Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock (C) talks to players during a practice session in Stockholm September 30, 2009. The Red Wings will play the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League season opening games on October 2 and 3 in Stockholm. Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock (C) talks to players during a practice session in Stockholm September 30, 2009. The Red Wings will play the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League season opening games on October 2 and 3 in Stockholm.

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  1. Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock, back, directs his players against the Colorado Avalanche in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Denver on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009.
  2. STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - OCTOBER 02: Coach Mike Babcock of Detroit Red Wings talks to his players during the 2009 Compuware NHL Premiere Stockholm match between Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues at the Ericsson Globe on October 2, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.

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  1. STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - OCTOBER 02: Coach Mike Babcock of Detroit Red Wings talks to his players during the 2009 Compuware NHL Premiere Stockholm match between Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues at the Ericsson Globe on October 2, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.
  2. Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock (C) talks to players during a practice session in Stockholm September 30, 2009. The Red Wings will play the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League season opening games on October 2 and 3 in Stockholm.
  3. Detroit Red Wing coach Mike Babcock talks with players Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, during the opening day of the NHL hockey team's training camp in Traverse City, Mich.
  4. Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock, center, talks to his team during a time-out in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Atlanta Thrashers in Detroit, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The Thrashers defeated the Red Wings 2-0.
  5. Mike Babcock, coach of the Detroit Red Wings and the Canadian men's team coach for the 2010 Olympics, speaks with reporters as he arrives for the Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Toronto on Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.
  6. Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock yells instructions to his players during the third period of their NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames in Calgary, Alberta October 31, 2009. Babcock will also coach the Canadian Men's Olympic hockey team at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
  7. STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - OCTOBER 03: #11 Dan Cleary of Detroit Red Wings has a shot stopped by #29 Ty Conklin of St. Louis Blues during the 2009 Compuware NHL Premiere Stockholm match between St. Louis Blues and Detroit Red Wings at the Ericsson Globe on October 3, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.
  8. STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - OCTOBER 03: #11 Dan Cleary of Detroit Red Wings has a shot stopped by #29 Ty Conklin of St. Louis Blues during the 2009 Compuware NHL Premiere Stockholm match between St. Louis Blues and Detroit Red Wings at the Ericsson Globe on October 3, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.
  9. STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - OCTOBER 03: #40 Henrik Zetterberg of Detroit Red Wings battles for the puck with #28 Carlo Colaiacovo of St. Louis Blues during the 2009 Compuware NHL Premiere Stockholm match between St. Louis Blues and Detroit Red Wings at the Ericsson Globe on October 3, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.
  10. STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - OCTOBER 03: #96 Tomas Holmstrom of Detroit Red Wings battles for the puck with #46 Roman Polak of St. Louis Blues during the 2009 Compuware NHL Premiere Stockholm match between St. Louis Blues and Detroit Red Wings at the Ericsson Globe on October 3, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.
  11. STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - OCTOBER 03: #13 Pavel Datsyuk of Detroit Red Wings battles for the puck with #22 Brad Boyes of St. Louis Blues during the 2009 Compuware NHL Premiere Stockholm match between St. Louis Blues and Detroit Red Wings at the Ericsson Globe on October 3, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.
  12. STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - OCTOBER 03: #13 Pavel Datsyuk of Detroit Red Wings battles for the puck with #22 Brad Boyes of St. Louis Blues during the 2009 Compuware NHL Premiere Stockholm match between St. Louis Blues and Detroit Red Wings at the Ericsson Globe on October 3, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.
  13. National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman prepares to speak to reporters as he leaves the U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Court in Phoenix, Arizona, September 11, 2009. The National Hockey League and Canadian billionaire James Balsillie continue to battle in court, arguing over whether Balsillie's bid for the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes team should be included in an auction set for today. The judge overseeing the case of the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes raised the possibility of rejecting both Balsillie's and the National Hockey League's existing bids for the money-losing team. In May, the Coyotes team filed for bankruptcy protection.
  14. National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman speaks to reporters as he leaves the U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Court in Phoenix, Arizona, September 11, 2009. The National Hockey League and Canadian billionaire James Balsillie continue to battle in court, arguing over whether Balsillie's bid for the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes team should be included in an auction set for Friday. The judge overseeing the case of the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes raised the possibility of rejecting both Balsillie's and the National Hockey League's existing bids for the money-losing team. In May, the Coyotes team filed for bankruptcy protection.
  15. National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman gestures as speaks to reporters outside the U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Court in Phoenix, Arizona, September 11, 2009. The National Hockey League and Canadian billionaire James Balsillie continue to battle in court, arguing over whether Balsillie's bid for the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes team should be included in an auction set for today. The judge overseeing the case of the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes raised the possibility of rejecting both Balsillie's and the National Hockey League's existing bids for the money-losing team. In May, the Coyotes team filed for bankruptcy protection.
  16. National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman walks away from reporters as he leaves the U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Court in Phoenix, Arizona, September 11, 2009. The National Hockey League and Canadian billionaire James Balsillie continue to battle in court, arguing over whether Balsillie's bid for the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes team should be included in an auction set for Friday. The judge overseeing the case of the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes raised the possibility of rejecting both Balsillie's and the National Hockey League's existing bids for the money-losing team. In May, the Coyotes team filed for bankruptcy protection.

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