Mike

Hockey Enthusiast, Detroit Red Wings fan since ‘82

[John C. Wharton IV 🇺🇲 @johnnywharton]

Ok, so first of all, I couldn't stand Marc Crawford and obviously both of those teams hated each others guts. I still hate them. Always will.

That day, Crawford was more annoying than usual. Besides his incessant whining to the refs about literally every call or non-call...that day, he crossed an invisible line and was chirping our players, Brendan Shanahan in particular.

To back up a few years, Shanahan married the former wife of his St. Louis Blues teammate, Craig Janney. Personal lives are personal lives and it should stay that way.

But on this day, Marc Crawford thought it was his job to give Shanahan some unwanted marriage counseling, if you will. Literally every time 14 came to our bench on a line change, Crawford chirped him...mean, degrading shit. Shanahan kept his head in the game but it was pissing me off more and more every shift.

So, as Crawford would walk down his bench, insulting Shanahan, I began trying to whip his perfectly quaffed hair with my towel. There was a small opening in the glass behind the small photographers space...I would reach through and flick the towel in his direction with my wrist...trying to distract him from distracting our players.

He saw me trying and smirked and said "I'll kick your ass Wharton. Keep fuckin around". I laughed...

There are YouTube videos showing me attempting the towel flick but not the one that landed. I got him right on the forehead with the tip of my towel and he fucking exploded.

"Scotty!! Scotty!! You better conteol your fucking nurse!!" "Scotty!! What the fuck is wrong with you?!" He was losing it and Scotty had no idea why. He shrugged at first...until Crawford just kept going, screaming like a maniac...Finally Scotty asked him what his problem was but by now, Crawford was on a full anti-Bowman, anti Red Wings tirade... that's when Scotty told him "I knew your father. Your father would be embarrassed by you"... or something to that effect which only added jet fuel to Crawfords tantrum...

He didn't chirp Shanahan or any of our players for that matter the rest of the game.

True story.

[Griffins Pipeline Podcast @GRGpipelinepod]

🏒 FINAL: Griffins 6, IceHogs 3 — Leonard hat trick, Bear 2 goals, Danielson 3 assists. Griffins win the School Day Game and stay first in the AHL at 11-2-1-1. #GoGRG #LGRW #AHL #THPN

[Griffins Pipeline Podcast @GRGpipelinepod]

🚨 LEONARD HATTY 🚨 John Leonard completes the hat trick, 3:41 of the 3rd — from Danielson and Kiiskinen. Griffins 5, IceHogs 2. #GoGRG #LGRW #AHL #THPN

[Nick Brandel @MotorCityBanter]

November 10, 1963: Gordie Howe scores his 545th career NHL goal, surpassing Maurice "The Rocket" Richard to become the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer.

#LGRW

[Nick Brandel @MotorCityBanter]

Only FOUR players in NHL History have recorded 20 or more points in four consecutive post seasons:

• Bryan Trottier 1980–1983
• Mike Bossy 1980–1983
• Sergei Fedorov 1995–1998
• Connor McDavid 2022–2025

[Nick Brandel @MotorCityBanter]

Sergei Fedorov is the only player in NHL history to win both the Hart Memorial Trophy (league MVP) and the Frank J. Selke Trophy (best defensive forward) in the same season.

#LGRW

[Lucas MF Raymond @LucasMFRaymond]

High key

Replace our entire bottom 6 with GR's top 6 and this team is 500% more competitive

[Big Menace @JanelleJadey]

I want Rasmussen gone. I don't care if we retain 100% of his contract. Literally ANYONE would be better on the ice than that big, lumbering oaf. Fuck off Rasmussen. Fuck off. #LGRW

[Jacob Gilland @MotorCityGilly]

Carter Bear.

Three points already, a goal and two assists.

12 points in his last 5 games.

He might be taking the road to Detroit very soon.

#lgrw

[Red Wings Prospects @LGRWProspects]

CARTER BEAR 🚨 short side top shelf beautiful shot 3-1
#LGRW

[brendan ඞ @t0rktanks]

a serious hockey team would not employ michael rasmussen

[Mike @Detroit_Time]

@Its_Mr_Clutch Delusional

[jdawg @jdawgLGRW]

Another late goal that’s a DIRECT result of Michael Rasmussen making a bad hockey play

I’m so tired

[OverDrive @OverDrive1050]

"The California teams are interested and high on Simon Edvinsson." 👀

@DarrenDreger on Dylan Larkin and Edvinsson's future with the Red Wings.

#LGRW

[Red Wings Diehards™ @RedWingDiehards]

I genuinely have no idea why Michael Rasmussen gets to play game in and game out. What a horrible message you send to everyone when you don’t punish soft low IQ routine play.

I get this year we have like nobody but Rasmussen wouldn’t get this many games in almost any other org.

[BrickCenter @BrickCenter_]

BRO GOT KNOCKED OUT 😳

[Detroit Red Wings @DetroitRedWings]

Tuesday night hockey on the clock⏰

[Detroit Red Wings @DetroitRedWings]

On site📍

[Sam Len @SamLenSports]

Whoever this reporter is, they deserve a raise. #GoJetsGo #NJDevils

[Detroit Red Wings @DetroitRedWings]

Double player to watch day‼️

@sheetz