Let's start with ESPN sure does know how to do a sports documentary. I lived in Michigan in 1996 and 1997, and the director captured what was going on at the time. The Detroit Red Wings had been down for a long time, but were slowly climbing back into respectability under the ownership of the Ilitch family.
If you love hockey, Michigan has a ton of teams you can root for. It also is the home of one of the best (and worst) cities for Hockey Fans to live in.
The Detroit Red Wings fired longtime Zamboni driver Al Sobotka, known to generations of Red Wings fans as the man who swung an octopus over his head to rev fans up.
Former Detroit Red Wing Justin Abdelkader is hoping to resume his professional hockey career. The Grand Rapids Griffins announced today they have signed the former NHL'er to a tryout contract.
The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Buffalo Sabres two times in three days. Here's what the first of those two victories looked like from Little Caesar's Arena.