Henrik zetterberg biography of william hill
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Captains day: Red Wings, Flyers name new leaders
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PLYMOUTH, Mich. - For years, Steve Yzerman sat next to Henrik Zetterberg, nurturing his young protege's growth as a player and as a person.
The leadership mentoring provided by Yzerman, and Nicklas Lidstrom, was a sign of how highly the Detroit Red Wings thought of Zetterberg, a belief Zetterberg reinforced as he grew into a hockey superstar. It's why he was named captain of the Red Wings on Tuesday, an honor one of his biggest supporters was happy to see.
"Henrik is a natural leader, intelligent, confident," Yzerman said. "He's a complete player who can also be counted on no matter the situation. He will be an outstanding leader for the Red Wings."
It was, as general manager Ken Holland
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Stanley Cup Betting Tips for All Hockey Fans
CHICAGO – The atmosphere was electric. Bundled-up fans got a chance to extend their New Year’s Eve parties and watch hockey in a venerable stadium where baseball usually fills the seats.
If the setting was different, the results were the same Thursday. The Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks again — in the 701st regular-season meeting between the two clubs — this time out in the cold at Wrigley Field in the Winter Classic.
Players from both sides agreed on two things following Detroit’s 6-4 comeback victory: The weather and the condition of the ice had little or no bearing on the result, and the overall experience was a blast.
“It exceeded my expectations,” said Detroit’s Nicklas Lidstrom, who returned after missing two games with a sore ankle. “I don’t think the wind or playing outdoors bothered either team.”
Temperature at faceoff on an overcast day was a very be
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By: Will Burchfield
@burchie_kid
Henrik Zetterberg had been eyeing the number for a while. He knew he was close.
How happy he was to finally reach it -- at home, in front of the fans, in a much-needed win.
Zetterberg's second-period goal in Detroit's 3-1 victory over Carolina on Saturday night, the 335th of his Hall-of-Fame career, moved him into a tie with Ted Lindsay for fifth most in franchise history. The milestone was especially meaningful to the Red Wings captain because of his friendship with the man who got there first.
"It's special to have with him," Zetterberg said of Lindsay.
Lindsay has meant a lot to the game of hockey. On top of all that he accomplished on the ice, he led the fight to form the NHL's players' union back in 1958. He's a Hall-of-Famer whose mark on the game will never fade.
He's also meant a lot to Zetterberg. The two have developed a close bond over the course of Zetterberg's 15-year career in Detroit, one franchise great watching the rise o