champions right where they wanted them.

Of the eight Red Wings skaters who didn't finish Detroit's 3-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche with a minus rating , Patrick Eaves' inclusion on the Darren Helm-centered fourth line seemed to do the most to prop up what has been, until Saturday, anyway, a disappointing and sometimes defensively liable line.

Red Wings vice president Jimmy Devellano spoke to The Fan 590's Roger Lajoie on Friday night, discussing everything from struggling franchises in the sunbelt to the economic difficulties all teams in the United States face, Detroit included and the Red Wings' struggles, all during a massive 34-minute interview, and his comments regarding Detroit's ...

Since leaving the Red Wings after the 2006-07 season, Robert Lang has made a home in Chicago and Montreal.

Valtteri Filppula admitted to an acute case of the butterflies. Getting your first taste of the National Hockey League post-season will do that to a young fellow.

The Montreal Gazette's Red Fisher paid tribute to long-time Canadiens defenseman Chris Chelios on the day which he began his AHL career, but this Red Wings-related quote from fellow former Wing Darren McCarty sticks out because...It's unbelievably accurate: October 12, Montreal Gazette : When Chelios was traded from Chicago to Detroit, right-winger ...

Red Wings coach Mike Babcock appeared on The Fan 590 on Friday, suggesting to Darren Millard and Doug MacLean that coaching Team Canada's 2010 Olympic team is not in fact the hardest challenge in his career, that the Red Wings do miss Jiri Hudler's goal-scoring despite the fact that he's not exactly the most naturally talented hockey player, his ...

Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals hope to get back on the winning track when they pay a visit to Hockeytown Saturday night for a battle with the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena.

FYI: According to Sportsnet's Chris Nichols, estranged Red Wings forward Jiri Hudler has rebounded from a difficult start in the KHL to post 7 goals and 6 assists in 15 games with Dynamo Moscow.