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This Day in Red Wings History

This Day in Red Wings History

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This Day in Red Wings History gives Red Wings fans a short daily story from one of hockey's deepest archives: Original Six battles, Gordie Howe, the Production Line, Yzerman, the Russian Five, Lidstrom, octopus lore, and Stanley Cup nights. Each episode makes a date feel like a rink-side Hockeytown memory.© 2026 Wyldepodcasts
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  • June 27: The Mule

    June 27: The Mule
    Jun 30 2026
    On June 27, 2004, with the 97th overall pick — late in the third round — the Detroit Red Wings selected a 24-year-old Swedish winger named Johan Franzén. Most of the league had passed on him twice. Coach Mike Babcock nicknamed him "The Mule" because he carried the load — and by the 2008 playoffs, Franzén was one of Detroit's most devastating postseason scorers, on the way to a Stanley Cup.
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