Confirmed with Link: Yzerman to play in Alumni game!

[chances14]

awesome!!

 

[Chip39]

Looks like federov is back to 2C

 

[jetwing13]

Does anyone know if this game will be broadcast outside of the Detroit area? I would love to watch it!

 

[rojac]

I don't know about the US but I can't imagine that CBC is not bringing at least one of the games if not both. They brought the alumni game between the Rangers and the Flyers, so I can't see them not bringing at least one of these.

 

[chances14]

Does anyone know if this game will be broadcast outside of the Detroit area? I would love to watch it!

i believe both alumni games are being shown on nbcsn/nbc and cbc

 

[ArGarBarGar]

Why would they? He's one of the more loved Red Wings of that era.

Probably just because I find it insulting as someone who appreciates the greats of the Red Wings to see all these great names and then "Darren McCarty". And they don't even show a picture of his pre-comeback days.

 

[Cursed Lemon]

Probably just because I find it insulting as someone who appreciates the greats of the Red Wings to see all these great names and then "Darren McCarty". And they don't even show a picture of his pre-comeback days.

Come on, now. Darren was a big part of three Cups and was there for the 4th. The Grind Line is as much a part of those Cups as Stevie was.

 

[JPE123]

OH GOD YES. MY BODY IS READY.

Just look at the alumni lineup. Jeeebus Christ.

http://video.redwings.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=507006

Video!!!

Man I miss Stevie. What a player

 

[sepster]

I heard that all of the players who have had their numbers retired get to wear their banners as capes during the game.

 

[ashenhigh]

wow thats amazin news!!! Hope there will be some streaming, need to watch this!

get a new avatar, thief



SO EXCITED WOW. Best news in a long time. To see Stevie putting on that Red Wing jersey once again is all I wanted for xmas !

 

[Henkka]

What would the lines look like? Any clue?

Brendan Shanahan - Steve Yzerman - Tomas Holmström
Vyacheslav Kozlov - Sergei Fedorov - Doug Brown
Martin Lapointe - Igor Larionov - Darren McCarty
Kirk Maltby - Kris Draper - Joey Kocur
Ted Lindsay - Alex Delvecchio - Garry Unger
Paul Ysebaert - Jimmy Carson - Pat Verbeek
Petr Klima - Brent Fedyk - Dallas Drake
Dennis Polonich - Red Berenson - Mickey Redmond

Nicklas Lidström - Larry Murphy
Slava Fetisov - Paul Coffey
Jiri Fischer - Chris Chelios
Steve Duchene - Brian Rafalski
Mathieu Schneider - Aaron Ward
Jason Woolley - Mathieu Dandenault
Mark Howe - (Vladimir Konstantinov)

Chris Osgood
Mike Vernon
Eddie Mio
Manny Legace

That defence.

 

[ArGarBarGar]

Come on, now. Darren was a big part of three Cups and was there for the 4th. The Grind Line is as much a part of those Cups as Stevie was.

Yeah, but at the same time Maltby and Draper were both there and are not nearly as talked about as much as McCarty. His big draw is how he had such a hard fall and came back. Yeah, admirable, but his time in Detroit after his first stint is sorely overrated.

I know why they do it (fans eat it up), but I don't have to like it.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Yeah, but at the same time Maltby and Draper were both there and are not nearly as talked about as much as McCarty. His big draw is how he had such a hard fall and came back. Yeah, admirable, but his time in Detroit after his first stint is sorely overrated.

I know why they do it (fans eat it up), but I don't have to like it.

Given how many Avs actually openly admit how much that March 26 game and beating of Lemieux messed with their locker room it is a part why he gets a lot of credit. He was also a really accessible player back in his playing days. I mean Draper and Maltby hawked Fords to us, they were pretty loved, most of that team had rock star status.

Also keep in mind when we talk about the grind line, in those first two cups, McCarty was up the lineup, he wasn't with those guys most nights during the playoffs and regular season. He played a lot with Yzerman, Larionov, Sandström, Lapointe, Brown and Shanahan during that time period. The grind line back then was Draper, Maltby and Kocur. I think people forget he had a bigger role there too, just like later in his career his importance was over blown, before the drinking caught up, DMac was a little better player than I think he is remembered as being.

That couple months in 97 were pretty legendary, he beats up one of the biggest villains in Detroit sports history and scores the Cup clinching goal and a beauty at that ending the drought. Not hard to market that, through in his Windsor roots a lot of elements helped him take off, one of which was back then it looked like he was going to be a better hockey player than he truly ended up being.

On the topic at hand, of course like everyone else I am jacked to see Stevie put on the Winged-Wheel again, I guess something good did come out of that lockout.

 

[mindfly]

Can Fischer play with dat'heart?

 

[TheWestWing]

Oh happy day.

 

[theYman]

Awesome!! Can't wait. Not be a downer but wish Probert could be there. RIP. You know he'd be there one last time.

 

[Heaton]

Can Fischer play with dat'heart?

Yes.

 

[LeighDx59]

Words can't even describe how happy I am that Stevie's playing.

 

[NyquistIsMyGod*]

Lidstrom-Rafalski
Chelios-Schneider
Fisher-???

Could probably all lace them up right now and compete in teh NHL. :laugh2:

 

[RockemSockemProberts]

Words can't even describe how happy I am that Stevie's playing.

You took the (lack of) words right out of my mouth. What excellent news! And that line up is just plain sick. It'll be good to see the '96-'98 team take to the ice once more. No wonder there are two games!

 

[Nemesis Prime]

So happy I might just cry.

Just kidding, but this is excellent news!