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Today marks the 26th anniversary of DetroitHockey.Net’s founding and, to be honest, I’m feeling somewhat melancholy about it. I’ve mentioned before, specifically on the site’s 24th birthday, that what DH.N is now isn’t what I expected it to be.  I’ve had a hard time reconciling that I spent so much of the early 2000s building

The Red Wings announced new jersey numbers for some of their players via social media on Tuesday afternoon. Hot off the press! pic.twitter.com/QH6P86HRru — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) August 16, 2022 I had attempted to predict some of these and, as I noted on Twitter, I was very wrong. My thoughts (some of which I’ve

The Detroit Red Wings formally announced the signing of defenseman Olli Maatta on Thursday, a day after news of the deal broke. UPDATE: The #RedWings today signed defenseman Olli Maatta to a 1-year contract. pic.twitter.com/WmvCvJv2ql — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 14, 2022 The one-year deal reportedly carries a $2.25 million salary cap hit. I

The Red Wings were busy on the opening day of free agency, signing six NHLers, one draft pick, and agreeing to terms with one more player. Eighth-overall pick Marco Kasper kicked things off, agreeing to his entry-level deal.  The contract was announced just after free agency opened, which wasn’t necessary, and feels like a bit

The Detroit Red Wings announced the signing of veteran forward David Perron on Wednesday. UPDATE: The #RedWings today signed left wing David Perron to a 2-year contract. pic.twitter.com/brYHXpMS6M — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 13, 2022 I’ll be honest, this move surprised me.  That it’s a two-year deal surprised me even more.  Perron seems like

Free agent forward Dominik Kubalik signed a two-year deal with the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday. UPDATE: The #RedWings today signed left wing Dominik Kubalik to a 2-year contract. pic.twitter.com/hvFUpe7nAt — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 13, 2022 As per usual, financial terms of the deal were not announced, but the deal reportedly carries a

The Detroit Red Wings signed defenseman Ben Chiarot on Wednesday. UPDATE: The #RedWings today signed defenseman Ben Chiarot to a 4-year contract. pic.twitter.com/kHFQ097mfv — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 13, 2022 The deal is reportedly for four years at a cap hit of $4.75 million. That term is hard to swallow.  The cap hit…  If

The Detroit Red Wings announced the signing of center Andrew Copp on Wednesday. UPDATE: The #RedWings today signed center Andrew Copp to a 5-year contract. pic.twitter.com/P6L4w55HlM — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 13, 2022 The deal had been rumored in the lead-up to NHL free agency opening. While the team did not announce financial terms

The Detroit Red Wings announced the signing of Marco Kasper to a three-year entry-level contract on Wednesday. UPDATE: The Detroit #RedWings today signed center Marco Kasper to a three-year entry-level contract. Details: https://t.co/vVJsKO7RgS pic.twitter.com/M5LdldzZSX — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 13, 2022 The move came just as NHL free agency opened.  Kasper, as an unsigned

The Red Wings opened up their first development camp since 2022 today and announced the rosters for it via Twitter. #DRWDC starts today! Here’s who’s here. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/IrVX5oWvTm — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 10, 2022 Unlike previous years, the team did not announce sweater numbers, and since I’m a numbers geek I couldn’t allow

The Detroit Red Wings completed their 2022 NHL Entry Draft on Friday, selecting nine players in total. Your 2022 #DRWDraft Class! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/wz6LcIbX3e — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 8, 2022 I’ve said it before but I’m not a big Draft guy.  When I draft over in the DFHL, I cram right before the draft

The Detroit Red Wings announced the additions of Bob Boughner and Alex Westlund to their coaching staff on Friday. UPDATE: Detroit #RedWings executive vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman today announced that the team has hired Bob Boughner as associate coach and Alex Westlund as goaltending coach. Details: https://t.co/Uxry9mTATD pic.twitter.com/HFLmLfNVf6 — Detroit Red Wings

The Detroit Red Wings acquired goalie Ville Husso for a third-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft on Friday, then signed him to a three-year contract extension. UPDATE: The Detroit #RedWings today acquired goaltender Villie Husso from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for a third round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft. pic.twitter.com/Ff0dGi393z

The Detroit Red Wings announced on Thursday evening that Derek Lalonde will be the team’s next head coach. 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 pic.twitter.com/y8RQzxn98G — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) June 30,