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This wasn’t the start that Petr Mrazek or the Red Wings had hoped for. After a strong opening period in Saturday night’s game against the Blue Jackets, the Red Wings surrendered four unanswered goals.

“Columbus is a tough team,” Mrazek said. “We had a great first period and then the second period was important for them as they scored four goals. They scored two power play goals which hurt us. We have to do better.”

In addition to the untimely penalties, the Red Wings had some of defensive lapses and turnovers in … Continue Reading

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Gustav Nyquist is ready for a fresh start. The 22 year-old forward is coming off a disappointing final season with the University of Maine Black Bears that saw the team finish without an invitation to the NCAA tournament.

“Obviously I wanted to do something special with Maine last year and unfortunately we couldn’t do that,” Nyquist said. “I thought we had a really good and experienced team with a lot of great players but we didn’t make it the whole way and missed the NCAA tournament which was a disappointment.”

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First of all I just wanted to thank all of you who have visited my little blog over the past few months. I hope you have enjoyed what I have written and I appreciate all the feedback! The biggest compliment you can give me is by spreading the word as I try and increase my readership.

Over the next few weeks, I will be offering exclusive training camp coverage from my hometown of Traverse City, MI while also visiting my family. Please feel free to leave me comments on stories or tweet me @lindy72 on Twitter. I look forward to … Continue Reading

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For thirteen years the Detroit Red Wings have been the gracious host of the NHL Prospects tournament. While winning the tournament doesn’t really mean anything other than a group of prospects was able to find chemistry quickly, don’t think that the Detroit brass isn’t taking this year’s tournament seriously. While Red Wings teams of years past have been heavily dominated by free agent tryouts, this years team boasts two of their top three prospects in Gustav Nyquist and Brendan Smith as well as the likes of Tomas Jurco, Landon … Continue Reading

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When the 2011 NHL prospect tournament begins on September 10th, some of the brightest up and coming hockey talent will be on display in Traverse City, Michigan. The tournament, which is in it’s fourteenth season, has seen it’s fair share of superstars. In fact, may of the past participants have gone on to long term successful NHL careers. This years group of prospects offers a mix of size, skill and talent that will give scouts, coaches and fans a lot of interesting match-ups throughout … Continue Reading

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The Buffalo Sabres have announced their 2011 roster for the NHL prospect tournament at Centre I.C.E. arena in Traverse City, MI. The team features first round draft choices Mark Pysyk (2010) and Zack Kassian (2009).  The roster also features twenty players drafted by the Sabres and just four undrafted free agent tryouts – the lowest of any roster in the tournament. This year’s Tournament is scheduled from September 10 – 14 and will feature teams from Dallas, Detroit, Columbus, Buffalo, Carolina, Minnesota, New York, and St. … Continue Reading

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When the Red Wings open their 2011 prospect tournament and training camp in Traverse City in a few weeks, there will be several players with a lot to prove. Jiri Hudler and Jonathan Ericsson are obvious candidates, but the pressure and competition will extend beyond the NHL roster with players fighting for positioning across the organization. The Red Wings love having these types of battles at training camp to put pressure on players and get the best possible performances. Below is a list of player who will enter … Continue Reading