Red Wings

The last time Mike Ilitch sat down for an extensive interview about the hockey dynasty he built in Detroit was in 2007, part of a lengthy roundtable discussion with The Detroit News and the Red Wings front office as they celebrated Ilitch's silver anniversary as team owner.

One of the topics that day was the Red Wings' status as a so-called anchor for the Western Conference, and specifically the Central Division, which over time became the Wings' dominion.

"Well, I think they want to keep us in the division we're in now because we fill their arenas," Ilitch said then, adding, "We want to go in the East now, and we're working real hard so that our fans can see our team all the time. They don't have to (wait until) 10 o'clock, 11 o'clock at night (for games) and all that business."

From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20110516/OPINION03/105160336/Wings’-move-to-East-logical#ixzz1MVF2TKZN