Mickey Redmond

Michael Edward "Mickey" Redmond (born December 27, 1947) is a Canadian former professional hockey player. He is currently a color commentator for Detroit Red Wings games on television for FanDuel Sports Network Detroit.

Playing career Redmond played right wing for the Montreal Canadiens from 1967-1971, winning Stanley Cups with them in 1968 and 1969. He scored 27 goals for the Canadiens in the 1969–70 season.

Halfway through the 1970–71 NHL season he was traded to the Red Wings in a deal that sent superstar Frank Mahovlich to Montreal. His promise was fulfilled the season following, when he scored 42 goals on a line centered by veteran star Alex Delvecchio.

In 1972–1973, Redmond became the seventh player in NHL history and the first Red Wing player to score 50 goals in a season. He finished a career year with 52 goals (surpassing Gordie Howe's team record of 49) and 93 points. Redmond's record would stand until John Ogrodnick tallied 55 goals during the 1985 season. Delvecchio retired early in the 1973–74 season to become the team's coach, and Redmond was moved onto a line with budding superstar Marcel Dionne. Redmond's success continued, and he became only the third player (after Bobby Hull and Phil Esposito) to achieve back-to-back 50 goal seasons with 51 goals (including an NHL leading 21 power play goals).

In the 1974–75 season Redmond sustained a back injury and played only 29 games. His back woes continued the following year; after 37 games he retired early at the age of 28. He had been named to the league's First All-Star Team in 1973, the Second Team in 1974, and he played in one All-Star Game in 1974.

Redmond's younger brother Dick was an NHL defenseman. He played thirteen seasons, primarily with the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1963–64 Peterborough Petes OHA 53 21 17 38 26 4 1 2 3 2 1964–65 Peterborough Petes OHA 52 23 20 43 30 12 1 9 10 11 1965–66 Peterborough Petes OHA 48 41 51 92 31 6 4 1 5 6 1966–67 Peterborough Petes OHA 48 51 44 95 44 6 2 5 6 14 1966–67 Houston Apollos CHL — — — — — 5 3 2 5 2 1967–68 Montreal Canadiens NHL 41 6 5 11 4 2 0 0 0 0 1967–68 Houston Apollos CHL 15 9 8 17 9 — — — — — 1968–69 Montreal Canadiens NHL 65 9 15 24 12 14 2 3 5 2 1969–70 Montreal Canadiens NHL 75 27 27 54 61 — — — — — 1970–71 Montreal Canadiens NHL 40 14 15 29 35 — — — — — 1970–71 Detroit Red Wings NHL 21 6 8 14 7 — — — — — 1971–72 Detroit Red Wings NHL 78 42 29 71 34 — — — — — 1972–73 Detroit Red Wings NHL 76 52 41 93 24 — — — — — 1973–74 Detroit Red Wings NHL 76 51 26 77 14 — — — — — 1974–75 Detroit Red Wings NHL 29 15 12 27 18 — — — — — 1975–76 Detroit Red Wings NHL 37 11 17 28 10 — — — — — NHL totals 538 233 195 428 219 16 2 3 5 2

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1972 Canada SS 1 0 0 0 0

Broadcasting After his playing career ended, Redmond became a color commentator on television. His television stops include CBC's Hockey Night in Canada, NHL on ESPN usually with Dan Kelly, Mike Lange, or Sam Rosen, NHL on Fox and for most of his broadcasting career, local television coverage of the Red Wings with play-by-play announcers Dave Strader, Mike Goldberg, and (currently) Ken Daniels. His catchphrases are referred to by fans as "Mickeyisms".

Redmond was a frequent guest on Drew and Mike In the Morning on WRIF. Redmond provided in-studio pre- and post-game commentary for WXYZ when ABC broadcast NHL games that featured the Red Wings and he did the same on NBC-broadcast Wings games for WDIV.

Currently, Redmond only does commentary on FanDuel Sports Detroit for home games and away games requiring only short trips, due to having coeliac disease, being a two-time lung cancer survivor and having a lot of difficulty of finding gluten-free meals over an extended road trip. In those cases, his duties are typically covered by Chris Osgood and/or Larry Murphy.

In 2011, Redmond was the recipient of the Hockey Hall of Fame's Foster Hewitt Memorial Award, named after Foster Hewitt and presented by the Hockey Hall of Fame to members of the radio and television industry who make outstanding contributions to their profession and the game of ice hockey during their broadcasting career. The award winners are selected by the NHL Broadcasters Association.

In 2022, Redmond was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in Detroit.