Dear Crabby, One of the things I’ve really been missing during this pandemic is live, televised sporting events, so I was thrilled when hockey started up again. And then Seattle announced its new team name for the 2021–22 season – Kraken. Is this a joke? It has to be one of the silliest names in sports. What do you think? Thanks! B. Barnburner Dear B. Barnburner, Personally, I’m more of a baseball man and so far the Detroit Tigers aren’t doing half bad. Maybe we need to have a … [Read more...]
Original Six Dynasties: The Detroit Red Wings
January 19, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Join sports historian and Windsor Star sports columnist Bob Duff for a talk about the greatest players in Red Wings history, from the Original Six Era to the present day on Tuesday, February 10 at 7 p.m. at the Rochester Hills Public Library. A slide show of rare and hard-to-find photos of your favorite players will accompany the presentation. Currently the sports columnist for the Windsor Star, Bob Duff has covered the NHL since 1988 and is a contributor to The Hockey News and MSNBC.com. Duff’s … [Read more...]