As the Detroit Red Wings cleaned out their locker room for the final time at Joe Louis Arena on Tuesday, the Ilitch family gave Red Wings general manager, Ken Holland, their complete vote of confidence.
“We have 100-percent confidence in Ken Holland,” Ilitch said. “He’s an excellent general manager and executive vice-president and we’ve got a lot of confidence in the future.”
Despite the desire of many die-hard fans in Hockeytown, It was never in the realm of possibility that the Ilitch family was actually going to give Holland the giant red cartoon-esque boot out of the door after the Wings disappointing 2016-17 season.