Scotty Bowman News

Former Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman spoke to the Edmonton Journal's Jim Matheson this past week, and he addressed two Red Wings-related issues of note: first and foremost, Bowman spoke to Matheson about the accusations levied by former Wing Sergei Fedorov that Bowman did not want to put the Russian Five together, didn't give Fedorov enough ice ...

When Brendan Shanahan retired last week, he did so having played 716 of his 1,524 NHL games and posting 633 of his 1,354 points during his nine seasons with the Detroit Red Wings.

When Scotty Bowman was coaching the Detroit Red Wings during the late 1990s, he boosted the image of Russian hockey when he regularly used Russian skaters - Igor Larionov, Slava Kozlov, Vyecheslav Fetisov, Vladimir Konstantinov and Sergei Fedorov - as a unit.

Mike "Stoney" Stone pointed out that former Red Wings forward Sergei Fedorov issued some serious complaints regarding his treatment by Scotty Bowman during his tenure in Detroit, as told to "Hot Ice" magazine: November 19, Hot Ice : Does it bother you now that for all 13 years you were in Detroit, at the very peak of your career, they only really ...

"Brendan became a big part of our team. We were always a skilled team and he was the big power forward that we needed.

Steve Yzerman's Hall of Fame induction speech Monday night in Toronto: 'Thank you.

File this one under, "Things bloggers say can't carry the same punch or weight as a comment uttered by one of the best in the business": USA Today's Kevin Allen doled out extra credit points to the NHL's most under-recognized performers thus far, and Red Wings coach Mike Babcock earned a plug for his ability to keep Detroit's injury and free ...

When the Red Wings drafted Steve Yzerman in 1983, he was 18, but he looked even younger -- less a Boy Scout, than a Cub Scout.

Associate coach Ken Hitchcock during the Canadian Olympic men's hockey orientation camp in Calgary on Wednesday Aug, 26, 2009.

One-time St. Louis Blue Brett Hull was inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame on Monday in Toronto.

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 ...