Jiri Fischer News

Jakub Kindl didn't play badly in his first NHL game, and given the Red Wings' horrific overall performance in their 4-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers, that's saying something.

McDonald played 40 games for Detroit and scored two goals and seven assists for nine points.

GRAND RAPIDS -- Former Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios travels to hockey arenas on buses these days instead of a private jet.

Former Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios was held off the scoresheet and finished at -2 as his Chicago Wolves dropped a 5-4 decision to the Grand Rapids Griffins on Friday night, but Chelios sounded relatively content about playing in the AHL as he currently lives with his parents and has a 45-minute airline commute back to Metro Detroit, as he ...

October 8, Detroit News : Detroit News sportswriter Ted Kulfan presents all the unforgettable moments and personalities in the history of the Detroit Red Wings in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly." Stories about Steve Yzerman, Gordie Howe and Jiri Fischer, the rivalry with the Colorado Avalanche, and the glorious days at the Olympia are some of the ...

Fans will flock to Center I.C.E. Arena in Traverse City, Mich., starting Sunday to catch a glimpse of some future NHL stars.

Fans will flock to Center I.C.E. Arena in Traverse City, Mich., starting Sunday to catch a glimpse of some future NHL stars.

The Westland Observer posted an author-less story about a happy recipient of a charitable donation by the Salvation Army--an 11-year-old who comes from a family that doesn't have enough money to get him involved in hockey, but still received a chance to skate on Joe Louis Arena's ice last month: August 20, Westland Observer : For a child with ...

The Westland Observer posted an author-less story about a happy recipient of a charitable donation by the Salvation Army--an 11-year-old who comes from a family that doesn't have enough money to get him involved in hockey, but still received a chance to skate on Joe Louis Arena's ice last month: August 20, Westland Observer : For a child with ...

Today's Red Wings-related odds and ends are comprised of four, "For further reading" one-liners. If you're interested in reading about Mark Messier's decision-making process before he accepted a position as a "special assistant" to New York Rangers GM Glen Sather, Messier spoke to the Edmonton Journal's Jim Matheson about picking the brains of ...

It's been almost two years since Jiri Fischer's heart stopped. The Detroit Red Wings defenceman was in the middle of a game against the Nashville Predators when cardiac arrest struck.

From left, Detroit Red Wing Darren McCarty, who served as a coach for the youth hockey camp; Capt.

This story from the Red Wings' website speaks for itself: July 28, DetroitRedWings.com : For a child with dreams of being a professional ice hockey player, a recent day at Joe Louis Arena was exceptionally inspiring.

On a summer's day, from outside The Joe, the place looks abandoned. But inside the cavernous arena, below 20,000 empty seats, prospects aching to skate in the NHL with a winged-wheel emblazoned on their chest run through a series of drills.

Proof that you can find Red Wings-related articles all over the world: Arthur N. Taylor of the Koreia Economic Institute interviewed Grand Rapids Griffins assistant coach Jim Paek, who spent the past week running the Detroit Red Wings' summer "strength and conditioning" prospect camp alongside Curt Fraser, Jim Bedard, and Jiri Fischer.

Hey, summer's here, there are few sports going on, so why not look at some of the worst athletes to play pro sports in Detroit the last 20 years? We will count down the top 10 for each team, one player a day, all summer long.

Red Wings prospect Andrej Nestrasil has lived up to RedWingsCentral and Halifax Mooseheads correspondent Matthew Wuest's description as a " new-age power forward " over the first two days of Detroit's prospect strength and conditioning camp.

Red Wings prospect Brendan Smith has taken his third and possibly final prospect camp with Detroit very seriously, but he told the Windsor Star's Bob Duff that his veteran status isn't stopping him from enjoying himself: July 9, Windsor Star : "I've kind of seen everything," said the Toronto-born Smith, 20.

Red Wings prospect Nick Jensen has looked very raw at times during this week's "strength and conditioning" prospect camp, but the Green Bay Gamblers defenseman plans on spending another year in the USHL before attending St.

Red Wings prospect Landon Ferraro spoke to everyone with a camera or sound recorder in after the first day of Detroit's strength and conditioning camp, myself included.