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TABLE OF CONTENTS | ISSUE #1 DETROIT RED WINGS - HOCKEY OPERATIONS Owner/Secretary-Treasurer...................................MARIAN ILITCH WINGS THINGS President and CEO, Ilitch Holdings, Inc., Governor, President and CEO, Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings 2021-22 Player Roster......................21 ......................................................................CHRISTOPHER ILITCH 2021-22 Season Schedule...............................................52 Senior Vice President/Alternate Governor........JIM DEVELLANO Exec. Vice President/General Manager.............STEVE YZERMAN GAME DAY LIVE Assistant General Manager......................................PAT VERBEEK Director of Hockey Administration.................BRYAN CAMPBELL Game Notes.....................................................................31 Director of Player Development......................SHAWN HORCOFF Today’s Lineups......................................................... 32-33 Director of Amateur Scouting................................. KRIS DRAPER NHL Standings................................................................34 Director, Hockey Operations.....................................AARON KAHN FEATURES WELCOME OLYMPIA ENTERTAINMENT, INC. & BACK FANS.............. 40-45 DETROIT RED WINGS - BUSINESS OPERATIONS WELCOME TO Group President, Sports & Entertainment.......CHRIS GRANGER THE SHOW.................. 6-14 by Josh Berenter Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs/Alternate Governor......................ROBERT E. CARR by Josh Berenter Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer.......PETER KENT Senior Vice President, Finance.............................RUSS BORROWS STAY CONNECTED WITH THE RED WINGS Senior Vice President 313.471.7575 | DetroitRedWings.com & Chief Marketing Officer......................................EMILY NEENAN Vice President of Venue Operations........................TIM PADGETT 3 | 2021-22 INSIDE HOCKEYTOWN Vice President & Chief Security Officer.................RICK FENTON Vice President, Venue Security...........................MIKE HARTNETT Vice President of Finance, OEI.............................KIRSTEN KOZEL Vice President of Finance, DRW......................PAUL MacDONALD Vice President of Human Resources...............MICHELE BARTOS Vice President, Entertainment Services...............PETE SKORICH Vice President, Marketing............................ROLANDA GREGORY Vice President, Corporate Partnerships Activation........MOLLY WURDACK-FOLT Vice President, Corporate Partnership Sales...............................CHRIS COFFMAN Vice President, Ticket Sales & Service....................................................SPENCER AMBROSIUS Director of Finance................................................MATT CHARRON Director, Purchasing.........................................MCKENZIE REEVES Director, Financial Planning & Analytics.............TAYLOR TRAUB Director of Public Relations........................................TODD BEAM Director, Community Impact...................................KEVIN BROWN Director of Marketing Communications.......... BRETT McWETHY Director, Curation & Collections........................MARCEL PARENT Director of Digital Marketing & Analytics....DWIGHT EPPINGER Director, CRM..........................................................AMY DUNLEAVY Director of Retention & Service...............................LIZ KAROLAK Director, Ticket Sales.........................................AMANDA DENNIS Vice President, Premium Sales & Private Events...............................................MICHAEL LIENERT Director, DRW Alumni Relations..............................MIKE BAYOFF Director of Venue Operations/ Assistant General Manager...........................................JIM BULLO Director, Guest Experience......................................LISA WYROCK Director, Guest Strategy & Analytics...............AMANDA VOUGHT Director, Facility Operations.......................MICHAEL CHURCHILL Director, Event Operations................................JUSTIN DESANTIS Director of Venue Security..........................................BRIAN STAIR Director, Event Security............................................MIKE GIBSON Director, Ticket Operations......................................BRUCE TROUT Director of Ticket Operations, Detroit Red Wings...................................................DAVE DECKERT INSIDE HOCKEYTOWN - STAFF Graphic Designer.........................................ALLISON PERREAULT Contributing Writer/Editor..................................JOSH BERENTER Game Day Contributor............................................. 