The Daily: David Booth was Australia’s Gretzky; Cleveland in Minnesota

Australia isn’t thought of as hockey country and the Goodall Cup isn’t the Stanley Cup. But members of the Melbourne Ice undoubtedly partied like rock stars after winning the recent Australian Ice Hockey League’s championship.

The Australia championship drew more attention this season because the Ice’s top player is 40-year-old former NHL player and Michigan native David Booth. He played 530 NHL games, including 28 with the Detroit Red Wings in 2017-18.

Booth was the most dominant performer in the Australian league this season, scoring 34 goals and totaling 64 points in 14 games. That’s an average of 4.57 shots. The Australian league plays a 28- game schedule

News out of Australia , finds former #NHL #Canucks player winning the Goodall Cup with the Melbourne Ice of the AIhl ! Congratulations David Booth !! #Aihl #melbourneice #LightTheLamp pic.twitter.com/rGNm1m9Lv5

— Lady Lee Anne (@ladyleeanne33) September 3, 2025

The Goodall Cup has history: the first recorded presentation of the Cup was in 1911. The Stanley Cup has been awarded since 1893.

Booth still boasts some of the offensive magic that allowed him to score 22, 31 and 23 goals in three seasons with the Florida Panthers from 2007-08 to 2010-11. He’s probably the best player in Australian hockey history.

Take a look at this scoring play:

40-year-old David Booth is still playing in Australia and DOMINATING the @AIHL.

25 goals and 50 points in 11 games 🎮 (h/t @Hockey_Robinson) pic.twitter.com/WkmPPMBQx5

— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) August 7, 2025

Red Wings In Case You Missed It

You can’t make this up: The Red Wings are retiring Sergei Fedorov’s number in a game against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Detroit prospect Brady Cleveland is joining his third college team in three years. He will play for Minnesota-Duluth in the upcoming season.

GM Steve Yzerman has acquired 17 first-round picks since taking over leadership of the Red Wings.

Red Wings Extra

This video helps explain why we think defenseman Nikita Tyurin could be a fifth round sleeper (140th, 2025). He’s wearing an “A” for MHC Spartak.

Nikita Tyurin(5th round’25) GOAL🚨 he starts the play and finishes it. #LGRW pic.twitter.com/2Nkgxv5uey

— Red Wings Prospects (@LGRWProspects) September 3, 2025

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