Scotty Bowman News

From the day he was drafted, a shaggy haired kid with a soft, nervous voice, he promised to do his best, even though, as he warned a TV interviewer, he sometimes tried to do too much.

NHL Hall of Fame inductee Steve Yzerman waves to the crowd during a pregame ceremony before the Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Detroit Red Wings in NHL action on Saturday, Nov.

Blackhawks great Tony Esposito is introduced before a game at the United Center.

Luc Robitaille has a conspiracy theory about one of the few bad memories he was left with after a Hall of Fame career.

Greater Lansing Business/Sports Luncheon, discussing his hockey and business philosophies, as noted by the Greater Lansing Business Monthly' s Jack Schaberg : November 5, Greater Lansing Business Monthly : Betwixt and between the many NHL anecdotes he related to the appreciative audience, Holland made several observations that apply to running a ...

The Edmonton Journal's highly esteemed Jim Matheson asked Red Wings VP Steve Yzerman a few questions during his pre-Hockey Hall of Fame induction conference call yesterday, and Matheson duly noted Yzerman's humility in discussing his transition from an offensive superstar to a two-way dynamo under Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman: November 4, ...

ESPN's Pierre LeBrun shared an interesting Red Wings-related tale while speaking to a Washington Capitals fan about his team's relative struggles to balance free-wheeling offense with stifling defensive play.

Between Joey MacDonald and Ryan Hamilton, the Toronto Marlies had both ends of the ice covered.

What is Steve Yzerman doing on the back roads of Canada, driving off to Calgary one night and then back to Edmonton the next? An episode of 'Ice Road Truckers'? 'This is a Team Canada mission,' he told ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun.

Red Wings VP Steve Yzerman spoke to ESPN's Pierre LeBrun about his "other" job as Hockey Canada's executive director for the 2010 Olympic games on Thursday, and Yzerman suggested that the still-young NHL season has begun to shake out favorites for the Canadian Olympic hockey roster: October 29, ESPN : "My impression now is that things are starting ...

The Sarasota Herald-Tribune's Chris Anderson penned a column discussing distracting plays in sports, and maybe he found inspiration in the fact that former Wings coach Scotty Bowman and Red Wings VP Jimmy Devellano make Sarasota their wintertime home, because he suggested that Joe Louis Arena becomes a house of playoff horrors: October 27, Sarasota ...

Red Wings forward and Winnipeg Jets alumnus Kris Draper spoke to the Arizona Republic's Jim Gintonio about his faceoff prowess, and it turns out that his second NHL coach inspired him to master the art of the draw way back in 1994, when Draper was recalled from the AHL's Adirondack Red Wings: October 22, Arizona Republic :"I remember early on when ...

The Red Wings' decidedly mediocre start has the media, both national and local, pressing the panic button repeatedly, and while the Wings' status on various " power rankings " lists is less than surprising, SI's Al Muir ticked off the Free Press's Steve Schrader with the following analysis of the Wings' play... October 13, Sports Illustrated : Stan ...

Have you ever seen anything to match the buzz surrounding Mats Sundin during this off-season? Will he or won't he play? If he doesn't retire, does he go to Vancouver? The Canadiens? Back to Toronto, maybe? Elsewhere? How do you turn down a $20-million, two-year contract at age 37? Hardly a day has passed without Sundin being mentioned in newspapers ...

While I'm not a fan of picking on fellow bloggers, Paul Kukla of Kukla's Korner noted an entry from the Edmonton Journal's David Staples which suggests that the Edmonton Oilers should follow the Red Wings' Mike Babcock-inspired net-front presence, calling it "greasy" hockey.

Amongst this afternoon's Red Wings-related odds and ends, plugs, and multimedia...Let's just say that the Montreal Gazette's Red Fisher isn't exactly a fan of the Wings' management's decision to give Jimmy Howard a chance to show whether he's ready for NHL play instead of attempting to re-sign Ty Conklin, who left Detroit to sign with the St.

As part of the NHL's lead-up to the Lester Patrick Awards ceremony on October 21st, when Red Wings VP Jimmy Devellano will accept the award for his "outstanding service to hockey in the United States" in managerial roles with both Detroit and the New York Islanders, the Red Wings' website re-posted an article penned by NHL.com's Brian Compton ...

The interview had been over for a good 15 minutes when Mike Babcock re-emerged from a nearby room.

The first change Mike Babcock noticed about going from NHL champion to Game 7 loser was in the wildlife at his cottage in northern Saskatchewan.

Update from Traverse City: The Red Wings took their physicals this morning and were divided into three groups for tomorrow's start of camp.