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LITTLE CAESARS ARENA CODE OF CONDUCT Thank you for joining us and welcome back world-class hockey. We ask that you please to another exciting season of Detroit Red be respectful of everyone around you by being Wings hockey at Little Caesars Arena. We aware of your language. sincerely believe we have the best fans in the NHL, and we aim to provide an exceptional If someone near you is a fan of the opposing experience for everyone who visits our state- team, please treat them with respect in our of-the-art venue. home. Fans who engage in verbal abuse or fighting, throw objects or attempt to enter the This season, we are excited to welcome our playing surface will be removed from the arena. great fans back to Little Caesars Arena in a safe manner. In accordance with the CDC, Please drink responsibly. Whether you’re local governance and health experts, we driving home or not, responsible alcohol have enacted health and safety measures consumption is extremely important. to mitigate the risk of COVID-19, including the recommendation of masks, cashless Please refrain from occupying the aisles transactions, mobile tickets, a new bag policy during play, and be prepared to show your and more. Please do your part by complying mobile ticket to a member of the arena staff. with our health and safety rules, and let’s keep each other safe and healthy. For the safety of the players, the NHL prohibits the throwing of objects onto the ice. Anyone Little Caesars Arena is the home of the 11- caught throwing an object onto the ice could be time Stanley Cup-champion Red Wings, which subject to ejection and/or criminal prosecution. means that people from all over the world come here, to the beating heart of Hockeytown. The Finally, if you see something, say something. Red Wings are committed to providing a family You can text LCAHELP to 313-513-HELP and a atmosphere where fans of all ages can enjoy Guest Services Executive will text you back. We would like to thank you for spending your evening with the Red Wings. IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING: For non-emergency attention from a Little Caesars Arena staff member, you can text LCAHELP to 313-513-HELP and a Guest Services Executive will text you back. 2021-22 INSIDE HOCKEYTOWN • ISSUE ONE | 5
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WELCOME TO THE SHOW MORITZ SEIDER AND LUCAS RAYMOND EXCITED TO BEGIN NHL CAREERS For two of the Detroit Red Wings’ most highly The German defenseman spent the 2019- touted prospects in the last 25 years, the wait 20 season with the Red Wings’ AHL-affiliate is over. Grand Rapids Griffins, earning two goals and 20 assists in 49 games, and when the 2020- 2019 No. 6 overall pick Moritz Seider and 2020 21 season was delayed due to the COVID-19 No. 4 overall pick Lucas Raymond officially pandemic, Seider was loaned to Rogle BK of made the Red Wings’ 2021-22 roster and both the Swedish Hockey League, where he took his players are excited to give fans a glimpse into development to the next level. Hockeytown’s bright future. Seider earned 28 points (seven goals, 21 “There’s a lot of great players in this league,” assists) in 41 games for Rogle BK last season Raymond said on Oct. 12, just one day after en route to winning the SHL Elite Prospects finding out he made Detroit’s Opening Night Award and being named SHL Defenseman of roster. “To be able to play against them will the Year. be a lot of fun, a really good challenge. I’m just looking forward to getting out there and start He led his club to a 27-4-9 regular season playing games.” record and a trip to the SHL Final, and Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said the 20-year- For Seider, the roster announcement wasn’t old’s development and maturity are beyond his much of a shock. years. After being the surprise of the 2019 NHL Entry “He’s as prepared as any young player I think Draft, Seider has proven he’s ready to compete at his age coming in,” Blashill said. “That on an NHL blue line. SURPRISE OF THE DRAFT: When Moritz Seider was selected sixth overall in the 2019 NHL Draft, there were audible gasps of surprise from the crowd inside Rogers Arena in Vancouver. But Seider has exceeded expectations since being drafted and is ready for the NHL spotlight. 8 | 2021-22 INSIDE HOCKEYTOWN • ISSUE ONE
