Wings lease expires at end of NHL season
DETROIT (AP) -- Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch says the team will probably play at Joe Louis Arena again next season.
Ilitch arrived at the storied venue Monday afternoon with his wife, Marian, for the annual team picture.
He told The Associated Press that "we'll probably end up here."
The Red Wings have been contemplating whether to build a new arena or move at least temporarily to The Palace of Auburn Hills, the home of the NBA's Detroit Pistons.
The Red Wings' building lease expires at the end of the NHL season. Detroit was eliminated Saturday night by the San Jose Sharks in the second round of the playoffs.
Joe Louis Arena opened in 1979, and its rafters are packed with championship banners and retired jerseys such as those of Steve Yzerman and Gordie Howe.
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