Friday, June 1, 2012

Red Wings overnight report: the end of an era, beginning of another, and more on Nick’s retirement

Over the course of approximately 2,100 words, the Detroit Red Wings’ course as a franchise and a sports team whose players are beloved by millions of fans changed, and changed forever as Nicklas Lidstrom—who played the final games of his career on a broken ankle—thanked nearly fifty people as he officially retired from hockey.

The Detroit media and “out-of-towners” weighed in en masse, and many of them spoke to Lidstrom, over the course of Wednesday afternoon and evening, and while the Chairman’s feting and the comments made by Nicklas Lidstrom’s best friend, Tomas Holmstrom, were equally sincere, Thursday was still a sad day for Wings fans everywhere…

Source: http://www.kuklaskorner.com/index.php/tmr/comments/red_wings_overnight_report_the_end_of_an_era_beginning_of_another_and_more_/

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