WELCOME TO THE SHOW preparation through the (German League) in that guy quicker. I just think it’s without the into the American League into the (Swedish puck. And those are just learning things for Hockey League) last year. For a kid his age, young defensemen.” he’s probably as prepared as anybody could be. And he’s excelled at really each level, Seider knows that Red Wings executive vice which is critical.” president and general manager Steve Yzerman is looking for complete players who are reliable At 6-foot-4 and 197 pounds, Seider’s and versatile. physicality makes him a formidable threat on the blue line. “Just being a guy on the ice in all situations,” the rookie said about his goals during training “When he’s engaged in people, he’s a really, camp. “Moving the puck well, defend really, really good defender,” Blashill said. “But you really well, I think that’s what matters the most, have to work and think ahead to put yourself in I would say, in the first couple games, being position, so that you’re in the proper position to really solid defensively and then offense will have really good gaps so you can get engaged come automatically.” DEUTSCH DEFENSEMAN: Hailing from Zell, Germany, Moritz Seider has represented his country in several international competitions. Seider was named Best Defenseman in the 2021 IIHF World Championship and he was among the first three players selected to Team Germany for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. 2021-22 INSIDE HOCKEYTOWN • ISSUE ONE | 9
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WELCOME TO THE SHOW For Raymond, though, making the NHL roster coaching staff and his teammates, especially at only 19 years old and a year removed from captain Dylan Larkin, who knows what he is being drafted was much more of a long shot. going through more than anyone, as the last 19-year-old to make Detroit’s Opening Night Throughout training camp, Blashill said the roster in 2015. bar for Raymond to make the Opening Night roster would be extremely high. Yzerman “Right away, knew he was a special player,” agreed, stating that if Raymond were to receive Larkin said. “Thinks the game, has great hands a spot, he’d have to earn it and prove he can play and can skate. He always looks like a good big-time minutes in an impactful role. player, then I saw him on the ice in training camp. He’s a smart player. I think he plays on And Raymond did earn his spot. His play a different level.” during the preseason forced the Red Wings’ hands, as he led the club with six points in But Raymond knows that as a young rookie, six games. he needs to continue earning his roster spot every day. Raymond quickly earned the respect of the RAYMOND’S RISE: Just over a year ago, Lucas Raymond was an 18-year-old undrafted forward in Sweden. And now, after being the fourth overall pick in the 2020 NHL Draft and impressing in training camp, Raymond made Detroit’s roster, becoming the first teenager to suit up for the Red Wings on Opening Night since Dylan Larkin in 2015. 2021-22 INSIDE HOCKEYTOWN • ISSUE ONE | 11
WELCOME TO THE SHOW “Just because I made the Opening Night get that. So am I,” Blashill said. “But potential roster doesn’t mean that I’ll play the entire has to become reality and I think Seider and season,” Raymond said, “So for me, it’s just to Raymond have attributes to become real go out there and prove myself and then I’ll take good hockey players and real good winners, it from there.” which matters. Blashill said he’s excited about the emergence “Now how good can they become? I don’t know of the young talent on the Red Wings’ roster, that answer. And how quickly? I don’t know that but as always, Blashill and Detroit’s staff are answer. That’s for them to kind of decide with preaching patience. their play on a night-to-night basis.” “We’re always excited about potential and I JOSH BERENTER, INSIDE HOCKEYTOWN PRACTICING PATIENCE: Although he ascended to the Red Wings’ roster quicker than originally expected, Lucas Raymond knows there will be bumps in the road for a teenager in the NHL. Raymond said he’ll continue fighting to earn his spot on the ice every game and he’ll take things day by day. 14 | 2021-22 INSIDE HOCKEYTOWN • ISSUE ONE
