The University of Minnesota may be the two-time defending Big Ten champions, but it was the University of Michigan that the six Big Ten hockey coaches picked atop their preseason poll. Despite losing second-team All-American Dylan Larkin to the Detroit … Continue reading
Author Archives: Lonny Goldsmith
Minnesota Wild enter season at crossroads
What are the Minnesota Wild? Are they the team that Bovada has tagged as the 6th favorite to win the Stanley Cup? Or are they a team that is middling in a stacked Central Division, as likely to miss the … Continue reading
Drive For 25: Can Detroit Keep Its Playoff Streak Alive?
You can list all the things you want to look at coming into the Detroit Red Wings 2015-16 season, but all eyes won’t necessarily be on the product on the ice – it’ll be on the man pulling the strings. … Continue reading
Wild go to Sweden for 20th pick
SAINT PAUL, Minn – It’s not going to be an easy road for the Minnesota Wild. Being stuck in the Central Division, they will, most likely, have to figure out how to get past the Chicago Blackhawks in order to … Continue reading
Detroit looks to fill holes in offense at 19
The Detroit Red Wings made the playoffs. This isn’t news anymore; the streak is 24 years and counting. The last two years weren’t as easy as the 22 prior, and to make it a quarter century will be arguably the … Continue reading
Babcock takes the money and runs To Toronto
In the end, it was all about the money for Mike Babcock. He could have taken the Buffalo job for the largest contract a National Hockey League coach has ever gotten while coaching this year’s No. 2 pick (presumably Jack … Continue reading