Detroit Red Wings Clips August 27, 2015

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1 Detroit Red Wings Clips August 27, 2015 Detroit Red Wings PAGE 2 Wings' training camp begins Sept. 17 with golf tourney PAGE 3 $25 million in Red Wings arena construction contracts Okd PAGE 4 Red Wings' Glendening knocked out by Blue Angels PAGE 5 Red Wings release training camp schedule PAGE 6 Detroit Red Wings' Luke Glendening experiences ride of a lifetime with Blue Angels PAGE 8 Red Wings outlook: Jakub Kindl might benefit from coaching change but still caught in numbers game PAGE 10 Red Wings centre Luke Glendening soars with Blue Angels

2 Wings' training camp begins Sept. 17 with golf tourney Kevin Bull, Detroit Free Press 1:41 a.m. EDT August 27, 2015 The Detroit Red Wings announced Wednesday that training camp will begin Sept. 17 with their annual golf tournament at the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa before four onice practice days Sept at Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City. Proceeds from the golf event will benefit Involved Citizens Enterprises (I.C.E.), a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides affordable skating programs in Northern Michigan. Red Wings players, prospects and tryouts will be split into three teams for camp. The first on-ice practices and scrimmages will begin Sept. 18, with the first group scheduled to take the ice at 9:30 a.m. Camp will conclude with the annual Red & White Game at noon Sept. 21. The Wings begin exhibition play Sept. 22 at Chicago. Tickets for all training camp events are available at Practice session prices are $10 for standing-room only, $15 for reserved seating and $20 for the mezzanine. Tickets for the Red & White Game are $20 for standing-room only, $25 for reserved seating and $30 for the mezzanine. Just standing-room only tickets remain for the Sept. 19 alumni and celebrity game. Tickets also are on sale for the NHL Prospect Tournament on Sept at Centre Ice Arena. Tickets are $10 per day, which covers four games. Detroit Free Press LOADED:

3 $25 million in Red Wings arena construction contracts Okd By Joe Guillen, Detroit Free Press 9:21 p.m. EDT August 26, 2015 The public body that will own the new Red Wings arena approved more than $25 million in construction contracts Wednesday. Companies headquartered in Detroit will perform more than $7.6 million worth of the work the Detroit Downtown Development Authority approved Wednesday. Detroit-based businesses, which are headquartered elsewhere but have offices in the city, got $838,109 of the work. That means local companies received more than 33% of the work awarded, exceeding the developer's goal for including Detroit businesses in the $533 million arena project. Olympia Development of Michigan, the Ilitch-owned developer, set a target of including Detroit-based or Detroit-headquartered businesses in at least 30% of construction work for the arena. The Downtown Development Authority will own the arena located in the Cass Corridor and scheduled to open in September 2017 and lease it to the Red Wings for free. Construction of the arena is backed by $250 million in bonds to be repaid in property taxes collected within the DDA district downtown. Olympia Development of Michigan is responsible for repaying an additional $200 million in bond proceeds. The Red Wings will keep all revenue from arena operations. The contracts approved today are part of the arena's $248 million construction budget. The construction general contractor is Barton Malow-Hunt-White, a joint venture between Barton Malow Company, Hunt Construction Group and White Construction. The contracts were awarded in three bid packages: Midwest Steel, headquartered in Detroit, won a $7.8-million contract for arena structural precast concrete. Midwest will be performing 29% of the work and will be subcontracting another 7% of the work to Detroit-based businesses. Crown Corr, headquartered in Gary, Indiana, won a $11.8-million contract for an arena bowl cladding system. Crown will be subcontracting 33% of its contract to Detroitheadquartered businesses. Vector Foiltec, based in London, won a $5.9 million contract for a structural roof system. It will subcontract 25% of its work to Detroit-headquartered businesses and 5% to Detroit-based businesses. Detroit Free Press LOADED:

