Whether the split will impact the teams will depend on their ownership structures and whether the Ilitches have a pre- or ...

Mike Ilitch, who has owned the Red Wings since 1982, passed away Friday at 87. Ilitch was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003, and enshrined in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004.

At the March 28 Board of Regents meeting, Ilitch, who is the daughter of longtime Detroit Red Wings owners Marian and Mike Ilitch, said the time is now for the University of Michigan to add an ...