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DETROIT RED WINGS 2021-22 PLAYER ROSTER TYLER DANNY ADAM ROBBY BERTUZZI DEKEYSER ERNE FABBRI 59 | LEFT WING 65 | DEFENSE 73 | LEFT WING 14 | CENTER HT: 6’1” WT: 197 lbs. HT: 6’ 3” WT: 183 lbs. HT: 6’1” WT: 211 lbs. HT: 5’11” WT: 183 lbs. SHOOTS: Left SHOOTS: Left SHOOTS: Left SHOOTS: Left SAM THOMAS FILIP DYLAN GAGNER GREISS HRONEK LARKIN 89 | CENTER 29 | GOALTENDER 17 | DEFENSE 71 | CENTER HT: 5’11” WT: 197 lbs. HT: 6’2” WT: 219 lbs. HT: 6’ 0” WT: 188 lbs. HT: 6’ 1” WT: 198 lbs. SHOOTS: Right CATCHES: Left SHOOTS: Right SHOOTS: Left NICK GUSTAV VLADISLAV ALEX LEDDY LINDSTROM NAMESTNIKOV NEDELJKOVIC 2 | DEFENSE 28 | DEFENSE 92 | CENTER 39 | GOALTENDER HT: 6’0” WT: 205 lbs. HT: 6’2” WT: 183 lbs. HT: 6’ 0” WT: 180 lbs. HT: 6’ 0” WT: 203 lbs. SHOOTS: Left SHOOTS: Right SHOOTS: Left CATCHES: Left 2021-22 INSIDE HOCKEYTOWN • ISSUE ONE | 21
DETROIT RED WINGS 2021-22 PLAYER ROSTER JORDAN MICHAEL LUCAS CARTER OESTERLE RASMUSSEN RAYMOND ROWNEY 82 | DEFENSE 27 | CENTER 23 | LEFT WING 37 | CENTER HT: 6’ 0” WT: 188 lbs. HT: 6’ 6” WT: 210 lbs. HT: 5’ 11” WT: 182 lbs. HT: 6’ 2” WT: 208 lbs. SHOOTS: Left SHOOTS: Left SHOOTS: Right SHOOTS: Right MORITZ GIVANI MARC TROY SEIDER SMITH STAAL STECHER 53 | DEFENSE 48 | RIGHT WING 18 | DEFENSE 70 | DEFENSE HT: 6’ 4” WT: 197 lbs. HT: 6’ 2” WT: 215 lbs. HT: 6’ 4” WT: 208 lbs. HT: 5’ 10” WT: 184 lbs. SHOOTS: Right SHOOTS: Left SHOOTS: Left SHOOTS: Right MITCHELL PIUS JAKUB FILIP STEPHENS SUTER VRANA ZADINA 22 | CENTER 24 | CENTER 15 | LEFT WING 11 | RIGHT WING HT: 5’11” WT: 190 lbs. HT: 5’ 11” WT: 174 lbs. HT: 6’ 0” WT: 196 lbs. HT: 6’ 0” WT: 197 lbs. SHOOTS: Right SHOOTS: Left SHOOTS: Left SHOOTS: Left 2021-22 INSIDE HOCKEYTOWN • ISSUE ONE | 23
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DETROIT RED WINGS GAME DAY RED WINGS (0-0-1) VS. VANCOUVER CANUCKS (0-0-1) SCOUTING REPORT Detroit is 92-59-18-7 in 176 all-time meetings vs. Vancouver ... The Red Wings are 53- 22-8-5 in 88 home games against the Canucks ... Tonight marks the first of two meetings this season between Detroit and Vancouver, and the only meeting at Little Caesars Arena ... This is the first meeting in Detroit between these two teams in nearly two years (Oct. 22, 2019). The Red Wings are 12-6-3 against Vancouver since 2011-12 ... Detroit center Sam Gagner logged 34 points (11-23-34) in 81 games with Vancouver from 2017-19 ... Red Wings forward Michael Rasmussen is a native of Surrey, British Columbia ... Detroit newcomer Carter Rowney made his professional debut in a brief stint with the AHL’s Abbotsford Heat, just outside of Vancouver ... Red Wings defenseman Troy Stecher is a native of Richmond, British Columbia and had 75 points (11-64-75) in 286 games with Vancouver from 2016-20 ... Vancouver forward Conor Garland had a six-game stint with the USHL’s Muskegon Lumberjacks in 2012-13 ... Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes racked up 62 points (10-52-62) in 69 games at the University of Michigan from 2017-19 and played for the U.S. National Team Development Program from 2015-17 ... Vancouver forward J.T. Miller played for the U.S. NTDP from 2009-11 and also had 62 points (25-37-62) in 61 games with the OHL’s Plymouth Whalers in 2011-12 ... Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko also played for the U.S. NTDP from 2011-13 ... Vancouver assistant coach Brad Shaw was a fifth-round pick of Detroit in 1982 and is a former player (1995-99) and head coach (2000-01) of the IHL’s Detroit Vipers. BER-FOUR-ZZI In a wild 7-6 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning to open the 2021-22 season, Red Wings forward Tyler Bertuzzi had an historic night, scoring four goals in his return to the lineup after missing the final 47 games of the 2020-21 campaign due to injury. It marked the seventh time in history a player has had a hat trick in Detroit’s home opener, and remarkably, the fourth time in the last seven seasons. Bertuzzi joins Anthony Mantha (four goals, 2019 vs. Dallas), Mike Green (2016 vs. Ottawa), Justin Abdelkader (2015 vs. Toronto), Brendan Shanahan (1998 vs. St. Louis), Adam Brown (1945 vs. Boston) and John Sorrell (four goals, 1933 vs. NY Americans). Bertuzzi is the ninth player in NHL history to score four-or-more goals in a season-open- ing game, and the first since Toronto’s Auston Matthews in 2016-17. Additionally, the only other instance in league history of a franchise recording four home-opener hat tricks over a seven-year span is the Toronto Arenas/St. Patricks, although three of their hat tricks came in the same game on Dec. 22, 1917 vs. Ottawa. Other highlights from the night included a pair of touted rookies making their NHL debut in forward Lucas Raymond and defenseman Moritz Seider. Raymond earned an assist, and Seider registered two assists to become the first Red Wings skater to have multiple assists in his NHL debut since Slava Kozlov (0-2-2) on March 12, 1992 at St. Louis. 2021-22 INSIDE HOCKEYTOWN • ISSUE ONE | 31
