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Lerg, Abdelkader Lead Spartans to National Championship

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 22:54:18 -0400

Detroit Red Wings prospect Justin Abdelkader scored with just 18.9 seconds remaining and goaltender Jeff Lerg made several key saves as the Michigan State Spartans claimed the university's third National Championship with a 3-1 win over the Boston College Eagles.

Life at MSU 'Busy' for Wings Prospect Abdelkader

Wed, 14 Sep 2005 22:05:08 -0400

Muskegon native Justin Abdelkader isn't your typical freshman at Michigan State University.

Most first-year college students didn't spend their senior year of high school living almost 400 miles from home, traveling around the Midwest United States playing in the United States Hockey League, preparing to make the jump from high school hockey to the NCAA. Most freshmen weren't named Michigan's Mr. Hockey as the state's top high school hockey player in their junior seasons.

Three Wings Join UHL Team

Tue, 01 Feb 2005 17:08:40 -0500

The United Hockey League's Motor City Mechanics announced on Tuesday that Detroit Red Wings defensemen Derian Hatcher and Chris Chelios and forward Kris Draper would be joining the team.

All three, along with many other locked-out NHL players, were looking for a place to play that was close to their metro Detroit homes. With the NHL season on the brink of cancellation, more and more players look for places to play to stay in game shape. Over 350 NHL players have signed with European teams. Others, such as Red Wings defenseman Jason Woolley, have been working out with college teams. Still more, including New Jersey Devils forward Scott Gomez and now Hatcher, Chelios and Draper, have signed with minor-league teams.

Locked-out Wings Help Honor Larionov

Tue, 14 Dec 2004 17:08:33 -0500

When former Red Wing Igor Larionov retired from the NHL last spring, he knew he had one game left in him. For a year, Larionov had been planning one final game in Moscow, where is Russian fans could see him skate for the last time.

With the NHL locked out and games put on hold, many of Larionov's former teammates were able to make the trip to Russia with him, to honor the player who last year was the oldest in the NHL.

Detroit WHA Entry to be Known as "Gladiators"

Wed, 30 Jun 2004 17:08:05 -0400

Detroit's World Hockey Association franchise set to begin play this fall announced today that they will go by the name "Detroit Gladiators."

The name was chosen in the second round of a "Name the Team" survey. The top two fan-submitted names from the first round of voting ("Demons" and "Cougars") joined "Gladiators," "Dynamos" and "Speed" as options in the second round.