Jiri Hudler

Season's first quarter proves Wings are 'in for a battle'

Chris McCosky / The Detroit News Montreal -- They don't hand out trophies and medals at the quarter pole in the NHL, and if you are the Red Wings, it's a good thing they don't. The Wings after 20 games have 10 wins and 24...

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Red Wings heating up after slow start

Henrik Zetterberg, second from right, has nine points in Detroit's last three games. (Paul Gilham/Getty Images) The Detroit Red Wings began this season in an unusual position, looking up from the bottom in the NHL West's...

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Cox: A tale of two NHL youngsters, Filatov and Schenn

ikita Filatov, once viewed as exceptional, is now the exception. Precedent, of course, is always worth a headline, and in this case, the unusual decision Tuesday of the Columbus Blue Jackets to loan the 19-year-old Filatov to...

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Without stars, other Red Wings pick up slack

BY HELENE ST. JAMES FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER The Red Wings lost scorers in the off-season and had three top-six forwards suffer injuries over the first month of the season -- and here they are, the top-scoring team in the...

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Czech Republic looks to repeat glorious Olympic past

NHL-sized rinks in a North American venue means success in the 2010 Winter Olympic hockey tournament is going to rely heavily upon NHL attributes. Thankfully, the Czech Republic, bronze-medal winners in Torino, has a core of...

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Kovalchuk a long shot to head home

Ilya Kovalchu, seen celebrating a goal in an October 22 game, has been speaking with the Atlanta Thrashers about a long-term contract. Getty Images In his weekly compilation of hockey news, notes and quotes, Eric Duhatschek...

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Top Shelf: Wings, Canes can't panic

Although expectations were high heading into 2009-10, Detroit and Carolina shouldn't make knee-jerk moves to try and save their seasons. - The Detroit Red Wings and Carolina Hurricanes would do well to recall one of the best...

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Central: Late-blooming Hejda showing his value

Wings finding their roles Nine players on the Detroit Red Wings roster were not with the club at the start of last season. And even though Jonathan Ericsson, Darren Helm, Justin Abdelkader, Ville Leino and Jimmy Howard got...

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Reinventing the Wheel in Motown

As the Detroit auto industry has re-invented itself, so too have the Red Wings. Averaging more than half a goal less than last year's league-best 3.59 a game, the Red Wings have overcome their Game 7 Cup loss and a brutal...

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Cox: Leafs blueprint for victory

It's hard to say which club caused the old eyebrow to raise more in Spockian surprise. Was it the Leafs, suddenly a very competent looking hockey club? Or was it the Detroit Red Wings, the squad that went to the Stanley Cup...

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