Mickey Redmond

Michael Edward (Mickey) Redmond was born in Peterborough, Ontario and spent the first four seasons of his NHL career playing right wing for the Montreal Canadiens, winning Stanley Cups in 1968 and 1969 before joining the Detroit Red Wings in a 1971 trade. Redmond showed flashes of his tantalizing scoring ability with the Canadiens, but fully blossomed in Detroit, scoring over 40 goals and recording over 70 points in three consecutive seasons. In 1972, he scored 52 goals, surpassing Gordie Howe’s single-season franchise record of 49 and becoming the very first Red Wing, and the seventh player in NHL history, to score 50 goals in a season. Redmond played in the NHL All-Star Game in 1974 but was limited to just sixty-six NHL games between 1974-1976 due to a back injury.

After retiring from professional hockey in 1976, Redmond embarked upon a lengthy and distinguished tenure as an NHL television broadcaster which included stints at CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada, NHL on ESPN and NHL on Fox. He has provided color commentary for Detroit Red Wings telecasts since 1986 and has broadcasted alongside current play-by-play partner Ken Daniels for Bally Sports Detroit since 1997. Redmond is a 2011 recipient of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Foster Hewitt Memorial Award for excellence in broadcasting.