Our Red Wing coach lost his father. We pray for his whole family on behalf of Detroit. He said his own family prayed that he’d join Mike’s mom, for he’d been battling some rough heart and lung issues since last summer.
Babcock said his dad was a big Red Wings fan and was surely watching Sunday. Rest in peace.
This was a difficult road stretch for Detroit – in Boston, Colorado, Tampa Bay, and finally Toronto tonight. We beat the Bruins, lost 1-0 (2-0 with the empty netter) to the Avs in a throwback physical battle, surrendered a two-goal lead (twice) to fall in a shootout vs. the Lightning, then took down the Maple […]
My brother & I thought for a while about how to handle the national anthem when we returned to Van Andel Arena to see our banner raised from winning the 2017 Calder Cup Championship. Should we sit? Is there room to knee? We elected to stand during “O Canada,” and sit for “The Star-Spangled Banner.” […]
We are Calder Cup Champions!! #GoGRG pic.twitter.com/x0zYVEcCXh — GrandRapids Griffins (@griffinshockey) June 14, 2017