I’ll leave this bomb from Pass It to Bulis right here, and skate away quickly…

Have fun with this one, from Pass It to Bulis’ Daniel Wagner:

Times are tense in the United States of America. 

It’s election day and Americans are lining up at polling stations to cast their vote for who they want to be President for the next four years. A Presidential election is always an uneasy time, but the current election has been particularly divisive.

That’s why, when former-Canuck Todd Bertuzzi made his regular appearance on Sportsnet 650’s morning show, the Starting Lineup, hosts James Cybulski and Perry Solkowski asked Bertuzzi about his experience of the current situation as a Canadian living in the U.S.

“I tell you, it’s interesting times, especially for a Canadian living here,” said Bertuzzi. “I’ve been here for, I don’t know, about 15 years, 20 years total, and I’ve never seen anything like this. At some points in time, it’s a little bit terrifying — boarding up stores and all this kind of stuff… The U.S. is in a difficult time right now and hopefully, people get out there and vote and we put the right person in place.”

Continued; everyone who lives here (Bertuzzi is a resident alien with a Green Card) is entitled to their opinion, but if they say that they want to pull up stakes and leave if the “other guy” wins an election…That’s their right, too.

I hope Bertuzzi stays around here regardless of who wins the presidency, and I hope that you’ve gone out and voted if you’re registered to vote here in the U.S.

Grand Rapids Griffins’ latest ‘Blasts From the Past’ interview subject is former Griffins player, coach Danton Cole

Grand Rapids Griffins play-by-play announcer spoke with former Griffins player and coach Danton Cole for the latest episode of “Blasts From the Past”:

Update:

Lucas Raymond, Theodor Niederbach on power play as Swedish World Junior Selection Camp practices in Malmo

Team Sweden’s World Junior Selection Camp team practiced today in preparation for a set of exhibition games against Finland later this week. According to HockeyNews.se’s Henrik Sjoberg, the Swedes went with the following lines at practice today:

This is what the power play lineups look like:

PP – 1
Helge Grans – point
Alexander Holtz – left
Lucas Raymond – right
Theodor Niederbach – high in the middle
Karl Henriksson – in front of goal

PP – 2
Albert Johansson – point
Simon Holmström – right
Noel Gunler – left
Lucas Edmonds – high in the middle
Albin Sundsvik – in front of goal

Lines:

Lucas Raymond – Karl Henriksson – Alexander Holtz

Simon Holmström – Theodor Niederbach – Noel Gunler

Oskar Olausson – Albin Sundsvik – Lucas Edmonds

Isak Andersson – William Eklund – Albin Grewe

Zion Nybeck – Simon Robertsson

Defensemen

Albert Johansson – Helge Grans

Simon Edvinsson – Viktor Persson

Emil Andrae – Alex Brännstam

Ludvig Hedström – Gustav Berglund

Goalkeepers

Calle Clang, Hugo Alnefelt

Red Wings sign Anthony Mantha to a 4-year contract at $5.7 million per season

Updated 3x at 12:50 PM: Anthony Mantha has signed a 4-year contract with the Red Wings:

The #RedWings today signed right wing Anthony Mantha to a four-year contract.

Details: https://t.co/SmJaE5rR1K pic.twitter.com/mSSGlwA8rE— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) November 3, 2020

4 years at $5.7M AAV

$4.5M
$5.3M
$6.5M
$6.5M https://t.co/avhMuBvqxe— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) November 3, 2020

LOCKED IN! ? pic.twitter.com/T1aXpPzjvT— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) November 3, 2020

AAV is $5.7M as DET gets a cornerstone locked-in https://t.co/8mTGuvxyb5— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) November 3, 2020

Here’s the Red Wings’ press release:

Continue reading Red Wings sign Anthony Mantha to a 4-year contract at $5.7 million per season

‘The Word on Woodward’ to include an interview with Jon Merrill, media chats today

Per DetroitRedWings.com’s Daniella Bruce:

According to the Red Wings’ YouTube page, today’s 12 PM EST show will also include an interview with Jon Merrill:

A ‘local’ profile of Wings prospect Chase Bradley, the pride of Oakville, Missouri

Two-time Stanley Cup champion Pat Maroon comes from the St. Louis suburb of Oakville, Missouri, and there’s another player from Oakville who’s trying to make his pro hockey dreams come true in the Red Wings’ final pick of the 2020 NHL draft, one Chase Bradley.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Jim Thomas posted a profile of Bradley, a life-long Blues fan, and he found that Bradley’s well aware of his ties to Maroon–and vice-versa:

The Red Wings worked a trade with Bradley’s hometown squad — the Blues — moving into the round and taking him at No. 203. As you might expect, Bradley’s phone immediately was flooded with congratulatory messages, including one from another Oakville hockey player of some renown: Pat Maroon.

“He texted me after the draft and just congratulated me,” Bradley said of the player who won a Stanley Cup with the Blues last season and with Tampa Bay this year. “He said he’d be watching.”

Bradley said he’s never skated with Maroon, who at age 32 is 14 years older. And never even met him. But the Oakville hockey community is tight-knit, and this was glorious news.

“It’s one big circle from South County,” former Oakville High coach Tyler Sollberger said. “We’ve produced good athletes, good hockey players in the region, and proud to have a couple come out from Oakville. Patrick winning his second Stanley Cup in a row. So it’s been very rewarding to see both of their careers progress.”

Continued

Roughly translated: Joe Veleno talks Swedish hockey in French, with RDS.ca

RDS.ca posted a 6-minute video interview with Red Wings prospect Joe Veleno, who discusses his experiences in Sweden with Rogle BK…In French.

I’d get more out of it if it was Swedish, honestly, and I only speak English and some German, but can I can at least offer you a rough translation of the text part of the interview:

Whatever happens with the resumption of the National Hockey League’s season, it’s certain that Quebecois forward Joe Veleno will end his season in Sweden.

On loan from the Detroit Red Wings to the Malmo Redhawks, Veleno was happy to find a league whose caliber resembles that of the AHL.

“I just wanted to play hockey a bit anywhere,” he told RDS Hockey 360. My last game was eight or nine months ago. Going to Malmo was an easy decision.”

Therefore, he signed for the season with Malmo.

“I discussed it with Detroit, and they also believed that it was a good decision because there are too many question marks about the return of the NHL [season]. The Red Wings wanted me to play a lot. I was just tired of training; I wanted to play in games.”

The 20-year-old of Kirkland [Quebec] has played in seven games so far. He’s posted a goal and two assists.

In addition to jet lag in his early days, Veleno had to adapt to another reality of European hockey in the larger rinks.

“Shifts of 45 seconds to a minute are much more difficult. I realized that you have to give your all during appearances of 35 seconds maximum.”

Veleno is a first-round pick, 30th overall by the Red Wings in 2081. He has yet to have the opportunity to play in the NHL. In the AHL, with the Grand Rapids Griffins, he scored 11 goals and 12 assists in 54 games during his first proffessional season.

Jonathan Bernier becomes the ‘poster boy’ for TRUE Goalie by Lefevre goalie gear

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And Twitter:

Roughly translated: Albin Grewe will remain in Sweden until/whether the OHL season starts, if not longer

HockeyNews.se’s Mattias Ek spoke with Djurgardens IF sports director (i.e. GM) Joakim Erikson regarding two Swedish NHL prospects who are scheduled to return to North America.

Eriksson tells Ek that he wants to keep both players–including Grewe, who has signed with the OHL’s Saginaw Spirit–in Sweden for as long as possible.

What follows is roughly translated from Swedish:

Djurgarden hopes for extended NHL loans: “What’re hoping for”

STOCKHOLM. With the uncertainty surrounding the start of the NHL season, Djurgarden hopes to keep Los Angeles Kings-loaned defenseman Tobias Bjornfot for the time being.

Forward Albin Grewe may stay with the SHL team longer than Bjornfot.

Continue reading Roughly translated: Albin Grewe will remain in Sweden until/whether the OHL season starts, if not longer