Detroit Red Wings News

Apr 9, 2013; St. Paul, MN, USA; Chicago Blackhawks goalie Ray Emery against the Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center.

DETROIT – Wander from one dressing room stall to another, fight your way through the scrum of TV cameras and microphones, and the answers all tend to sound the same.

Daniel Cleary drives people crazy. He gets under their skin and he rattles them and he won't just go away.

Helm was expected to be the Red Wings' third-line center before injuring his back in the weight room just before training camp began in January this lockout-shortened season.

Lots of random stuff to talk about today, so we'll do it kind of like a midday Quick hits.

February 15, 2013; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Red Wings center Tomas Tatar celebrates after scoring in the second period against the Anaheim Ducks at Joe Louis Arena.

There's a three story pile of black petroleum coke big enough to cover an entire city block piling up in Southwest Detroit.

Jimmy Howard's cat-quick reflexes in net and easygoing nature out of it are big reasons the Detroit Red Wings are on a roll.

So it appears Blackhawks fans are having a tough time swallowing that the Red Wings won't be simply lying down and getting swept like most people thought they would.

Down on the ice after absorbing another crosscheck that sent him flying into the maelstrom in front of the Red Wings goal, Jonathan Toews spun on his knees and whacked away at the puck.

The Detroit Red Wings will host a "Fill the Boot" fundraiser to benefit the family of Dearborn resident and Westland firefighter Brian Woehlke prior to game four of the Stanley Cup Western Conference Semifinals on May 23.

'The Hangover Part III' isn't so much exhausted by outrageous 'Oh no, they didn't!' ideas as it is... Johan Franzen and Justin Abdelkader hug Detroit teammate Pavel Datsyuk after his third-period goal against the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night in Game 3 at Joe Louis Arena.

Second from left, Detroit Red Wings center Gustav Nyquist celebrates his goal against the Chicago Blackhawks during the second period of Game 3 in Detroit on Monday, May 20, 2013.

The Red Wings landed at Metropolitan Airport after upsetting the Anaheim Ducks in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and they were barely through celebrating when questions came about their next difficult task, the Chicago Blackhawks and their deep lineup.

The President's Trophy winners are in a bit of trouble now as one team with an ex-Boston College Eagle made a statement on their home ice.

Canadian Olympic gold medal winning hockey coach Mike Babcock of Manitouwadge, Ontario deserves high praise for the Detroit Red Wings leading the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 in the Western Conference semi-final series.

The 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs are moving into their fourth week and already we've seen moments that have added to the NHL 's mythology.

The former head of the Internal Revenue Service heads to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, giving lawmakers their first opportunity to question the man who ran the agency when agents were improperly targeting tea party groups.

Pavel Datsyuk, left, of the Detroit Red Wings looks to drive around Chicago Blackhawks defender Johnny Oduya during the first period in Game 3 at Joe Louis Arena on Monday in Detroit.

"I'm enjoying my life, to be honest with you," the Red Wings defenseman said before Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Blackhawks.