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Jimmy Howard Robs Daniel and Henrik Sedin (Video)

By Adam GretzJan 9th 2011 – 10:32AM

Under the watchful eye of general manager Ken Holland, the Detroit Red Wings have never really made a huge financial investment in their goaltenders (well, outside of that run with Dominik Hasek), instead opting to load up on their forwards and defense. Example: this season no team has a smaller percentage of its salary...

2 on 1: Dominant Detroit

By Christopher BottaDec 7th 2010 – 12:00PM

The Detroit Red Wings, well, are again the Detroit Red Wings. The Wings enter action Tuesday with the best record in the Western Conference and appear to be a lock for their 21st consecutive playoff appearance. Two of our hockey writers, A.J. Perez and Chris Botta, will discuss Detroit's ability to remain on top in the...

2010-11 Detroit Red Wings Preview: Climbing the Mountain Again

By Susan SlusserOct 3rd 2010 – 1:00PM

Something strange has happened this fall. The annual "are the Red Wings too old?" questions have subsided, and Detroit is the trendy pick in the Western Conference in many corners. Well, the Red Wings certainly have not endured the kinds of offseason losses that sliced away at the champion Blackhawks. Plus, Detroit should...

Chris Chelios Will Retire, Accept Job With Red Wings

By FanHouse NewswireAug 7th 2010 – 9:21PM

DETROIT (AP) -- Red Wings general manager Ken Holland says Chris Chelios is going to work for the team. Holland said Saturday night that Chelios' new job doesn't have a title yet and his specific responsibilities haven't been determined. The 48-year-old Chelios played for the Atlanta Thrashers last season. The defenseman...

Mike Modano May Not Play in Detroit After All

By Bruce CiskieJul 13th 2010 – 5:35PM

Not too long ago, it sounded like free-agent center Mike Modano, undoubtedly a future Hall of Famer, was going to play in Detroit or not at all. The Michigan native seemed heartened by the thought of coming "home" to finish off his NHL career. It helped that there seemed to be little -- if any -- interest on the free...

ken holland News From the Web

  • 06/02/12 Detroit Red Wings GM Ken Holland: The Best in the Biz... Source: Bleacher Report First, you must know that the Detroit Red Wings aren't a team.
  • 06/01/12 Nicklas Lidstrom will remain in Red Wings... Source: Kalamazoo Gazette - Kalamazoo MI Nicklas Lidstrom's ties to the Detroit Red Wings will not be severed just because his playing career is over and he is moving home to Sweden permanently.
  • 06/01/12 Tis the season to trade negotiating rights? It might... Source: Kukla's Korner But Custance's main thrust involves the fact that it is incredibly likely that the teams which hope to sign Ryan Suter or Zach Parise will have to pony up draft picks, and perhaps pretty damn good ones, to acquire the players' rights at or before the draft if said players are unable to come to terms with their current rights-holders.
  • 05/31/12 #NHL Nicklas Lidstrom appreciation; Kopitar makes... Source: LetsGoKings.com Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.
  • 05/30/12 Khan: Red Wings plan on making big changes, will map... Source: Kukla's Korner Red Wings GM Ken Holland made sure to tell Khan that the team won't be making any "lateral" moves this summer: "Nobody is feeling good about our five-game playoff run, general manager Ken Holland said. "We got to figure out ways to change our team.

Background on ken holland

Kenneth Mark Holland (born November 10, 1955) is a retired Canadian professional goaltender and current General Manager and executive Vice President of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League.

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