Holland and Babcock defending Salvation Army bell ringing title

General manager Ken Holland coach Mike Babcock defended their bell ringing title Tuesday for The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign.
Four duos of Red Wings personnel raised a grand total of $24,438.69, a 42.5 percent increase from last year’s total of $17,150.
During a two-hour span of bell ringing at Hiller’s Market in downtown Northville, Babcock and Holland raised $13,462 for the non-profit, which included an anonymous $5,000 donation.
Babcock and Holland saw a 37.9 percent increase over the $9,761.06 amount raised by the two last season.
“We can’t thank Ken Holland, Mike Babcock, some of the team’s most beloved former players and the entire Detroit Red Wings organization enough for this fantastic event that has helped move us toward our $8.5 million 2012 Red Kettle goal,” said Major Mark Anderson, general secretary and Metro Detroit area commander for The Salvation Army Eastern Michigan Division. “It was amazing to see just how many fans came out across Metro Detroit to join the Red Wings in this friendly competition to do the most good for the hungry and homeless in our area.”
Former players Chris Chelios and Kris Draper finished second with a total of $7,400.85 thanks to a few sizable donations at Hockeytown Authentics.
Caravan Facilities Management, LLC, made a donation of $1,000 and an anonymous donor contributed $5,000 to The Salvation Army.
In addition,a local 2002 Little Caesars AAA hockey team raised $200 for the pair.
The team of former goaltenders Manny Legace and Chris Osgood collected $2,797, staying late to finish signing autographs for the hundreds of fans who showed up at a Kroger in Plymouth.
Radio play-by-play announcer Ken Kal and former player Kirk Maltby received $778.84 in donations while bell ringing at a Kroger in St. Clair Shores.