red wing vault , 1926 to present

[deca guard]

my thought is a thread to put red wing stuff we dig up no matter how obscure or how long ago it happened . over time it could build up to be an interesting & fun thread :

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[deca guard]

1926

 

[MBH]

But no indignity, real or rumoured, compares with what Draper's newborn daughter Kamryn – diaperless – did to the Cup in June.
"A week after we won it, I had my newborn daughter in there and she pooped in the Cup," said Draper. "That was something. We had a pretty good laugh.
"It was, well, clean it out. I still drank out of it that night, so no worries."

 

[deca guard]

classic nhl moment . i think thats his folks to his left . his father a long time nhl scout if i remember right

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

Dino #22! One of the greatest hockey cards of all time imho.

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

This would've been an incredible "2nd" line, too bad their RW careers didn't overlap. Dino gone in '96, Cheli acquired in '99.

Fedorov-Larionov-Dino
Fetisov-Chelios

 

[Konnan511]

 

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[Retire91]

Olympia

The Joe

 

[Mlotek]

Olympia

The Joe

Don't forget the first temporary home of Border Cities Arena across the river.

Windsor Arena – International Metropolis

 

[Konnan511]

 

[avssuc]

I like this thread, can't wait to see where it goes.

 

[Retire91]

Don't forget the first temporary home of Border Cities Arena across the river.

Windsor Arena – International Metropolis

That is a beautiful building and cool that its still there

 

[Ricelund]

The Russian Five documentary's FB page is full of great pics I'd never seen before.

 

[SantosHalper]

peoples champ

 

[deca guard]

we called him 'woodsy' , and NOBODY hustled harder than paul woods . put him on the ice then watch him skate at full tilt every second til hes back on the bench . all my friends were jocks back then and he was everyone of ours favorite wing because of that hustle :

 

[deca guard]

polo#8 would come to play against the broadstreet bullies every time , and at 5'7'' 155lb wouldnt back down from any of them including dave hammer schultz . a short but classic polo flurry from a classic era -

 

[deca guard]

The son of Macedonian immigrants, Ilitch grew up on the west side of Detroit, served in the Marine Corps and played minor league baseball for the Tigers. He and his wife opened their first pizza store in suburban Garden City in 1959 and turned it into a national chain. They turned the sponsorships into the Little Caesars Amateur Hockey Program in 1968 and got wrapped up in the sport, first buying Red Wings season tickets, then a suite at Joe Louis Arena.
link to full story :
Mike Ilitch was Red Wings fan 'just like they are'

 

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[Konnan511]

 

[Richard Gibson]

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

8 more days til the prospect tourney