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WINGS THINGS Red Wings Team History .................................... 5 Red Wings in the Community............................. 17 CCHA Update .................................................. 23 Your 2010 -11 Detroit Red Wings...................... 25 Detroit Red Wings Photo of the Month ............... 34 GM Corner: Q&A with Ken Holland ..................... 45 Hockeytown Trivia ............................................ 47 Alumni Reunion with Mel Bridgman..................... 63 Detroit Red Wings Save of the Game .................. 67 Wings & Things with Jimmy Howard................... 69 Dining & Beverage Guide ............................. 72 -73 Ticket & Seating Information .............................. 77 Red Wings Game Schedule ............................... 79

GAME DAY LIVE Game Notes ................................................... 39 Today’s Line-Up ..........................................40 - 41 Around the NHL .............................................. 42

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Owner/Governor.........................................................................MIKE ILITCH Owner/Secretary-Treasurer ...................................................... MARIAN ILITCH President & CEO, Ilitch Holdings, Inc. ................................CHRISTOPHER ILITCH Senior Vice President/Alternate Governor .................................JIM DEVELLANO Exec. Vice President/General Manager/Alternate Governor........... KEN HOLLAND Vice President/Assistant General Manager ...........................................JIM NILL Advisor to Hockey Operations ................................................... CHRIS CHELIOS Senior Vice President of Operations & Legal Affairs ....................ROBERT E. CARR Assistant General Manager of Hockey Administration ..................... RYAN MARTIN Executive Assistant .................................................................... KATHI WYATT Head Coach ...........................................................................MIKE BABCOCK Associate Coaches ............................. PAUL MacLEAN AND BRAD McCRIMMON Goaltending Coach...................................................................... JIM BEDARD Video Coach ..................................................................... KEITH MCKITTRICK Director of Pro Scouting ...............................................................MARK HOWE Pro Scouts .....................GLENN MERKOSKY, BRUCE HARALSON, KIRK MALTBY Director of Amateur Scouting..................................................JOE McDONNELL Amateur Scouts ................................. MARK LEACH, DAVID KOLB, JEFF FINLEY Director of European Scouting ...........................................HAKAN ANDERSSON European Scouts...............VLADIMIR HAVLUJ, NIKOLAI VAKOUROV, ARI VOURI Part-Time Scout ......................................................................... MARTY STEIN Director of Player Development ....................................................JIRI FISCHER Athletic Therapist .....................................................................PIET VAN ZANT Assistant Athletic Therapist ..................................................... RUSS BAUMANN Equipment Manager ................................................................... PAUL BOYER Assistant Equipment Managers .......................JOHN REMEJES, ADAM SHEEHAN Team Masseur .............................................................. SERGEI TCHEKMAREV Team Masseuse ................................................................... LYNNE NEWMAN Medical Director ...................................................... DONALD W. WEAVER, MD Team Physicians .............. ANTHONY COLUCCI, DO; DOUGLAS G. PLAGENS, MD Team Dentists ................................ DR. JEFFREY BOOGREN, DR. RANDY FREIJ DETrOIT rED WINGS - BuSINESS OPEraTIONS

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DETROIT RED WINGS TEAM HISTORY

HISTORY BEHIND THE NAME Detroit joined the NHL for the 1926-27 season and was known as the Cougars. After an unsuccessful four years of play, coach Jack Adams thought a name change might help spur a winning season. The name was changed to the Falcons beginning with the 1930-31 season. When James Norris, Sr. purchased the hockey franchise in 1932, he changed the name a third time to the Red Wings. Red was a part of the name because the existing uniforms were red and white.

TEAM COLORS Little is known about why red and white were chosen for the team’s colors back in 1926. However, red is an emotionally charged color, demonstrating passion, strength, energy, fire and excitement. And initially, the sport of ice hockey, with roots dating back to the mid-1880s, was played outdoors surrounded by snow, thus the color white. The colors of red and white do indeed seem fitting for an energetic hockey team that provides so much excitement to its fans.

THE LOGO After James Norris, Sr. changed the name from the Falcons to the Red Wings, he searched for a new logo. He was reminded of the logo worn by the Montreal Winged Wheelers – an amateur hockey team he had played for years before as member of the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association. That logo’s wheeled center seemed quite appropriate for Detroit, a city that had put the world on wheels, and the wing would denote speed as the players soared around the rink in smooth flight.

