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Thursday, June 06, 2013  At the Dow Event Center today the Spirit along with the Plymouth Whalers, and the Red Wings' Tom Wilson talked about the event, that according to them, is perfect for the area.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  After forcing a Game 7, the Blackhawks, who had the best record in the NHL regular season, rallied from a 3-1 series deficit to reach the Western Conference finals against the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings.

Monday, May 27, 2013  The Chicago Blackhawks have forced a seventh game in their Western Conference semifinal series with the Detroit Red Wings.

Saturday, May 25, 2013  Jonathan Toews and Andrew Shaw scored power-play goals in the second period, and the Chicago Blackhawks avoided elimination with a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night in Game 5 of the second-round playoff series.         Shaw added his third career playoff goal in the third as the Blackhawks stopped the Red Wings' three-game winning streak by creating chaos in front of Jimmy Howard, who had shut down Chicago's attack while moving Detroit to the brink of the Western Conference finals.         Bryan Bickell scored the first goal of the game and Corey Crawford had 25 stops for Chicago, which managed only two goals during its first three-game losing streak of the season.         Daniel Cleary scored for the second straight game for Detroit, which will have another chance to close out the top-seeded Blackhawks in Game 6 on Monday night.

Monday, May 20, 2013  The Detroit Red Wings are up two games to one against the top-seeded Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL's Western Conference semifinals.

Saturday, May 18, 2013  Damien Brunner and Brendan Smith scored in the second period and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 Saturday in Game 2 to even their Western Conference semifinal series.

Thursday, May 16, 2013 

Friday, May 10, 2013  Henrik Zetterberg scored his second goal 1:04 into overtime, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks in Game 6 on Friday night to extend their first-round series.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Damien Brunner scored with 4:50 left in overtime, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 series-evening win over the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  The league announced Thursday that its board of governors approved a realignment plan that will be put into effect next season.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  The Detroit Red Wings beat the Dallas Stars 4-1 on Tuesday night.

Saturday, January 12, 2013  The Detroit Red Wings have been cleared to open training camp.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  The wife of former San Jose Sharks forward Dominic Moore has died.

Sunday, January 06, 2013  The league and the players' association agreed on a tentative pact to end a 113-day lockout and begin an abbreviated season later this month.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  One of the most significant personalities in hockey, Wren Blair, passed away Thursday at his home in Canada.