The anticipation is finally over! On June 30, 2022, the Detroit Red Wings announced that Derek Lalonde would be filling the head coaching vacancy. UPDATE: Detroit #RedWings executive vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman today announced that the team has named Derek Lalonde the 28th head coach in franchise history. 📝: https://t.co/prZ9xpvGLj https://t.co/y8RQzxn98G This
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Detroit — There are areas the Red Wings need to improve upon, but new head coach Derek Lalonde identified two throughout Friday’s introductory news conference. The Wings have to get better defensively and they need to improve on special teams. The Wings missed the playoffs for a sixth consecutive season, and ultimately cost Jeff Blashill
Derek Lalonde has had a whirlwind week: From the end of the Stanley Cup playoffs on Sunday to a phone call from his new boss Monday, flying to Detroit Tuesday, flying back to Tampa Bay, then back to Detroit to be introduced Friday as the new coach of the Detroit Red Wings. It’s not letting
The Red Wings’ hiring of Derek Lalonde as head coach brings back memories of 1986 when Detroit was also looking for a coach to help restore a proud franchise. The current version of the Red Wings has some eerily similar characteristics to that group in 1986, with both groups featuring talented young players but also
Derek Lalonde couldn’t sleep Wednesday night and was catching up on “Peaky Blinders” when he got a text message from Steve Yzerman. That led to a conversation deep into the night — and, ultimately, a new relationship. It’s a heady endorsement for Lalonde that he was Yzerman’s choice to push forward the Detroit Red Wings.
Detroit — Derek Lalonde was officially introduced Friday as the 28th head coach of the Detroit Red Wings. Lalonde was introduced by Wings owner and governor Chris Ilitch, and general manager Steve Yzerman, culminating a two-month search for a head coach. “It’s a huge responsibility and I’m very excited about the challenge going forward,” Lalonde said. One of
Don’t blink. That’s probably the best piece of advice we can offer if you’re checking out the upstart 3ICE hockey league, which takes arguably the most exciting aspect of NHL games — overtime’s 3-on-3 — and plays full games with that format. The league is in its third week, and on Saturday, arrives at Grand
Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings GM, speaks with Trevor Thompson about what he saw in Derek Lalonde and what the path forward is for this team. #LGRW
Derek Lalonde shares his thoughts and emotions with Trevor Thompson following him being named the 28th head coach in Detroit Red Wings history. #LGRW
Steve Yzerman gives us some insight on what his process was that ultimately led him to name Derek Lalonde as the next coach of the Detroit Red Wings. As you can imagine, it’s a process that kept him from checking out some prime TV involving a certain rivalry. #LGRW
Now that it’s officially the offseason, it’s imperative that the Detroit Red Wings pursue a trade or two. It should be noted that this is counter to a point Steve Yzerman made in his end-of-year press conference – that trades are unlikely. That’s okay. I interpreted that as “it’s hard to predict if reasonable trades
Detroit — Derek Lalonde was officially introduced Friday as the 28th head coach of the Detroit Red Wings. Lalonde was introduced by Wings owner and governor Chris Ilitch, and general manager Steve Yzerman, culminating a two-month search for a head coach. “It’s a huge responsibility and I’m very excited about the challenge going forward,” Lalonde said. One of
Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings GM, speaks on why he chose Derek Lalonde over the other coaching candidates available. #LGRW
Derek Lalonde tells us what he’d like this Red Wings team to be: hard to play against. #LGRW