4 Red Wings' Glendening knocked out by Blue Angels Ted Kulfan, The Detroit News 8:04 p.m. EDT August 26, 2015 Belleville This is one memory Luke Glendening never will forget. Glendening took to the skies above Metro Detroit on Wednesday courtesy of the Blue Angels. He was tossed and turned, going through many of the same precision maneuvers the Blue Angels execute during air shows. And after it was over, Glendening was beaming. "It was unbelievable," Glendening said of his flight with Capt. Jeff Kuss aboard an F/A- 18 Hornet. "You couldn't get the smile off my face up there. Just a special memory I'll have forever." The Red Wings have been involved with the Blue Angels for several years, with one player taking flight every summer. Before his turn, Glendening got some advice from Danny DeKeyser, who did it last year. "I was looking forward to it all summer, and it exceeded every expectation I had. (Kuss) put me through some of the paces, probably not what they go through, but we were cruising around and enjoying the view." The highlight, Glendening said, was near the start when Kuss took the jet capable of going 1,400 mph nearly at a 90 degree angle shooting into the sky. "It's like the Dragster at Cedar Point, times 10," said Glendening, who said he blacked out momentarily. "It's awesome. "It's surreal, like the best roller coaster you've ever been on." At points during the flight, the pilot and passenger pull 6-8 times their body weight. After the flight, Glendening presented Kuss with a Red Wings jersey and cap. Kuss, a Colorado native who is an avid Avalanche fan, gave Glendening a framed Blue Angels picture. "He did great," Kuss said. "I expected it, him being an NHL athlete of his caliber. We had a great day. I was able to showcase the things the aircraft is capable of. We were able to get on top of the cloud layer here, we were upside down. "He caught up on some sleep at one point but other than that, he did a great job. We had fun." Detroit News LOADED:

5 Red Wings release training camp schedule The Detroit News 6:52 p.m. EDT August 26, 2015 The Red Wings will begin their training camp Sept. 17 with the 16th Annual Training Camp Golf Classic at the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa. After that, there will be four days of on-ice practices, Sept , at Centre Ice Arena in Traverse, after which the Red Wings will return to Detroit. Proceeds from the tournament benefit Involved Citizens Enterprises (I.C.E.), a nonprofit organization providing affordable skating programs in Northern Michigan. Red Wings players, prospects and tryouts will be split into three teams Team Delvecchio, Team Howe and Team Lindsay for the practices and scrimmages during camp, with the first group slated to hit the ice at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 18. Tickets for all events are available online at Prices for practice sessions are $10 for standing-room only, $15 for reserved seating and $20 for the mezzanine. Tickets for the Training Camp Alumni & Celebrity Game and Red & White Game start at $20. Detroit News LOADED:

6 Detroit Red Wings' Luke Glendening experiences ride of a lifetime with Blue Angels Ansar Khan on August 26, 2015 at 6:01 PM, updated August 26, 2015 at 9:58 PM YPSILANTI From the 90-degree angle during takeoff to being upside down while above the clouds in a jet capable of reaching 700 miles per hour, this was a ride like no other Luke Glendening had ever experienced. The Detroit Red Wings forward flew in a U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet Wednesday at Willow Run Airport, in advance of the Thunder over Michigan Air Show this weekend. "Unbelievable," was how Glendening described it. "Seriously, you couldn't get the smile off my face up there," he said. "It's such a special memory that I'll have forever. "It's like the best roller coaster you've ever been on." The pilot, Blue Angel No. 7 Capt. Jeff Kuss, USMC, said Glendening did great. "I kind of expected it with an NHL athlete of his caliber," Kuss said. "But we had a great day out there. I was able to showcase what the aircraft is capable of. We got on top of the cloud layer, we went upside down, we went slow and fast, we pulled a lot of G (force) and I think he caught up on a little sleep at one point, but other than that he did a nice job. So we had a lot of fun." Glendening, the gritty center from Grand Rapids, was a little nervous after speaking to teammate Danny DeKeyser, who took the flight a year ago, but he was excited for the opportunity and said it exceeded his expectations. He likened the takeoff to "the Dragster (Top Thrill Dragster) at Cedar Point times 10." He reluctantly admitted to blacking out briefly but said when he wasn't being "put through the paces" he enjoyed the view. "It's definitely a workout up there," Glendening said. "Now I can head back to Grand Rapids and have this cool experience under my belt." Kuss' advice to Glendening and other first-timers is to squeeze hard. "They got to squeeze their legs, squeeze their abs," Kuss said. "The G is pretty substantial when you're up there. Right now we're feeling one times the force of gravity, but when we do our maneuvers it pulls upwards of 7.5 Gs, the force of gravity. So you can imagine weighing seven times your weight right now when you're trying to maneuver and fly 18 inches apart (during the Air Show). "It takes a ton of practice and a lot of preparation. When you prepare someone for a one-time flight you tell them to show up hydrated, rested, have a good breakfast and a positive attitude and the rest will take care of itself one way or another." 6

7 Kuss, incidentally, is a Colorado native and Avalanche fan. "I grew up watching the Avalanche but have great respect for the strong rivalry between the Red Wings and Avs," Kuss said. "I told him I respected him as a player and was excited to be flying him today." Michigan Live LOADED:

