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Mrazek: “We Have to Do Better”
This wasn’t the start that Petr Mrazek or the Red Wings had hoped for. After a strong opening period in Saturday night’s game against the Blue Jackets, the Red Wings surrendered four unanswered goals.
“Columbus is a tough team,” Mrazek said. “We had a great first period and then the second period was important for them as they scored four goals. They scored two power play goals which hurt us. We have to do better.”
In addition to the untimely penalties, the Red Wings had some of defensive lapses and turnovers in … Continue Reading
Nyquist Ready to Make the Jump
Gustav Nyquist is ready for a fresh start. The 22 year-old forward is coming off a disappointing final season with the University of Maine Black Bears that saw the team finish without an invitation to the NCAA tournament.
“Obviously I wanted to do something special with Maine last year and unfortunately we couldn’t do that,” Nyquist said. “I thought we had a really good and experienced team with a lot of great players but we didn’t make it the whole way and missed the NCAA tournament which was a disappointment.”
Despite the … Continue Reading
A Note to LWL Readers
First of all I just wanted to thank all of you who have visited my little blog over the past few months. I hope you have enjoyed what I have written and I appreciate all the feedback! The biggest compliment you can give me is by spreading the word as I try and increase my readership.
Over the next few weeks, I will be offering exclusive training camp coverage from my hometown of Traverse City, MI while also visiting my family. Please feel free to leave me comments on stories or tweet me @lindy72 on Twitter. I look forward to … Continue Reading
In Honor of Stefan Liv
Stefan Liv was one of the 43 people killed in the tragic accident earlier today involving the plane carrying the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team of the KHL. I had the honor of interview Stefan on several occasions as he attended training camp in Traverse City, MI. Below is a reprint of the first piece I ever wrote about him and as I recall it may have been one of my first player interviews. Stefan was always giving with his time and his english was excellent. He was a fun player … Continue Reading