Good Morning Hockeytown! *Ken Holland Has Intention to Rush Prospects *I couldnt be more excited Says Mike Ilitch About New Arena ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Despite Call For It, Ken Holland Wont Rush Prospects Nine prospects made their debuts with the Red Wings this past season and their efforts as well as those of established younger players like Gustav Nyquist, Tomas Tatar, Dan DeKeyser and Riley Sheahan definitely helped the Wings to their 23d consecutive playoff appearance. Many fans are calling for some of these up and coming prospects be given the opportunity with the Wings but Ken Holland says intends to stay the course and will not be rushing any of them into the lineup. Here are some comments Holland had on the subject as reported by freep: “Certainly when you’re a general manager and you make decisions, especially in this world today, we’re open for people to judge our decisions. I’m OK with it. But I’m going to do what is in the best interest of the Red Wings. At the same time, I’m going to do what’s in the best interest of our young players. I’m not rushing young players. “The expectations in Detroit that we’ve created is that we’re going to compete for a playoff spot. We’re going to compete for a playoff run. Our goal is to try win another Stanley Cup, and in order to get there, our young people need to be brought along properly. When I make the decisions that I make, I rely on guys like Kris Draper, like Kirk Maltby, like Mark Howe, like Mike Babcock, like Glenn Merkosky, Bruce Haralson, Ryan Martin. So, I’m relying on people that have been in the game 20, 30 years.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *I couldnt be more excited and proud to bring this vision to life. ~~Mike Ilitch Details were released yesterday about the Red Wings new arena and include a complete overhaul of a large portion of the City of Detroit. Along with the arena there will be shopping, entertainment and residential districts. Portions of the arena will include retail and dining operations that will be open to public even if there is no activity scheduled for the arena. All of these plans are expected to breath new life into an area of Detroit that is currently blighted and of no real use. The inclusion of residential areas is hoped to bring revitalization to the city. The prospect of all of this has Mike Ilitch excited about the future, here are some comments from him as reported by mlive: Its always been my dream to see a vibrant and energized downtown Detroit. I want people to look at Detroits new sports and entertainment district and see what I see: the potential for something very special. I couldnt be more excited and proud to bring this vision to life. Christopher Ilitch, President and CEO of Ilitch holdings, also commented with a statement via mlive: Weve done business in Detroit for nearly 50 years, and this is our most significant and ambitious project here yet. Our great city is home to some of the worlds most legendary people, teams and venues in sports and entertainment. Detroit deserves no less than the best — a world-class sports and entertainment district we can all be proud of. And thats exactly what we will build. By accelerating our investments in important neighborhood infrastructure and new mixed-use development, we will stabilize and develop dozens of underutilized blocks, create more jobs more quickly and allow the city to spend public funds on other priorities. Our vision for the new arena is for a one-of-a-kind facility that fits in with its neighborhood, that is authentic to our Detroit roots and offers an unmatched fan experience. We will build a revolutionary venue for hockey, music, entertainment and community events, and at the same time, a vibrant mixed-use neighborhood surrounding it. Governor Rick Snyder offered his thoughts as reported by mlive: The expanded vision for this important project will immediately begin building on the success of other investments along Woodward Avenue. This is a powerful example of how public-private partnerships have multiplier effects that benefit the city, the region and the state. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan also released a statement, here is some of what he said via mlive: The resurgence of Detroit has incredible momentum already, and a project of this magnitude and geographic reach will extend our progress, creating much-needed jobs for Detroiters, strengthening our public infrastructure both downtown and in the neighborhoods, and attracting new, permanent residents to our city. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Information from freep and mlive was used in compiling this post. BELEIVE! ~~Red
Posted on: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 11:00:01 +0000
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