Game recap: Red Wings 6, Predators 2 and NHL video highlights

By Christy Hammond
The Detroit Red Wings (38-12-8) scored five goals on the power play en route to a 6-2 win over the Nashville Predators (27-28-3). Johan Franzen and Nicklas Lidstrom each posted two goals and an assist in the victory. Niklas Kronwall and Pavel Datsyuk earned a pair of assists while Jiri Hudler and Henrik [...]

February 19, 2009
Categories: Announcements, Fan Lifestyles, Game Night, Hockey, Links, Mike Babcock, NHL, Recap, Winter Classic, fight, video . Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Author: Shannon Paul . Comments: 1 Comment

Watch Motor City “Fil” aka Valtteri Filppula in the Red Wings TV tribute to Groundhog Day

Last night’s win over the St. Louis Blues put an end to the Red Wings’ five-game losing streak, but what about winter in Hockeytown? Will it ever end?
Yesterday’s news reports confirmed Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, but what about Motor City “Fil”?
Check out this funny video with Red Wings players Kris Draper and Dan Cleary, [...]

February 3, 2009
Categories: Fan Lifestyles, Hockey, Mike Babcock, video . Tags: , , , , , . Author: Shannon Paul . Comments: 4 Comments

Is AC/DC’s “Back in Black” the perfect hockey soundtrack?

ESPN’s John Buccigross aka The Decider recently declared AC/DC the official music act for the sport of hockey. He even goes so far as to break down the band’s iconic “Black in Black” album song by song, outlining each track’s relationship to hockey.
For example:
Track 1: “Hells Bells”

I’m a rolling thunder, pouring rain
I’m comin’ on like a [...]

November 25, 2008
Categories: Fan Lifestyles, Game Night, Hockey, video . Tags: , , , , , , . Author: hockeytownusa . Comments: 5 Comments

How can the Internet help fans stay connected to their favorite teams?

A recent article by Steve Donohue in the digital publication, Contentinople, provides an insightful glimpse into where executives of the NHL believe the future of sports programming is headed: online.
Donohue’s post notes that a full 80 percent of visitors to NHL.com who watch videos on the site return the next day, and roughly 80 percent [...]

November 6, 2008
Categories: Fan Lifestyles . Tags: , , , , , . Author: hockeytownusa . Comments: 2 Comments