Ken Holland
Ken Holland
Kenneth Mark Hollandis the current General Manager and executive Vice President of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. Holland was drafted in the 12th round, 188th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Entry Draft. He played a total of four games in the NHL: one with Hartford, and three with Detroit. In 2009 Holland was listed at #2 on Sports Illustrated's Top GMs/Executives of the Decade...
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We've had great success, and Europeans have been a big part of that. When Scotty put together the Russian Five, that was really the start of the Red Wings we see today. I think it even had an impact on how we developed our drafting philosophy and scouting philosophy.
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We start from scratch, but the history between Detroit and Edmonton is we've always had close games. Both teams are really built on speed and skill.
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My hope is that he can play similar to where he was a couple of years ago, ... I don't know that that's a realistic expectation starting this week.
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This is a big stretch for us. We saw what happened to San Jose last year when they got off to a slow start and what happened to Dallas two years ago. The Western Conference is so close that if you get too far behind the pack ...
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I think Steve is playing as well as he was five years ago for us.
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Jamie hasn't really had an opportunity, and when he did have an opportunity, he didn't play nearly as well this year as he did in 2003-04 (before the lockout). We felt it was a little bit of an opportunity, maybe, for an upgrade.
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We've got some more people at training camp we're looking at, but nobody major.
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Our scouts feel he is ready to play in the NHL. He established himself in the Swedish Elite League and their national program and we felt it was time to bring him over.
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Our feeling is, he'll be out for a period of time. Certainly, I don't anticipate him playing Thursday, for sure.
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Other than maybe two or three games right after the Olympic break, Manny has been very consistent, very solid the entire year. He has done a lot of winning for us.
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I talked to (agent) Gary Greenstin Sunday afternoon and he said they need another week - they need more time to make their final decision,
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Mike Babcock is going to make everybody accountable every day because none of them have a track record with him. He's going to respect the resumes, but he also wants to see what they bring to the table now because that's what is most important.
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Mikael has been a key player throughout this season and earned the opportunity to stay in Detroit. I'm happy to have him signed and to be able to keep in him a Red Wings jersey for the next three seasons.
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We were looking for a guy in the third pairing that can be safe, solid and steady. That's Cory's calling card.