Detroit Free Press

Kent Johnson showed he can play center, Kirill Marchenko’s skill emerged, Jiricek and Mateychuk impressed and Jet Greaves earned more respect. TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Another prospect tournament is in the books. The Blue Jackets returned from northern Michigan with a 2-1-0 record after stunning the Toronto Maple Leafs in overtime Sunday and have shifted their focus to
Elmer Söderblom brings intrigue to match his size, which, at 6 foot 8 and 249 pounds, is really saying something. Three years after the Detroit Red Wings plucked him in from the sixth round of the 2019 draft (No. 159 overall), the 21-year-old Swedish forward is ready to showcase his skills stateside. He’s coming off
Goals by Kent Johnson, Kirill Marchenko highlight frustrating loss in second game for Columbus. TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN — Day two wasn’t nearly as fun for the Blue Jackets. After steamrolling the St. Louis Blues 7-1 to start the Traverse City NHL Prospect Tournament on Thursday, the Jackets stumbled Friday in a 5-2 loss at Centre Ice Arena to
The Detroit Red Wings avoided arbitration and re-signed defenseman Jake Walman for one year, $1.05 million, but where he ultimately fits into their plans is a work in progress. Walman, 26, was part the trade-deadline deal, along with Oskar Sundqvist and a 2023 second-round pick, that sent Nick Leddy to the St. Louis Blues. Walman (6 feet 2,
August is normally a quiet month in hockey, a respite that falls between the frenzy of NHL free agency in July  and preparing for September’s training camps. But multiple Detroit Red Wings prospects will instead be showing off their skills at the World Junior Championship, which was postponed from its usual Christmas-time schedule till now because