EVOLUTION OF THE LOGO The original Red Wings logo was rather crude, but it has been refined over the years. When Mike and Marian Ilitch purchased the team in 1982, they enlarged the logo on the game jerseys to demonstrate the pride they felt for the hockey team and the franchise’s long and rich history.

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THE NUMBERS DON’T LIE

HALL OF FAME CREDENTIALS: While his detractors say that Osgood’s success is a product of being part of championship-caliber teams, Red Wings general manager Ken Holland insists that Osgood’s 400 wins is the final statement for a hall-of-fame resume.

hat makes a hall-of-fame goaltender? Red Wings fans and critics alike have debated this for years, as they try to decide what to make of Chris Osgood’s career. Some people praise the Wings’ veteran for his on-ice success. Others question his place in hockey history. Osgood has faced his share of critics during his 17 NHL seasons, despite three Stanley Cup rings. His detractors say that Osgood’s success is a product not of his abilities, but the abilities of those skating 8

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in front of him. But according to Red Wings general manager Ken Holland, Osgood’s 400-plus career wins is the final statement on a hall-of-fame resume. “The game’s been around 90-95 years, and 10 people have won 400 games,” Holland said. “People that feel he shouldn’t be in always bring up that he’s been on a good team, the nine goalies above him, they’ve all been on good teams too. To think you’re going to win 400 games in the NHL on a bad team, people don’t understand how good the

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NO QUESTION: Despite being a 3-time Stanley Cup Champion, Vezina Trophy finalist, and NHL All-Star selection – members of the hockey community still question Osgood’s place among the top goaltenders in NHL history.

league is. He’s done something that only nine other people in almost 100 years have accomplished.” Osgood’s career milestones mirror or even surpass the 31 goaltenders already inducted into hockey’s shrine in the heart of downtown Toronto. Osgood’s three Stanley Cup championships are more than 19 of the current hall-of-famers. His 74 playoff wins are only topped by four inducted goalies. And Martin Brodeur, who more than likely will be a first-ballot hall-of-famer, is the only goaltender in history to reach 400 wins quicker than Osgood. Yet members of the hockey community still question Osgood’s place. Hockey writers and historians Bob Duff and Kevin Allen were criticized for placing Osgood among the top 50 goaltenders

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in 2002, despite Osgood already having two Stanley Cups, a Vezina Trophy finalist selection, and an All-Star selection. Duff compared Osgood’s situation to that of Ken Dryden, who had nine hall-of-famers playing in front of him in his last season with the Montreal Canadiens. “I think it’s a problem for all goalies who have played behind good teams,” Duff said. “You look at people like Ken Dryden, to this day, there are people who will say that Ken Dryden was the benefactor of playing behind those great Montreal teams. But you still have to stop the puck. I don’t care how great the team is in front of you, you’re going to have to make some saves during the game. It’s funny, if you put Osgood’s numbers and Dryden’s numbers side by side, there’s a real parallel there.” Longtime friend and teammate Kris

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JUST WIN, BABY: Long time friend and teammate Kris Draper says that Osgood’s 400 wins represent what Osgood has strived for since entering the league in 1993. “He didn’t care what the score was, as long as he made one more save than the other goalie.” - Kris Draper

Draper said that Osgood’s 400 wins represents what he has strived for since entering the league in 1993. Osgood has only one losing season, which is something only three current hall-offame goaltenders have achieved. “Really from the start of his career and all the way up to now, just the consistency – all he did, all he talked about, was winning hockey games,” Draper said. “He didn’t care what the score was, as long as he made one more save than the other goalie. That’s something that I think he 12

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was always proud of, just walking away and getting that win.” When asked what his sales pitch would be to earn hall-of-fame votes for Osgood, assistant general manager Jim Nill said the 400-plus wins say enough. “It’s a results-oriented business,” Nill said. “Results are results, he’s done it. That’s the bottom line. What comes first, the chicken or the egg? People are going to argue that he was on good teams, but goaltenders are a big part of those good teams. He’s been a part of that, and he’s delivered.”

