Desperate times for the Ducks call for desperate measures and the signing of Andreas Lilja to help an embattled defense corps doesn’t seem to be a game-changer for a group that needs something to go ...

DETROIT -- Headache-free and feeling good for nearly two weeks, Detroit Red Wings defenseman Andreas Lilja wanted to see if he would stay that way after absorbing some contact for the first time in 11 ...

DETROIT -- Andreas Lilja is convinced he will play hockey again. The Detroit Red Wings defenseman wasn't as sure at the end of last season, when headaches and post-concussion symptoms that had idled ...

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Andreas Lilja, of Sweden, warms up before the Red Wings faced the Colorado Avalanche in an NHL hockey game in Denver on Monday, March 1, 2010. Lilja is making his first ...

DETROIT -- Andreas Lilja has recorded 90 penalty minutes or more three times in his NHL career, a strong indication that the Detroit Red Wings' defenseman never shied away from dropping the gloves.

San Jose Sharks Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on September 22, 2010 in Anaheim, California. Harry How If you’ve ever wondered how life for a professional athlete can be difficult, looking at the story ...

DETROIT -- Andreas Lilja found stability and success in Detroit during his five seasons with the Red Wings. Now, it appears he'll head elsewhere. Lilja's agent, Todd Diamond, said the soon-to-be ...

The Red Wings chose not to tender defenseman Andreas Lilja a qualifying offer, but the hulking Swedish defenseman, speaking to Helsingborgs Dagblad's Daniel Rooth, says that he is still contractual ...

DETROIT -- If he could do it all over again, Andreas Lilja would have accepted a contract offer from the Detroit Red Wings this summer. Now, the 35-year-old defenseman must make the best of a bad ...

DETROIT -- Detroit Red Wings defenseman Andreas Lilja hopes a Vancouver-area chiropractor turns out to be his miracle worker. Lilja has experienced persistent headaches since getting punched in the ...

Pretty soon the Philadelphia Flyers are going to have nobody left to play on the blue line should the season start on time. Veteran defenseman Andreas Lilja is the latest Flyers blue-liner to succumb ...