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The Detroit Red Wings stayed in place and will ninth pick in the NHL draft lottery 2023 on Monday night. The Wings had a 5% chance of picking first overall. It’s the third straight year they have stayed in place. They have more than seven weeks to think on their selection, with the draft set

The Detroit Red Wings soon will know where they make the next most important pick in their rebuild. They enter tonight’s NHL draft lottery 2023 (8 p.m., ESPN) from NHL Network headquarters in Secaucus, New Jersey, in the ninth spot, with 5% odds of picking first. Here’s what you need to know about, and follow

The time has come for the NHL’s annual draft lottery, when some teams get lucky and the Detroit Red Wings do not. The 2023 lottery is Monday (8 p.m., ESPN). The Wings, who finished ninth from the bottom, have 5% odds to win. Eleven teams are in the mix to pick first, and the Anaheim

Keith Gave |  Special to Detroit Free Press Petr Klima was one of the first passengers off the Northwest Airlines plane that delivered him to freedom and a new life in America. He was just a few steps out of the tarmac at Metro Airport when I stopped him to introduce myself with a few words

Petr Klima, who passed away this week at age 58, was part of the draft class that revived the Detroit Red Wings. Here is the tale of how he came to be drafted, and the adventure that got him to Detroit. Parts are excerpts from the book, “On the Clock: Behind the Scenes with the

Petr Klima, who electrified Detroit Red Wings fans in the 1980s with his dazzling style, has died. Reports out of his native Czechia said Klima was found in his home in Chomutov, with no further details. He was 58. Klima was part of the Wings’ 1983 draft, selected at No. 86. He played four full

Detroit Red Wings fans would be forgiven if there was a measure of schadenfreude after the New York Rangers failed to advance out of the first round of this year’s playoffs. They were eliminated by the New Jersey Devils, where former Wings forward Tomas Tatar was among the goal scorers who put away the Rangers,

Thank you, Boston Bruins. Thank you for showing Steve Yzerman the error in his thinking when it comes to playoff potential. You see, the Detroit Red Wings general manager told us this year that he doesn’t believe in being a buyer at the trade deadline and holding on to his unrestricted free agents unless he

One of the Detroit Red Wings’ key rebuilding blocks may miss the start of next season. The Wings announced Tuesday afternoon that defenseman Simon Edvinsson, their prize pick from the 2021 draft, had undergone successful surgery on his left shoulder the previous day. Recovery time is expected to be 4-6 months. Four months takes Edvinsson

What a performance from former Detroit Red Wings forward Tyler Bertuzzi in his playoff debut. In the 10 years since he was drafted by the Wings, Bertuzzi only played in the postseason at lower levels. But the Boston Bruins’ decision to offer a sweet deal for him at this year’s trade deadline proved worth it:

Steve Yzerman pulled a fast one last summer, using some of his draft capital to strengthen the Detroit Red Wings in net. Goaltenders are an especially valuable commodity, and in spending a third-round pick to acquire Ville Husso from the St. Louis Blues, Yzerman avoided getting into a bidding war five days before Husso would

The contract was the biggest one handed out by general manager Steve Yzerman his four offseasons as Detroit Red Wings general manager, and with that came significant expectations. Expectations that, one year later, are leading Andrew Copp into the offseason with a mission: “To prove that I’m a top-six player.” Those were Copp’s words in

Set your clocks for some afternoon hockey (if you’re in the metro area) next November: The Detroit Red Wings are headed back to Sweden. The NHL announced Wednesday that the Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators and Minnesota Wild will play in the 2023 Global Series. That means two games in Sweden — home to Wings

A house visit took care of one piece of business for general manager Steve Yzerman, but multiple Detroit Red Wings players ended the season without a new contract. The biggest deal Yzerman handled in-season was inking captain Dylan Larkin to an eight-year, $69.6 million extension, the richest contract Yzerman has authored since being named Wings