Detroit Free Press

Detroit Red Wings fans perennially hoping the team would add a third jersey in black got their wish Thursday — sort of. As part of the second iteration of the NHL’s and Adidas’ “Reverse Retro” alternate jersey program, the Wings will wear a red-and-black striped jersey that harkens back to the franchise’s 75th anniversary sweaters
Detroit Red Wings forward Jakub Vrana has been placed in NHL/NHLPA player assistance program, the team and league revealed Wednesday. Vrana had been excused from the Wings since Monday, for what head coach Derek Lalonde said were personal reasons. Vrana, 26, will be unavailable to the team “for an indefinite period while he receives care.”
Detroit Red Wings forward Jakub Vrana has been placed in NHL/NHLPA player assistance program, the team and league revealed Wednesday. Vrana had been excused from the Wings since Monday, for what head coach Derek Lalonde said were personal reasons. Vrana, 26, will be unavailable to the team “for an indefinite period while he receives care.”
The Detroit Red Wings are accomplishing what they came into the season wanting to: Prove general manager Steve Yzerman right. All the new players their GM added during the summer have factored into the 2-0-1 start, which next will be tested Friday at the Chicago Blackhawks. Yzerman added players at every position: Goaltender Ville Husso,
Dylan Larkin’s big play left him emotional and his coach, e0vocative. The Detroit Red Wings had a good practice Tuesday, the day after they snagged a point despite trailing three times in a game against the Los Angeles Kings. Even getting to overtime wouldn’t have happened without Larkin’s incredible drive in the final minute, after
Oskar Sundqvist — the self-described “smallest guy” on Detroit Red Wings’ Sky Line — made his first goal of the season a thriller. The Wings were without two regulars on Monday against the Los Angeles Kings at Little Caesars Arena, and spent much of the game playing from behind. Sundqvist used his 6-foot-3, 220-pound body to