{"id":92005,"date":"2025-08-18T14:15:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T14:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/92005\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T14:15:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T14:15:15","slug":"forrmer-red-wings-player-lighting-it-up-down-under","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/92005\/","title":{"rendered":"Forrmer Red Wings Player Lighting it up Down Under"},"content":{"rendered":"

There was a strange and unusual occurrence on the ice in Australia\u2019s AIHL on Sunday, involving a former Detroit<\/a> Red Wings player. For the first time all season, forward David Booth<\/a> was held off the scoresheet.<\/p>\n

Booth\u2019s Melbourne Ice lost 4-3 in overtime to the Canberra Brave in a showdown of the AIHL\u2019s top two clubs. Melbourne tops the league with 62 points. The Ice show just two regulation-time losses in 26 games. Canberra is second in the standings with 48 points.<\/p>\n

If this isn’t the AIHL goal of the season from the Melbourne Ice’s David Booth, then we’d like to see what is! pic.twitter.com\/4owuMaKqtr<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 AIHL (@AIHL) August 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Playing his 12th game of the season, Booth was held pointless for the first time. He\u2019s accounted for 25 goals and 25 assists in those 12 games.<\/p>\n

In his previous game on August 3, Booth enjoyed a five-goal, three-assist outburst against the Brisbane Lightning. In his earlier game against them, he dished out a season-high five assists during a six-point performance. Booth produced 3-4-7 totals in a game against the Central Coast Rhinos.<\/p>\n

Along with his five-goal game, his stats sheet shows a four-goal game and a pair of three-goal games. Booth has had three five-point games. His account displays multiple points in 10 of his 12 games.<\/p>\n

Booth Honors Red Wings Leader<\/p>\n

The 40-year-old left-winger is playing his first season Down Under. He spent 10 seasons in the NHL. Booth scored 31 goals for the Florida Panthers in 2008-09. He also had a pair of 20-goal seasons for Florida. Both also played for the Vancouver Canucks<\/a> and Toronto Maple Leafs.<\/p>\n

Born in Detroit, Booth played college hockey for the Michigan State Spartans. He signed with the Red Wings as a free agent on October 2, 2017, following two seasons playing in Russia\u2019s KHL.<\/p>\n

Former NHL player David Booth, current Edmonton Oiler Noah Philp and former KHL\/AHL\/OHL superstar Martin St. Pierre were headliners in a Canada-USA charity game in Australia yesterday.<\/p>\n

The @IHClassic<\/a> raises money for Stop Concussions and MND.<\/p>\n

I was on the call, here are some\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/dUZz2jkOs6<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Eric Balnar (@EBalnar) August 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Wearing No. 17 for Detroit during the 2017-18 season, Booth scored four goals in 28 games. He\u2019s wearing No. 40 with Melbourne, in recognition of a Red Wings icon.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m honoring my favorite player from the Wings,\u201d Booth explained in an appearance on the Gouche and Rosey Show<\/a>. \u201cThat\u2019s Henrik Zetterberg<\/a>. He was also super great to me, so I\u2019m honoring Henrik with number 40.\u201d<\/p>\n

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