DETROIT RED WINGS 2021-22 ROSTER NO. NAME POS HT WT BIRTHDATE BIRTHPLACE 2 Nick Leddy D 6-0 205 11 Filip Zadina RW 6-0 197 3/20/91 Eden Prairie, MN 14 Robby Fabbri C 5-11 183 11/27/99 Pardubice, CZE 15 Jakub Vrana LW 6-0 196 1/22/96 Mississauga, ON 17 Filip Hronek D 6-0 188 2/28/96 Prague, CZE 18 Marc Staal D 6-4 208 11/2/97 Hradec Kralove, CZE 22 Mitchell Stephens C 5-11 190 1/13/87 Thunder Bay, ON 23 Lucas Raymond LW 5-11 182 2/5/97 Peterborough, ON 24 Pius Suter C 5-11 174 3/28/02 Gothenburg, SWE 27 Michael Rasmussen C 6-6 210 5/24/96 Zurich, CHE 28 Gustav Lindstrom D 6-2 183 4/17/99 Surrey, BC 29 Thomas Greiss G 6-2 219 10/20/98 Ostervala, SWE 37 Carter Rowney C 6-2 208 1/29/86 Fussen, DEU 39 Alex Nedeljkovic G 6-0 203 5/10/89 Grande Prairie, AB 48 Givani Smith RW 6-2 215 1/7/96 Parma, OH 53 Moritz Seider D 6-4 197 2/27/98 Toronto, ON 59 Tyler Bertuzzi LW 6-1 197 4/6/01 Zell, DEU 65 Danny DeKeyser D 6-3 183 2/24/95 Sudbury, ON 70 Troy Stecher D 5-10 184 3/7/90 Detroit, MI 71 Dylan Larkin C 6-1 198 4/7/94 Richmond, BC 73 Adam Erne LW 6-1 211 7/30/96 Waterford, MI 82 Jordan Oesterle D 6-0 188 4/20/95 New Haven, CT 89 Sam Gagner C 5-11 197 6/25/92 Dearborn Heights, MI 92 Vladislav Namestnikov C 6-0 180 8/10/89 London, ON 11/22/92 Zhukovskiy, RUS FRONT OFFICE & COACHING/TRAINING STAFF Owner & Secretary-Treasurer.................................................................................. Marian Ilitch Governor, President and CEO............................................................................ Christopher Ilitch Senior Vice President & Alternate Governor............................................................ Jim Devellano Executive Vice President & General Manager......................................................... Steve Yzerman Assistant General Manager...................................................................................... Pat Verbeek European Player Development............................................................................ Niklas Kronwall Director of Statistical Analysis & Hockey Administration........................................ Bryan Campbell Hockey Operations Data Analyst.............................................................................Dan Kosinski Associate Director of Player Personnel.........................................................................Jiri Fischer Director of Player Development & Asst. Director of Player Personnel..........................Shawn Horcoff Assistant Director of Player Development....................................................................Dan Cleary Head Coach............................................................................................................ Jeff Blashill Assistant Coaches.............................................................................Doug Houda, Alex Tanguay Goaltending Coach................................................................................................. Jeff Salajko Video Coach / Assistant Video Coach...............................................LJ Scarpace / Jeff Weintraub Director of Sports Science and Human Performance................................................... Mike Barwis Head Athletic Trainer / Asst. Athletic Trainer.................................... Piet Van Zant / Russ Baumann Head Strength Coach........................................................................................... Rob Campbell Physical Therapist & Assistant Strength Coach........................................................... Matt Buckley Massage Therapist.............................................................................................. Britta Ottoboni Head Equipment Manager.........................................................................................Paul Boyer Assistant Equipment Managers.........................................................John Remejes, Brady Munger 32 | 2019-20 INSIDE HOCKEYTOWN • ISSUE ONE
