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It was a nostalgic night for Detroit Red Wings fans as longtime favorite Darren Helm returned to Hockeytown as a member of the Colorado Avalanche. While emotions ran high, the Avs ran away with the game. Filip Zadina scored the lone Red Wings goal in a 5-2 loss Wednesday night. It was the first game

On Black History Night, the Detroit Red Wings play host to the Colorado Avalanche tonight at LCA.  Colorado are currently 1st in the Western Conference and are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. Game time tonight is 7:30 PM at LCA in Detroit, MI. Player Focus:  Jakub Vrana Jakub Vrana has been cleared for contact

The Detroit Red Wings currently have 14 prospects playing in Europe.  Three of these prospects (Albert Johansson, Eemil Viro, and Filip Larsson), have already signed entry-level contracts with Detroit.  Others will sign this summer and possibly bring their talents to North America next year. Here is a look at the Detroit prospects that are currently

The great Grind Line Podcast tweeted this out about a potential Red Wings roster next season. It certainly got people talking and thinking: Alright, how would we feel about this next season? Bertuzzi – Larkin – RaymondVrana – Hertl – ZadinaFabbri – Suter – BerggrenVeleno – Stephens – RasmussenSmith/Erne Lindholm – SeiderJohansson – HronekLindstrom –

As the Yzerplan unfolds, the key to growing the success of this team lies within past and future draft picks and prospects. The Red Wings prospect pool is full of promising young players and Simon Edvinsson, the 2021 NHL Draft 6th overall pick, is standing out from the others. Although he is still overseas in

The Grand Rapids Griffins won three of four games last week and have improved their season record to 20-19-7.  The Griffins started the week splitting a two-game series against Texas.  The weekend concluded with Grand Rapids defeating Rockford 5-2 at home on Saturday followed by a 5-2 victory in Rockford on Sunday.  The Griffins remain in

With the NHL Trade Deadline less than four weeks away, it’s a good time to review what the Detroit Red Wings have in the way of signed players for 2022-2023.  Currently, the Red Wings have filled 47/50 contracts, so there are important decisions that will have to be made to secure the future of the

Hopefully, Jonatan Berggren’s GPS is more accurate from Grand Rapids to Detroit because it only seems a matter of time before he gets the call up. In one of the offseason’s more humorous stories, Berggren’s GPS took him to Grand Rapids, Ohio after a little mix up punching it in. Thinking Grand Rapids, Michigan one

The Detroit Red Wings have seen games spaced out since having a week off due to the All-Star Weekend festivities. Though they’ve entered into the gauntlet portion of their schedule, the Red Wings have held their own quite well. Though they fell to the Wild Monday night in a 7-4 scoring fest, the Red Wings

When talking about the future of the Red Wings team, especially in the upcoming year, it is crucial to note the outstanding prospects that the organization has. Detroit Red Wings prospect Elmer Söderblom has been tearing up the SHL while playing for Frölunda HC, the same team that Lucas Raymond played for up until the

The Detroit Red Wings traveled to New York City on Thursday night coming off of a 7-4 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Monday, in what was the first of a very rough stretch of games in the month of February. It was going to get no easier for Detroit in Madison Square Garden —

The Calder race is heating up, and the Detroit Red Wings have a couple of rookies that are close to the finish line: Moritz Seider and Lucas Raymond. Let’s take a deeper dive into the stats of these two players – plus, Trevor Zegras, who is also a major competitor in the race. Trevor Zegras

The NHL trade deadline is only four weeks away, on March 21 at 3:00 PM ET, to be exact.  With the Red Wings slipping further out of playoff contention in a very difficult Eastern Conference, it looks more and more like Detroit will once again be sellers this year. General Manager Steve Yzerman has 10

Dylan Larkin and Steve Yzerman have more in common than you might think. And yet, it’s probably not all that shocking when you really reflect on it. When I see the “C” sewn on the Red Wings sweater, I’m always transported back to when my young mind could not wrap itself around the name Yzerman.

The Detroit Red Wings kicked off the hardest stretch of their schedule this week with a loss to the Minnesota Wild and a win over the New York Rangers. With teams like Tampa Bay and Carolina ahead, things don’t get much easier for Detroit. But for now, let’s head to the stock exchange to assess

Yesterday, Detroit Red Wings head coach Jeff Blashill announced that Jakub Vrana will begin “controlled contact” practices, but he is still not putting a timeline on when he will return to gameplay. Could this mean the young forward will be back in the lineup soon? If so, what will his expected impact be and where

Thanks some excellent play in net, the Detroit Red Wings managed to take the extra point in the shootout against the New York Rangers. Let’s extract eight observations from Detroit’s impressive win on the road. #1: Greiss stole the show. Thomas Greiss kept the Red Wings in the game until the very end, putting up

The Detroit Red Wings took on the New York Rangers on the road on Thursday, bringing home an exciting (to say the least) shootout victory. This was their first trip to Madison Square Garden since early 2020 and the first Wings-Rangers matchup of this 2021-22 season thus far. To start the game off, Troy Stecher

The Detroit Red Wings play the second of a two game mini road trip tonight when they travel to New York to play the Rangers.  This is the first of three meetings between the teams this season. New York are currently on a three-game winning streak and are 7-3-0 in their last 10 games. Game time today

The Detroit Red Wings are currently sitting at a .500 win percentage. Though the team isn’t quite a playoff contender, they are a vastly different squad compared to last season. One of the main differences? They are finally showing some fight, even in the losses. Take Monday’s matchup against the Minnesota Wild. Minnesota is a