Product Description

The 2007-2008 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings were a team on a mission, fueled by a combustible blend of savvy veterans, young talent, and quality coaching. With leadership from the inimitable Nicklas Lidstrom and Hockeytown heroes Chris Chelios, Chris Osgood, and Dominik Hasek guiding the way for a dynamic new generation of Red Wings legends like Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg, and Johan Franzen, Detroit rolled through the regular season, accelerated through the playoffs, and crossed the finish line to claim their 11th Lord Stanley's Cup.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #190991 in Books
• Published on: 2008-06-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 144 pages

From the Inside Flap
What started on a warm September day in Traverse City and crisscrossed the country during the cold months of winter, ended on a hot June night in the Steel City. Stanley was headed back to Hockeytown. The 11th Stanley Cup championship for the Detroit Red Wings was one of the most heart-stopping, ending in dramatic fashion against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Led by Nicklas Lidstrom, the first European player to captain a Stanley Cup winner, and Conn Smythe Trophy winner Henrik Zetterberg, the Wings won for the fourth time in 11 seasons. Whether it was Chris Osgood taking over in the first round of the playoffs on the way to his third Cup, Dallas Drake finally winning with the team that drafted him, or Brian Rafalski wining with his hometown team, the amazing stories were plenty.

Hockeytown in High Def: The Detroit Red Wings 2008 Championship Season in Photos chronicles the team's amazing journey to the championship, through a regular season of ups and downs and a playoff run to remember, as the Red Wings added to their legacy and returned the Stanley Cup to Hockeytown

The stories and photos that celebrate the Detroit Red Wings' 11th Stanley Cup championship in Hockeytown in High Def: The Detroit Red Wings 2008Championship Season in Photos, were produced by the talented staff of The Detroit News. Hockey beat writer Ted Kulfan, enterprise writer John Niyo, and columnist Bob Wojonowski, who followed the team from the first workouts in September until the hoisting of the Cup, combine for 45 years experience covering hockey. Others contributing were staff writers Vartan Kupelian and Eric Lacy. The stunning art--spectacular game action, feature and profile shots--is the work of News photographers David Guralnick, Dan Mears, Dale Young, and John Greilick. Combined, the stories and photos make this book a memorable and stunning addition to any sports fan's collection.

Customer Reviews

Great Item for WingNuts!!! only 1 blatant error!!
I absolutely love this collectable and in combination with "Forever Hockeytown" you can have an awesome reference for a stellar year for the Wings. Complete bios for the players along with stats, only... they did a massive disjustice to Tomas Kopecky... No bio, no stats just a inaccurate subnote on page 103 that list his name and gives Jonathon Ericsson's stat, you could look at it another way... Jonathon was not even mentioned after playing 4 game being a top prospect in the farm system.....But forgetting Kopecky after playing 77 games this season is completely negligent!!