Red Wings Post Season

After a disappointing loss to the Penguins in the Stanley Cup final the Red Wings have been prominent in the news. Pavel Datsyuk won both the Frank J. Selke and Lady Byng trophies again at the NHL awards show in Las Vegas last week. This marks the fourth consecutive Lady Byng for Datsyuk and moves him into a tie for 3rd most Lady Byng trophy wins with Red Kelly. (Wayne Gretzky has five, and Frank Boucher has seven) The Selke was Pavel's second win, and of the past 15 winners, 6 of them have been members of the Detroit Red Wings. (Fedorov [94 & 96], Yzerman [2000], Draper [04], Datsyuk [08 & 09])

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Former Red Wings forwards Brett Hull, Luc Robatille and Steve Yzerman have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame alongside defenceman Brian Leech. All three forwards won a Stanley Cup with Detroit in 2002, but Brett Hull and Luc Robatille will most likely be remembered for their days with St. Louis and Los Angeles respectively. (I'm sure Kimota94 will recall Brian Leech's contribution in 1994 with the New York Rangers.) Yzerman enters the hall as the longest standing captian of one franchise and recorded 692 Goals, 1063 Assists, and 1755 Points in 1514 career games. A deserving inductee into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

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The Canadian Olympic Committee announced today that Mike Babcock will be sworn in as the coach of team Canada at the 2010 winter Olympics. Babcock boasts an NHL coaching record of 282-139-71 with 58 post season wins. He won a Stanley Cup in 2008, an IIHF World Championship in 2004, and a World Junior title in 1997. Babcock's resume proves he can handle "the big games" and after coaching the Detroit Red Wings I'm confident he'll be able to manage the star studded Team Canada line-up. I'm curious to see how his mind will work while trying to determine match-ups with Sidney Crosby against Henrik Zetterberg when Canada faces Sweden.

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