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Bob Duff

Bob Duff has worked in the sports media industry since 1984 and covered the Red Wings since 1988. As a sports columnist with The Windsor Star, CanWest News Services, Postmedia and MSNBC.com, he covered a variety of major events, including the Stanley Cup final, World Cup of Hockey, Super Bowl, World Series, Summer Olympic Games, NBA Finals, Ryder Cup, World Cup of Soccer and the Memorial Cup. Duff has also freelanced for such publications as The Hockey News, Beckett Hockey, Faceoff and Prospects Magazines. He is a contributor to The NHL Guide And Record Book, and Total Hockey, helped the NHL significantly in writing and research projects related to the league's 100th anniversary celebrations, and is listed as an honorary member of the Elias Sports Bureau. As well, he is a published author of more than 25 books. Duff's books include The China Wall: The Timeless Legend of Johnny Bower; The Bruise Brothers: Hockey's Heavyweight Champions; Nine: A Tribute To Gordie Howe; Nineteen: A Tribute To Steve Yzerman; Seven: A Tribute to Ted Lindsay; and The History of Hockeytown.

Stories By Bob Duff

Detroit Red Wings3 years ago

Bugsy Watson Earned Superpest Title With Red Wings

They called him Bugsy and Superpest but two things were certain about Bryan Watson. If you called him teammate, you loved the guy. If he was...
Detroit Red Wings3 years ago

Duff: Red Wings Larkin Would Be Better Off Without The ‘C’ | DHN+

The 2020-21 season was the worst of Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin’s NHL career. It was also his first season wearing the C as captain...
Detroit Red Wings3 years ago

Duffer’s Dabbles: Kucherov FaceTimes Larionov, Lightning Cost-Cutting Rumors, Tarasenko, Eichel trade talk

Nikita Kucherov’s post-Stanley Cup win Zoom media conference is already the stuff of legend, but it was a private discussion between Tampa Bay Lightning star Kucherov...
Detroit Red Wings3 years ago

Duffer’s Dabbles: Some Former Red Wings In Line For A Stanley Cup Win

Down 3-1 to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup final, it’s unlikely that former Detroit Red Wings Jon Merrill, Tomas Tatar or Xavier Ouellet...
Detroit Red Wings3 years ago

Konstantinov Autograph Signings Proving To Be Great Therapy for Ex-Red Wings Defenseman | DHN+

Alan Moore isn’t ashamed to admit that his interest in whether former Detroit Red Wings defenseman Vladimir Konstantinov could sign autographs was driven purely by selfish...
Detroit Red Wings3 years ago

Duffer’s Dabbles: Tatar Left Watching His Second Stanley Cup Final

The Montreal Canadiens are loaded with ex-Detroit Red Wings. However, if we’re talking ex-Detroit Red Wings who actually see the ice, well, that’s an entirely different...
Detroit Red Wings3 years ago

Abel Made Red Wings History The Moment He Touched The Ice

Gerry Abel certainly wasn’t the first son of an NHLer to play in the NHL, or for the Detroit Red Wings for that matter. Abel, who...
Detroit Red Wings3 years ago

The Five: Things You Didn’t Know About Red Wings Legend Gordie Howe

The greatest Detroit Red Wings player in the history of the franchise. The club record holder for goals, points and games played. Mr Hockey. No. 9....
Detroit Red Wings3 years ago

Duffer’s Dabbles: Lightning Poised To Join Red Wings In Unique Cup Feat

Is Steve Yzerman’s old team about to be doing to the Montreal Canadiens what only Yzerman’s current team has ever done? The Canadiens are appearing in...
Detroit Red Wings3 years ago

Weird Wings History: The Last Team Photo Of The Detroit Falcons

Upon arriving at Montreal’s Windsor Station on March 28, 1932, the day prior to their Stanley Cup playoff game against the Montreal Maroons, someone decided to...