Local Red Wings Fans Meet Justin Abdelkader at Meijer in Canton
Red Wings forward appeared Monday at Meijer to sign autographs for fans.
Detroit Red Wings forward Justin Abdelkader took a break from his team's grueling, lockout-shortened season Monday to meet with fans and sign autographs at Meijer in Canton. Abdelkader, a Muskegon native and former Michigan State Spartan, represented the Red Wings on Monday in a promotion with Meijer, the team's marketing partner as a line of fans wrapped around the store's electronics department. Being a Michigander himself, the Red Wings forward said he enjoyed working with the Grand Rapids-based company, located near where he grew up. "I'm pretty familiar with Meijer, obviously, and being local, being from the west side of the state," he said. Fans also had a chance to fire hockey pucks at targets in an exhibit borrowed from the Red …
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Dale Behler
8:58 am on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Justin is a favorite Red Wing player of mine. He is a Michigan kid from the Muskegon area and also played at MSU, scoring the winning goal for the Spartans a few years ago when they won the NCAA National Championship. I wish him continued success with the Wings. more ›