Wings are already winners overseas
Posted by TheHockeyGuy on October 2nd, 2009
From practices to a preseason game to a pep rally, the Red Wings have been going nonstop since arriving in Stockholm on Monday morning.
They finally start the 2009-10 season tonight at the Globe Arena against St. Louis, part of the NHL Premiere event in Stockholm. Regardless of the outcome, the Wings will be the winners with Swedish fans — they have eight countrymen on their roster compared with one Swede for the Blues.
On Thursday, the Wings took part in a rally at Stockholm’s Central Station, where several hundred fans gathered to see the Wings and the Blues officially welcomed to the city by Madeleine Sjöstedt, Stockholm’s Minister of Culture and Sports.
Nicklas Lidstrom and Henrik Zetterberg have been the fan favorites, drawing the loudest applause when they stepped on the ice Wednesday for the exhibition game at Karlstad.
For the games at the Globe, Zetterberg has had to secure 80 tickets per night to satisfy friends and family.
Click here to read the full article – By Helene St. James of Detroit Free Fress
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