do the redwings open the season in england?

[RainingBlood 8]

I remember that the ducks and kings opened the season in London. I remember bettman saying he wasnt again this years cup winner opening in London. Im totally against the idea.

Edited June 10, 2008 by RainingBlood

[selkie 10]

While the travel time isn't great for the team, it's good for the league, what with Stockholm being such an easy flight from London and all.

[CenterIce 83]

They already have two European games planned to open up next season, but the Wings are not involved.

[digitaljohn88 4]

It would be HUGE if the Wings played a game in Sweden....

[Reds4Life 51]

Not this year.

Rangers - Tampa Bay in Prague

Pittsburgh - Ottawa in Stockholm

[JayUp88 1]

If we do ever play a game over there it will be in Sweden. I mean come on we are basically Sweden's national team.

[Hank Dats 'N Homer 81]

I think the wings playing in sweden would be the greatest idea that the league has ever had. Many swedes are already fans of Detroit (or so i have read in articles). They would get to watch players that they watched grow up. I think it would really help expand popularity of not only the Wings but the league as well.

[VM1138 1,921]

I think the wings playing in sweden would be the greatest idea that the league has ever had. Many swedes are already fans of Detroit (or so i have read in articles). They would get to watch players that they watched grow up. I think it would really help expand popularity of not only the Wings but the league as well.

Exactly. The best way to market the league overseas is to use Europeans. Will Europeans be attracted to gritty, sloppy North American style? I doubt it.

But I hope we don't go overseas. Seems like it didn't work for Anaheim all that much.

[Z and D for the C 712]

I hope we never have to. It's an invitation to a bad start.

[betterREDthandead 58]

It would be cool to build up the Wings' international fanbase by doing that. But the Ducks got off to a horrible start last year partly because of all the travel from their London trip.....they had to take a conventional road trip immediately following the one to England.

[Chaldean 0]

Pittsburgh - Ottawa in Stockholm

Can you imagine the atmosphere if they replaced Ottawa with the Wings? Oh man...