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Detroit Red Wings have long, diverted, trek home due to DTW closure

The Detroit Red Wings had a delayed start to their break.

They were supposed to arrive in Detroit in the early hours of Wednesday morning, after a red-eye flight from Edmonton, Alberta. But with Detroit Metro Airport closed overnight because of inclement weather, the Wings were diverted to Cleveland, landing around 5 a.m.

Then they flew to Toledo, thinking they might have to bus to Detroit. But by that time the airport had opened, and they flew to Detroit.

General manager Ken Holland told the Free Press the Wings finally arrived in Detroit around 11 a.