‘Click the link’ audio: Ken Daniels discusses the ‘Roast and Toast of Tomas Holmstrom and Nicklas Lidstrom,’ Wings’ offseason moves on 97.1 the Ticket

Red Wings play-by-play announcer Ken Daniels appeared on 97.1 the Ticket’s Stoney and Jansen show this morning (click the link to listen), discussing the Jamie Daniels Foundation’s “Roast and Toast of Tomas Holmstrom and Nicklas Lidstrom” on August 26th. Daniels also discussed Detroit’s offseason moves and the possibility of the Wings making the playoffs, should all go well, this upcoming season.

Give ‘er a listen over at 97.1 the Ticket’s Audacy page.

Update: FYI:

Regner’s ‘How Swede It Is’ series begins with a superb profile of Hakan Andersson

DetroitRedWings.com’s Art Regner is going to be producing an extensive series of articles heading up to the Red Wings’ participation in the 2023 NHL GLOBAL SERIES in Sweden, highlighting the organization’s most important Swedish players and executives. The series of stories is called, “How Swede It Is.”

Today, Regner begins his series with a profile of Hakan Andersson, the super-scout who discovered Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg (among many others). Andersson started his career as a fishing guide, and, as Regner tells us today, Andersson’s long career with the Red Wings began thanks to a recommendation from a departing Swedish scout:

In 1989, Detroit Red Wings general manager, Jimmy Devellano, was facing a potential crisis in his scouting department.

Neil Smith, Detroit’s head scout, left the Wings to become general manager of the New York Rangers and in the process offered a job to Detroit’s chief scout in Europe, Christer Rockstrom, who accepted.

“I really wanted to retain Christer very badly, almost to the point that I got down on my knees to beg him to stay, but he was really tied in with Neil. He went to the Rangers. So now what do I do?” Devellano recalled. “I need a good man in Europe, in Sweden, and Christer was probably the best at that time.

“So, before he left for the Rangers, I said, ‘Christer, you’re going to be a hard person to replace. I don’t know whether I can trust you with this request, but could you recommend us to somebody that could take your place?'”

Devellano was aware of the risk involved in what he was asking, especially in the competitive NHL. Rockstrom could have recommended just about anyone, but his recommendation was sincere and continues to have a positive impact on the Red Wings to this day.

Rockstrom told Devellano, “I have a young guy that I fish with in the summertime, he’s a cab driver in the winter and he comes to all the junior games with me, and he played junior hockey in Sweden, and he knows players and he sat with me, and I told him what I look for. I think you should give him a chance.” Devellano replied, “Well, who’s that?” Rockstrom said, “He’s about 23-24 years old, his name is Hakan Andersson.”

Continued (at length); give this one a read. It’s fun.

Khan on Jeff Petry’s love of hockey

MLive’s Ansar Khan discusses Jeff Petry’s status as a hockey-mad kid growing up in Metro Detroit in the late 90’s this afternoon:

“Both my parents being from California, my dad retired (in Michigan) and thought, ‘What can we put our two boys in that’s going to keep them busy all year round?’ ” Petry said. “So, it was baseball in the summer. And my dad knew nothing about hockey, but he knew it was big in Michigan and that was his reason behind putting us (him and older brother Matt) into hockey.”

Petry was born four days after the Tigers traded his dad to the California Angels on Dec. 9, 1987.

After briefly living in Southern California, the family returned to Michigan, where Petry lived in Grosse Pointe before moving to Farmington Hills, where his parents still reside.

His father, a Tigers analyst for Bally Sports Detroit, retired in 1991. That’s the year the Red Wings launched what would become a 25-season playoff streak that included four Stanley Cup championships.

That got Jeff hooked on hockey.

“I was always watching Red Wings games. My childhood room was Red Wings everything,” Petry said. “Hockey was always something I enjoyed more than baseball. It took me a while to finally tell my dad that. Hockey always meant a little bit more to me. He was very supportive of both sports growing up. When I ultimately made the decision to stop playing baseball, he was thrilled that I picked hockey and was going to continue down that road.”

