During his time with the Detroit Red Wings, Neil Smith served as head scout and ****** istant GM. He ran the club's farm system.
Smith was instrumental in Detroit's masterful 1989 draft class. It was he who insisted that the team had to draft Sergei Fedorov.
In short, the franchise means a lot to him.
"I have great affection for the Ilitch family," Smith said during the NHL Wraparound Podcast that he co-hosts with Vic Morren.
"Mr. and Mrs. Ilitch bought the team from the Norris family back in 1982, and it has done nothing but go up, up, up in prestige and in value ever since that time. Unfortunately, Mr. Ilitch has since passed, and Mrs. Ilitch is now 93 years old and still hanging in there.
#team #family #detroit #wings
Smith was instrumental in Detroit's masterful 1989 draft class. It was he who insisted that the team had to draft Sergei Fedorov.
In short, the franchise means a lot to him.
"I have great affection for the Ilitch family," Smith said during the NHL Wraparound Podcast that he co-hosts with Vic Morren.
"Mr. and Mrs. Ilitch bought the team from the Norris family back in 1982, and it has done nothing but go up, up, up in prestige and in value ever since that time. Unfortunately, Mr. Ilitch has since passed, and Mrs. Ilitch is now 93 years old and still hanging in there.
#team #family #detroit #wings
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