Red Wings, city of Detroit extend lease talks

Posted: 06.30.2010 at 10:51 PM

DETROIT (AP) --       DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Red Wings and Mayor Dave Bing have
agreed to extend discussions on a new lease deal that will keep the
hockey club at Joe Louis Arena.
      Olympia Entertainment spokesman Tom Pyden said Wednesday that
the Red Wings continue to have "active, ongoing discussions" with
Bing and his team, and that the talks are "progressing."
      Joe Louis Arena opened in 1979. The Red Wings' building lease at
the downtown venue expires Wednesday.
      Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch said in May that the team probably
would play at Joe Louis Arena again next season.
      The team has been contemplating whether to build a new arena or
move at least temporarily to The Palace of Auburn Hills, the home
of the NBA's Detroit Pistons.