Showing posts with label Red Wings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Red Wings. Show all posts
19 June 2014
SUMMER SERIES: Doc’s 10-greatest Devils calls — #2 — The Championship to New Jersey! The Devils win the Stanley Cup!
Of the five times the Devils have played in the Stanley Cup Finals, Doc was behind the mic for just two of them — 1995 and 2012. Gary Thorne did the honours in 2000, 2001 and 2003 for ABC Sports. Doc had the clincher in 1995, which was broadcast on Fox (he also did Game 1 of the series v. Detroit that year, while Thorne had Games 2 & 3 for ESPN).
No. 2 on my list of Doc’s 10-greatest Devils calls — the first championship in 1995. The final seconds.
Coming tomorrow, what will be my top Doc Devils call of all time? Be sure to check back at 3 p.m. ET Friday.
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1995,
Doc Emrick,
Doc Emrick’s Greatest Devils Calls,
Red Wings,
Stanley Cup Finals,
Summer Series
06 February 2013
Are the Detroit Red Wings really selling out the Joe?

DETROIT —
Each night, right here on this site, we post attendance figures from around the league. The idea was to see how teams did in the post-lockout era attendance wise.
Last night, the Red Wings lost to the Flames and announced a typical sellout of 20,066. And yet, when our report hit last night, we got several e-mails and a few Tweets about The Joe being far from sold out.
Our good friend and resident Flames fan Kyle Mayer, @kymayer on Twitter, sent me a Tweet to inform me that despite the Red Wings' announcement of a sellout, it looked like it was about 75 percent full.
And the images don't lie.
There are some arenas where it often looks like there are a lot of empty seats because of bars and lounges on concourses, where fans at the games can remain to watch the games. This is especially evident in Sunrise, Fla., where the Panthers play. We're told though it often seems like lower-bowl seats are empty, it's actually because people go for drinks and food — and choose to watch the games from the lounges and bars.
But from what we understand — correct us if we're wrong here — such a system isn't in place in Detroit, so what you're really seeing is empty seats, unsold seats, that the Wings organization are saying ARE sold.
Many thanks to Kyle for the tip. Please follow him on Twitter @kymayer.
Have a look here.
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Attendance Watch,
Flames,
Kyle Mayer,
Red Wings
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