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As PWHL visits Detroit, lack of in-state equity in women’s game rises to surface
A trio of pro women’s hockey players from the Professional Women Hockey League’s Boston franchise will be making a homecoming this Saturday, as the league rolls into Detroit for a “Takeover Weekend” game between Boston and Ottawa.
Saturday’s game in Detroit between Ottawa and Boston begins at 6 p.m., and Toronto will play Montreal at Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena at 12:30 p.m.
But as Shiann Darkangelo (Brighton), Taylor Girard (Macomb) and Megan Keller (Farmington) return for a women’s pro game in Detroit, they can’t help but be reminded that “Hockeytown” has very little women’s representation at the highest levels.
Though Detroit — home to the Red Wings, one of the NHL’s “Original Six” franchises — is an obvious target if and when the recently debuted PWHL decides to expand, that is only half the battle.
In the state of Michigan, there are seven NCAA Division 1 men’s teams to zero women’s programs (though a handful of the schools have club teams). Darkangelo (Quinnipiac), Girard (Quinnipiac) and Keller (Boston College) all had to leave the state to play college hockey. Many years later, they aren’t able to be a pro in their hometown, either.
“I think it’s something that we’ve always wanted and it’s been talked about, from Michigan State to the University of Michigan,” Darkangelo said. “Obviously, Wayne State had a program as well.
“But I think it would be huge to be able to have a professional team there. It might kind of push people, I feel like, to get the involvement at the University of Michigan, to have a Division I team. I know they have like a club team and things, and there are people working in that direction, but it would be super exciting to see that.”
Keller is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and traveled the world because of her hockey talent. One place it doesn’t often take her, however, is her hometown of Detroit. Still, she thinks the idea of expansion is “inevitable,” which bodes well for getting a local women’s hockey club in Hockeytown.
“Just to see the support and the success that the PWHL has had already, personally, I would love to see Detroit or other markets get a team,” Keller said. “There’s so much room for growth in women’s hockey and especially at the professional level. To have that access for young hockey players in those different markets, it’s something fans — Detroit hockey fans — deserve.”
It’ll be a special moment for each player. Darkangelo played for Little Caesars AAA Hockey growing up, while part of Girard’s love of the game was born from attending Red Wings games as a kid.
“Different rink now, but it’s going to be cool to just be in that building and just be in my hometown,” Girard said.
All have the opportunity to pay it forward by representing the women’s game for many young girls in attendance.
“Just really excited to play in front of friends and family and also bring the PWHL to Detroit,” Keller said.
“I mean, it’s called Hockeytown for a reason, and there’s so much youth girls hockey throughout the state of Michigan. It’ll be exciting for all the fans to watch women’s professional hockey.”
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Are you ready for some football? With the Detroit Lions taking a week off after their thrilling “Monday Night Football” win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 7, they’re back and ready to get back to business on Sunday afternoon. The Lions host the NFC North divisional rival Minnesota Vikings for their first matchup of the season. The Vikings come in at 3-4 and aren’t as scary as they’ve been in years past, but that doesn’t mean the Lions can overlook them.
“I know what the talent is, I’ve seen it,” said Lions head coach Dan Campbell on Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy. “They’re going to do what they need to do to help him out and try to reduce the stress. Take as much off his plate, yet allow him to do things he does well. They’re going to find ways. They’re going to try to establish the run, screen game, get it to 18 (Justin Jefferson), get this kid on the move. They’re going to do a hell of a job. They’ll have a good plan ready, and so will we.”
Here’s a look at our Pride of Detroit staff picks for the Lions in Week 9:
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Detroit Red Wings’ 3-game win streak quacks up vs Ducks on 2nd night of SoCal back-to-back
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Detroit Red Wings Moritz Seider, Lucas Raymond & Todd McLellan, Oct. 31, 2025 in Anaheim, Calif.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Detroit Red Wings, looking a bit tired from playing a long game night before, had a hard time slowing down as fast as an opponent as they’ve seen so far this season.
The Wings used the same roster against the Anaheim Ducks on Friday, Oct. 31, as had played 24 hours earlier up I-5 in Los Aneles, except for a change in goal. But the Ducks were too much to handle, and the Wings wound up losing, 5-2, at Honda Center to snap a three-game win streak.
The game featured a steady path to the penalty box for both sides, with six infractions called in the second and four straight within the first eight minutes of the third period. When the Red Wings (8-4-0) got a man advantage with 5:27 to play, it was their seventh power play of the game.
The Wings pulled John Gibson, making his return to the arena where he starred with the Ducks for 12 seasons, soon after that expired for an extra attacker, but Troy Terry took advantage to score his second of the night. Leo Carlsson had a four-point night.
Tired start
The Wings came into Anaheim off a late night Thursday, when their game against the Los Angeles Kings went all the way to a shootout. They looked tired at the start against the Ducks, and were burned on a power play for a second straight night, with Terry taking off on a breakaway with Axel Sandin Pellika giving chase only to see Terry fire the puck behind Gibson. But the Wings were able to even the score within four minutes, when Dylan Larkin sprang Lucas Raymond, who picked up his third goal of the season on a wrist shot.
Carlsson, the second overall pick in 2023, scored when Terry carried the puck into Detroit’s zone, went unchallenged by Simon Edvinsson’s stick waving, and found Carlsson, who made it 2-1 with a shot from the right circle.
The Wings celebrated a goal at 4:57 of the second period, only to have it taken away after an extensive video review. Alex DeBrincat whipped a pass to Marco Kasper. Goalie Lukas Dostal stopped that, but Moritz Seider got to the rebound. Officials deemed that Seider kicked the puck in, though it appeared on replays that he was trying to kick the puck to his stick. The bottom line: It remained 2-1 to the Ducks.
At least for a few minutes more, until Mason McTavish circled around a crowd in front of the crease and flung the puck on net, making it 3-1 at 6:35. DeBrincat turned a pass from Raymond into a 3-2 game. DeBrincat now has goals in four straight games.
The Ducks reclaimed a two-goal lead when Chris Kreider scored 55 seconds into the third period, with officials ruling Gibson caused his net to jump off its moorings prior to the puck going into the net.
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