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This article documents a current ice hockey season. Information may change as the event progresses. |
| 2008–09 Detroit Red Wings | |
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| 2008–09 record | 14–4–4 |
| Home record | 5–2–2 |
| Road record | 10–2–2 |
| Goals for | 82 |
| Goals against | 69 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Ken Holland |
| Coach | Mike Babcock |
| Captain | Nicklas Lidstrom |
| Alternate captains | Pavel Datsyuk Kris Draper Henrik Zetterberg |
| Arena | Joe Louis Arena |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Marian Hossa (13) |
| Assists | Mikael Samuelsson (16) |
| Points | Marian Hossa (26) |
| Penalties in minutes | Andreas Lilja (26) |
| Plus/Minus | Tomas Holmstrom (8) Marian Hossa (8) |
The 2008–09 Detroit Red Wings season will see the Detroit Red Wings' attempt to defend their Stanley Cup title and win the Presidents' Trophy for a second consecutive season. It is the 82nd season for the franchise (76th as the Detroit Red Wings).
| Contents: | Regular season — Playoffs — Player stats — Awards and records — Transactions Roster — Draft picks — Farm teams — See also — References |
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Offseason
June 9: Dominik Hasek announced his retirement from the NHL. 1
June 10: Detroit signed head coach Mike Babcock to three-year contract extension.2
June 11: Assistant coach, Todd McLellan signed with the San Jose Sharks as their new head coach.3
June 30: The Detroit Red Wings re-signed defenseman Andreas Lilja to a two-year contract. 4
July 1: Brad Stuart re-signed with the Detroit Red Wings. It is a four-year deal worth $3.75 million per season, and a no-trade clause for the first two. 5
July 2: Marian Hossa Signs 1 year $7.45M Contract
July 15: Dallas Drake announced his retirement from the NHL. 6
July 23: Ryan Oulahen re-signed with the Detroit Red Wings with a one-year deal. 7
July 30: Valtteri Filppula re-signed with the Detroit Red Wings. It is a $15 million, five-year deal. 8
Regular season
Divisional standings
| Central Division | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
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| Detroit Red Wings | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 82 | 70 | 34 |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 75 | 65 | 26 |
| Nashville Predators | 23 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 68 | 77 | 24 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 68 | 73 | 23 |
| St. Louis Blues | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 63 | 67 | 22 |
Conference standings
| Western Conference | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
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| San Jose Sharks * | 23 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 89 | 55 | 39 |
| Detroit Red Wings * | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 81 | 66 | 34 |
| Vancouver Canucks * | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 72 | 56 | 30 |
| Anaheim Ducks | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 70 | 69 | 29 |
| Minnesota Wild | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 56 | 45 | 27 |
| Calgary Flames | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 69 | 73 | 27 |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 73 | 60 | 26 |
| Nashville Predators | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 66 | 71 | 24 |
| Phoenix Coyotes | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 53 | 60 | 22 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 54 | 58 | 21 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 65 | 73 | 21 |
| St. Louis Blues | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 57 | 61 | 20 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 54 | 64 | 20 |
| Colorado Avalanche | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 54 | 63 | 20 |
| Dallas Stars | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 61 | 83 | 18 |
* – division leader
Game log
| 2008–09 Game Log | |
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Preseason: 6–1–2 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 3–0–1)
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October: 7–2–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 5–1–1)
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November: 8–2–2 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 4–1–1)
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December: 1–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
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January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
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February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
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March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
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April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
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Player stats
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes
Regular Season
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
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| Marian Hossa | 24 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 20 |
| Pavel Datsyuk | 24 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 4 |
| Henrik Zetterberg | 22 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 12 |
| Mikael Samuelsson | 24 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 18 |
| Jiri Hudler | 24 | 9 | 11 | 20 | -2 | 2 |
| Brian Rafalski | 24 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 10 |
| Johan Franzen | 19 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 16 |
| Nicklas Lidstrom | 24 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 6 |
| Tomas Holmstrom | 17 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| Niklas Kronwall | 23 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -3 | 20 |
Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
Regular Season
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
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| Chris Osgood | 16 | 944 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 0 | .881 | 3.05 |
| Ty Conklin | 9 | 511 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | .905 | 2.70 |
Awards and records
Milestones
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| Team member | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
| Andreas Lilja | 400th NHL Game | October 11, 2008 | |||||||
| Brett Lebda | 200th NHL Game | October 11, 2008 | |||||||
| Marian Hossa | 300th NHL Goal | October 18, 2008 | |||||||
| Ken Holland | 500th Win as General Manager | October 27, 2008 | |||||||
| Niklas Kronwall | 200th NHL Game | November 26, 2008 | |||||||
| Brad Stuart | 600th NHL Game | November 28, 2008 | |||||||
| Pavel Datsyuk | 300th NHL Assist | November 28, 2008 | |||||||
| Johan Franzen | 100th NHL Point | December 1, 2008 | |||||||
| Ken Kal | 1,000th NHL Game as Radio Announcer | December 1, 2008 | |||||||
| Derek Meech | 1st NHL Goal | December 4, 2008 | |||||||
Transactions
Free Agents
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Draft picks
Detroits picks12 at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.
| Round | Overall Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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| 1 | 30 | Thomas McCollum | Goaltender |  United States |
Guelph Storm (OHL) |
| 3 | 91 | Max Nicastro | Defenseman | United States |
Chicago Steel (USHL) |
| 4 | 121 | Gustav Nyquist | Center |  Sweden |
Malmö Redhawks (Sweden Jr.) |
| 5 | 151 | Julien Cayer | Center |  Canada |
Northwood School (HS-New York) |
| 6 | 181 | Stephen Johnston | Left Wing | Canada |
Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 7 | 211 | Jesper Samuelsson | Center | Sweden |
HC Vita Hästen (Swe-3) |
Roster
Updated November 2, 2008.[1]
See also
Farm teams
The Grand Rapids Griffins remain Detroits American Hockey League affiliate in 2008–09.13
References
- ^ "Lacking motivation to continue career, Hasek retires after 16 seasons". Associated Press (2008-06-09). Retrieved on 2008-06-20.
- ^ "Babcock cashes in, gets new deal for 3 years". Detroit Free Press (2008-06-11). Retrieved on 2008-06-20.
- ^ "Sharks Name Todd McLellan Head Coach". San Jose Sharks (2008-06-11). Retrieved on 2008-06-20.
- ^ Roose, Roose (2008-06-30). "Lilja signs two-year deal with Wings". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved on 2008-07-02.
- ^ "Stuart re-signs with Red Wings for $3.75M per season". ESPN.com news services (2008-07-02). Retrieved on 2008-07-02.
- ^ "Red Wings forward Dallas Drake will retire". ESPN.com news services (2008-07-15). Retrieved on 2008-07-15.
- ^ "Red Wings sign RW Haydar, LW Oulahen". Yahoo.com (2008-07-23). Retrieved on 2008-07-23.
- ^ "Red Wings sign Filppula to five-year deal". TSN.com news services (2008-07-30). Retrieved on 2008-07-30.
- ^ Burnside, Scott (2008-07-01). "Cup champs bring in Conklin as backup for Osgood". ESPN.com. Retrieved on 2008-07-02.
- ^ "Report: Red Wings sign Hossa for one year, $7.4 million". ESPN.com news services (2008-07-02). Retrieved on 2008-07-02.
- ^ "Red Wings sign RW Haydar, LW Oulahen". Yahoo.com (2008-07-23). Retrieved on 2008-07-23.
- ^ "2008 NHL Entry Draft picks". NHL.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-21.
- ^ "Minor League Affiliates". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved on 2008-06-21.
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