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RED WINGS BRING HOLIDAY CHEER TO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN The Detroit Red Wings made their annual trip to Children’s Hospital of Michigan following a practice in December. After a brief welcome in the Red Wings’ Play Zone located in the hospital’s lobby, the team broke up into groups to visit various wards ranging from oncology to neurology to PICU. The players spent two hours going room-to-room passing out team wall calendars, signing autographs, and posing for pictures with patients and their families. ABOVE: Brad Stuart, Henrik Zetterberg, Brian Rafalski and Drew Miller pose for a picture with a future Red Wings fan. RIGHT: Jiri Hudler, Todd Bertuzzi, Jimmy Howard, Tomas Holmstrom and Darren Helm visit with a patient and her family members during their December visit to Chidren’s Hospital of Michigan.

PLAYERS BEAT BABCOCK AND HOLLAND IN A BELL-RINGING FIRST For the first time in five years, two Red Wings players brought in more money for The Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign in two hours of bell-ringing than coach Mike Babcock and general manager Ken Holland. In total, this year’s competition raised $6,330, which was more than the last two campaign competitions combined. Forwards Justin Abdelkader and Darren Helm rang bells at Hockeytown Authentics in Troy in December. Fans lined up around the building to help the players raise nearly $2,900. Babcock and Holland’s red kettle

at Hiller’s Market in downtown Northville totaled nearly $2,400, putting them just $500 short of the total raised by the Wings forwards. Jonathan Ericsson and Drew Miller collected over $1,000 at the Kroger in Plymouth, bringing the grand total to $6,330. This year’s final total was 31 times the amount collected daily for the average red kettle. The Salvation Army also had its famous red kettles at Joe Louis Arena for four games in December, which brought in an additional $2,000 for the campaign. RED WINGS TODAY

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The CCHA: Never better than the 90s

In 1992, Lake Superior won its second NCAA title. The 1992 Frozen Four saw three CCHA teams as the Lakers, Michigan State and Michigan qualified.

Michigan State coach Ron Mason became NCAA hockey’s all-time winningest coach with win No. 674 on March 12, 1993. Lake Superior’s Blaine Lacher set the NCAA mark for consecutive shutout minutes in 1994 with 371:01. LSSU won its third NCAA title that season.

Bowling Green’s Brian Holzinger became the second Falcon to win the Hobey Baker Memorial Award in 1995.

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TODD BERTUZZI

Born: February 25, 1987 Muskegon, MI - USA

Born: February 2, 1975 Sudbury, ON - Canada

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PAVEL DATSYUK

Born: December 18, 1978 Carbonear, NL - Canada

Born: July 20, 1978 Sverdlovsk, Russia

Pos: RW Shoots: Left Ht: 6’0” Wt: 210 lbs.

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PATRICK EAVES

Born: May 24, 1971 Toronto, ON - Canada

Born: May 1, 1984 Calgary, AB - Canada

Pos: C Shoots: Left Ht: 5’10” Wt: 190 lbs.

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VALTTERI FILPPULA

Born: March 2, 1984 Karlskrona, Sweden

Born: March 20, 1984 Vantaa, Finland

Pos: D Shoots: Left Ht: 6’5” Wt: 220 lbs.

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DARREN HELM

Born: December 23, 1979 Vetlanda, Sweden

Born: January 21, 1987 St. Andrews, MB - Canada

Pos: RW Shoots: Left Ht: 6’2” Wt: 220 lbs.

Pos: C Shoots: Left Ht: 5’11” Wt: 195 lbs.

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JIMMY HOWARD

Born: January 23, 1973 Pitea, Sweden

Born: March 26, 1984 Syracuse, NY - USA

Pos: LW Shoots: Left Ht: 6’0” Wt: 205 lbs.

Pos: G Catches: Left Ht: 6’0” Wt: 210 lbs.

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DOUG JANIK

Born: January 4, 1984 Olomouc, Czech Republic

Born: March 26, 1980 Agawam, MA - USA

Pos: LW Shoots: Left Ht: 5’9” Wt: 178 lbs.

Pos: D Shoots: Left Ht: 6’1” Wt: 215 lbs.

