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Legendary Detroit Red Wings Defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom Retires

Retiring today allows me to walk away from the game with pride rather than have the game walk away from me." ~Nicklas Lidstrom Lidstrom, our fearless captain by Buzz Click Photography Nicklas Lidstrom, one of the all-time greatest defensemen…
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Five Things you need to know about the Detroit Red Wings

UPDATE: Here's the highlights from last night's 3-2 series tying victory! The Detroit Red Wings open the 2012 playoffs tonight vs the Nashville Predators at 8 PM - click for the game preview. Here's 5 things about the Wings to get you…
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Detroit Red Wings say thanks to YOU!

Lidstrom, our fearless captain by Buzz Click Photography More Red Wings photos by Spike! Last night, the Detroit Red Wings fell one goal in a bid to come back from a 3-0 hole in their series with the San Jose Sharks. NHL on the fly has…
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5x5 Night in Grand Rapids

5 ideas, 5 minutes each, 5 slides each, 5 judges, 5,000 dollars 5x5 Night is a monthly event in Grand Rapids that allows 5 people to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges who decide how to award $5,000 on the last Tuesday night of every…
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Detroit Red Wings open the 2011 NHL Playoffs

Team Spirit of Detroit by Maia C The Detroit Red Wings open the 2011 NHL Playoffs at home tonight vs the Phoenix Coyotes at 7 PM at the Joe Louis Arena. It's their 20th straight NHL Playoff appearance, and Wikipedia tells us that the…
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Photo Friday: Team Spirit of Detroit by Maia C

Maia warns you that she likes purple and cats. She writes that the Spirit of Detroit is the iconic statue for the city. When a Detroit team is in the playoffs, the statue is attired in the team's jersey. She says there's a reason one of…
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Sportacular Tuesday: Rivalry, Tiger comics, Pistons preview and waving to McCarty

When you're feeling that the politics is getting too heavy, there's always sports. ...except for last weekend of course, when politics was a welcome relief for UM and MSU fans. After getting pasted by a combined 91-24, the state of Michigan…
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2008 Detroit Red Wings bring the Stanley Cup to Hockeytown!

Welcome Back, Stanley!, photo by radiospike photography Originally posted at Michigan in Pictures. Spike writes that this photo was taken at 10:58pm on June 4, 2008 as the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins to secure…
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The Week for May 26 - June 1, 2008

four tops by bkromer (Lake Erie Metropark) The big stories heading into the week are the playoff runs of the Detroit Pistons (Eastern Conference Finals v Celtics) and the Detroit Red Wings (Stanley Cup v the Pittsburgh Penguins). Both teams…
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Photo Friday: Eyes Wide Open by radiospike photography

This is one of a number of great photos of the Detroit Red Wings (slideshow) that Spike has for your viewing pleasure - a perfect way to warm up for the 2008 Stanley Cup vs the Pittsburgh Penguins. You can tell from this set - and others…
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Canadian Freeze Ray wreaks havok on Michigan

Residents of the Straits area were stunned Sunday afternoon when the Mackinac Bridge was mysteriously encased in huge blocks of ice, rendering it totally impassible. While proponents for the 51st State of Superior seized upon the event to…
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Detroit is top-rated sports city ... mostly

The latest issue of ESPN: The Magazine has their "Ultimate Standings" for US sports franchises. It will come as little surprise to learn that Detroit scored three teams in the top 20 for the 2007 rankings. The rankings are a combination…