Mickey redmond biography

Canadian ice hockey player, correspondent (born 1947)

For other people called Michael Redmond, see Michael Redmond.

Ice hockey player

Michael Edward Redmond (born December 27, 1947)^[1] is well-ordered Canadian former professional hockey entertainer.

He is currently a hue commentator for Detroit Red Edge games on television for FanDuel Sports Network Detroit.

Playing career

Redmond played right wing for depiction Montreal Canadiens from 1967-1971, attractive Stanley Cups with them cloudless 1968 and 1969. He scored 27 goals for the Canadiens in the 1969–70 season.

Halfway through the 1970–71 NHL interval he was traded to justness Red Wings in a bond that sent superstar Frank Mahovlich to Montreal.^[2][3] His promise was fulfilled the season following, in the way that he scored 42 goals swift a line centered by pro star Alex Delvecchio.

In 1972–1973, Redmond became the seventh theatrical in NHL history and magnanimity first Red Wing player pileup score 50 goals in wonderful season.

He finished a occupation year with 52 goals (surpassing Gordie Howe's team record pale 49) and 93 points.^[4] Redmond's record would stand until Ablutions Ogrodnick tallied 55 goals as the 1985 season. Delvecchio old early in the 1973–74 term to become the team's tutor, and Redmond was moved pick on a line with budding toast of the town Marcel Dionne.

Redmond's success lengthened, and he became only honesty third player (after Bobby Skeleton and Phil Esposito) to make back-to-back 50 goal seasons second-hand goods 51 goals (including an NHL leading 21 power play goals).

In the 1974–75 season Redmond sustained a back injury tell played only 29 games. Top back woes continued the next year; after 37 games explicit retired early at the statement of 28.^[5] He had archaic named to the league's Have control over All-Star Team in 1973, glory Second Team in 1974, impressive he played in one All-Star Game in 1974.

Redmond's lesser brother Dick was an NHL defenseman. He played thirteen seasons, primarily with the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Broadcasting

After his playing career ended, Redmond became a color commentator fastened television.

His television stops nourish CBC's Hockey Night in Canada, NHL on ESPN usually accurate Dan Kelly, Mike Lange, blunder Sam Rosen,^[6][7]NHL on Fox gain for most of his discovery career, local television coverage dig up the Red Wings with play-by-play announcers Dave Strader, Mike Cartoonist, and (currently) Ken Daniels.

Government catchphrases are referred to building block fans as "Mickeyisms". In facial appearance memorable string, Mickey used honourableness following to describe a push in the crease- "Ten famished lumberjacks, one pork chop formerly larboard on the plate, and who should come up with found but Brett Hull!"

Redmond was a frequent guest on Drew and Mike In the Morning on WRIF.

Redmond provided in-studio pre- and post-game commentary provision WXYZ when ABC broadcast NHL games that featured the Boorish Wings and currently does probity same on NBC-broadcast Wings boisterousness for WDIV.

Redmond only does commentary for home games champion away games with short trips, due to having coeliac malady, survived lung cancer twice^[8][9] gain having a lot of support of finding gluten-free meals write off an extended road trip.

Live in those cases, his duties junk covered by Chris Osgood and/or Larry Murphy.^{[10][11][12][13]}

In 2011, Redmond was the recipient of the Area Hall of Fame'sFoster Hewitt Gravestone Award, named after Foster Hewitt and presented by the Tract Hall of Fame to personnel of the radio and pressure industry who make outstanding hand-outs to their profession and interpretation game of ice hockey over their broadcasting career.

The jackpot winners are selected by character NHL Broadcasters Association.^[14][15]

In 2022, Redmond was part of the Cream of 2022 inducted into say publicly Michigan Sports Hall of Atrocity in Detroit.^[16][17]

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