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NIKLAS KRONWALL

Born: February 10, 1987 Sumperk, Czech Republic

Born: January 12, 1981 Stockholm, Sweden

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DREW MILLER

Born: April 28, 1970 Vasteras, Sweden

Born: February 17, 1984 Dover, NJ - USA

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JAN MURSAK

Born: June 7, 1970 Livonia, MI - USA

Born: January 20, 1988 Maribor, Slovenia

Pos: C Shoots: Left Ht: 6’3” Wt: 212 lbs.

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BRIAN RAFALSKI

Born: November 26, 1972 Peace River, AB - Canada

Born: September 28, 1973 Dearborn, MI - USA

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RUSLAN SALEI

Born: February 8, 1989 Mimico, ON - Canada

Born: November 2, 1974 Minsk, Belarus

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TOMAS TATAR

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Born: November 6, 1979

Born: December 1, 1990 Ilava, Slovakia

Pos: D Shoots: Left Ht: 6’2” Wt: 215 lbs.

Pos: LW Shoots: Left Ht: 5’11” Wt: 176 lbs.

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Born: October 9, 1980 Njurunda, Sweden

Head Coach In his sixth year as Wings head coach.

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Pos: C Shoots: Left Ht: 5’11” Wt: 195 lbs.

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BRAD McCRIMMON

Assistant Coach In his sixth year as Wings assistant coach.

Assistant Coach In his third year as Wings assistant coach.

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KEITH McKITTRICK

Goaltending Coach In his 14th year as Wings goaltending coach.

Video Coach In his third year as Wings video coach.

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BuZZEr BEaTEr: Nicklas Lidstrom got the Red Wings on the scoreboard with this goal in a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Dec. 10, 2010 at Joe Louis Arena. Lidstrom tied the game at 1-1 when with 1.2 seconds left in the first period and on a 5-on-3 power play, he poked a pass from Tomas Holmstrom behind goalie Carey Price. (Photo by Dave Reginek/Getty Images)

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days, and 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. on game days; I’m a night owl. I watch NHL games every night until midnight or 1 a.m.

My monthly cell phone bill is… $500 – $750. My favorite player growing up was… Bernie Parent of the Philadelphia Flyers.

The players I most admire in any sport are… Steve Yzerman and Nicklas Lidstrom.

If I could be a GM in another league, it’d be… Major League Baseball. I love working with numbers and baseball is all about stats. Plus, I played a lot of baseball growing up.

My greatest moment as an athlete was… our playoff run to the Calder Cup finals (in 1982) with Binghamton.

The one former player I’d deal for, no matter the price, is… Bobby Orr or Wayne Gretzky. I can’t decide between the two.

The last vacation I took was to… Bandon Dunes, Oregon, on a golf trip with 15 golf buddies.

My biggest role model in my sport is… Jimmy Devellano and Scotty Bowman.

The best thing about my job is… that I love my job. It’s not work. The worst job I ever had… was one summer in Medicine Hat I worked for an oil company as a day laborer. I would sit on the back of a flatbed truck as we drove along the pipeline picking up great, big rocks. Two or three of us would jump down and pick-up rocks and plop them into the back of the truck.

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guys like Probert and Kocur as heavyweights. The Flyers had Dave Schultz, but there wasn’t a second guy in that category. What do you love most about the game? When you play at a high level and you’re fortunate to play on a good team you appreciate the skill of the players and the strategy that goes into the game, and the scouting. You realize how much goes into seeing that athlete on the ice. You’re not just seeing a player, but you’re seeing the whole process that goes into see that one player at this level. Who had the greatest infl uence on your career? No doubt my father did at a young age. And a gentleman named Barry Thorndycraft, who was drafted by Montreal and coached at North Dakota for two years. And between the two of them, before I turned pro, they had a tremendous impact on me. At the pro level, I’ve had to say Bobby Clarke. You don’t get to play with too many leaders like that. What advice would you give to kids playing today? The ability to work hard is a talent in and of itself. And when people talk about talent they usually talk about skating and stick-handling skills. But at the end of the day, your ability to work hard is a talent; not everybody has that, and if you have that, I’ll tell you, the people who are watching, coaches, scouts, they really respect that.

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$423 $225

212A - 217C, 226A - 203C, Rows 22 - 25

$25

$475

$25

Sect 228 & 201, Rows 18 - 20

N/A

Standing Room Only

$50

$45

$855

$48

$432

Upper Level, Rows 26 - 27

N/A

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