The Detroit Red Wings tease fans with another tweet about the upcoming Adidas jersey release and more in Thursday’s links.
New Jerseys to be Revealed Soon
The Red Wings have been giving fans a glimpse of what the new jerseys will look like for this upcoming season. Adidas is taking over as the provider of jerseys for the National Hockey League.
.@adidashockey jersey drop | 6.20.17 | #FormTheFuture pic.twitter.com/dDR2fyExGW
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) June 15, 2017
Holland Talks Expansion Draft
Ken Holland, in an interview with Sportsnet 960, talked about his approach to the upcoming Expansion Draft.
"“I’m not prepared to pay any future assets to protect players on our team,” Holland told Sportsnet 960 on Wednesday. “We’re submitting seven, three, and one, and when we submit that list then [McPhee has] obviously the decision to make which player he’s going to take off our roster.”"
With the Expansion Draft just days away now, we provide our take on the player the Las Vegas Golden Knights could select from the Red Wings roster. You can find that here.
Grand Rapids Griffins Parade
The 2017 Calder Cup champions will be holding a parade in Grand Rapids on Friday. If you’re in the Grand Rapids area it’s definitely worth checking out.
UPDATE: We're continuing our championship celebration with a parade & rally at Rosa Parks Circle on Friday! Details: https://t.co/Aw2YgGbHGU
— Grand Rapids Griffins (@griffinshockey) June 14, 2017
Athanasiou Makes NHL Top 10 List
Andreas Athanasiou came in at No.7 in the NHL’s top 10 goals from the regular season. The goal that was selected was his brilliant individual effort against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Mrazek Top 10 Save
Goaltender, Petr Mrazek, also made an NHL top 10 list as his wonderful glove save against the Montreal Canadiens came in at No.6 in the top 10 saves of the regular season.
Griffins Order McDonalds…Lots of McDonalds
So one of my coworkers was an uber driver for the Griffins last night and they had her take them to McDonald's and ordered >$400 of food 😂
— tired ICU nurse (@redwinger43) June 14, 2017
Champions gotta eat.