By Jason Pearson, griffinshockey.com Ask a professional hockey player how long they believed in Santa Claus as a kid and the array of potential reactions is endless: a valid answer, a sideways stare, or anything in between. Ask Vili Saarijarvi, the Red Wings’ third-round draft pick in 2015, and he supplies a grinning reply. “I still believe,”
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Winning gold medal at World Juniors has Red Wings prospect Vili Saarijarvi wanting more
By Brendan Savage | bsavage@mlive.com Follow on Twitter on January 17, 2016 at 6:06 AM, updated January 17, 2016 at 6:08 AM FLINT, Mich. – From start to finish, the World Junior Championship couldn’t have worked out any better for Detroit Red Wings prospect Vili Saarijarvi. It began with Saarijarvi’s junior team, the Flint Firebirds of the
Congrats to Vili Saarijarvi, OHL Defenceman of the Month!
NHL’s speedy possession game forging a revolution on the blue line
Photo: Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images BY JEREMY FUCHS Posted: Tue Jul. 28, 2015 When Stars defenseman John Klingberg was learning to play hockey as a boy in Sweden, one thing stood out. He was always the smallest kid on the ice. Rather than give up on his dream of playing professionally before it even started to take root, Klingberg had to adapt. “I had
Congratulations Vili Saarijarvi! 3rd Rd. #73 to DET
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