VANCOUVER CANUCKS 2021-22 ROSTER NO. NAME POS HT WT BIRTHDATE BIRTHPLACE 2 Luke Schenn D 6-2 225 3 Jack Rathbone D 5-10 177 11/2/89 Saskatoon, SK 5 Tucker Poolman D 6-2 199 5/20/99 Boston, MA 6 Brock Boeser RW 6-1 208 6/8/93 Dubuque, IA 7 Nic Petan C 5-9 175 2/25/97 Burnsville, MN 8 Conor Garland RW 5-10 165 3/22/95 Delta, BC 9 J.T. Miller C 6-1 218 3/11/96 Scituate, MA 15 Matthew Highmore C 5-11 188 3/14/93 East Palestine, OH 18 Jason Dickinson C 6-2 200 2/27/96 Halifax, NS 20 Brandon Sutter C 6-3 190 7/4/95 Georgetown, ON 21 Nils Hoglander LW 5-9 185 2/14/89 Huntington, NY 23 Oliver Ekman-Larsson D 6-2 200 12/20/00 Bocktrask, SWE 25 Brady Keeper D 6-2 197 7/17/91 Karlskrona, SWE 35 Thatcher Demko G 6-4 192 6/5/96 Cross Lake, MB 39 Alex Chiasson RW 6-4 208 12/8/95 San Diego, CA 40 Elias Pettersson C 6-2 176 10/1/90 Montreal, QC 41 Jaroslav Halak G 5-11 185 11/12/98 Sundsvall, SWE 43 Quinn Hughes D 5-10 180 5/13/85 Bratislava, SVK 44 Kyle Burroughs D 6-0 193 10/14/99 Orlando, FL 53 Bo Horvat C 6-0 215 7/12/95 Vancouver, BC 57 Tyler Myers D 6-8 229 4/5/95 London, ON 64 Tyler Motte C 5-10 192 2/1/90 Houston, TX 70 Tanner Pearson LW 6-1 201 3/10/95 St. Clair, MI 73 Justin Dowling C 5-10 180 8/10/92 Kitchener, ON 77 Brad Hunt D 5-9 177 10/1/90 Calgary, AB 91 Juho Lammikko LW 6-2 191 8/24/88 Maple Ridge, BC 92 Vasily Podkolzin RW 6-1 190 1/29/96 Noormarkku, FIN 6/24/01 Moscow, RUS FRONT OFFICE & COACHING/TRAINING STAFF Chairman & Governor, NHL............................................................................Francesco Aquilini General Manager...................................................................................................Jim Benning Assistant General Managers............................................................... John Weisbrod, Chris Gear Senior Advisor to GM & Director, Player Development.................................................... Stan Smyl Senior Advisors to the General Manager..............................................Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin Sr. Director, Player Development............................................................................ Ryan Johnson Assistant Director, Player Development.....................................................................Chris Higgins Head Coach.......................................................................................................... Travis Green Assistant Coaches...............................Nolan Baumgartner, Jason King, Brad Shaw, Kyle Gustafson Goaltending Coach.....................................................................................................Ian Clark Video Coach...................................................................................................... Darryl Seward Director of Strength & Conditioning.....................................................................Roger Takahashi Director of Medical Services, Head Athletic Therapist.............................................. Jon Sanderson Assistant Athletic Therapist......................................................................................... Dave Zarn Rehab Therapist / Athletic Therapist........................................... Graeme Poole / Nick Addey-Jibb Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach.....................................................................Ken Hetzel Equipment Manager................................................................................................. Pat O’Neill Assistant Equipment Manager...............................................................................Brian Hamilton Equipment Assistant............................................................................................... Mac Stewart 2019-20 INSIDE HOCKEYTOWN • ISSUE ONE | 33
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WELCOME BACK FANS! WHAT’S NEW AT LITTLE CAESARS ARENA? FANS WILL EXPERIENCE NEW RESTAURANTS AND SAFETY POLICIES AS LITTLE CAESARS ARENA REOPENS TO FULL CAPACITY The Detroit Red Wings are extremely excited to the state-of-the-art venue this season, they’ll be welcome a capacity crowd back to Little Caesars greeted with several new features to enhance Arena this fall for the first time since March 2020. the fan experience. And when 20,000-plus Red Wings fans enter YOU CAN BET ON IT: The new PointsBet Sports Bar inside Little Caesars Arena is a sports lover’s dream. The bar offers betting-themed pub fare, several craft and domestic beers on tap and integrated live odds, giving fans real- time updates as they monitor their favorite teams while placing bets. 42 | 2021-22 INSIDE HOCKEYTOWN • ISSUE ONE
