DETROIT DESTROYING THE EURO-MYTH

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Wings- Team Earth
Published 5/15/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
... The Red Wings are not only Detroit’s team, they are Team Earth. Never has one hockey club had such a worldly roster: Canadians, Americans, Swedes, Russians, more Swedes, Czechs, a Finn. Sure, other teams have had more countries represented, but not in these numbers. The Wings have a chance to become the first team with a 50-50 North American/European split to win the Cup. “I don’t look at nationalities, I just look for good hockey players,” says Wings General Manager Ken Holland. more

Duthie: Wings are Euro-myth-busting
Published 5/16/2008 by George James Malik at Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com
The Ottawa Citizen's/TSN's James Duthie is extremely impressed by the fact that the Red Wings have stuck by their organizational mantra as the rest of the NHL, especially in the wake of the Anaheim Ducks' Stanley Cup win last season, believes that teams can have "too many Euros": May 15, Ottawa Citizen : The Red Wings are not only Detroit's team, they are Team Earth. Never has one hockey club had such a worldly roster: Canadians, Americans, Swedes, Russians, more Swedes, Czechs, a Finn. Sure, other teams have had more countries represented, but not in these numbers. The Wings ...