8 Red Wings outlook: Jakub Kindl might benefit from coaching change but still caught in numbers game Ansar Khan on August 26, 2015 at 6:03 AM, updated August 26, 2015 at 4:09 PM (Another in a series of player profiles prior to training camp Sept ) Jakub Kindl Position: Defense Age: 28 Height/Weight: 6-3/ stats: 35 games, five goals, eight assists, 13 points, plus-2 rating, 22 penalty minutes; (playoffs) one game, no goals, no assists, no points, minus-1 rating, no penalty minutes. Career stats: 248 games, 14 goals, 48 assists, 62 points, plus-12 rating, 135 penalty minutes; (playoffs) 19 games, one goal, four assists, five points, plus-1 rating, 12 penalty minutes. Contract status: Two years remaining at a salary-cap hit of $2.4 million in review: Played regularly the first month before missing games as a healthy scratch.... Missed 11 games (elbow) from Dec. 29-Jan. 20. Appeared in only seven regular-season games the rest of the way; was a frequent healthy scratch.... Ice time (15:55 per game) has decreased in each of the past two seasons.... Appeared in fewest games since Had career-high in goals.... Averaged 1:53 per game on the power play.... Only playoff appearance was Game 7 vs. Tampa Bay, after Niklas Kronwall was suspended and Marek Zidlicky injured.... Had one goal in two games during conditioning stint with Grand Rapids Griffins outlook: Could Kindl resurrect his career under new coach Jeff Blashill? Mike Babcock soured on him during the past two seasons, sometimes criticizing his compete level. When Kindl played last season, more often than not it was by default, due to injuries. Kindl has regressed since his breakout year of 2013 and seems to have lost confidence. A more open-minded Blashill appears willing to give him a fair opportunity. Blashill, from his one season as an assistant coach in Detroit ( ), is familiar with Kindl and likes his puck-moving ability and power-play skills. Cracking the lineup won't be easy. The Red Wings appear set with their top-six defensemen: Niklas Kronwall-Jonathan Ericsson, Danny DeKeyser-Mike Green and Brendan Smith-Kyle Quincey. And with several young defensemen in the system (Alexey Marchenko, Xavier Ouellet, Nick Jensen, Ryan Sproul all of whom are no longer waiver-exempt in as well as Robbie Russo), Kindl's future with the organization remains in doubt. 8

9 But, if nothing else, perhaps this season will show if the former first-round pick who hasn't met expectations just needed a new voice behind the bench. Key question: Can Kindl step up under Blashill? Michigan Live LOADED:

10 Red Wings centre Luke Glendening soars with Blue Angels By Bob Duff / Windsor Star Luke Glendening s NHL career soared last season, as the Detroit Red Wings forward jumped from one goal during his rookie season to 12 last season. Glendening also soared Wednesday, and in his mind, the heights he reached were out of this world. It was unbelievable, Glendening said after riding along with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels in an F/A-18 Hornet on Wednesday at the Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Mich., in advance of the 2015 Thunder Over Michigan Air Show running from Aug Seriously, you couldn t get the smile off my face up there. It s such a special memory that I ll have forever. Glendening flew with Blue Angel No. 7, piloted by captain Jeff Kuss, USMC. He was taken through all of the manoeuvres the Blue Angels typically go through in a show. The Blue Angels can reach speeds of 700 miles per hour just under Mach 1 and can fly as close as 18 inches apart during certain manoeuvres. It s surreal, Glendening said. It was like the Dragster (Top Thrill Dragster) at Cedar Point times 10. It was awesome. It s like the best roller coaster you ve ever been on. Obviously, the plane is special. It was a cool experience. Glendening s experienced pilot was impressed at how his rookie passenger held up facing G-forces that can exceed seven times a person s body weight. He did great, Kuss said. I kind of expected it with an NHL athlete of his calibre. We had a little bit of cloud cover so we couldn t go as high as we normally do, but we got up to 45 degrees, nose high, 5.1 Gs there. I was able to showcase what the aircraft is capable of. We got on top of the cloud layer here, we went upside down, we went slow and fast, we pulled a lot of G and I think he caught up on a little sleep at one point but other than that he did a nice job. Yes, Glendening sheepishly admitted, during flight the G-forces got the better of him and he briefly lost consciousness. Yeah, I blacked out one time, Glendening said. I shouldn t have told you guys that but I did one time. 10

11 Regardless, he wouldn t have missed this chance for the world. I was looking forward to it all summer, Glendening said. It exceeded every expectation I had. 11