Continued

Video: Windsor Spitfires post 7-minute highlight clip from ‘All in 4 ALS’ game

As you know by now, the Windsor Spitfires held their “All in 4 ALS” game last weekend to raise funds for ALS research and Ottawa Senators assistant coach Bob Jones, raising over $200,000 in the process. Six Red Wings players took part in the event, and, this morning, the Spitfires have posted a seven-minute video highlighting the game’s events:

Press release: Red Wings announce 2023-2024 promotional schedule

Per the Red Wings comes a bit of free advertising:

RED WINGS ANNOUNCE PROMOTIONAL CALENDAR AND FAN GIVEAWAYS FOR 2023-24 SEASON

  • Fan-favorite Theme Nights return, including Opening Night, Thanksgiving Eve and New Year’s Eve home games, Star Wars Night, Kids Day, Tigers Night and much more
  • ·Sweden Night and Mike Vernon Hockey Hall of Fame Night to be celebrated at Little Caesars Arena
  • ·Bobblehead Nights feature Alex DeBrincat, Tomas Holmstrom, Brendan Shanahan and Jake Walman
  • New this season, Hockeytown Heritage Nights will celebrate historic eras of Red Wings hockey, with special Stick Case giveaways featuring legendary players    

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today announced the promotional calendar and exciting fan giveaway items for the highly-anticipated 2023-24 season. With single-game tickets and 10-game plans currently available, Red Wings fans are encouraged to visit DetroitRedWings.com/tickets to secure their seats now.

The Red Wings will host 18 weekend home games. Marquee matchups include Opening Night (Oct. 14 vs. Tampa Bay Lightning), the debut of Sweden Night (Nov. 9 vs. Montreal Canadiens), Thanksgiving Eve (Nov. 22 vs. New Jersey Devils), Kids Day (Nov. 26 vs. Minnesota Wild), New Year’s Eve (Dec. 31 vs. Boston Bruins), Fan Appreciation Night (April 15 vs. Montreal Canadiens) and much more.

Continue reading Press release: Red Wings announce 2023-2024 promotional schedule

HSJ in the morning: On Jeff Petry’s homecoming

The Free Press’s Helene St. James adds her voice to the chorus of media members who have covered Jeff Petry’s introductory press conference, offering an early morning-published article which discusses Petry’s wish come true in being traded to his hometown team:

“To hear that news that you’re coming home and coming to play for the team you watched growing up, to be able to put on this jersey, that means a lot,” Petry said. “Detroit was the No. 1 spot on my list. I want to play here, and I’ve wanted to my whole life. I like what I see when I look at that roster and the steps that this team has made over the last couple years. It’s a very special moment.”

Dan Petry was busy in his role as studio analyst for the Tigers when the news broke, so the first father-son conversation was fairly short.

“I wanted him to be one of the first to know,” Petry said. “I haven’t spoken to him too much. We’ll find time to catch up now that things have settled in.”

It’s funny how things work out: Both of Petry’s parents are Californians who became Michigan transplants thanks to Dan’s baseball career; he played 11 seasons for the Tigers, wrapping up his career in 1991. The Petrys moved from Grosse Pointe to Farmington Hills when Jeff was around five.

“My dad retired here and it was, ‘What can be put our two boys in that is going to keep them busy year-round?’ ” Petry said. “It was baseball always in the summer. My dad knew nothing about hockey, but he knew it was big in Michigan, and that was his reason behind putting us in hockey.”

The 35-year-old Petry was 9 when the Wings won the Cup in 1997. He described his childhood bedroom as “Red Wings everything.”

“Hockey was always something I enjoyed more than baseball,” Petry continued. “It took me a while to finally tell my dad that. But I knew in high school that hockey was going to be the sport that I wanted to pursue. My dad was thrilled that I had chosen what I wanted to do and wanted to make my own path.”

St. James continues…

Summarizing the press corps’ takes on Jeff Petry’s introductory press conference today at LCA

Okay, Red Wings defenseman Jeff Petry introduced himself to the media today…

And the media did come to Little Caesars Arena in abundance today, with various scribes and TV folks weighing in. Here is a summary thereof, in no particular order:

A. DetroitRedWings.com: Here’s Jonathan Mills’ take on Petry’s “homecoming“:

Continue reading Summarizing the press corps’ takes on Jeff Petry’s introductory press conference today at LCA

Tweets of note: The Lalondes visit Lions training camp

Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde and his sons visited Detroit Lions training camp today:

Tweet of note: Gustav Lindstrom says farewell

Per, erm, “X”: