The NHL Network posted a Tweet today in which Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill engages in a 2-minute interview…
“We’re a hungry group to play, I can tell you that.” – @DetroitRedWings Head Coach Jeff Blashill. #NHLTonight | https://t.co/zg1faBBunz pic.twitter.com/gmmfsfknh2— NHL Network (@NHLNetwork) December 9, 2020
And the interview clip is actually part of an 8-minute clip posted on NHL.com:
I suppose we’ll call this an FYI: the annual Forbes report regarding NHL team valuations came out today, and Mike Ozanian and Kurt Badenhausen’s report states that the Red Wings and most other teams actually lost equitable value and/or operating income due to the pandemic.
8. Detroit Red Wings
• Value: $775 million
• 1-Year Change: –3%
• Owner: Marian Ilitch
• Operating Income: $31.2 million
The NHL’s salary cap all but ensures that teams can make “bank value” every year because their costs are theoretically capped, but this year, that’s not the case.
From the Grand Rapids Griffins comes this charitable note:
Continue reading Grand Rapids Griffins to hold virtual teddy bear toss on December 15thGriffins to Hold Drive-Thru “Teddy Bear Toss & Holiday Drive”
Stuffed Animals, Canned Goods and Cash Donations to be Collected at Griff’s IceHouse on Dec. 15
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Although the Grand Rapids Griffins’ 2020-21 season is delayed, the season of giving will be in full force on Tuesday, Dec. 15 when they team up with J&H Family Stores and three local charities to host a drive-thru Teddy Bear Toss & Holiday Drive from 5-7 p.m. at Griff’s IceHouse at Belknap Park (30 Coldbrook St. NE).
Fans are invited to show their support and generous spirit by donating any of the following:
The Detroit News’s Ted Kulfan appeared on today’s episode of The Word on Woodward, and The Athletic’s Max Bultman appeared on The Red & White Authority podcast recently:
Of prospect-related note:
In the Czech Extraliga, Filip Zadina scored a goal on 4 shots, finishing even in 14:35 of ice time as Ocelari Trinec won 4-3 over HC Dynamo Pardubice:
Here’s Zadina’s goal with audio & additional angles. #LGRW pic.twitter.com/GBReMEODIR— Jay (@hwcJay) December 8, 2020
Jan Bednar didn’t dress in HC Energie Karlovy Vary’s 2-1 overtime win over PSG Berani Zlin. Karlovy Vary’s website is reporting that Bednar has departed for the QMJHL;
Filip Hronek scored the final goal of a 6-1 win for HK Mountfield over Ceske Budejovice. Hronek played 23:17, finishing at +3 with 2 shots;
In the SHL, Moritz Seider had an assist, finishing at +1 in 19:32 played as Rogle BK won 5-0 over Lulea Hockey:
Continue reading Prospect round-up: Zadina, Hronek score in Czech; Seider adds a helper in SwedenFrom the Red Wings comes a short video of Kirk Maltby and Luke Glendening, who discuss the differences between “NHL 21” and “NHL 94”:
Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin appeared on a new podcast with Fox Sports Carolinas’ Tripp Tracy, discussing lessons learned from Henrik Zetterberg and more over the course of several YouTube videos:
… @DetroitRedWings forward @Dylanlarkin39 joins @CanesOnFSCR hockey analyst @TrippTracy on a new podcast, Digging in with Tripp. https://t.co/XbedUkmHIX pic.twitter.com/fwiRoB3KoY— FOX Sports Detroit (@FOXSportsDet) December 8, 2020
The Red Wings and Tigers’ twice-weekly webcast, “The Word on Woodward,” will air from 12 to 2 PM EST today on YouTube. The guests for today’s show remain TBA:
Update: Per DetroitRedWings.com’s Daniella Bruce:
You know what day it is!!! The #WordOnWoodward starts at 12pm!! Tune in to hear from @KenKalDRW @tkulfan @CodyStavenhagen and your new Tigers manager, AJ Hinch!! Join us on @tigers and @DetroitRedWings Facebook, YouTube, or websites.— Daniella Bruce (@daniellabruce_) December 8, 2020
According to Expressen, Team Sweden, whose national team coach, Tomas Monten, has tested positive for the coronavirus, has had to let Albin Grewe head back to Djurgardens IF due to a positive coronavirus test, which Aftonbladet confirms.
Via Paul Kukla of Abel to Yzerman: the Ottawa Sun’s Bruce Garrioch reports that the NHL will give the seven teams that did not participate in the league’s “Return to Play” last summer a couple extra days to start their training camps:
The indications are there wont be any exhibition games and training camps will get underway in early January.
The seven teams that didn’t participate in the Return to Play in the summer – including the Ottawa Senators, Detroit Red Wings, San Jose Sharks, Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks, New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres – will be able to open camp on a voluntary basis on or around Dec. 28.
The reality is all these dates could move because this is a fluid situation because of the spread of COVID-19 throughout Canada and the United States. As a result, the league may start its season in hub cities and then allow teams to play out of their arenas later on.
