Ken Holland

GEORGE SIPPLE'S BLOG: Wings GM Ken Holland surprised by Melrose firing

Wings GM Ken Holland surprised by Melrose firing By GEORGE SIPPLE • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • November 14, 2008 SUNRISE, Fla. -- Red Wings general manager Ken Holland was a bit surprised to hear tonight that the Tampa Bay...

Burke could command $3M in salary

ome suggest Brian Burke's expected contract negotiations with the Maple Leafs will be akin to a holdup, minus the balaclava and pistol. Others disagree vehemently, arguing that it is the Leafs who hold all the leverage with an...

LeBrun: Scoring's up, the parity is there … hockey's fun to watch right now

In the midst of a wild 7-6 overtime win by Pittsburgh in Detroit on Tuesday night, Red Wings GM Ken Holland crossed paths with his Penguins counterpart Ray Shero. Dave Reginek/NHLI/Getty Images A perfect example of how leads...

Melrose: Wings are envy of other NHL teams

Ted Kulfan / The Detroit News TAMPA BAY -- The Red Wings have a fan in Tampa Bay Lightning coach Barry Melrose. Although the Wings aren't entirely pleased with their start this season, Melrose believes the Wings are good enough...

NHL Power Poll: Sharks swimming at the top (The Sporting News)

By Craig Custance - It was hard to watch Tuesday night's exciting game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings and not hope for a rematch of last year's Stanley Cup finals this spring. And you could make the case...

Darren Eliot: Wings, Pens meet again

Tuesday night features the return engagement between last spring's Stanley Cup finalists as the Pittsburgh Penguins travel to Detroit to tangle with Red Wings (7 p.m. Eastern time on Versus). Both teams sport spiffy records...

Larionov among four entering Hall of Fame

Cerebral playmaker was part of the Russian Five formed by Bowman that held on to the puck. The Red Wings won't be playing tonight, but one of the organization's greats will be commanding hockey headlines everywhere. Igor...

Wings have look of (another) champion

In today's world, everything comes with a disclaimer. You know. "Beware ... Even the Stanley Cup comes with a warning, especially if you want to repeat as the NHL champions. "Winning one championship is difficult. Winning twic...

Michael Russo's Sunday Insider: Does anybody really care?

The Wild says real fans are OK with the team's efforts to "hide" injuries. There's some evidence that's not the case.. Marian Gaborik has been injured since Oct. 15, Owen Nolan since, basically, early October. But the Wild will...

Privacy behind NHL injury issue

But not easily. But in June, NHL general managers got together, nodded their tall foreheads, and unanimously voted through the following: "Clubs no longer are required to disclose the specific nature of player injuries. Clubs...

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