WELCOME BACK FANS! The biggest updates from the last time shared items are uniquely presented and served thousands of fans entered Little Caesars Arena on custom wooden boards, which were specially are the restaurants on the southeast side of the created for The Mixing Board menu. Larger building. The Mixing Board and PointsBet Sports charcuterie-style boards were developed for Bar celebrated their Grand Openings during Red sharable menu options. Wings Opening Night on Oct. 14. The Mixing Board guests will enjoy an array Every element of The Mixing Board was of menu options dedicated to the city of Detroit carefully curated to showcase and celebrate and the great state of Michigan, including the uniqueness of Detroit. Just as a concert the MotorCity Margherita flatbread pizza, the mixing board merges multiple, diverse input Southwest Detroit tacos, the Woodward Stack signals into a sonorous whole, so too will The double cheeseburger, the Traverse City Bourbon Mixing Board, pulling from the city’s rich history Butter Cake dessert and the Wolverinetini and of ethnic, neighborhood and local flavors and Spartini cocktails, an ode to one of the greatest ingredients that characterize Detroit and the rivalries in all of college sports. state of Michigan. Just south of The Mixing Board, the new The full-service restaurant, which includes PointsBet Sports Bar is highlighted by betting- a performance stage for live, local music themed pub fare, dozens of taps featuring local and entertainment, features locally sourced craft and domestic beers and unique menu ingredients, libations and creations unique to items not available anywhere else in Detroit. the region, along with décor that pays homage Special guests will appear at the PointsBet to the city’s inimitable automotive, musical and Sports Bar, along with unique programing, VIP industrial history. access and gaming promotions. Televisions will display integrated live odds, giving fans real-time The Mixing Board menu includes starters, updates as they monitor their favorite teams salads, sandwiches, flatbread pizzas, sharables, while placing bets. desserts, craft cocktails and craft beer - all with a decidedly local twist. Both individual and Another update that fans will notice on the MIXING IT UP: Just north of the PointsBet Sports Bar is The Mixing Board, which offers live music, Detroit-centric décor, lively cocktails, craft brews and a unique menu of locally inspired fare served on custom-made boards. 22001291--2202 I NSI D E H OC KE Y TOWN • ISSUE ONE | 43
WELCOME BACK FANS! UPGRADING THE MARKET: The District Market inside Little Caesars Arena is now The UWM District Market, which has been rebranded and re-envisioned with new décor and food stations. The UWM District Market is a cafeteria- style eatery where groups of fans can separate to pick the style of food and drink they prefer and reconvene at a table, booth or comfortable couch. nDoiNsrOttrhiBceAtaGMsSta: srTkiodeetmiaosxfnimoLiwiztetlTefhaenCUaseaWsfeMatrys,DLiAsittrtrelienctaCMaiesasraTkrsehte, Wings and their Exclusive Mortgage Provider. fuArrtehnearihnags athneo-bpaagrptnoleicrys,hpiprohbibeittiwngeeitnemtshleargReer d The UWM District Market is a restaurant and eatery comprised of five fresh food concepts in than 4” x 6” x 1.5” from entering the arena. an upscale cafeteria-style atmosphere. Different food options inside the market include La Cocina, The Garden, The Patio Grill, The Coffee House and Homemade. In addition to restaurant updates and upgrades, Little Caesars Arena has increased fan safety measures with a revised no-bag policy and cashless transactions. As part of the revised bag policy, no bags are allowed into Little Caesars Arena larger than 4” x 6” x 1.5”, including backpacks, purses, clear bags, blanket totes and others. Diaper bags and medical bags are allowed, pending inspection from arena security. Cash transactions are no longer permitted at Little Caesars Arena. Fans can use all major credit cards to purchase parking, concessions and memorabilia, and for convenience, a Cash2Card kiosk has been added outside PORTAL 9 and 58 and inside the XFINITY Box Office for fans to exchange cash for a debit card. JOSH BERENTER, INSIDE HOCKEYTOWN 2021-22 INSIDE HOCKEYTOWN • ISSUE ONE | 45
