Outpouring of love on Twitter for Mike Ilitch

Red Wings owner, dead at age 87, shown respect by teams, players, fans, media

By NHL.com @NHLdotcom

February 11, 2017

Beloved Detroit Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch, who also owned Major League Baseball's Detroit Tigers and founded the Little Caesars pizza chain,
passed away at age 87
on Friday and the outpouring of love showed on social media.

NHL teams and players (both former and current) were not the only ones to pay their respects as fans, media personalities and others tweeted about Ilitch , a man who lived one incredible life.
Here is a small sampling of the reaction:

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— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) February 11, 2017

Saddened to hear about the passing of Mr.Ilitch. He was a pleasure to play for and his will to win was second to none. #MrI #Wings #Tigers
— Danny DeKeyser (@DeKeyser5) February 11, 2017

It was an honor to play for Mr. I. My thoughts are with his family. #RedWings https://t.co/O7liBu0TTQ
— RealPatrickEaves (@Patrick_Eaves) February 11, 2017

Our condolences to the @detroitredwings and the Ilitch family on the passing of Mike Ilitch. ❤️
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) February 11, 2017

Condolences to the Ilitch Family @DetroitRedWings @tigers for the passing of the great Mike Ilitch 🙏🙏#RIP #Detroit #Legend
— Carlo Colaiacovo (@CarloColaiacovo) February 10, 2017

So sad to hear about passing of @DetroitRedWings and Detroit Tigers owner Mike Ilitch at the age of 87. Built an amazing NHL franchise.
— Linda Cohn (@lindacohn) February 10, 2017

I cannot think of an owner in pro sports who cared more or did more for his community than Mike Ilitch did for Detroit. What a legacy.
— Gord Miller 🌻 (@GMillerTSN) February 10, 2017

Outpouring of love on Twitter for Mike Ilitch

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