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Detroit — The first domino is about to fall in what could be a busy period of personnel moves for the Red Wings. The Wings must submit their protected list for Wednesday’s NHL Expansion Draft — stocking the roster of the new Seattle Kraken — by Saturday at 5 p.m. (EST). The NHL is expected to publicly

Editor’s note: This is the third of a three-part series, as The Detroit News breaks down the NHL Entry Draft by position heading into the July 23-24 event. Today: Goaltenders. Detroit — Few positions in sports are as intricate and unpredictable as the hockey goaltender. The position involves so much mentally, confidence is utterly important, and dominance in the junior

Detroit — The Seattle Kraken are joining the NHL next season and they need actual players. That’s where the Red Wings and the remainder of the NHL — except for the Vegas Golden Knights, who joined in 2017 and are totally exempt — help out. Seattle will put together its first team — one player from each of the 30

Detroit — The Red Wings will hold a draft party next Friday at Little Caesars Arena where fans can watch the team make their two scheduled first-round selections. The draft will be broadcast live on the outdoor video board at Chevrolet Plaza. The event gets underway at 6 p.m. and will continue through the first round

[embedded content] Former Red Wings goaltender Manny Legace was emotional Thursday when eulogizing Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks at a memorial service in Columbus. Kivlenieks, 24, died July 4 when a fireworks mortar struck him in the chest. Kivlenieks was attending the wedding of Legace’s daughter at Legace’s Novi home. “I love you, I always will love

Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part series, as The Detroit News breaks down the NHL Entry Draft by position heading into the July 23-24 event. Today: Forwards. Detroit — William Eklund isn’t the biggest player in this draft, but few players in this class have his offensive ability. For that reason, expect Eklund to be picked pretty quickly

Detroit — Sergei Fedorov is getting into coaching. The former Red Wing and Hall of Famer was named head coach of CSKA Moscow in Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League on Wednesday. Fedorov replaces Igor Nitkin, who had signed a three-year contract in June 2020. The reason for Nitkin’s departure was not immediately given. Fedorov has been working

Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series, as The Detroit News breaks down the NHL Entry Draft by positions heading into the July 23-24 event. Today: Defensemen. Detroit — History is about to be made next week in the NHL Entry Draft, thanks to the Hughes brothers. Quinn (No. 7 overall by Vancouver in 2018) and Jack (No. 1

Novi – Police said Monday they have completed their investigation into the July 4 death of Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Matiss Kivlenieks and turned in their findings to the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office for review. Kivlenieks, 24, died from chest trauma after being accidentally struck in the left side of his chest by a firework shot out

By Stephen Whyno |  Associated Press Pausing the Stanley Cup celebration and with his voice still hoarse from partying, Alex Killorn acknowledged the back-to-back champion Tampa Bay Lightning will not be back together on the ice when the NHL returns in the fall. “We’re all grown men, and we understand that in a salary-cap system, the team is

Detroit — Former Red Wings great Igor Larionov received an unexpected phone call late Wednesday night. Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov put in a FaceTime call to Larionov, his hockey idol, while Larionov was at dinner with his son. Larionov saw the call coming in, an unrecognized number, but answered it anyway. Kucherov and the

Detroit — The Stanley Cup has been awarded to the Tampa Bay Lightning (again), it’s almost mid-July, and it’s not possible to take a breather from the NHL just yet. Because of the pandemic, the entire sports world calendar appears to be backed up and disjointed — and the NHL is no different. The late start to the

Editor’s note: This is the third of a three-day series, as The Detroit News takes a closer look at each position group in the Red Wings’ organization. Today: Forwards. Detroit — The Red Wings haven’t been able to score enough goals to be competitive for several seasons. It was a key reason the Wings were only 19-27-10 this

Des Bieler |  Washington Post The Columbus Blue Jackets confirmed Wednesday that Matiss Kivlenieks was at a residence belonging to assistant coach Manny Legace celebrating the wedding of the coach’s daughter when the young goaltender died Sunday in an incident involving Fourth of July fireworks. A fireworks mortar explosion caused fatal chest trauma to Kivlenieks, 24,

Editor’s note: This is part of a three-day series, as The Detroit News takes a closer look at each position group in the Red Wings’ organization. Today: Defense. Detroit — There are two things that stand out when looking over the defense in the Red Wings’ organization. At the NHL level, there’s a crying need for a

Over the next three days, The Detroit News will take a closer look at each position group in the Red Wings’ organization. Today: Goaltending. Detroit — The Red Wings had a plan for their goaltending before the season. Coach Jeff Blashill envisioned Jonathan Bernier and Thomas Greiss sharing the workload, pushing each other, and supplying the

Three women who called 911 shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday told dispatchers that Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Matiss Kivlenieks was conscious and breathing but “not doing very well” after a fireworks accident at Novi holiday party that killed the 24-year-old goalie, according to audio released Tuesday. There was a heightened tone of panic from the second

Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Matiss Kivlenieks died Sunday night after a fireworks mishap at a Novi holiday party at the home of former Red Wings goalie Manny Legace. An initial autopsy report determined Kivlenieks, 24, died from a “percussive injury,” the extreme force from the powerful blast of exploding fireworks, Novi police confirmed Monday afternoon. The

Detroit — Steve Yzerman hasn’t been shy about making trades since becoming the Red Wings’ general manager. Yzerman has been active since his return to the organization in April 2019, acquiring young players (Robby Fabbri, Jakub Vrana), older players (Marc Staal, Sam Gagner) and shipping out ones who didn’t fit anymore (Anthony Mantha, Andreas Athanasiou) at a

Ted Kulfan explains why the Lightning are halfway home to winning another Stanley Cup in episode 57 of the The Detroit News/OctoPulse podcast, which includes an interview with possible Red Wings draft prospect William Eklund of Sweden. ►2:30: Are the Lightning a dynasty? ►7:30: Alex Tanguay on joining the Red Wings ►10:20: William Eklund story ►32:30: Marc Staal on