Wings get aboard the marketing clue train!

[Gizmo 21]

Fans were lined up at the Joe for 1 1/2 hours for the $9 tickets to go on sale. Somebody in the Wings organization was thinking. From the Red Wings web site...

Fans who battled the blistery weather conditions where also treated to more than hot cocoa and donuts. Members of the Wings’ marketing department handed out 15-month team calendars and pocket schedules.

But the real surprise for Wings’ fans came when coach Mike Babcock and some players stopped by to greet the crowd. He was joined by forwards Tomas Kopecky and Aaron Downey, and defenseman Derek Meech. They handed out calendars, signed a few autographs and pose for pictures.

“I wasn’t expecting that,†Brandon Mantay said.

Babock fielded many questions from the fans in line. The most common questions seemed to concern the team’s goaltending situation and the health of center Kris Draper, who suffered a sprained left knee in Tuesday’s 5-3 win over Calgary.

“Pro sports isn’t pro sports without the fans,†Babcock said. “It’s always been about the fans and it’s always going to be. It’s great that they can afford to come down here and it’s great that they’re willing to come out here and freeze to death and get tickets.â€Â

Edited November 28, 2007 by Gizmo

[WhiteLightning91 105]

Well its about time!

I would love to meet Downey!

[WhiteLightning91 105]

double

Edited November 28, 2007 by WhiteLightning91

[Viperar 16]

sounds like a step in the right direction

[auxlepli 17]

That's cool that Babcock and the players did that.

I wonder if the writer meant blustery instead of blistery.

[WhiteLightning91 105]

That's cool that Babcock and the players did that.

I wonder if the writer meant blustery instead of blistery.

Apparently he's not familiar with our good friend Pooh bear.

[auxlepli 17]

Blistery

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/blistery

Blustery

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/blustery

Maybe it's just a typo.

[Cicada 4]

good on the wings..

it isn't quite Crosby delivering season tickets, but what the hey

[HockeyCrazy3033 168]

That's so awesome! A step in the right direction for sure.

[kylee 727]

no offense to the Wings to give a surprise greeting to the people buying tickets,

but if they really wanted something like this to work they would send out Zetterberg and Homer ( i would say Pavel too but his english isnt exactly "A+" although it is getting better...)

[Gizmo 21]

While it would have been nice to have some top players out there, I'll cut them some slack and give them kudos for trying this. It also wouldn't surprise me if this were an ad hoc deal with Babs simply asking for some volunteers in the locker room. Whatever, it was a nice move!

[lfd250 1]

Boy you guys are tough. You'd probably be mad having to split the 60 million lotto with another person too. THEY DIDN"T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING THE PEOPLE WERE ALREADY THERE BUYING TICKETS!

[BlueMonk 102]

Awesome. Good to see them not taking fans for granted.

Is this a feather in the new marketing guy from Nashville's cap??

[Cicada 4]

the fact remains all these little things help..

even if those people end up seeing a crap game..they still got to meet babs and some players..

great move

[haroldsnepsts 4,826]

Boy you guys are tough. You'd probably be mad having to split the 60 million lotto with another person too. THEY DIDN"T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING THE PEOPLE WERE ALREADY THERE BUYING TICKETS!

No kidding.

To me it sounded like Babcock and the couple players with him just stopped by the line, not that it was some organized event.

[irishtemper14+25 11]

i hope players come out when i go down to get tix