St. Louis Blues Come to Joe Louis Arena!
St. Louis comes to HockeyTown as the Detroit Red Wings try to end their five game homestand on a positive note. Coverage begins at 700 PM(EST) on FSD, Opening faceoff is at 730. There are some good storylines…Read More
Red Wings end Maple Leaf Win Streak, and their Own Losing Streak
The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 4-2 win at Joe Louis Arena Saturday night. Ending their own losing streak at 3, and ending Toronto’s win streak also at 3. Though the Maple…Read More
Capitals @ Red Wings
Eight years ago, A young Alex Ovechkin scored a hat trick on a Young Jimmy Howard at the 2003 World junior championships. Tonight Jimmy WILL reclaim his dignity for his 15 year old self. The other big…Read More
Red Wings VS. Lightning
The Red Wings and Lightning Face Off at 730 tonight at the St. Pete Times forum in what could be one of the most emotional nights of the season for one man: Stevie Yzerman. This will be the first time…Read More
Halfway Point Review
This is my first post as the lead writer for OctopusThrower. I previously was the lead writer for Dont Mess With The Johan on blogspot.com, however i jumped at the chance to come over and write at fansided…Read More
Site5 and Fansided Holiday Season Charity Drive
It is the season of giving, and what better way to do that than to support those in desperate need around…Read More
Dastyuk Out Four Weeks With Broken Hand
We had to see it coming–we just hoped it wouldn’t be Pavel… After last year’s…Read More
Happy Birthday Johan Franzen!
Octopus Thrower would like to send out a big Hockeytown birthday wish to “The Mule” on his…Read More
Red Wings’ Late Rally Beats Canucks
As expected Wednesday night’s game came down to the wire–overtime in fact. A back and forth…Read More
Red Wings Holiday Gifts Help Support Charity
The Detroit Red Wings are not only an elite team on the ice, but also in the community. For years the…Read More
Canucks Head To Detroit Tonight
Well, the schedule has not been “easy” lately. With games against the Kings, Blues, Blackhawks and Stars in their last four, the Wings take on another highly ranked Western Conference team…Read More
Stars Deny Celebrations For Wings
There were only 8 minutes and change left to go in the game. The Red Wings were in the driver’s seat–holding a 3-2 lead over the visiting Stars. The Wings had just killed off a HUGE Dallas…Read More
2 Notes Heading Into Tonight’s Game
As you are probably aware, the Wings take on the Dallas Stars tonight. Outside of Detroit looking for vengeance–the Stars won the only contest between these two teams so far this year–the…Read More
Former Wing Downs Detroit In Chicago 4-1
I always walk away with a bitter taste in my mouth when the Chicago Blackhawks find the kind of miracle it takes to beat us on any given night. Clearly my feelings are a product of the heavy rivalry–potentially…Read More