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RED WINGS LEARN, PLAY, SCORE PROGRAM PROVIDES EXCITING BENEFITS TO YOUTH HOCKEY PLAYERS IN METRO DETROIT Learn, Play, Score Participant Harold Washington Jr. Helped Steve Yzerman make Detroit’s Pick in 2021 NHL Draft The Detroit Red Wings’ pioneering Learn, Washington was thrilled to find out he’d stand Play, Score program has given thousands of next to a Hockey Hall of Famer during the children in metro Detroit a chance to learn how LGRW Draft Party to announce Detroit’s pick to play hockey. live in front of thousands of people. And last summer, being a participant of “They picked me and I felt pretty amazing because I get to represent the Red Wings,” the Learn, Play, Score program provided the Washington said after he found out about the benefit of a lifetime, as Harold Washington Jr. surprise. “It’s going to be so much fun. Let’s go was given the chance to help executive vice Red Wings.” president and general manager Steve Yzerman announce the Red Wings’ sixth overall pick in On draft night, Washington confidently stood the 2021 NHL Draft. next to Yzerman and announced the Red Wings were selecting Swedish defenseman Simon Washington, a fifth grader at Detroit’s Edvinsson with the sixth overall pick. Madison-Carver Elementary, learned of the once-in-a-lifetime experience on July 19 during “At its core, Learn, Play, Score was designed a Street Hockey in the D: Summer Series clinic, to deliver unparalleled hockey experiences where Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill and for young Detroiters,” Red Wings and Tigers forward Robby Fabbri surprised Learn, Play, director of community impact Kevin Brown Score participants as special guests. said. “Whether it’s a program participant like Harold Washington Jr. receiving the honor Blashill and Fabbri ran drills with the of announcing the Red Wings draft selection youth hockey players and taught them the live on national TV, or thousands of families fundamentals of hockey before delivering the experiencing their first hockey memory surprise to Washington. together at Little Caesars Arena this season, we’re continuing to find new and impactful “He was excited to represent the Red Wings. ways to grow the game in Detroit – with He was enjoying the moment,” Blashill said children at the center of it all.” after the street hockey clinic in July. “As we were talking after, he started to grasp it a little To learn more about the Learn, Play, Score program, bit more. I think it’s awesome. What a cool visit DetroitRedWings.com/LearnPlayScore. experience for Harold. Nice young kid, too.” STANDING WITH STEVE: Learn, Play, Score participant Harold Washington Jr. stood with confidence next to executive vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman on July 23 as the Red Wings made their first selection in the 2021 NHL Draft. 2021-22 INSIDE HOCKEYTOWN • ISSUE ONE | 47
THE DISTRICT DETROIT PARKING OPTIONS There are ample parking options within a short walk of Little Caesars Arena. Guests are encouraged to secure pre-paid parking when purchasing event tickets or as early as possible before the event. This convenient pre-pay method is available within The District Detroit App, or at ParkDistrictDetroit.com, DetroitRedWings.com, Pistons.com, Ticketmaster.com or ParkWhiz.com. For guests who do not pre-pay for parking, Olympia lots are primarily credit card-accessible only. The map below includes locations for ADA drop off, ride-sharing services and shuttle bus drop off and pickup. Color coded lots/garages will assist with navigation. 48 | 2021-22 INSIDE HOCKEYTOWN • ISSUE ONE
LITTLE CAESARS ARENA PORTAL & MOBILE TICKET INFORMATION Little Caesars Arena uses a PORTAL system as the primary way for guests to locate their seats. PORTAL signage is located near the seating “portals” – or passageways into the arena seating area. There are 82 PORTALS inside Little Caesars Arena: • Portals 1-20 are on the street level concourse. • Portals 21-72 are on the upper concourse. • Portals 73-77 are in the Labatt Blue Club. • Portals 78-82 are in the Michigan First Gondolas. PLEASE NOTE: PORTAL numbers are included on most tickets. However, the Blue Cross Suites and Huntington Legends Club do not have PORTALS. MOBILE TICKETS The Detroit Red Wings will continue using Mobile Tickets as the primary method to enter Little Caesars Arena for the 2021-22 season. Mobile Ticketing is the most convenient method of arena access, allowing fans to use your smartphone as your game ticket, with a unique QR code that can be scanned from your screen. To access mobile tickets, log into The District Detroit App or visit DetroitRedWings.com/MyAccount. If you are having issues accessing your Mobile Tickets or if you do not have a smart phone, please visit the Little Caesars Arena XFINITY Box Office outside the Chevrolet Entry Northeast or visit the Customer Service Ticket Office outside the Meijer Entry Southwest. For more information, visit DetroitRedWings.com/Mobile. 2021-22 INSIDE HOCKEYTOWN • ISSUE ONE | 49
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