For the rebuilding Detroit Red Wings, when Grand Rapids Griffins president and CEO Tim Gortsema announced the organization would opt to play the 2021 AHL season, it must have been music to the Red Wings. It certainly is good news all around for the Red Wings organization to have young prospects on ice in game…
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Detroit Red Wings Filip Zadina, has a renewed confidence
In 2019-20 Detroit Red Wings prospect Filip Zadina gave flashes he was ready for the NHL. During last years training camp Zadina was sent to the Grand Rapids Griffins lacking confidence in his game. Filip Zadina was loaned by the Red Wings to a European league after the COVID-19 forced NHL shutdown. While playing in…
At 5-7 the Detroit Lions are one game out of an NFC Playoff spot
Chalk it up to 2020. That could be the only logical explanation. The Detroit Lions who have underachieved for much of the season sit just one game out of a playoff spot. No kidding. The same Detroit Lions who fired general manager Bob Quinn and head coach Matt Patricia are in the playoff race. Though…
Baseball America unveils the Detroit Tigers top 10 prospects
Founded in 1981, Baseball America covers the game at every level. The popular publication which is released bi-weekly focuses on high school, college, Japan and minor league prospects. Baseball America is a go-to resource for MLB scouts, general managers and players themselves. The publication just released their list of top 10 Detroit Tigers prospects. Some…
In selecting a new head football coach the Detroit Lions must look for these key ingredients
With the recent departure of former Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia, much was brought to light about what Patricia did not do during his time on the Lions sidelines. The list is long and I do not feel like rehashing. That said, with the organization now searching for a new general manager and a…
The Star Wars franchise loses another original cast member as David Prowse passes away
From the very first time Darth Vader walked onto movie screens in 1977, fans were roped in. Former bodybuilder and strongman competitor David Prowse was the man inside the Darth Vader costume while the character was voiced by James Earl Jones. Yesterday, David Prowse died at age 85. He joins Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) Kenny…
One thing the Detroit Lions need to do in order to move the franchise forward
I have been a Detroit Lions fan since 1980. That makes me a bit of a Lions historian. I’m not bragging nor am I trying to brag. It just comes with time served as a Lions fan. During that time I have seen a lot of bad football, moments of good football while great football…
Detroit Lions owner Shelia Ford Hamp delivered on her word, general manager Bob Quinn and head coach Matt Patricia have been fired
How will the Bob Quinn/ Matt Patricia era be remembered in Detroit? Disheveled? Uninspired? Ill-equipped? How about disconnected? The answer may just be all of it. Certainly the two former New England Patriots empolyees were in over their head from day one and it snowballed from there. Today Detroit Lions owner Shelia Ford Hamp pulled…
While the Detroit Pistons, Red Wings and Tigers are all rebuilding the Detroit Lions need to join them
Enough is enough! The Detroit Lions fans base is loyal to a fault. But, even the fan base is angry, it is time the Lions end the Bob Quinn/ Matt Patricia era now. It has not worked and is not working. The Lions have regressed every season under the duo’s time in Detroit. The Lions…
Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver is retooling, reshaping and rebuilding the team
There is no way around it. The Detroit Pistons have joined two other Detroit sports teams (Tigers and Red Wings) by officially entering a total or very near total teardown and rebuild. New Pistons general manager Troy Weaver was very active this past week first with the 2020 NBA draft and then free agency. The…
