Something was missing when Sweden took the ice for their semifinal game against Canada at the 2024 U-18 World Championship. Their blueline was intact. Their goaltending had been solid the whole way.
Former Detroit Red Wings great Henrik Zetterberg is proving once again that athletes can retire, but don’t have to stop competing. He has a part-time role with the Red Wings as a consultant.
The Stanley Cup is the hardest trophy to win in professional sports. Every season, teams must win 16 games to hoist the 132-year-old Silver Chalice, which
I’m sure if you asked most NHL players whether they’d want to make the playoffs or miss but get better in the long run by doing so, most players would take the playoffs.
Officially, former captain Henrik Zetterberg is not part of the Detroit Red Wings hockey operations staff. Unofficially, he is helping the team out whenever asked in any way that he can.
With the anything-goes mentality in mind, whom might the Hall of Fame select for 2024? Consider this tiered list of candidates.
On second thought, perhaps former Detroit Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg could see himself having a future in the front office of the club. Last spring, upon his induction into the IIHF Hall of Fame, Zetterberg was casting serious doubt upon any thought that he could one day be a full-time NHL executive.
He’s arguably the most important player to join the Detroit Red Wings over the past 20 years. Yet Henrik Zetterberg still finds it to be remarkable that the Wings picked him up at all.
On May 28, 2023, former Detroit Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg, born in Njurunda, Sweden, became the 31st person from his home country to earn enshrinement
The hockey operations staff for the Detroit Red Wings could also pass for a wing of the club’s alumni. It starts with longtime captain Steve Yzerman as GM.
Both Henrik Zetterberg and Patrik Elias were phenomenal NHL players for their respective teams. They were also very loyal to their teams, playing their entire careers for the same team.
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So what will the Class of 2023 bring? Now that the 2022 group is enshrined, it’s never too early to speculate on who gets the next round of Hall calls.
The Class of 2022 is upon us. The Hockey Hall of Fame Selection Committee will meet on Monday, June 27 to finalize and announce its new group of inductees.
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