Danny DeKeyser appears on two broadcasts today, following up his 97.1 the Ticket chat with an appearance on Arthur J. Regner’s “Red and White Authority”:
Danny DeKeyser joins us on the podcast to discuss the #RedWings blueline, Steve Yzerman’s return, the tough Atlantic Division and becoming a college graduate.
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Red Wings defenseman Danny DeKeyser spoke with 97.1 the Ticket’s Jamie and Stoney this morning, discussing the Red Wings’ season to come and DeKeyser earning his college degree at Western Michigan University this summer:
The Grand Rapids Press’s Peter J. Wallner spoke with Joe Hicketts during his appearance at the Grand Rapids Griffins’ youth hockey camp today, and while Hicketts knows that the Red Wings’ blueline has something of a personnel jam, Hicketts still believes that he can make the Wings’ roster:
“I don’t think it’s a secret that some of our guys are getting a little bit older,” said Hicketts, 23. “You look at the good veterans guys – as much as Trevor Daley is an awesome dude to be around, he’s not getting any younger. With age comes opportunity for some of the younger guys. The (veterans have) earned that right to that job and have proven themselves, but if there are injuries, it’s up to me to put my foot in the door and hold it open.”
Last year, Hicketts had 27 points (3-24-27) in 64 games with the Griffins, leading all team defensemen in scoring and assists along with a plus-two rating and 67 penalty minutes. He appeared in 11 games with the Red Wings in two stints without a point and averaged 18:35 of ice time.
If he does end up back in Grand Rapids, Hicketts would embrace a different role as a veteran leader.
“I showed that I can be responsible defensively in Grand Rapids and they’ve entrusted me to be in a role like what (Brian) Lashoff or (Dylan) McIlrath have done with a (Vila) Saarijarvi or (Dennis) Cholowski. And not only protect them defensively but help to add to their game offensively as well.
“This year, I feel like I’m in great shape. I never felt this good in early August.”
Expressen’s Niklas A. Svensson spoke with former Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg about purchasing a trotting horse as a post-career hobby, and eventually Svensson and Zetterberg get down to chatting about Zetterberg’s post-career life.
What follows is roughly translated from Swedish:
Continue reading Roughly translated: Henrik Zetterberg ‘trots’ about investing in a horse, living in SwedenDetroitRedWings.com’s Dana Wakiji examines Tyler Bertuzzi’s 2018-2019 season’s significant statistics today:
100 — On Jan. 12 at Minnesota, Bertuzzi played in his 100th career game, a 5-2 victory.
1 — Bertuzzi made his 100th game a very memorable one, scoring his first career hat trick. He scored the first goal of the game 24 seconds into the first period, assisted by Gustav Nyquist and Dylan Larkin. Bertuzzi then scored the final two goals of the game, 47 seconds into the third, assisted by Larkin and Mike Green, and at 8:38 of the third, assisted by Nyquist and Larkin.
4 — For an Original Six team, it’s hard to believe that there are still records to be set. Yet Bertuzzi set a new one with four straight three-point games from March 28-April 2. He was the first NHL player to turn that trick since Keith Tkachuk did so for the St. Louis Blues from Dec. 1-10, 2005 and Patrick Marleau did so for the San Jose Sharks from Dec. 2-8, 2005.
The Detroit Free Press’s Kathleen Gray spoke with former Red Wing Darren McCarty regarding his business partnership with a Michigan-based marijuana company. McCarty is an outspoken advocate of medicinal and non-medical marijuana:
McCarty has formed a partnership with Pincanna, a cannabis company that is building a massive marijuana grow and processing operation along I-75 in Pinconning, north of Bay City. And McCarty hopes one day to win a Cannabis Cup — a marijuana competition that is held all over the United States to rate different pot products — with his own strains of legal weed.
By partnering with the company, McCarty wants to broaden the advocacy he already has been doing since he kicked his addiction to alcohol in 2015 with the help of pot. While he has grown his own pot outdoors, he’s leaving the cultivating, processing and retail sales to the experts and will lend his name instead to products ranging from a CBD rub and gummy, to a mellowing strain of marijuana and a high-potency, marijuana-infused chocolate peanut-butter candy bar that will “crush” those who choose to indulge.
“I have a couple of ideas for the names (of the marijuana strains). Something to do with four cups, maybe sweet revenge,” McCarty said, referring to his now infamous fight with Colorado Avalanche forward Claude Lemieux, whom he pummeled in 1997 in retaliation for Lemieux’s brutal attack on Red Wings’ teammate Kris Draper in 1996. “The names will come from some pretty big moments that I’ve had.”
Continued; the Free Press posted a video of McCarty’s comments as well:
MLive’s Ansar Khan continues his player profiles this morning by examining Dylan Larkin’s 2018-19 season and 2019-2020 season outlook. Khan suggests that Larkin hasn’t reached his ceiling as a player yet:
2019-20 outlook: Larkin stepped up with the best of his four NHL seasons in his first full season as the top-line center following Henrik Zetterberg’s retirement and nearly doubled his goal output from the previous two seasons combined.
In the first year of a five-year, $30.5 million contract, Larkin fulfilled his goal of being that “go-to guy that is a main cog,” playing in all situations and stepping up in overtime.
Larkin was better defensively and must continue improving his play without the puck.
He formed good chemistry late in the season with linemates Anthony Mantha and Tyler Bertuzzi.
Larkin’s effort has never been questioned. His motor is always running, and he is highly motivated to keep improving and lead this team. He is certain to be the Red Wings’ next captain, whether it’s this season (which seems likely) or in 2020-21.
Red Wings TV spent a day with Justin Abdelkader and his family in his hometown of Muskegon, MI:
WXYZ posted a short video in which Joe Kocur discusses his charitable foundation’s set of charity softball games, which took place on Saturday in Highland, MI. According to Kocur, Dylan Larkin will be helping the Ted Lindsay Foundation going forward:
The Red Wings Instagram account captured action from the Saturday’s games:
Red Wings goaltender Jonathan Bernier was interviewed by the Journal de Montreal’s…Jonathan Bernier…for an article published on Friday. Here’s a rough translation of the French-language article:
Continue reading Roughly translated: Jonathan Bernier interviewed by le Journal de MontrealBernier wants to see more action
A fight is to be expected with goaltender Jimmy Howard in Detroit
In his first season in Detroit, Jonathan Bernier had to ride the brakes until getting the confidence of Jeff Blashill. Stuck behind Jimmy Howard, he had to wait until mid-February before taking his place in front of the Red Wings’ net more regularly.
Met a few days before leaving for the Motor City, Bernier spoke well of his coach.
“That’s what happens when you sign with a new team. The coach doesn’t know you, so it takes time for him to trust you,” he told de Journal. “You have to win so much in this league that it’s demanding, even for coaches. So if he doesn’t know you, he’ll go with someone he’s confident in.”
