Detroit Red Wings appear to have upgraded to a former Midwest Airlines MD81 from their old DC-9 this season:
flightaware.com/live/flight/N812ME
I saw this plane parked on the ramp at Love Field the other day while flying home, and wondered who it belonged to. Turned out the Red Wings were in town to play the Dallas Stars.
This aircraft was in Toronto yesterday and the Red Wings were here also.
Yes this is confirmed, the Red Wings are no longer using the DC-9 or Red Bird II as it was called. They have upgraded at the beginning of this season to Red Bird III. If you want a cabin tour of the new aircraft and all the interior modifications that were done, you can watch this video.
Very nice! I like the paint job on the exterior of the plane.
Well, looks like the Rangers and Sharks (and more coming I’m sure) have re-blocked their aircraft. I guess if you have plenty of funds you can find a way to get around the new FAA regs. Any ideas how the teams can get around this? Curious…
After a very strong appeal by organizations such as AOPA, the FAA has reinstated the blocked registration at will. So it was short and sweet while it lasted. But unfortunately companies will start re-blocking their aircraft again.
Anyone know about Dallas Stars flights. I am trying to put the list together for my Charter Operations Division.
Thank you,
Heres an update to the Detroit Red Wings aircraft. The MD-81 that they acquired from Midwest (N812ME) was operating under that N Number all year. Now it seems that they have changed the registration on this aircraft. It’s now their registration off of their old DC-9; N682RW. The registration changed was authorized on 12/30/2011.
Can someone please help me track the Buffalo Sabers flight to Anahiem
Tail # most probably be JUS551. That’s the next number in their sequence. Start checking around noon or before the day before they play there.
NOt sure if my last post went through… But does anyone have the tailnumber for the bruins to San Jose?
THanks
I didn’t know that they charter NHL. What Airline and Aircraft Type does LA Kings?
Scroll up a few posts…
The Kings charter an Airbus 319 from Air Canada. Flight numbers 7023 & 7024.
Stars are on the Mavericks’ 757 now
video.stars.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=709&id=167815
Buffalo Sabres flight to Philly for tonight’s do-or-die game.
flightaware.com/live/flight/JUS566
I think this is what they flew last season so will give us a starting point,
we’re just gonna have to figure them out and update as we go along.
2013 NHL Season (will be updated)
Anaheim Ducks — Air Canada 7019 or 7020
Boston Bruins — Swift Air 2101 or 2102
Buffalo Sabres — Miami Air 397
Calgary Flames — Air Canada 7035 or 7036
Carolina Hurricanes — Air Canada 7033 or 7034
Chicago Blackhawks — Swift Air 250 or 801 or 802
Colorado Avalanche — Air Canada 7015 or 7016
Columbus Blue Jackets — private DC93 N697BJ
Dallas Stars — Swift Air 767
Detroit Red Wings — private MD81 N682RW
Edmonton Oilers — Air Canada 7039 or 7040
Florida Panthers — Miami Air 394
Los Angeles Kings — Air Canada 7023 or 7024
Minnesota Wild — Delta 8954
Montreal Canadiens — Air Canada 7041 or 7042
Nashville Predators — Air Canada 7013 or 7014
New Jersey Devils — Swift Air 2401 or 2402
New York Islanders — Miami Air 393
New York Rangers — private 737 N37NY (blocked)
Ottawa Senators — Air Canada 7047 or 7048
Philadelphia Flyers — Delta 8946
Phoenix Coyotes — private 727 PMM 698
Pittsburgh Penguins — Miami Air 392
San Jose Sharks — Fry’s Electronics 727 N724YS or 747SP N747A (both blocked)
St. Louis Blues — Swift Air 801 or 802
Tampa Bay Lightning — Miami Air 395
Toronto Maple Leafs — Air Canada 7045 or 7046
Vancouver Canucks — Flair Air 251 or 252
Tampa Bay Lightning — Miami Air 395
Washington Capitals — Air Canada 7021 or 7022
Winnipeg Jets — Air Canada 7017 or 7018
I can tell you the Predators are on a new plane this year dont know the tail number though
Been nice if there were some preseason flights, guess not.
Since it’s blocked on FlightAware. 
This aircraft equipped with ADS-B and it will be available on FlightRadar24.
flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/n37ny
Stars are no longer on N757SS since the Tom Hicks bankruptcy debacle. It was repossessed for a period of time and stashed at some airfield in NC. It’s a bizjet now and the tail logos have been stripped. They usually end up on a chartered 727.