Red Wings’ player has custom Mike Babcock sheets made for teammate

Mike Babcock left his position as head coach of the Red Wings this off-season as he and the team were unable to agree on a contract extension, with the coach eventually taking the vacant Maple Leafs gig.

Mike Babcock left his position as head coach of the Red Wings this off-season as he and the team were unable to agree on a contract extension, with the coach eventually taking the vacant Maple Leafs gig.

Babcock’s former players in Detroit have found a way to keep the fiery coach in mind though, as Johan Franzen has had custom Babcock sheets made for teammate Gustav Nyquist.

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Babcock coached the Red Wings for a decade, winning a Stanley Cup with the team and making the playoffs each season of his tenure.

[Detroit Free Press]